Handful

[HandĀ·ful]

A handful is just a little of something, or the amount you can hold in your hand. It can be a literal handful, like a handful of popcorn, or it can mean just a few, like a handful of trucks.

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As much as the hand will grasp or contain.

Noun
the quantity that can be held in the hand

Noun
a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"


n.
As much as the hand will grasp or contain.

n.
A hand's breadth; four inches.

n.
A small quantity.


Handful

Hand"ful , n.; pl. Hand flus . [AS. handfull.] 1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison. 2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.]
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom.
3. A small quantity.
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty.
To have one's handful, to have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs.]
They had their handful to defend themselves from firing.

As much as the hand will grasp or contain.

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Usage Examples

Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things.

Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and the same parties, stays in the same handful of hotels, eats at the same no-star restaurants, and has almost the same opinions. I adore the art world, but this is copycat behavior in a sphere that prides itself on independent thinking.

The earth is rocky and full of roots it's clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you'll never see it again - it's death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil.

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

In my family, we let our boys have a say in what veggie side they want for dinner that night. We list off a handful of options and get them excited about helping to plan the dinner menu. They're much more inclined to finish their plates when they've helped decide what goes on them.

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

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Other Usage Examples

A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and, in modern drama, Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart.'

I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people.

While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.

The way that a handful of corporations in Los Angeles dictate how our stories are told creates a real poverty of imagination and it's a big problem.

There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we all count ourselves among them.

A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts.

In general, science journalism concerns itself with what has been published in a handful of peer-reviewed journals - Nature, Cell, The New England Journal of Medicine - which set the agenda.

I was a handful growing up.

There's only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much don't trust people.

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