Meaning

1 senses

  1. The quantity contained on a plate.

    the quantity contained in a plate

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tom's mum brought him a plateful of chicken strips.

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  2. I've just eaten a plateful of croissants. Now I'm full.

    deIch habe gerade einen Teller voller Croissants gegessen. Jetzt bin ich voll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From plate + -ful.

From plate + -ful.

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Forms

plural: platefuls / platesful
Singularplateful
Pluralplatefuls / platesful

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the quantity contained in a plate:plate

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
plateA2plateauplateletplatformB1platinum
plateful — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto