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View definitions for handful

handful

adjective as in a small quantity

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Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.

Knight lived down the street from Scalise, and had met him a handful of times at Republican Party events.

With only a handful of great directors between the two videos, Fourgrounds can keep this going for years.

Still, a handful of centuries-old establishments have survived and housed some pretty phenomenal history.

The Finches have made no small point of the fact that Meredith is one of only a handful of women to ever write Wonder Woman.

He fumbled under his overcoat for loose silver, drew out a handful and paid off the taximan.

Severely wounded, with a handful of followers, he fought his way through a column of the enemy and reached the bank of the Elster.

Soon Antler arose and laid down her load; and breaking a handful of branches, she hurried over the drifts and met the Cave-men.

But they are a mere handful, quite insignificant, kept alive mainly by the Most and Peukert feud.

It's a nuisance just at present, when I am so busy with Asturian affairs and the king is such a handful to hold.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to handful, such as: few, scattering, smattering, spattering, sprinkling, and small number.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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