glassful B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈɡlæsfʊl/ UK /ˈɡlɑːsfʊl/ See IPA manual Freq #138399 Meanings 1 noun the amount of liquid or other material that one drinking glass can hold He drank two glassfuls of water before continuing the climb. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the amount of liquid or... glassmeasure Word family Forms glassfuls Derived forms glassfuls Related forms cupfulspoonfulhandful Etymology From Middle English glas fulle, equivalent to glass + the measure-forming suffix -ful. In measure nouns of this kind, the standard plural is attached to the whole word: glassfuls. Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # glassful **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡlæsfʊl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡlɑːsfʊl/ **Frequency rank:** 138399 ## Meanings 1. the amount of liquid or other material that one drinking glass can hold ## Examples - He drank two glassfuls of water before continuing the climb. ## Synonyms - glass - measure ## Derived Forms - glassfuls ## Related Forms - cupful - spoonful - handful ## Etymology From Middle English glas fulle, equivalent to glass + the measure-forming suffix -ful. In measure nouns of this kind, the standard plural is attached to the whole word: glassfuls. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown