Handful

Word HANDFUL
Character 7
Hyphenation hand ful
Pronunciations /ˈhæn(d)fəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Handful"

What do we mean by handful?

The amount that a hand can hold. noun

A small, undefined number or quantity. noun

One that is difficult to control or handle. noun

As much as the hand can grasp or contain. noun

A unit of length equal to four inches; a hand. noun

A small quantity or number; a little. noun

As much as one can hold or manage; full employment. noun

As much as the hand will grasp or contain. noun

A hand's breadth; four inches. noun

A small quantity or number. noun

A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one can manage. noun

To have one's hands full; to have all one can do. noun

As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison noun

A hand's breadth; four inches. noun

A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand. noun

Something which can only be managed with difficulty. noun

The quantity that can be held in the hand noun

A small number or amount noun

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

A hand's breadth; four inches.

A small number, usually approximately five.

A group or number of things; a bunch.

Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

A five-year prison sentence.

The number five on a scorecard Urban Dictionary

The swift grabbing of another boy's pectoral muscle, the male titty. Not necessarily confined to men, but its more funny that way. Can be used in multiple contexts Urban Dictionary

Used to describe testicles of quite decent size. Urban Dictionary

Committed to your soulmate, no matter what, United, showing of strength, 2 as one. To have true love. Urban Dictionary

Two things being tied Urban Dictionary

A physical exchange of drugs for money or the crime associated with this act. Urban Dictionary

A type of fighting or combat without weapons. The term does not preclude use of other body parts, like legs, knees, and elbows. It also doesn't require that the entire fight be stand-up combat or exclusive of ground combat, like grappling and wrestling. Urban Dictionary

When someone is hard to handle Urban Dictionary

Performing an activity without the use of the hands Urban Dictionary

A euphemism used to describe a kid who is an attention demanding jerk and allowed to behave badly wherever she goes. She wields control the over family while her parents do nothing to discourage it, in fact they may beam with pride over the behavior and even find it adorable. (See also: feisty, sparkplug, firecracker, pistol) Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Handful

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The word "handful" in example sentences

In the early 90s he dated the housemate of my then-boyfriend and it was quite bizarre when he told me, when refering to bosoms, that "more than a handful is a waste". ❋ Roger Sutton (2008)

While professing unhappiness with what he called a handful of "mistakes," he held fast to his basic support of Bush's policies. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"There is no word more shameful in the Israeli lexicon of violence than the word 'handful,' " wrote Nahum Barnea, a columnist for the newspaper Yediot Aharonot. ❋ By ETHAN BRONNER (2011)

That's why the IP address management vendor is looking to dispel what it calls a handful of myths around DNS and get people paying attention to the technology in 2009, despite economic worries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Weatherspoon's big plays were among the handful from a defense that has 10 starters back and was expected to be much improved. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Furthermore, that thin handful of shared beliefs that held the roof up -- imperialism, racism, antipathy to democracy, militarism, and authoritarianism -- was absolutely unacceptable to the vast majority of Americans; so you couldn't put any of that rigging out there where the voters might chance to see it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

President Obama says he called a handful of troops this morning wishing them a merry Christmas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Aiming to minimize his risk, he called a handful of funds to find how many bonds in their portfolios were considered "distressed," with yields 10 percentage points above Treasurys. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I often give them to people," said Anice, taking a handful from the basket and offering them to her across the holly. ❋ Unknown (1877)

Mission mech franchise ready to roll out, having delayed the title a handful of times. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A teacher calls a handful to the front to show what they have done. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Naming names, he called a handful of Jewish agencies "lousy, miserable, corrupt organizations"; he said contributors were "just plain stupid," for giving them money. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When Kyser needed a routine gynecological exam, she called a handful of local doctors, all of whom were charging $200 or more. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"But I said a 'handful' -- not a 'kneeful,'" Sandy answered. ❋ Arthur Scott Bailey (1913)

Only a handful are as short as a week, which is still a lot of vacation time for someone with family commitments. ❋ Grrm (2010)

If you had on pajamas with pockets you could sneak a handful of animal crackers upstairs, but first you had to get them out of the kitchen. ❋ Con Chapman (2011)

Having been a lawyer for several years and read sites like this one and SCOTUSblog for a few years, I can name all of the Justices, picture where they sit for arguments, tell you their approximate ages, backgrounds, where they went to law school, and probably name a handful of their clerks ... and I can probably name all of their predecessors going back 50 years or so. ❋ Unknown (2010)

During a particular steamy session on the dance floor, Wills moved up behind Kate and cupped her breasts “More than a handful is a waste” in his hands. ❋ Christopher Andersen (2011)

"[What'd] you [get on that] last hole?" "[A handful]" ❋ Thickduff (2004)

"dude, [gimme] [a handful]!" "NO, get OFFFFFFFF me!" OR "Lets go handfulling tonight!" "I handful-assaulted that dude [in class] today" ❋ BrownFury (2008)

Sarah: So, are his big, small, what? Like, [golf ball] sized, or [ping pong] balls? Jane: [I don't know about all that], but they're a good handful. ❋ Itsmeduhhh338 (2009)

Sarah and [Justin] are the definition of [true love], they walk this earth [hand in hand]. ❋ Lucky Man (2020)

I have [three] favorites they all [go] hand in hand. ❋ Pamella (2008)

Van $tylez: What did you get locked up for [back then]? [AZ]: [Uhhhh], hand-to-hand. ❋ Funk_soul_bubby (2012)

Those two drunk [fuckers] got into some mean hand to hand [combat] back outside [the bar]. ❋ TheUrbanatorist2011 (2011)

[Gregg] is [such a] [handful] ❋ Crawling Fungus (2017)

Why does [Rover] [keep] [licking] himself? Because he has no hands. ❋ Yorrick Hunt (2008)

My 10-year old is such a [feisty] little [firecracker], isn't she? She's the baby of the family and can be a real [handful]. ❋ Croquemadame (2016)

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