adv. In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very; excessively. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a baleful manner; perniciously. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a bashful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would fill a bucket.
Syn. -- bucket. [ PJC ]

adv. In a careful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cheerful manner, gladly. [ 1913 Webster ]

pred. a. Quite full; full to capacity; choke-full; as, chowder chock-full of clams.
Syn. -- chockablock(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate), chuck-full(predicate), cram full. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as chock-full. [ predicate ]
Syn. -- chockablock(predicate), chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate), cram full. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably. [ Obs. ] “Curstfully mad.” Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With contention. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With intent to deceive. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a deviceful manner. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Negligently; heedlessly. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a doubtful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a dreadful manner; terribly. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [ R. ] Sir H. Wotton. -- Ex*pense"ful*ly, adv. [R.] -- Ex*pense"ful*ness, n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fearful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a forgetful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Fuller superl. Fullest. ] [ OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. pū&rsdot_;na full, prā to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. √80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty. ] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. [ 1913 Webster ]

It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh
dreamed. Gen. xii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

The man commands
Like a full soldier. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I can not
Request a fuller satisfaction
Than you have freely granted. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Sated; surfeited. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. Is. i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reading maketh a full man. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Filled with emotions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

At full, when full or complete. Shak. --
Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. Abbott. --
Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. --
Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. --
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. --
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. --
Full brother or
Full sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. --
Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. --
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. --
Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. --
Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. --
Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. --
Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. --
Full sea, high water. --
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; “Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.” South (Colloq.) --
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. --
In full blast. See under Blast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

The swan's-down feather,
That stands upon the swell at full of tide. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Full of the moon, the time of full moon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The diapason closing full in man. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Full in the center of the sacred wood. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to heighten or strengthen their signification. “Full sad.” Milton. “Master of a full poor cell.” Shak. “Full many a gem of purest ray serene.” T. Gray. Full is also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, etc. Such compounds, for the most part, are self-defining. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fulled p. pr. & vb. n. Fulling. ] [ OE. fullen, OF. fuler, fouler, F. fouler, LL. fullare, fr. L. fullo fuller, cloth fuller, cf. Gr. &unr_; shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. Defile to foul, Foil to frustrate, Fuller. n. ] To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A false die. See Fulham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an offensive football player who plays farther behind the line of scrimmage than the half-back. They are used primarily for blocking and line plunges.
Syn. -- fullback. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. 1. (Football) To play the position of fullback on a football team; to be the fullback. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Having a full supply of blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of pure blood; thoroughbred; as, a full-blooded horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a perfect blossom. “Full-bloomed lips.” Crashaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Fully expanded, as a blossom; completely developed; as, a full-blown rose. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fully distended with wind, as a sail. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence: Of full intensity; as, the recession developed into full-blown depression; a full-blown international crisis. [ PJC ]

adj. having a pronounced womanly shape, with well-developed breasts. [ informal ]
Syn. -- bosomy, buxom, curvaceous, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. 1. Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Of great capacity below the water line. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With direct and violent opposition; with sudden collision. [ Colloq. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. full evening dress for men.
Syn. -- dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. suitable for formal occasions; as, a full-dress uniform.
Syn. -- dress. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. requiring formal clothes; -- of a social event; as, a full-dress ceremony.
Syn. -- dress. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. complete in every respect, including formalities; as, a full-dress debate; a full-dress investigation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With full speed. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See Full, v. t. ] One whose occupation is to full cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. --
Fuller's herb (Bot.), the soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth. --
Fuller's thistle or
Fuller's weed (Bot.), the teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing cloth. See Teasel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Full, a. ] (Blacksmith's Work) A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer; as, to fuller a bayonet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Fulleries The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Heraldry) looking forward.
Syn. -- guardant(postnominal), gardant(postnominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. knitted to fit the shape of the body; as, full-fashioned hosiery.
Syn. -- fully fashioned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly; -- of a bird. fledgling
Syn. -- fully fledged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having gained full status; -- of persons in respect to human roles; as, a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist.
Syn. -- fully fledged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Full in form or shape; rounded out with flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

The full-formed maids of Afric. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having reached the limits of growth; mature; fully developed; -- used mostly of living organisms; as, A full-grown lion can easily kill an unarmed man.. “Full-grown wings.” Lowell.
Syn. -- adult, big, fully grown, grown, grownup.[ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

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