full : Idioms & Phrases

• with the hammer raised and ready to fire; said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action.

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• when full or complete. Shak.

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• at the height of flood tide; hence, at the height. "But now God's mercy was at full sea." Jer. Taylor.

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• verb be sated, have enough to eat
  
  • I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please

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• noun United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
  Buckminster Fuller; Fuller; R. Buckminster Fuller.
  

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• adjective satellite packed full to capacity
  chuck-full; chockful; chock-full; choke-full; chockablock.
  
  • chowder chockablock with pieces of fish

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Chock"-full` adjective

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1. Quite full; choke-full.

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• adjective satellite packed full to capacity
  chuck-full; chockful; chock-full; choke-full; chockablock.
  
  • chowder chockablock with pieces of fish

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Choke"-full` adjective

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1. Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.

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• adjective satellite packed full to capacity
  chuck-full; chockful; chock-full; choke-full; chockablock.
  
  • chowder chockablock with pieces of fish

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• adjective satellite packed full to capacity
  chuck-full; chockful; chock-full; choke-full; chockablock.
  
  • chowder chockablock with pieces of fish

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• a brother or sister having the same parents as another.

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• noun the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
  admiral.
  

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• (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; in England and the United States the age of 21 years. Abbott.

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• (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.

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• (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed.

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• the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding.

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• noun descent from parents both of one pure breed
  

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• a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
• a hull of such shape as permits carrying a large amount of merchandise.

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• noun number needed to make up a whole force
  complement.
  
  • a full complement of workers

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• noun the child of your aunt or uncle
  cousin; first cousin; cousin-german.
  

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• (Hunting), eager chase; said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together.

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• noun formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  white tie and tails; white tie; tailcoat; tails; tail coat; dress suit.
  

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• the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.

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• noun the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed
  

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• noun a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually issued by the United States Treasury
  

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• noun a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board
  gainer.
  

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• noun a general officer of the highest rank
  general.
  

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• (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.

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• noun a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair
  

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• noun a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
  

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• noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
  full moon; full; full phase of the moon.
  
  • the moon is at the full

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• . (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full.

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• noun leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan
  Acer japonicum; Japanese maple.
  

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• noun a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)
  

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• adjective satellite full of spirit
  vital; lively.
  
  • a dynamic full of life woman
  • a vital and charismatic leader
  • this whole lively world

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• the time of full moon.

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• (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out.

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• noun something that covers an entire page
  
  • the ad took up a full page

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• noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
  full moon; full; full phase of the moon.
  
  • the moon is at the full

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• noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
  full point; stop; period; point.
  
  • in England they call a period a stop

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• noun a professor of the highest rank
  

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• noun a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
  blackbody; black body.
  
  • a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium

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• (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given.

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• high water.

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• noun a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
  commercial bank.
  

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• noun a long skirt gathered at the waist
  

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• noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
  full point; stop; period; point.
  
  • in England they call a period a stop

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• free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)

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• noun the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
  term.
  
  • a healthy baby born at full term

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• noun everything available; usually preceded by `the'
  whole caboodle; kit and boodle; whole kit and boodle; whole kit and caboodle; whole works; whole kit; kit and caboodle; whole shebang; works.
  
  • we saw the whole shebang
  • a hotdog with the works
  • we took on the whole caboodle
  • for $10 you get the full treatment

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• adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
  full-blood; blooded.
  
  • full-blooded Native American
  • blooded Jersies

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• adjective satellite of unmixed ancestry
  full-blood; blooded.
  
  • full-blooded Native American
  • blooded Jersies
• adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
  lusty; hearty; red-blooded.
  
  • a hearty glow of health

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Full"-blood`ed adjective

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1. Having a full supply of blood.
2. Of pure blood; thoroughbred; as, a full-blooded horse.

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Full"-bloomed` adjective

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1. Like a perfect blossom. "Full-bloomed lips." Crashaw.

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• adjective satellite fully ripe; at the height of bloom
  matured.
  
  • a full-blown rose
• adjective satellite having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness
  
  • a full-blown financial crisis

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Full"-blown` adjective

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1. Fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose. Denham.
2. Fully distended with wind, as a sail. Dryden.

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• adjective satellite marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  robust; rich; racy.
  
  • a rich ruby port
  • full-bodied wines
  • a robust claret
  • the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee

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• adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
  busty; sonsie; stacked; voluptuous; bosomy; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
  
  • Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
  • a curvy young woman in a tight dress

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Full"-bot"tomed adjective

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1. Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain.
2. (Naut.) Of great capacity below the water line.

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Full"-butt" adverb

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1. With direct and violentop position; with sudden collision. Colloq. L'Estrange.

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• adjective satellite given substance or detail; completed
  fleshed out.
  
  • did not spring full-clad from his imagination
  • a plan fleshed out with statistics and details

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• adjective satellite suitable for formal occasions
  dress.
  
  • formal wear
  • a full-dress uniform
  • dress shoes
• adjective satellite (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
  dress.
  
  • a dress dinner
  • a full-dress ceremony
• adjective satellite complete in every respect
  
  • a full-dress debate
  • a full-dress investigation

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• noun the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions
  

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Full`-drive" adverb

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1. With full speed. Colloq.

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• adjective satellite looking forward
  guardant; gardant.
  

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• adjective satellite knitted to fit the shape of the body
  fully fashioned.
  
  • full-fashioned hosiery

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• adjective satellite (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
  fully fledged.
  
• adjective satellite (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status
  fully fledged.
  
  • a full-fledged lawyer
  • by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist
  • sees itself as a fully fledged rival party

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Full"-formed` adjective

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1. Full in form or shape; rounded out with flesh.

   The full-formed maids of Afric. Thomson.

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• adjective satellite (of animals) fully developed
  grown; big; adult; grownup; fully grown.
  
  • an adult animal
  • a grown woman

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Full"-grown` adjective

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1. Having reached the limits of growth; mature. "Full-grown wings." Lowell.

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Full"-heart`ed adjective

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1. Full of courage or confidence. Shak.

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Full"-hot` adjective

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1. Very fiery. Shak.

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• adjective satellite representing or accommodating the entire length
  
  • a full-length portrait
• adjective satellite complete
  uncut.
  
  • the full-length play

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Full"-manned` adjective

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1. Completely furnished wiith men, as a ship.

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• noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
  full moon; full; full phase of the moon.
  
  • the moon is at the full

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Full"-orbed` adjective

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1. Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like the full moon.

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• adjective satellite occupying an entire page in a book or paper
  
  • a full-page ad

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Full"-sailed` adjective

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1. Having all its sails set,; hence, without restriction or reservation. Massinger.

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• adjective satellite using all available resources
  all-out.
  
  • all-out war
  • a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants

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• adjective satellite being of the same size as an original
  lifesize; life-sized; life-size.
  
  • a life-size sculpture

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• adjective satellite without water
  straight; neat.
  
  • took his whiskey neat

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• adjective gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy
  
  • a healthy full-term baby

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• adjective for the entire time appropriate to an activity
  
  • a full-time job
• adverb for the standard number of hours
  
  • she works full-time

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• noun rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave
  

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Full"-winged` adjective

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1. Having large and strong or complete wings. Shak.
2. Beady for flight; eager. Archaic Beau. & Fl.

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• noun an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
  

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• noun similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States
  Dipsacus sativus.
  

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• verb perform a task as well as possible
  do one's best; go all out; give one's best.
  
  • The cast gives full measure every night

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• adverb referring to a quantity
  fully.
  
  • the amount was paid in full

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• at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures.

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• adverb proceeding with full vigor
  in full action.
  
  • the party was in full swing

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• in complete operation; in a state of great activity. See Blast, n., 2. Colloq.

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• adverb proceeding with full vigor
  in full action.
  
  • the party was in full swing

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• (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc.

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• verb make full, also in a metaphorical sense
  fill up; fill.
  
  • fill a container
  • fill the child with pride

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• noun United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
  Fuller; Melville W. Fuller.
  

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• noun United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
  Fuller; Melville W. Fuller.
  

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• noun United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
  Buckminster Fuller; Fuller; R. Buckminster Fuller.
  

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• noun United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983)
  Buckminster Fuller; Fuller; R. Buckminster Fuller.
  

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• to be in full dress or in one's best clothes. Collog.

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• to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties.

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• adverb to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
  fully; full.
  
  • fully grown
  • he didn't fully understand
  • knew full well
  • full-grown
  • full-fledged

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