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Plateful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The amount that a plate can hold.

n. A generous portion of food.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quantity contained on a plate

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Enough to fill a plate; as much as a plate will hold.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. As much as a plate will hold.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the quantity contained in a plate

Word Usage

"This time I hit the FSB fringe buffet, where I managed not only to down a plateful of sandwiches and assorted foodstuffs in record time, but I also succeeded in escaping the room with a coffee before the meeting began."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

containerful

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ladleful forkful bowlful mouthful platter