Definition of "headful" [headful]

• Informal A relatively great amount of knowledge: a headful of baseball trivia; a headful of good stories. (noun)
• Informal An amount that covers the surface of the head, usually except for the face: a headful of auburn curls; a headful of shampoo. (noun)

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• "Pattz showed up on the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards in London over the weekend sporting a headful of limp noodles!"
• "Alan was blessed with a headful of sandy, wavy hair, big blue eyes, and sooty lashes most women would kill for."
• "He was still blessed with a headful of iron-gray hair and the blue-green eyes Cooper had inherited."