handful

noun

Definition of handfulnext
as in few
a small number only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike

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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.

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