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Downy amount
Answer for the clue "Downy amount ", 6 letters:
capful
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Word definitions for capful in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capful \Cap"ful\, n.; pl. Capfuls . As much as will fill a cap. [1913 Webster] +PJC A capful of wind (Naut.), a light puff of wind. [1913 Webster] ||
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quantity that a cap will hold
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The amount that will fit into a cap. 2 (context nautical English) A light puff of wind.
Usage examples of capful.
He pulled a flask from the inside pocket of his jacket and dumped a capful of Chivas into his coffee.
I warrant you were frighted, wer’n’t you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?
I warrant you were frightened, weren't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?
You will recall what none of us expected, the capful of gold pieces that King Edward sent down with the Prince as his gift to the winner of the tourney?
Brian still had most of the capful of gold coins he had received as the winner of the tournament.
He spilled a capful of the industrial cleaner he kept handy on the spot, mopped it, and rinsed it off with a bucket of water from the faucet at the back of the garage.
He needs his hair washed, she thought randomly, and that made her think of the bottle of Johnson's No More Tears again, sitting safely and sanely on the bathroom shelf, waiting for someone to take it down and pour a capful or two into one cupped palm.
Gordon was happy to see her put away two capfuls, twice her normal dosage.
Two capfuls of Herbal Honesty, a fragrant mix of organically grown herbs harvested by the loving hands of spiritually enlightened descendants of the Mayans.
The wild bunch were also swallowing capfuls of the pale yellow liquid Side-Winder had introduced him to.
It rained as heavily as ever, but the wind now came in sudden claps and capfuls, not without danger to a boat so badly ballasted as ours.
She added capfuls of bath oil and bubble bath as the tub filled, a pure indulgence on a weekday morning.
He squinted, read the instructions on the label of the bottle, and poured two capfuls of E-Vap onto the stain.
I warrant you were frighted, wa'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?
She had always been crank and overmasted, so that she lay down in a capful of wind.