barrowfuls

Cart-load measurements

Barrowfuls is the plural of barrowful—the amount a wheelbarrow can hold.

Like other -ful measurements (cupfuls, spoonfuls), it indicates capacity or quantity: We hauled several barrowfuls of mulch to the garden beds.

gardening

soil

Ground matter for planting

  • compostDecayed organic fertilizer
  • mulchProtective plant bedding
  • manureAnimal waste as fertilizer

topsoil · peat · loam · earth · gravel · woodchips · leaves · clippings · weeds · debris

construction

rubble

Broken building fragments

aggregate · sand · gravel · debris · demolition · excavation · fill · dirt · stone · cement

quantity

loads

Large quantities

  • heapsLarge informal quantities
  • pilesMultiple heaped accumulations
  • moundsHeaps of earth

amounts · volumes · batches · masses · accumulations · collections · aggregates · totals · sums · measures

labor

hauling

Transporting heavy items

unloading · wheeling · tipping · dumping · moving · lifting · toiling · lugging · shifting · transporting

Opposites
quantity/amount

barrowfulspinches

Tiny measured quantities

sprinklings · dabs · smidgens · handfuls · specks

measurement precision

barrowfulscubic meters

Volume measurement unit

liters · gallons · cubic centimeters · milliliters · kilograms

quantity scale

barrowfulspinches

Tiny measured quantities

dabs · smidgens · specks · droplets · truckloads

Family

barrowful

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G