Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
full of en · ADP
Meanings
Used to designate a type of full house; the three of a kind is "full of" the pair.
The strongest possible full house is aces full of kings (three aces and two kings).
queens full of nines (three queens and two nines)
Full house. Eights full of aces. A higher full house. Aces full of sixes. 2006 November 14, Casino Royale, spoken by Dealer (Andreas Daniel):
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:
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: