handful (Meaning)

Wordnet

handful (n)

a small number or amount

the quantity that can be held in the hand

Webster

handful (n.)

As much as the hand will grasp or contain.

A hand's breadth; four inches.

A small quantity.

handful Sentence Examples

  1. The farmer scooped up a handful of seeds and scattered them across the field.
  2. The child clutched a handful of colorful candies in her tiny fists.
  3. The cook measured out a handful of flour for the baking recipe.
  4. The boy gathered a handful of pebbles and aimed them at the target.
  5. The librarian cautiously picked up a handful of ancient manuscripts.
  6. The gardener pulled up a handful of weeds from the flowerbed.
  7. The artist painted a handful of bold strokes on the canvas.
  8. The mechanic held a handful of tools as he inspected the car.
  9. The dancer twirled and jumped, scattering a handful of sequins into the air.
  10. The salesperson offered customers a handful of samples to try before making a purchase.

FAQs About the word handful

a small number or amount, the quantity that can be held in the handAs much as the hand will grasp or contain., A hand's breadth; four inches., A small quantity.

few, couple,scatter, sprinkling, smattering, scattering, shred, fragment, atom, molecule

loads, loads, host, crowd, army, most, many, flock, host, multitude

The farmer scooped up a handful of seeds and scattered them across the field.

The child clutched a handful of colorful candies in her tiny fists.

The cook measured out a handful of flour for the baking recipe.

The boy gathered a handful of pebbles and aimed them at the target.