Synonyms

handful

[hand-fool]

hand·ful

[hand-fool]
noun, plural hand·fuls.
1.
the quantity or amount that the hand can hold: a handful of coins.
2.
a small amount, number, or quantity: a handful of men.
3.
Informal. a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control: The baby's tantrums made him a handful.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English. See hand, -ful


See -ful.

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handful (ˈhændfʊl)
 
n , pl -fuls
1.  the amount or number that can be held in the hand
2.  a small number or quantity
3.  informal a person or thing difficult to manage or control

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handful definition


  1. n.
    a difficult thing or person. : Little Jimmy is a handful.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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