Home › Words › G › gunfulgunfulgunful means as much as a gun can hold.EtymologyFrom gun + -ful.nounas much as a gun can hold.e.g.“It is better to use only one-half gunful at a time, and give it little jabs ever so often, than to use a whole gunful at a time.”” — 1920, The Motorcycle Enthusiast in Action: The Magazine for More Motorcycling Pleasure, page 55:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.canful 71% match — As much as a can will hold. vs gunful →barrelful 71% match — As much as a barrel will hold. vs gunful →drumful 70% match — As much as a drum will hold. vs gunful →netful 70% match — As much as a net will hold. vs gunful →truckful 70% match — As much as a truck can hold. vs gunful →bagful 69% match — The amount that fills a bag. vs gunful →jugful 68% match — As much as a jug will hold. vs gunful →bootful 68% match — As much as a boot will hold. vs gunful →