English-Thai Dictionary

handful

N หนึ่ง กำมือ  จำนวน หนึ่ง กำมือ  nuang-kam-mue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HANDFUL

n.As much as the hand will grasp or contain. 1. As much as the arms will embrace.
2. A palm; four inches.
3. A small quantity or number. A handful of men.
4. As much as can be done; full employment.
In America, the phrase is, he has his hands full.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HANDFUL

Hand "ful, n.; pl. Hand flus. Etym: [AS. handfull.]

 

1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison.

 

2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs. ] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. Bacon.

 

3. A small quantity. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. Fuller. To have one's handful, to have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs. ]They had their handful to defend themselves from firing. Sir. W. Raleigh.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

handful

hand ful |ˈhan (d )ˌfo͝ol ˈhæn (d )ˌfʊl | ▶noun ( pl. handfuls ) 1 a quantity that fills the hand: a small handful of fresh coriander. • a small number or amount: one of a handful of attorneys in the Southwest who specialize in water-rights laws. 2 informal a person who is very difficult to deal with or control: the kids could be such a handful.

 

Oxford Dictionary

handful

hand |ful |ˈhan (d )fʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶noun ( pl. handfuls ) 1 a quantity that fills the hand: a small handful of fresh coriander. • a small number or amount: only a handful of people were in the pub. 2 informal a person or group that is very difficult to deal with or control: the kids could be such a handful.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

handful

handful noun 1 a handful of bad apples: 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: nuisance, problem, bother, irritant, thorn in someone's flesh /side; informal pest, headache, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the butt.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

handful

handful noun 1 we've received only a handful of letters: a small number, a small amount, a small quantity, a sprinkling, a smattering, a scattering, a trickle; a few, one or two, several, some, not many. ANTONYMS a lot. 2 informal the child is a real handful: nuisance, problem, bother, irritant, source of annoyance, thorn in someone's flesh, thorn in someone's side, bugbear; informal pest, headache, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the backside, blister; Scottish informal nyaff, skelf; N. Amer. informal pain in the butt, nudnik, burr under /in someone's saddle; Austral. /NZ informal nark; Brit. vulgar slang pain in the arse. ANTONYMS blessing.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

handful

hand ful /hǽn (d )fʊ̀l /→hand 名詞 複 ～s /-z /, hands- /-(d )z- /C 1 〖a ～ of A 〗一握り [一つかみ ]の量のA (!Aは U 名詞か C 名詞の複数形 ) ▸ a handful of nuts [sand ]一握りのナッツ [砂 ].2 ｟くだけて ｠〖通例only [just ] a ～ of A 〗ほんの少数のA , わずかのA (! Aは C 名詞の複数形 ) (a small number ).3 ｟くだけて ｠〖単数形で 〗手に負えない人 (! 特に子供 ) , やっかいな人 [動物 , 事 ]▸ A pack of little boys can be a real handful sometimes .小さい男の子が何人か集まると本当に手に負えないことがある