Definitions for armful

armful arm·ful

Spelling: [ahrm-foo l]
IPA: /ˈɑrmˌfʊl/

Armful is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in armful (aflmru).

Definitions for armful

noun

  1. as much as a person can hold or carry in an arm or both arms.
  2. Informal. a girl or woman with a well-rounded figure.
  3. Informal. an obstreperous child; handful.

Origin of armful

First recorded in 1570-80; arm1 + -ful

Examples for armful

Madelene dropped the armful of clothes she held and fled to obey.

It had been Luke who received the armful of flowers sent anonymously.

After bringing an armful of the tea-plant, we made a trip to the moss-patch.

Gilbert took an armful of shirts from the chest of drawers and dropped them into the trunk.

She had forgotten to bring in an armful from the pile over by the sugar-boiler.

"But I want so to give him these things," and Elsie clasps tightly her armful of treasures.

Thal came in with an armful of stun-pistols in various stages of discharge.

She was at the stove, where an armful of kindling had been set off to take the chill out of the house.

You wait until I get an armful of rocks and I'll beat some of their heads off!

Wentworth reentered, followed by the Earl's valet carrying an armful of garments.

Word Value for armful
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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