fistful
Use Fistful in a sentence
fʊl noun, plural fist·fuls.
a handful: a fistful of pennies.
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| fistful | |
noun | |
| the quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: handful] |
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Fistful
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
Brewer could be looking at a fistful of consecutive starts.
My father reached into his pockets, digging out a fistful of change.
Four years ago, she had a fistful of hair in her hands, but the gold medal was out of reach.
As a rough test for this moisture level, it should be possible to squeeze a few drops of water from a fistful of leaves.
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