tableful

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a group of people seated together at a table

   The whole tableful turned toward the door when the late guest arrived.

2. 2
   noun

   an amount sufficient to fill a table

   Volunteers prepared a tableful of food for the celebration.

Formed from table + -ful. Like roomful and handful, it first denotes the quantity a container or space can hold and can also refer collectively to the people occupying it.

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