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n. The amount that a hand can hold.

n. A small, undefined number or quantity: only a handful of people on the street.

n. Informal One that is difficult to control or handle: The hyperactive toddler is a real handful.

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

n. A hand's breadth; four inches.

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

n. Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain.

n. A hand's breadth; four inches.

n. A small quantity or number.

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

n. As much as the hand can grasp or contain.

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

n. A small quantity or number; a little.

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

n. the quantity that can be held in the hand

n. a small number or amount

"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"."

containerful    small indefinite quantity    small indefinite amount   

few   

handgrip    handhold   

to    can    have    To    one    Obsolete    s    full    hands    do   

handsbreadth    fistful    handbreadth   

bunch    hundred    plenty    most    couple    pile    quantity    lot    bit    cluster