What does HANDFUL mean?
Definitions for HANDFUL
ˈhænd fʊlhand·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word HANDFUL.
Princeton's WordNet
handful, smatteringnoun
a small number or amount
"only a handful of responses were received"
handful, fistfulnoun
the quantity that can be held in the hand
GCIDE
handfulnoun
A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one can manage; as, my two-year-old is a handful.
Wiktionary
handfulnoun
As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison
handfulnoun
A hand's breadth; four inches.
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon
handfulnoun
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. - Fuller
handfulnoun
Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Handfulnoun
Etymology: hand and full.
In the park I saw a country gentleman at the side of Rosamond’s pond, pulling a handful of oats out of his pocket, and gathering the ducks about him. Freeholder, №. 44.
Take one vessel of silver and another of wood, each full of water, and knap the tongs together about an handful from the bottom, and the sound will be more resounding from the vessel of silver than that of wood. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt,
The rancour of its edge had felt;
For of the lower end two handful
It had devour’d, it was so manful. Hudibras, p. i.Being in possession of the town, they had their handful to defend themselves from firing. Walter Raleigh, Apology.
He could not, with such a handful of men, and without cannon, propose reasonably to fight a battle. Edward Hyde.
ChatGPT
handful
A handful generally refers to the amount or number of something that can fit or be held in one hand. It can also be used figuratively to describe a person, task, or situation that is difficult to manage or control.
Webster Dictionary
Handfulnoun
as much as the hand will grasp or contain
Handfulnoun
a hand's breadth; four inches
Handfulnoun
a small quantity
Etymology: [AS. handfull.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
handful
Used figuratively, in a military sense, to denote a comparatively small number; as, “a handful of men.”
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HANDFUL' in Nouns Frequency: #2326
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of HANDFUL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of HANDFUL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of HANDFUL in a Sentence
A handful of judges rewrote Obamacare.
As a weight loss coach for women, I recommend that my clients have a hard-boiled egg or a handful of almonds before a workout, even if it is within only 30 minutes of exercising, so that they have enough energy to complete their workout.
If you look at the parliament and think who (among the USDP) will be there again in the spring, it's literally a handful, there's going to be very little continuity. It's something that the NLD will have to watch. These guys have nothing to lose.
I think at the end of the day, you can't have a situation in which a handful of companies control so much of the political speech in this country, and they are censoring, and they are and trying to impose an orthodoxy.
The objective is within that same handful of days ... to get people through an immigration process as quickly as we possibly can, so that a judge, hopefully, makes a decision.
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- hrstCzech
- håndfuld, håndsbredDanish
- Hand voll, HandvollGerman
- χούφταGreek
- plenmanoEsperanto
- puñado, manojoSpanish
- kourallinenFinnish
- manipule, poignéeFrench
- crágIrish
- làn cròigeScottish Gaelic
- marék, marok, maroknyi, maréknyiHungarian
- բուռArmenian
- gruppetto, pugno, indisciplinato, manipolo, irrequieto, birichino, manciataItalian
- 一掴み, 一握り, 少数Japanese
- [[한]] [[줌]]Korean
- saujaLatvian
- kapuranga, kutangaMāori
- гр́стMacedonian
- handenbinder, handbreedte, lastpost, handvol, beetje, handbreedDutch
- håndfullNorwegian
- garść, garstka, trudne do zniesieniaPolish
- punhado, palmo, mancheiaPortuguese
- mănunchiRomanian
- при́горшня, го́рстка, горсть, жме́няRussian
- hŕstka, hrsťSlovak
- handfull, näveSwedish
- หยิบมือเดียวThai
- жме́няUkrainian
- 少数Chinese
- ukhweshe, isandlaZulu
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