handful
🇺🇸
/ˈhændfʊl/
🇬🇧
/ˈhændfʊl/
noun
C1
an amount that fits in one hand
She took a handful of nuts from the bowl.
C1
a small number of people or things
Only a handful of students passed the difficult test.
R
someone or something hard to control
The energetic puppy is a real handful for its owner.
translation
an amount that fits in one hand; a small number of people or things; someone or something hard to control
Word Forms
Plural
handfuls