Home › Words › C › combfulcombfulcombful means enough to fill a comb (toothed implement).EtymologyFrom comb + -ful.nounEnough to fill a comb (toothed implement).e.g.“Lucilla remained standing before the glass, arranging her wind-tossed hair; and, in her vehemence, tearing out combfuls, as she pulled petulantly against the tangled curls.” — 1860, [Charlotte Mary Yonge], chapter V, in Hopes and Fears; or, Scenes from the Life of a Spinster, volume I, London: John W. Parker and Son, […], page 240:Enough to fill a honeycomb.e.g.“If I were to order a small swarm of Ligurians, and on arrival give them half-a-dozen combfuls of brood, but clear of bees, from as many hives, of course they would do well;[…]” — 1879 April 1, H. M. S., “Queries and Replies”, in Charles Nash Abbott, editor, The British Bee Journal, and Bee-Keeper’s Adviser, volume VI, number 72, Southall: […] the Office […]; London: Kent and CDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cobful 70% match — Enough to fill a cob. vs combful →coopful 67% match — Enough to fill a coop. vs combful →toothbrushful 67% match — Enough to fill or cover (the bristles of) a toothbrush. vs combful →comby 66% match — Resembling or characteristic of a comb. vs combful →comb 65% match — A toothed implement:; A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place. vs combful →compartmentful 65% match — A quantity sufficient to fill a compartment. vs combful →combwise 64% match — In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten. vs combful →binful 63% match — Enough to fill a bin. vs combful →