full

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full /ˈfʊl/ ?

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(n) the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
(v) beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
(v) make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
(v) increase in phase
(adj) containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
(adj) constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
(adj) complete in extent or degree and in every particular
(adj) filled to satisfaction with food or drink
(adj) (of sound) having marked deepness and body
(adj) having the normally expected amount
(adj) being at a peak or culminating point
(adj) having ample fabric
(adv) to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)

Travel is full of pitfalls.
This is the full symphony.
The picture is full of strong, soberly realistic performances; its melodramatic beats are not too many and, in context, not particularly overstated.

"I don't make this decision based on any difference in policy with General McChrystal, as we are in full agreement on strategy," Obama said today in announcing his acceptance of McChrystal's resignation.
on Jun 24, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: New Yorker (blog)
"We have deep and pressing problems," Cameron said following his arrival at the prime minister's Downing Street residence 90 minutes after Gordon Brown's departure last night. "For those reasons, I aim to lead a proper and full coalition....
on May 12, 2010 By: David Cameron Source: BusinessWeek
"New construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank undermines that mutual trust and endangers the proximity talks that are the first step towards the full negotiations that both sides say want and need. And it exposes daylight between Israel and...
on Mar 23, 2010 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: Asia Times Online