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full1 British & World English

containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space

full2 British & World English

clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture

full on in full1 British & World English

running at or providing maximum power or capacity

full-on in full1 British & World English

not diluted in nature or effect

in full in full1 British & World English

with nothing omitted

cram-full British & World English

very full; packed

full out in full1 British & World English

as much or as far as possible; with maximum effort or power

full age British & World English

adult status (especially with reference to legal rights and duties)

full back ( fullback) British & World English

(in certain team games) a player in a defensive position, playing at the side of the field in soccer and hockey and behind the other backs in rugby

full beam British & World English

the brightest setting of a vehicle’s headlights

full bore British & World English

full speed or maximum capacity

full-bred British & World English

(of an animal) bred from parents of the same breed or variety; of unmixed origin

full face British & World English

with all the face visible; facing directly at someone or something

full moon British & World English

the phase of the moon in which its whole disc is illuminated

full page British & World English

an entire page of a newspaper or magazine

full stop British & World English

a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation

full term British & World English

see term2noun2noun2noun.

full-time British & World English

occupying or using the whole of someone’s available working time

full toss British & World English

a ball pitched right up to the batsman

in full rig in rig1 British & World English

(wearing) smart or ceremonial clothes

at full tilt in tilt British & World English

with maximum energy or force; at top speed

at full blast in blast British & World English

at maximum power or intensity

chock-full British & World English

filled to overflowing

full colour in full1 British & World English

the full range of colours

full board British & World English

provision of accommodation and all meals at a hotel or guest house

full-bodied British & World English

rich and satisfying in flavour or sound

full-cream British & World English

(of milk) unskimmed

full dress British & World English

clothes worn on ceremonial or very formal occasions

full flood British & World English

the tide at its highest

full gainer British & World English

(in diving) a dive in which a complete backwards somersault is performed before entering the water feet first

full-grown British & World English

having reached maturity

full growth British & World English

the greatest size that a plant or animal naturally attains; maturity

full house British & World English

an audience that fills the venue for an event to capacity

full-length British & World English

of the standard length

full marks British & World English

the maximum award in an examination or assessment

full point British & World English

another term for full stop (as a punctuation mark).

full-rigged British & World English

(of a sailing ship) having three or more masts that all carry square sails

full-scale British & World English

of the same size as the thing represented

full score British & World English

a score of a musical composition giving the parts for all performers on separate staves

full sister British & World English

a sister born of the same mother and father

full-sized (also full-size) British & World English

of a normal size for its type

full-timer British & World English

a person who does a full-time job

full-toned British & World English

having a strong, resonant tone

full-bottomed British & World English

(of a wig) long at the back (as worn formerly and still by some judges)

full-breasted British & World English

(of a woman) having large breasts

full brother British & World English

a brother born of the same mother and father