is a specific kind of: indefinite quantity.

is a broader term that covers: armful | bag, bagful | barrel, barrelful | barrow, barrowful | barnful | basin, basinful | basket, basketful | bin, binful | bottle, bottleful | bowl, bowlful | box, boxful | bucket, bucketful | can, canful | capful | carful | cartload | carton, cartonful | case, caseful | cask, caskful | crate, crateful | cup, cupful | dish, dishful | dustpan, dustpanful | flask, flaskful | glass, glassful | fistful, handful | hatful | headful | houseful | jar, jarful | jug, jugful | keg, kegful | kettle, kettleful | lapful | mouthful | mug, mugful | pail, pailful | pipeful | pitcher, pitcherful | plate, plateful | pocketful | pot, potful | roomful | sack, sackful | scoop, scoopful | shelfful | shoeful | shovel, shovelful, spadeful | skepful | spoon, spoonful | tablespoon, tablespoonful | dessertspoon, dessertspoonful | tank, tankful | teacup, teacupful | teaspoon, teaspoonful | thimble, thimbleful | tub, tubful ... show more.