Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bathtubful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bath-tub-ful
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a bathtub will hold.

Example Sentences

"We did two small baby bathtubfuls of potatoes, and usually carrots or turnips besides."
"“You may bring me a brandy-and-soda. Not a large one. A couple of bathtubsful will be enough.”"
"But he [Dr. Dublin] adds: “To absorb a lethal amount of fluoridated water would require drinking 50 bathtubfuls at a sitting • • • To produce even the mildest symptoms of fluoride poisoning would require that the victim swallow two-and-a-half bathtubfuls • • • during a single day.”"

Etymology

From bathtub + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bathtub

Inflected Forms

bathtubfuls (plural) bathtubsful (plural)

Synonyms

bathful

Questions

What does bathtubful mean?: As much as a bathtub will hold.
Where does bathtubful come from?: From bathtub + -ful.

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