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Definition of handful of in English English dictionary
handful: Something which can only be managed with difficulty
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
handful: As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison
handful: 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: A hand's breadth; four inches
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon.
handful: the quantity that can be held in the hand
handful: {s} as much as the hand can hold
handful: A handful of people or things is a small number of them. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar
handful: A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers
handful: As much as the hand will grasp or contain
handful: the quantity that can be held in the hand a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received
handful: A hands breadth; four inches
handful: A small quantity or number
handful: {i} amount that can be held in one hand; small quantity; one who is difficult to control or manage (Informal)
handful: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"
handful: If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control. Zara can be a handful sometimes