handful+(noun)

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• handful — ► NOUN 1) a quantity that fills the hand. 2) a small number or amount. 3) informal a person who is difficult to deal with or control …   English terms 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 — noun 1 (C) an amount that you can hold in your hand (+ of): a handful of nuts 2 a handful of a very small number of people or things: Only a handful of countries have implemented these regulations. 3 a handful informal someone, especially a child …   Longman dictionary of contemporary 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 — noun a) As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. b) A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty …   Wiktionary

• handful — noun 1) a handful of bad apples Syn: a few, a small number of, a small amount of, a small quantity of, one or two, some, not many, a scattering of, a trickle of 2) informal the child is a real handful Syn: nuisa …   Thesaurus of popular words

• handful — noun (plural handfuls) 1》 a quantity that fills the hand.     ↘a small number or amount. 2》 informal a person who is difficult to deal with or control …   English new terms dictionary

• handful — noun Syn: few, small number, small amount, small quantity, sprinkling, smattering, one or two, some, not many Ant: lot …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• handful */*/ — UK [ˈhæn(d)fʊl] / US [ˈhæn(d)ˌfʊl] noun Word forms handful : singular handful plural handfuls 1) [singular] a very small number of people or things The game was dominated by a handful of players. 2) [countable] the quantity of something that you… …   English dictionary

• handful — hand|ful [ hænd,ful ] noun ** 1. ) count the quantity of something that you can hold in your hand: handful of: a handful of coins 2. ) singular a very small number of people or things: The game was dominated by a handful of players. 3. ) singular …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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