Definition of DISHFUL

dishful

Plural: dishesful, dishfuls

Noun

  • The amount that a dish can hold when full.
  • the quantity that a dish will hold
  • As much as a dish will hold.

Examples

  • He ate a dishful of snacks while waiting for his Words With Friends turn.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dishful, dischefull, dyschefol, equivalent to dish + -ful.

Synonyms

dish

Scrabble Score: 14

dishful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dishful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dishful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

dishful: valid Words With Friends Word