Associations to the word «Handful»
Noun
Wiktionary
HANDFUL, noun. The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
HANDFUL, noun. (obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.
HANDFUL, noun. A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five.
HANDFUL, noun. Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
Dictionary definition
HANDFUL, noun. A small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received".
HANDFUL, noun. The quantity that can be held in the hand.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.