| query | A h______ of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand.A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. |
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| word | handful |
| full-definition | noun A handful of people or things is a small number of them. He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar. One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy. A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control. Zara can be a handful sometimes. |
| inflections | handfuls |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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