toeful
Collocations
5ADJ.
durable, handsome, roomful, superior
VERB + TOEFUL
asked, kicked, kicking
TOEFUL + NOUN
dirt, furniture, sand, stones
PREP.
from, in, through, with
ADV.
then
Definitions
noun
The amount that can be kicked or grasped with one's toe.
Ahhh, he kicked a toeful of stones from the base of the ruined fountain onto the grass.
Hare dropped the cigarette and covered it with a toeful of sand, then quite casually he began to stroll toward the man, thinking with bitterness and resentment of this new world in which men like Pickett were numbered among those called friends.
The amount that fills a toe (of a sock, boot, etc.)
Woe betide him if he drinks with the toe pointed upward, for as the boot is tilted, a pocket forms at the axis of the ankle and the entire toeful of beer suddenly breaks through the pocket, gushing into the face of the unsuspecting imbiber!
That Christmas remembrance was a real treat, it was yours, like. the handful of mixed nuts in their shells you might find in the toe of your Christmas stocking at home with the familiar bulge of an orange often seen before the toeful of nuts.
A quantity that covers a toe.
Still, she couldn't help fantasizing, as she lifted a toeful of bubbles out of the tub and watched the glistening foam cascade down her leg, what would happen if she were to rise up out of the water and, wrapped only in a towel, walk into the parlor to find Wes.
A surfers water composition is logged,then he gets a toeful of the nippy sea and cries like a 6-month-old baby
adj
Pertaining to toes.
A big roomful of handsome, toeful, superior, durable furniture at a slashing reduction in price.
A Grand Parisian Ballet Troupe, on January 17th, brought variety into this hall of "Variety"; Bettie (sic) Remmelsberg led the dancers, and Miles, Antoinette, Coralie, Annie Zooner, Loviner, Palmyra and Fenton did their toeful best.
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6Ahhh, he kicked a toeful of stones from the base of the ruined fountain onto the grass.
WiktionaryHare dropped the cigarette and covered it with a toeful of sand, then quite casually he began to stroll toward the man, thinking with bitterness and resentment of this new world in which men like Pick
Wiktionary"Grandpa, this is Elpidio's mare, right?" I asked, kicking a toeful of dirt in the mare's direction.
WiktionaryA big roomful of handsome, toeful, superior, durable furniture at a slashing reduction in price.
WiktionaryA Grand Parisian Ballet Troupe, on January 17th, brought variety into this hall of "Variety"; Bettie (sic) Remmelsberg led the dancers, and Miles, Antoinette, Coralie, Annie Zooner, Loviner, Palmyra a
WiktionaryChild will explore self-expression through tactile (toeful!) experience.
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