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Full

adjective

(compar. fuller; superl. fullest)

1.

Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal. "A sky full of stars" , "A full life" , "The auditorium was full to overflowing" Antonym: empty.

2.

Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete. Synonyms: entire, total. "Gave full attention" , "A total failure"

3.

Complete in extent or degree and in every particular. Synonym: total. "A total eclipse" , "A total disaster"

4.

Filled to satisfaction with food or drink. Synonym: replete.

5.

(of sound) having marked deepness and body. "A full voice" Antonym: thin.

6.

Having the normally expected amount. Synonym: good. "Gives good measure" , "A good mile from here"

7.

Being at a peak or culminating point. Synonym: broad. "Full summer"

8.

Having ample fabric. Synonyms: wide, wide-cut. "A full skirt"

adverb

1.

To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; ('full' in this sense is used as a combining form). Synonyms: fully, to the full. "He didn't fully understand" , "Knew full well" , "Full-grown" , "Full-fledged"

noun

1.

The time when the Moon is fully illuminated. Synonyms: full-of-the-moon, full moon, full phase of the moon.

verb

(past & past part. fulled; pres. part. fulling)

1.

Beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening.

2.

Make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering.

3.

Increase in phase. Synonym: wax. Antonym: wane.

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... source of useful and religious knowledge to thousands, although it was conveyed far and wide in a very quiet and secret way. One man was condemned to the galleys for having received barrels, marked 'Black and White Peas,' which were found full of ...

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— Lives of the Poets, Vol. 1 • Samuel Johnson

... slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually obtained increasing independence from Britain, and in 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... object of future investigation. For the time of emigration we have fixed on next March. In the course of the winter those of us whose bodies, from habits of sedentary study or academic indolence, have not acquired their full tone and strength, intend to learn the theory and practice of agriculture and carpentry, according as situation and circumstances make ...

— Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. • Coleridge, ed. Turnbull

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