Antonyms for handfuls
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hand-foo l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhænd fʊl |
Definition of handfuls
Origin :- Old English handful; see hand (n.) + -ful. Originally the quality that can be held in a hand; also a medieval linear measurement of four inches. Meaning "a small portion or part" is from c.1400. Figurative meaning "as much as one can manage" is from 1755.
- As in lump : noun clump, mass
- As in sprinkling : noun hint, dash
- As in gob : noun lump
- Here and there were men to offer biscuits and handfuls of prunes.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- Put four pounds of pure honey into a still, with twelve handfuls of the tendrils of vines, and the same quantity of rosemary tops.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- In all the wantonness of children, we tore the fruit in handfuls, and threw it around us.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- It is said that each person should throw only five handfuls.
- Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
- She carried her armfuls of dishes and food as if they were handfuls of marshmallows.
- Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
- He distributed offices by handfuls without caring to take them.
- Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams
- A barrel of water with six handfuls of salt are the proportions.
- Extract from : « Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce » by E. R. Billings.
- Gold will level all obstacles, and to-morrow we shall gather it by handfuls.
- Extract from : « Wood Rangers » by Mayne Reid
- With eager fingers they clutched the salt, and conveyed it to their mouths in handfuls.
- Extract from : « In Court and Kampong » by Hugh Clifford
- I gathered up the gems by handfuls and stuffed them into my wallet.
- Extract from : « Romance of Roman Villas » by Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
Synonyms for handfuls
- admixture
- agglomeration
- ball
- bit
- block
- bulge
- bulk
- bump
- bunch
- cake
- chip
- chunk
- clod
- clump
- cluster
- crumb
- dab
- dust
- dusting
- few
- gob
- group
- growth
- handful
- hunch
- hunk
- knot
- knurl
- lick
- lot
- mixture
- morsel
- mountain
- much
- nugget
- part
- peck
- piece
- pile
- portion
- powdering
- protrusion
- protuberan
- protuberance
- scattering
- scrap
- section
- several
- smattering
- solid
- spot
- sprinkle
- strain
- swelling
- taste
- tinge
- touch
- trace
- tumescence
- tumor
- wad
- wedge
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