English dictionary

full

/f/U/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

adj.all

Examples
A full glass.

A sky full of stars.

A full life.

The auditorium was full to overflowing.

Antonyms empty

Source: WordNet 3.0
(of sound) having marked deepness and body

adj.all

Examples
Full tones.

A full voice.

Antonyms thin

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

adjective

Source: webster1913

the time when the Moon is fully illuminated

noun.time

Examples
The moon is at the full.

Synonyms full moon full phase of the moon full-of-the-moon

Source: WordNet 3.0
Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.

noun

Source: webster1913

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

adv.all

Examples
Fully grown.

He didn't fully understand.

Knew full well.

Full-grown.

Full-fledged.

Synonyms fully to the full

Source: WordNet 3.0
Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

adverb

Source: webster1913

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening

verb.contact

Examples
Full the cloth.

Source: WordNet 3.0
make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering

verb.change

Source: WordNet 3.0
increase in phase

verb.change

Synonyms wax

Antonyms wane

Source: WordNet 3.0
To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.

verb

Source: webster1913
To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.

verb

Source: webster1913
To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.

verb

Source: webster1913