armful

armful

noun

The word "armful" means the amount that a person can carry in one or both arms. For example, "an armful of books" means as many books as can be held in one's arms.

 

Example

  1. She carried an armful of books up the stairs.
  2. He walked out of the store with an armful of groceries.
  3. She struggled to carry the armful of firewood into the house.