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a handful of people

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  • handful of people — small number of people, a few people …   English contemporary dictionary

  • handful — [hand′fool΄] n. pl. handfuls [ME < OE handfull] 1. as much or as many as the hand will hold 2. a relatively small number or amount [a mere handful of people] 3. Informal as much as one is able to manage; someone or something hard to manage …   English World dictionary

  • handful — noun 1 amount that can be held in one hand ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ double ▪ She bent and pulled up a double handful of weeds. PREPOSITION ▪ handful of …   Collocations dictionary

  • handful — hand|ful [ˈhændful] n 1.) an amount that you can hold in your hand handful of ▪ The boy picked up a handful of stones and started throwing them at us. 2.) a handful of sth a very small number of people or things ▪ There were only a handful of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • handful — [[t]hæ̱ndfʊl[/t]] handfuls 1) N SING: usu N of n A handful of people or things is a small number of them. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar... One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy. 2) N COUNT: usu… …   English dictionary

  • handful — [ˈhæn(d)fʊl] noun 1) [singular] a very small number of people or things Only a handful of people attended the meeting.[/ex] 2) [C] the quantity of something that you can hold in your hand a handful of coins[/ex] 3) [singular] informal someone who …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • handful — noun (plural handfuls; also handsful) Date: before 12th century 1. as much or as many as the hand will grasp 2. a small quantity or number < a handful of people > 3. as much as one can manage < the kids are quite a handful > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • handful — /ˈhændfʊl / (say handfool) noun (plural handfuls) 1. as much or as many as the hand can grasp or contain. 2. a small quantity or number: a handful of people. 3. Colloquial a person, animal, vehicle, activity, etc., that is as much as one can… …  

  • People's Mujahedin of Iran — People s Mojahedin Organization of Iran سازمان مجاهدين خلق ايران Leader Zohreh Akhyani [1] …   Wikipedia

  • People Are Bunny — is a 1959 Warner Bros. cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, along with an appearance by a caricature of Art Linkletter named Art Lamplighter . People Are Bunny is a takeoff of the Art Linkletter show People Are Funny where people do… …   Wikipedia

  • people — people, persons Both words have been in use for several centuries to denote the plural of person, the difference usually being explained in terms of people referring to a group of which the exact number cannot be determined or is irrelevant and… …   Modern English usage

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