armfuls
Heaped carrying amounts
Armfuls is the plural of armful, meaning the quantity that can be held in one or both arms.
She carried armfuls of flowers from the garden.
The word emphasizes abundance or repeated trips: He brought armfuls of firewood inside before the storm.
Both armfuls and armsful are accepted plurals, though armfuls is more common in contemporary usage.
Large quantities
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- bundlesGrouped items tied together
- pilesMultiple heaped accumulations
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
masses · bunches · lots · plenty · abundance · profusion · multitude · scores
Gathering mature crops
- forageSeek food actively
- collectBring items together
- gleanCollect in small increments
- amassCollect in quantity
accumulate · scoop · sweep · roundup · garner · compile · stockpile · hoard
loads
Large quantities
stacks · masses · bunches · lots · plenty · abundance · profusion · multitude · scores · numerous
harvest
Gathering mature crops
amass · accumulate · scoop · sweep · roundup · garner · compile · stockpile · hoard · pick
groceries
Food bought at stores
packages · parcels · books · linens · produce · vegetables · kindling · blankets · towels · clothes
embrace
Hold closely in arms
grasp · scoop · bundle · load · heap · pile · gather · carry · haul · heft