[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/armful.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / armful

[← A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/A/)

# armful

«armful» in Mova's school dictionary: **As much as you can carry in one or both arms** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an armful, armfuls)

### meaning for a pupil

As much as you can carry in one or both arms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life: an armful of books, an armful of firewood. In maths problems it is a rough amount, not an exact number. Phrases: an armful of, by the armful.

### examples

- She came in with an armful of books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x1)
- Dad carried an armful of logs to the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x2)
- He picked an armful of flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x3)
- The children brought armfuls of leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x4)
- She dropped her armful of shopping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x5)
- Each pupil carried an armful of chairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x6)
- Minnikin, however, took home with him an armful of gold and silver hoops from the Troll’s ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/#x7)

### note

Plural: armfuls (also armsful, rare). Like handful, mouthful, spoonful. Not an exact measure.

### In the corpora

- [Mole comes back with an armful of rifles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «armful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.