handful

Bir avuç

A quantity that fills the hand; as much as can be held in one hand.

• She grabbed a handful of berries from the bowl.
• Add a handful of flour to the mixture.
• He picked up a handful of sand and let it fall through his fingers.
• Only a handful of universities worldwide offer specialized doctoral programs in computational linguistics and natural language processing.
• The archaeological team discovered a handful of ancient coins buried beneath the remains of a Roman marketplace.
• Despite thousands of applications, the prestigious fellowship accepts merely a handful of candidates each year from across the continent.

Eş anlamlılar: fistful, palmful

Az sayıda, bir avuç

A small number or quantity of something.

• Only a handful of students showed up to the early class.
• There were just a handful of people at the meeting.
• A handful of companies dominate the market.

Eş anlamlılar: few, small number, smattering, sprinkling

Zıt anlamlılar: multitude, abundance, majority

Başa çıkılması zor kişi veya şey

A person or thing that is difficult to manage or control.

• Their toddler is quite a handful.
• The new puppy is a real handful to train.
• Managing three projects at once is a bit of a handful.

Eş anlamlılar: trouble, challenge, nuisance