boxful

What cartons contain

A boxful is as much as a box can hold: a boxful of old photographs, three boxfuls of books to donate.

The plural is boxfuls or boxesful, with boxfuls being more common in contemporary usage.

container

carton

Paperboard packaging container

  • crateContainer for transport
  • chestRibcage region or strongbox
  • trunkMain stem or storage

case · bin · shoebox · hatbox · toolbox

capacity

brimming

Full to the top

packed · bursting · jam-packed · filled · heaped · laden · bulging · replete · teeming · stacked

quantity

amount

Total quantity present

  • loadCarried weight or burden
  • batchQuantity produced together
  • heapJumbled collection of items

pile · stack · bundle · mass · collection · assortment · accumulation · haul · stash · cache

contents

items

Individual units or objects

possessions · stuff · things · trinkets · keepsakes · mementos · treasures · knickknacks · odds and ends · supplies

Categories
Opposites
quantity/amount

boxfulhandful

Amount a palm holds

pinch · smidgen · trace · bit · drop

Family

boxfuls

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G