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| n. (time) | 1. full, full moon, full phase of the moon, full-of-the-moon | the time when the Moon is fully illuminated.; "the moon is at the full" |
| ~ month | a time unit of approximately 30 days.; "he was given a month to pay the bill" |
| ~ phase of the moon | a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance. |
| ~ harvest moon | the full moon nearest the September equinox. |
| v. (contact) | 2. full | beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening.; "full the cloth" |
| ~ beat | hit repeatedly.; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" |
| v. (change) | 3. full | make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 4. full, wax | increase in phase.; "the moon is waxing" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| adj. | 5. full | 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" |
| ~ awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing, afloat | covered with water.; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" |
| ~ air-filled | full of air. |
| ~ brimful, brimfull, brimming | filled to capacity.; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears" |
| ~ chock-full, chockablock, chockful, choke-full, chuck-full, cram full | packed full to capacity.; "chowder chockablock with pieces of fish" |
| ~ congested, engorged | overfull as with blood. |
| ~ egg-filled | full of eggs. |
| ~ filled | (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with.; "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air" |
| ~ fraught, pregnant | filled with or attended with.; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" |
| ~ gas-filled | full of a gas. |
| ~ glutted, overfull | exceeding demand.; "a glutted market" |
| ~ weighed down, heavy | full of; bearing great weight.; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes" |
| ~ instinct, replete | (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated.; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" |
| ~ laden, ladened, loaded | filled with a great quantity.; "a tray loaded with dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not current usage" |
| ~ overladen, overloaded | loaded past capacity. |
| ~ riddled | spread throughout.; "cities riddled with corruption" |
| ~ sperm-filled | filled with sperm. |
| ~ stuffed | filled with something.; "a stuffed turkey" |
| ~ stuffed | crammed with food.; "a full stomach"; "I feel stuffed" |
| ~ untasted, untouched | still full.; "an untouched cocktail in her hand" |
| ~ well-lined | full of money.; "a well-lined purse" |
| adj. | 6. entire, full, total | constituting the full quantity or extent; complete.; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" |
| ~ whole | including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" |
| adj. | 7. full, total | complete in extent or degree and in every particular.; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 8. full, replete | filled to satisfaction with food or drink.; "a full stomach" |
| ~ nourished | being provided with adequate nourishment. |
| adj. | 9. full | (of sound) having marked deepness and body.; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
| ~ stentorian, booming | used of the voice. |
| ~ grumbling, rumbling | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound.; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder" |
| ~ plangent | loud and resounding.; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority" |
| ~ rich | pleasantly full and mellow.; "a rich tenor voice" |
| ~ orotund, pear-shaped, rotund, round | (of sounds) full and rich.; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" |
| ~ sonorous, heavy | full and loud and deep.; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" |
| ~ sounding | having volume or deepness.; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion" |
| adj. | 10. full, good | having the normally expected amount.; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" |
| ~ ample | more than enough in size or scope or capacity.; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" |
| adj. | 11. broad, full | being at a peak or culminating point.; "broad daylight"; "full summer" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| adj. | 12. full, wide, wide-cut | having ample fabric.; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" |
| ~ ample | more than enough in size or scope or capacity.; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" |
| adv. | 13. full, fully, to the full | 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" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
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