What does handful mean?
Definitions for handful
ˈhænd fʊlhand·ful
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word handful.
Princeton's WordNet
handful, smattering(noun)
a small number or amount
"only a handful of responses were received"
handful, fistful(noun)
the quantity that can be held in the hand
GCIDE
handful(n.)
A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one can manage; as, my two-year-old is a handful.
Etymology: [AS. handfull.]
Wiktionary
handful(Noun)
As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison
handful(Noun)
A hand's breadth; four inches.
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon
handful(Noun)
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
handful(Noun)
Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
Webster Dictionary
Handful(noun)
as much as the hand will grasp or contain
Etymology: [AS. handfull.]
Handful(noun)
a hand's breadth; four inches
Etymology: [AS. handfull.]
Handful(noun)
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.”
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'handful' in Nouns Frequency: #2326
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
In the short-term, people have been hiding out in a handful of names, sooner or later we will get a real economic recovery and from that point the stocks that were thrown out will lead the market.
I felt I had to take what was a handful of seed corn and plant it and nurture and grow another crop or cycle of Mrs. Winner’s.
Based on the victimology coupled with the investment required to create, maintain, and operate Regin, we believe there are at best a handful of countries that could be behind its existence, regin came back on the radar in 2019.
They are systematically removing people from compounds who they believe are ring leaders, i mean, they really think that they can behead the movement by removing a handful of individuals from the compounds, but it's patently not the case.
That was unacceptable to New York, a handful of labs had this issue. It wasn't very many. But in the case of New York, where they were following multiple people under investigation and with all the global air travel, they really have an urgent need to bring up testing.
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- hrstCzech
- håndfuld, håndsbredDanish
- Handvoll, Hand vollGerman
- χούφταGreek
- plenmanoEsperanto
- puñado, manojoSpanish
- kourallinenFinnish
- manipule, poignéeFrench
- crágIrish
- làn cròigeScottish Gaelic
- maréknyi, marok, marék, maroknyiHungarian
- բուռArmenian
- pugno, manciata, manipolo, indisciplinato, irrequieto, gruppetto, birichinoItalian
- 少数, 一掴み, 一握りJapanese
- [[한]] [[줌]]Korean
- saujaLatvian
- kutanga, kapurangaMāori
- гр́стMacedonian
- lastpost, handvol, handbreed, beetje, handbreedte, handenbinderDutch
- håndfullNorwegian
- garstka, trudne do zniesienia, garśćPolish
- palmo, mancheia, punhadoPortuguese
- mănunchiRomanian
- при́горшня, горсть, жме́ня, го́рсткаRussian
- hŕstka, hrsťSlovak
- handfull, näveSwedish
- หยิบมือเดียวThai
- жме́няUkrainian
- 少数Chinese
- isandla, ukhwesheZulu
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