Thesaurus: handful

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1. n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
2. n. A hand's breadth; four inches.
3. n. A small quantity.
4. n. a small number or amount
5. n. the quantity that can be held in the hand
6. 1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison. 2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. Bacon. 3. A small quantity. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. Fuller. To have one's handful, to have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs.] They had their handful to defend themselves from firing. Sir. W. Raleigh.
7. n:100 n. a small number or amount n. the quantity that can be held in the hand