From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha houseful of somethinga houseful of somethingLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of people or things in your house He grew up in a houseful of women. → houseful
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a houseful of something• I had a houseful of them.• Because we so easily could have a houseful of mud.• Having a houseful of relatives can be pretty stressful.• We were three glowing faces and three pairs of shining eyes in a houseful of mad black dancing ghosts.• The house was mine, but I should not be able to keep a houseful of servants.• You have to want a houseful of people in order to spend time at the stove and not resent it. 