Synonyms for handful
ˈhænd fʊlhand·ful

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1. handfulnoun

   Synonyms:
   handsbreadth, handbreadth, fistful

2. handfulnoun

   As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison

   Synonyms:
   handbreadth, fistful, handsbreadth

3. handfulnoun

   A hand's breadth; four inches.

   Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Francis Bacon

   Synonyms:
   handsbreadth, handbreadth, fistful

4. handfulnoun

   A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.

   This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller

   Synonyms:
   fistful, handsbreadth, handbreadth

5. handfulnoun

   Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

   Those twins are a real handful to look after.

   Synonyms:
   fistful, handbreadth, handsbreadth

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1. handful, smatteringnoun

   a small number or amount

   "only a handful of responses were received"

   Synonyms:
   smattering, fistful

2. handful, fistfulnoun

   the quantity that can be held in the hand

   Synonyms:
   smattering, fistful

Matched Categories

1. • Containerful
   • Small Indefinite Quantity

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1. handfulnoun

   Synonyms:
   maniple

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1. List of paraphrases for "handful":

   fistful, handle, handhold, doorknob, hilt, bunch, knob

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1. Charles R. Swindoll:

   I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

2. Senator Manchin:

   The nearest-term issuesThings may not have been blown up on Monday, but there are still very real issues that need to be resolved -- and quickly.There are intensive negotiations to find a compromise on prescription drugs -- something left out of Biden's framework -- that can make its way into the package. This is a huge issue for House Democrats, who know it polls extremely well and has also been a long-standing commitment for the party.But the opposition of a handful of House House Democrats and Sinema have limited the scope and scale of the initial ambitions.Still, for a few days it appeared it would be scrapped altogether. Then House Democrats launched frenzied behind-the-scenes negotiations to try and thread the needle. Those are still ongoing.Democratic leaders also have to address immigration, which a handful of House Democrats have also said must be addressed to secure House Democrats votes. Senate rules have limited -- if not outright killed -- most ambitions on this front. But leaders know they need some kind of resolution here.And finally, Manchin's full-throated view that Senator Manchin needs to see scores in order to vote on any final proposal isn't exclusive to him.There are a group of moderate House House Democrats who share that view and have communicated it with leadership, according to two sources.Given how quickly Democratic leaders want to move, that stance makes things more complicated.Remember : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can only afford to lose three House Democrats. There is virtually no margin for error and a number of real issues to resolve -- and fast. Another under-appreciated outstanding issueProgressives may now be willing to move forward without explicit assurances from centrist senators, but moderate Democrats have been clear for weeks they don't want to vote on anything that will then be changed in the Senate. With Senator Manchin making clear there's still a long way to go with Senator Manchin, this is an issue that needs to be reconciled.About the Senator Manchin remarksCNN reported that Senator Manchin had been frustrated that House Democrats were trying to get Senator Manchin to make a clear endorsement of the $ 1.75 trillion framework -- and Senator Manchin wanted to make clear where Senator Manchin stood as Senator Manchin was getting lobbied to back adding more social programs to the plan, according to a source familiar with Senator Manchin thinking. Senator Manchin also had grown angry that progressives thought they had leverage over Senator Manchin to back the $ 1.75 trillion social safety net expansion plan if they withheld their support for the $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the source said. Senator Manchin, the source said, also didn't like last-minute changes being made to the social safety net proposal. In short, Senator Manchin didn't want to get jammed into supporting something Senator Manchin was far from ready to endorse.The White House viewAbout 20 minutes after Senator Manchin concluded Senator Manchin remarks, White House press secretary Jen Psaki released this statement :.

3. Louis Untermeyer:

   Nothing but blackness aboveAnd nothing that moves but the cars...God, if you wish for our love,Fling us a handful of stars

4. Dutch Proverb:

   A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   Today, after decades of consolidation and deregulation, just a small handful of companies control almost everything you watch, read, and download, given that reality, we should not want even more of the free press to be put under the control of a handful of corporations and 'benevolent' billionaires who can use their media empires to punish their critics and shield themselves from scrutiny.