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headful

head·ful

uncommon

noun

1.

the quantity of information that a head will hold

  • “he has a headful of baseball statistics”
2.

a covering over the surface of your head

  • “a headful of tight curls”
  • “a headful of lice”

Origin

From head + -ful.

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