handful की परिभाषा

शब्द आवृत्ति

handful

(hændfʊl )

शब्द प्रारूप:plural handfuls

1. एकवचन संज्ञा

A handful of people or things is a small number of them.

He surveyed the handful of customers at the bar. [+ of]

One spring morning a handful of potential investors assembled in Quincy.

2. गणनीय संज्ञा

A handful of something is the amount of it that you can hold in your hand.

She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. [+ of]

3. एकवचन संज्ञा

If you say that someone, especially a child, is a handful, you mean that they are difficult to control.

[informal]

Zara can be a handful sometimes.

समानार्थी शब्द:nuisance, bother, pest, pain in the neck [informal] handful के अधिक समानार्थी

handful के अधिक समानार्थी

Video: pronunciation of 'handful'

शब्द आवृत्ति

handful in American

(ˈhændˌfʊl ; handˈfoolˌ)

संज्ञाशब्द प्रारूप:plural ˈhandˌfuls

as much or as many as the hand will hold

a relatively small number or amount

a mere handful of people

3. Informal

as much as one is able to manage; someone or something hard to manage

handful के शब्द मूल

ME < OE handfull

शब्द आवृत्ति

handful in British

(ˈhændfʊl )

संज्ञाशब्द प्रारूप:plural -fuls

the amount or number that can be held in the hand

a small number or quantity

3. informal

a person or thing difficult to manage or control

handful युक्त उदाहरण वाक्य

ये उदाहरण स्वचालित रूप से चुने गए हैं और इसमें संवेदनशील सामग्री हो सकती है अधिक पढ़ें…

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