armload
Full embrace's worth
An armload is as much as can be carried in one or both arms: She brought in an armload of firewood.
The word emphasizes quantity held against the body rather than in the hands.
Like handful and mouthful, it serves as an informal unit of measurement.
Gathered items tied together
- heapJumbled collection of items
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- stackItems piled vertically
- bunchGrouped collection of items
sheaf · batch · handful · basketful · boxful · bagful · bucketful · sackful
Rocking bed for infants
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- graspSeize or understand
- gripSecure manual hold
- holdMaintain in grasp
heft · balance · embrace · tote · lug · shoulder · bear · support
Excessive stretching force
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
awkward · bulky · struggle · precarious · unsteady · toppling · spilling · dropping
bundle
Gathered items tied together
bunch · sheaf · batch · handful · basketful · boxful · bagful · bucketful · sackful · cartonful
cradle
Rocking bed for infants
hold · heft · balance · embrace · tote · lug · shoulder · bear · support · scoop
strain
Excessive stretching force
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
cumbersome · awkward · bulky · struggle · precarious · unsteady · toppling · spilling · dropping