housefuls
Crowds filling homes
Housefuls is the plural of houseful, meaning multiple instances of a house filled with people or things.
A houseful is as many as a house can hold: We've had housefuls of guests every holiday season.
The word emphasizes abundance or capacity rather than exact count.
Filled to capacity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- teemingAbundantly full of
- brimmingFull to the top
bursting · stuffed · jammed · sardines · chock-full · wall-to-wall · standing room · capacity crowd
Property renters
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- occupantsThose residing somewhere
- lodgersPaying household residents
- boardersTenants given meals
roommates · housemates · inhabitants · dwellers · renters · cohabitants · houseguests
Assembled multitudes
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- attendeesPeople at an event
audiences · congregations · assemblies · receptions · celebrations · reunions · functions · soirees
Those connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- childrenYoung human beings
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
- siblingsFellow offspring
cousins · generations · clan · household · brood · descendants · extended family · in-laws
packed
Filled to capacity
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- teemingAbundantly full of
brimming · bursting · stuffed · jammed · sardines · chock-full · wall-to-wall · standing room · capacity crowd · filled to capacity
tenants
Property renters
boarders · roommates · housemates · inhabitants · dwellers · renters · cohabitants · houseguests
crowds
Assembled multitudes
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
attendees · audiences · congregations · assemblies · receptions · celebrations · reunions · functions · soirees · get-togethers
relatives
Those connected by blood
- kinfolkFamily members collectively
- childrenYoung human beings
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
siblings · cousins · generations · clan · household · brood · descendants · extended family · in-laws · offspring
housefulsemptiness
Absence of substance
vacancies · empty rooms · few · smattering · nothing