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hatful

Other forms: hatfuls

Definitions of hatful
  1. noun
    as many or as much as a hat will hold
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    type of:
    containerful
    the quantity that a container will hold
  2. noun
    (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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    types:
    barrage, deluge, flood, flurry, inundation, torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
    haymow
    a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
    type of:
    large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
    an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
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