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Definitions for FULL
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. full moon, full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon, fulladjective

    the time when the Moon is fully illuminated

    "the moon is at the full"

  2. fulladjective

    containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

    "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

  3. entire, full, totaladjective

    constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

    "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

  4. full, totaladjective

    complete in extent or degree and in every particular

    "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

  5. full, replete(p)adjective

    filled to satisfaction with food or drink

    "a full stomach"

  6. fulladjective

    (of sound) having marked deepness and body

    "full tones"; "a full voice"

  7. full, goodadjective

    having the normally expected amount

    "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

  8. broad(a), full(a)adjective

    being at a peak or culminating point

    "broad daylight"; "full summer"

  9. wide, wide-cut, fullverb

    having ample fabric

    "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

  10. fullverb

    beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening

    "full the cloth"

  11. fullverb

    make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering

  12. wax, fulladverb

    increase in phase

    "the moon is waxing"

  13. fully, to the full, fulladverb

    to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)

    "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Full

    is much used in composition to intimate any thing arrived at its highest state, or utmost degree.

  2. FULLadjective

    Etymology: fulle, Saxon; vol, Dutch.

    Better is an handful with quietness than both the hands full with travel and vexation of spirit. Eccl. iv. 6.

    With pretence from Strephon her to guard,
    He met her full, but full of warefulness. Philip Sidney.

    You should tread a course
    Pretty and full of view. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    Followers, who make themselves as trumpets of the commendation of those they follow, are full of inconvenience; for they taint business through want of secresy, and they export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy. Francis Bacon, Essay 49.

    In that sweet season, as in bed I lay, I turn’d my weary side, but still in vain,
    Though full of youthful health and void of pain. Dryden.

    He is full of wants which he cannot supply, and compassed about with infirmities which he cannot remove. John Tillotson, Serm.

    From yon bright heaven our author fetch’d his fire,
    And paints the passions that your eyes inspire;
    Full of that flame, his tender scenes he warms,
    And frames his goddess by your matchless charms. George Granville.

    Full of days was he;
    Two ages past, he liv’d the third to see. Thomas Tickell.

    A gentleman of a full body having broken his skin by a fall, the wound inflamed. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

    I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. Isa. i. 11.

    The alteration of scenes feeds and relieves the eye, before it be full of the same object. Francis Bacon.

    Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. John Locke.

    Water digesteth a full meal sooner than any other liquor. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

    That day had seen the full accomplishment
    Of all his travels. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.

    Being tried at that time only with a promise, he gave full credit to that promise, and still gave evidence of his fidelity as fast as occasions were offered. Henry Hammond, Pract. Catechism.

    The resurrection of Jesus from the dead hath given the world full assurance of another life. John Tillotson, Sermon 5.

    At the end of two full years Pharaoh dreamed. Genesis.

    After hard riding plunge the horses into water, and allow them to drink as they please; but gallop them full speed, to warm the water in their bellies. Jonathan Swift, Direct. to the Groom.

    Where my expressions are not so full as his, either our language or my art were defective; but where mine are fuller than his, they are but the impressions which the often reading of him hath left upon my thoughts. John Denham.

    Should a man go about with never so set study to describe such a natural form of the year before the deluge as that which is at present established, he could scarcely do it in so few words, so fit and proper, so full and express. John Woodward.

    I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart; but the saying is true, the empty vessel makes the greatest sound. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    Barrels placed under the floor of a chamber, make all noises in the same more full and resounding. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

    John Dryden taught to join
    The varying verse, the full resounding line. Alexander Pope.

    In the sultanry of the Mamalukes, slaves reigned over families of free men; and much like were the case, if you suppose a nation, where the custom were that after full age the sons should expulse their fathers and mothers out of their possessions. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

    Towards the full moon, as he was coming home one morning, he felt his legs faulter. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

    Therewith he ended, making a full point of a hearty sigh. Philip Sidney.

    ’Till about the end of the third century, I do not remember to have seen the head of a Roman emperor drawn with a full face: they always appear in profile. Joseph Addison, on Medals.

  3. Fulladverb

    In the unity of place they are full as scrupulous; for many of their criticks limit to that very spot of ground where the play is supposed to begin. John Dryden, Dramatick Poesy.

    A modest blush he wears, not form’d by art;
    Free from deceit his face, and full as free his heart. Dryden.

    The most judicious writer is sometimes mistaken after all his care; but the hasty critick, who judges on a view, is full as liable to be deceived. John Dryden, Aurengz. Preface.

    Since you may
    Suspect my courage, if I should not lay,
    The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. John Dryden, Virg. Past.

    ’Tis the pencil, thrown luckily full upon the horse’s mouth to express the foam, which the painter, with all his skill, could not perform without it. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

    From harmony, from heavenly harmony,
    This universal frame began:
    From harmony to harmony,
    Through all the compass of the notes it ran,
    The diapason closing full in man. Dryden.

    Full in the centre of the sacred wood,
    An arm ariseth of the Stygian flood. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    Full nineteen sailors did the ship convey,
    A shole of nineteen dolphins round her play. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

    He met her full, but full of warefulness. Philip Sidney.

    He then confronts the bull,
    And on his ample forehead aiming full,
    The deadly stroke descending pierc’d the skull. Dryden.

    At length resolv’d, he throws with all his force
    Full at the temples of the warrior horse. John Dryden, Æn.

    Why on your shield, so goodly scor’d,
    Bear ye the picture of that lady’s head?
    Full lively is the semblant, though the substance dead. F. Q.

    I was set at work
    Among my maids; full little, God knows, looking
    Either for such men or such business. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Full well ye reject the commandment. Mar. vii. 9.

    Adam was all in tears, and to his guide
    Lamenting turn’d full sad. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.

    You full little think that you must be the beginner of the discourse yourself. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.

    Full little thought of him the gentle knight. Dryden.

    Full well the god his sister’s envy knew,
    And what her aims and what her arts pursue. Dryden.

    There is a perquisite full as honest, by which you have the best part of a bottle of wine for yourself. Jonathan Swift.

  4. Fullnoun

    Etymology: from the adjective.

    When we return,
    We’ll see those things effected to the full. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    He liked the pomp and absolute authority of a general well, and preserved the dignity of it to the full. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    The picture of Ptolemy Philopater is given by the forementioned authors to the full. John Dryden, Cleomenes. Preface to.

    Sicilian tortures and the brazen bull,
    Are emblems, rather than express the full
    Of what he feels. John Dryden, Pers. Sat. iii.

    If where the rules not far enough extend,
    Some lucky licence answer to the full
    Th’ intent propos’d, that licence is a rule. Alexander Pope, Criticism.

    The swan’s down feather,
    That stands upon the swell at full of tide,
    Neither way inclines. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

    The king hath won, and hath sent out
    A speedy pow’r to encounter you, my lord:
    This is the news at full. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

    But what at full I know, thou know’st no part;
    I knowing all my peril, thou no art. William Shakespeare.

    When I had fed them to the full. Jer. v. 7.

    Brains in rabbits, woodcocks, and calves, are fullest in the full of the moon. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

  5. To FULLverb

    To cleanse cloath from its oil or grease.

    Etymology: fullo, Latin.

ChatGPT

  1. full

    Full is an adjective that refers to something being at its maximum capacity, completed, or containing as much as is possible or appropriate. It can also signify the presence or occurrence of a large amount or number of something, or being rich in a specific quality, to a great extent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Full

    filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people

  2. Full

    abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture

  3. Full

    not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon

  4. Full

    sated; surfeited

  5. Full

    having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information

  6. Full

    having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project

  7. Full

    filled with emotions

  8. Full

    impregnated; made pregnant

  9. Fullnoun

    complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree

  10. Fulladverb

    quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely

  11. Fullverb

    to become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight

  12. Fullnoun

    to thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill

  13. Fullverb

    to become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well

  14. Etymology: [OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL. fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. Defile to foul, Foil to frustrate, Fuller. n. ]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Full

    fool, adj. having all it can contain: having no empty space: abundantly supplied or furnished: abounding: containing the whole matter: complete: perfect: strong: clear: (coll.) drunk: at poker, consisting of three of a kind and a pair.—n. completest extent, as of the moon: highest degree: the whole: time of full-moon.—v.t. to draw up or pucker the cloth on one side more than on the other.—adv. quite: to the same degree: with the whole effect: completely.—adjs. Full′-ā′corned (Shak.), full-fed with acorns; Full′-aged, having reached one's majority.—n. Full′-blood, an individual of pure blood.—adjs. Full′-blood′ed; Full′-bloomed, in perfect bloom; Full′-blown, blown or fully expanded, as a flower; Full′-bott′omed, having a full or large bottom, as a wig.—n. Full′-dress, the dress worn on occasions of state or ceremony.—adjs. Full′-eyed, with large prominent eyes; Full′-faced, having a full or broad face; Full′-fed, fed to plumpness; Full′-fraught (Shak.), full-stored; Full′-grown, grown to maturity; Full′-hand′ed, bearing something valuable, as a gift; Full′-heart′ed, full of heart or courage: elated; Full′-hot (Shak.), heated to the utmost; Full′-length, extending the whole length (n. a portrait showing such); Full-manned (Shak.), having a full crew.—ns. Full′-moon, the moon with its whole disc illuminated, when opposite the sun; Full′ness, Ful′ness, the state of being filled so as to have no part vacant: the state of abounding in anything: completeness: satiety: largeness: force and volume, as of sound: (Shak.) plenty, wealth.—adjs. Full′-orbed, having the orb or disc fully illuminated, as the full-moon: round; Full′-sailed, unbounded, absolute: moving onwards under full sail; Full-split (slang), with all one's might or speed; Full′-summed, complete in all its parts.—n. Full′-swing, the full extent or utmost limit.—adj. Full′-winged (Shak.), having perfect or strong wings.—adv. Full′y, completely: entirely.—Full back (football), see Back.—At the full, at the height, as of one's good fortune, &c.; In full, without reduction; In the fullness of time, at the proper or destined time.—To the full, in full measure, completely. [A.S. full; Goth. fulls, Ice. fullr, Ger. voll.]

  2. Full

    fool, v.t. to press or pound cloth in a mill: to scour and thicken in a mill.—ns. Full′age, the charge for fulling cloth; Full′er, a bleacher or cleanser of cloth; Fuller's-earth, a soft earth or clay, capable of absorbing grease, used in fulling or bleaching cloth; Fuller's-thistle, -weed, the teasel; Full′ery, the place or works where fulling of cloth is carried on; Full′ing-mill, a mill in which woollen cloth is fulled. [O. Fr. fuler—Low L. fullāre—L. fullo, a cloth-fuller.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. full

    The state of the sails when the wind fills them so as to carry the vessel ahead.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FULL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Full is ranked #34707 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Full surname appeared 651 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Full.

    95.2% or 620 total occurrences were White.
    1.6% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
    1.3% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.9% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FULL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #303

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FULL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #448

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FULL' in Adjectives Frequency: #26

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FULL in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FULL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of FULL in a Sentence

  1. Joel Faxon:

    Judge Blawie is an excellent judge, he’s been a judge for a very long time, so there could be circumstances, I suppose, that merit a full sealing — but I’ll say it’s extraordinarily unusual.

  2. Yoshinori Shigemi:

    There will be a large-scale fiscal spending. The Fed is seeking to achieve two percent inflation and full employment, which still look distant, so it will keep interest rates low for some time and market sentiment should remain robust.

  3. Dustin Houde:

    Life is full of change, and that change eventually leads to whatever in our hearts.

  4. Francis Quarles:

    If thy words be too luxuriant, confine them, lest they confine thee. He that thinks he can never speak enough, may easily speak too much. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted.

  5. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy:

    Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren.

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