handful, be a handful, be few

handful, be a handful, be few
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  • handful — [adj] a small quantity few, scattering, small number, smattering, some, spattering, sprinkling; concept 789 Ant. lot, mass …   New thesaurus

  • few — 1. adjective 1) police are revealing few details Syn: not many, hardly any, scarcely any; a small number of, a small amount of, one or two, a handful of; little See note at less Ant: many 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • few — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. not many, little; scant[y], meager, scarce, rare; infrequent; several, two or three, hardly any. See rarity. Ant., many. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. not many, scarcely any, hardly any, less, sparse …   English dictionary for students

  • handful — noun 1) a handful of bad apples Syn: a few, a small number of, a small amount of, a small quantity of, one or two, some, not many, a scattering of, a trickle of 2) informal the child is a real handful Syn: nuisa …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • handful — Synonyms and related words: Augean task, Herculean task, a few, ace, atom, backbreaker, ballbuster, bit, bitch, bother, chore, couple, dab, dead lift, dole, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, dwarf, farthing, few, fistful, fleck, flyspeck, fragment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • few — 1. determiner police are revealing few details Syn: not many, hardly any, scarcely any, a small number of, a handful of, a couple of, one or two Ant: many 2. adjective comforts here are few Syn: scarce, scant …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • handful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fistful, grip; quantity, few, some; informal, trouble, problem, nuisance, difficulty, pain in the neck (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. a small quantity, some, a little, a sprinkling; see few …   English dictionary for students

  • few — adj not many, hardly any, scarcely any; Inf. a couple of, a handful of, a sprinkling of, one or two; scant, skimpy, meager; rare, scarce, few and far between; occasional, infrequent, sporadic …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • few — Synonyms and related words: cursory, depthless, footling, handful, hardly any, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, least, little, littlest, low, lowest, meager, miniature, minim, minimum, negligible, no great shakes, not many,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • handful of people — small number of people, a few people …   English contemporary dictionary

  • handful — n fistful, small amount, modicum; a few, a little …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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