barrelful

bar·rel·ful

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bar-uh l-foo l]
- /ˈbær əlˌfʊl/
- /ˈbærəlf(ə)l /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bar-uh l-foo l]
- /ˈbær əlˌfʊl/

Definitions of barrelful word

noun barrelful as much or as many as a barrel will hold 3
noun barrelful any great amount or number 3
noun plural barrelful the amount that a barrel can hold. 1
noun plural barrelful any large quantity: a barrelful of jokes. 1
noun barrelful As much as a barrel will hold. 1
noun barrelful A large amount. 0

See all 6 definitions of barrelful

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Origin of barrelful

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at barrel, -ful

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Parts of speech for Barrelful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Barrelful

barrelful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

barrelful usage trend in Literature

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