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handful

Definition

  • noun: an amount that you can hold in your hand
  • noun: as much or as many as the hand will grasp
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: handsbreadth, fistful, handbreadth

Examples

  • Only a 'handful of' people showed up for the lecture.

  • The children collected seashells by the 'handful'.

  • Our dog is a real 'handful'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the doctor? Sure. The doctor. She's pretty. A little flat-chested... but all you need's a handful. - Who are you? - This is good. This is what they call... "serendipitous." Look that up in the dictionary, (..)
    1998 City of Angels