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1. (n.) handful
the quantity or amount that the hand can hold.
2. handful
a small amount or quantity.
3. handful
Informal. a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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| Definition of 'handful' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) handful, smattering
a small number or amount
"only a handful of responses were received"
2. (noun) handful, fistful
the quantity that can be held in the hand
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1. (noun) handful
the amount held in one hand
a handful of candy
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| Definition of 'handful' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) handful
as much as the hand will grasp or contain
2. (noun) handful
a hand's breadth; four inches
3. (noun) handful
a small quantity
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Sense: as much as can be held in one hand
a handful of sweets.
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 Afrikaans: hand vol |
 Arabic: حَفْنَه |
 Bulgarian: шепа |
 Brazilian: mão cheia |
 Czech: hrst |
 German: die Handvoll |
 Danish: håndfuld |
 Greek: χούφτα |
 Spanish: puñado |
 Estonian: peotäis |
 Farsi: يك مشت پر |
 Finnish: kourallinen |
 French: poignée |
 Hebrew: חוֹפֶן |
 Hindi: मुट्ठी भर |
 Croatian: (puna)šaka necega |
 Hungarian: (tele) maréknyi |
 Indonesian: merepotkan |
 Icelandic: handfylli |
 Italian: manciata, pugno |
 Japanese: ひとつかみ |
 Korean: 한 움큼 |
 Lithuanian: sauja |
 Latvian: riekšava; sauja |
 Malay: segenggam |
 Dutch: handvol |
 Norwegian: håndfull, neve |
 Polish: garść |
 Persian: يك مشت پر |
 Pashto: لپه ، يوموټ |
 Portuguese: mancheia |
 Romanian: o mână de |
 Russian: пригоршня |
 Slovak: hrsť |
 Slovenian: peščica |
 Serbian: punašaka |
 Swedish: näve |
 Thai: หนึ่งกำมือ |
 Turkish: avuç (dolusu) |
 Taiwanese: 一把 |
 Ukrainian: пригорща, жменя |
 Urdu: جتنا ہاتھ میں سما سکے |
 Vietnamese: một nắm |
 Chinese: 一把 |
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