bathtubfuls

Tub-measured water volumes

Bathtubfuls is the plural of bathtubful, a measure of volume equal to however much a bathtub holds—roughly 40 to 80 gallons depending on the tub.

The word appears almost exclusively in figurative contexts emphasizing large quantities: The storm dumped bathtubfuls of rain on the city, Americans consume bathtubfuls of soda every year.

bathing

soak

Saturate with liquid

bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
warmthHeat you feel
sudsSoapy froth

bathtime · relaxation · bathwater · foam · rinse · splash · immersion · submersion · steeping · soaking

quantity

volume

Amount of space filled

gallonsVolume measurement units
litersFluid capacity units
amountTotal quantity present

capacity · measure · fill · overflow · brimful · fullness · bathwater · containers · buckets · basins

abundance

plenty

Sufficient quantity, and then some

copiousExisting in abundance
overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
excessSurplus beyond need

profusion · surfeit · glut · ample · bounty · teeming · inundation · deluge · flood · gushing

Opposites

volume/quantity

bathtubfulsdrops

Descends or releases

droplets · drips · thimblefuls · trickles · dribbles

Family

bathtubful

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G