Synonyms and antonyms of Amounts of things described according to what holds them in British Thesaurus

armful (noun)

the amount of something that you can carry in your arms

bag (noun)

the things in a bag, or the amount that it contains

basket (noun)

the things in a basket, or the amount that it contains

boatload (noun)

the number of people or amount of something that can fill a boat

box (noun)

the things in a box, or the amount that a box contains

boxful (noun)

the things in a box, or the amount that a box contains

bucket (noun)

the things in a bucket, or the amount a bucket contains

bucketful (noun)

the amount that is contained in a bucket

cartload (noun)

the amount that you can carry in a cart

coachload (noun)

British a large group of people travelling in a coach

dessertspoon (noun)

the amount that a dessertspoon holds

eyeful (noun)

an amount of something that has got into your eye

fistful (noun)

the amount of something that you can hold in your fist

handful (noun)

the quantity of something that you can hold in your hand

houseful (noun)

a large number of people or things in a house, especially so many that it would be difficult for more to fit in

ladle (noun)

the amount contained in a ladle

pan (noun)

the contents of a pan, or the amount that a pan holds

pocketful (noun)

the amount of something that can be put in a pocket

potful (noun)

the amount that a pot can hold

reel (noun)

the amount of string etc on one reel

roomful (noun)

a large number of people or things that fill a room

sack (noun)

the things inside a sack

sackful (noun)

the amount that a sack can hold

scoop (noun)

an amount of something that a scoop holds

shake (noun)

the amount of liquid or powder that comes out of a container when you shake it once

shipload (noun)

an amount of goods, or a number of people, carried on a ship

shovelful (noun)

the amount of something that can fit on a shovel

spoonful (noun)

the amount of a substance that can be contained in a spoon

truckload (noun)

the quantity of goods that a truck can carry

tub (noun)

the amount of something that a tub contains

tubful (noun)

the amount of something that a tub contains