full of

prepositional phrase

Used to designate a type of full house; the three of a kind is "full of" the pair.

“queens full of nines (three queens and two nines)”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. card gamesUsed to designate a type of full house; the three of a kind is "full of" the pair.

    queens full of nines (three queens and two nines)

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    The strongest possible full house is aces full of kings (three aces and two kings).

    Full house. Eights full of aces. A higher full house. Aces full of sixes.

    2006 November 14, Casino Royale, spoken by Dealer (Andreas Daniel)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see full, of.

    Hill, an author, historian, venerable cook and teacher, ushered us into a kitchen full of herbs, baskets of fruit and the source of that intoxicating scent.

    2025 July 23, Lisa Donovan, “This Free-Form Pie Is Full of Treasures”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2025
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    Yet ministers continue to drag their feet, appearing to obstinately prefer any option other than the obvious, while also saying, as Lord Hendy did on January 19: "It is clear that the West Coast Main Line is full of trains. There's no space left."

    2026 February 4, Philip Haigh, “Northern England deserves a more coherent rail plan”, in RAIL, number 1054, page 51
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“full of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20of. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full of,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20of.

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