Handfulls

Handfulls
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She watched the two children a moment as they dropped handfuls of the bluish globes on the towel.
They gathered handfuls and helped their mothers fill baskets and skin bags.
Then all the boys bent over the puddle, and scooped up great handfuls of water, and threw them over each other.
Some merely put a few handfuls of salt into and around it, then roll it together, and hang it near the chimney to dry.
Take three or four eggs, a pint of new milk, a couple of handfuls of flour, three yolks.
Put a few handfuls of oats in the four-quart measure and hold it up so he can see it.
The next morning Johnnie took Twinkleheels' halter and the four-quart measure with three big handfuls of oats in it.
Then I took down the salt-box that was on the chimney-shelf and mixed handfuls of salt in the porridge left in the pot.
Seeing Rose lying full length upon the grass, idly plucking handfuls of it and flinging them at Matilda, he hesitated.
Marvelling how they got there, she put a few handfuls of the oats into her pocket, and passed on into a second chamber.

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Sometimes, measurement words can make it a little tricky to understand how the English language works. You’d expect when something is “full,” you’d add the word “full” to the end, but for some reason, that isn’t the case! Let us talk you through it, though, with “handful” and how we actually show a quantity of something when added on the end of a word.
The correct spelling is “handful” with only one “l” at the end of the word. “Handfull” is completely incorrect and should never be used. However, it’s a fairly common misunderstanding since when your “hand” is “full”, you should be able to combine the two words to make “handfull.” However, we drop the “l” and keep “handful” as “-ful” is a suffix at the end of a word that means “would fill.”
If you’re unsure what a handful is, just remember that your “hand is full.” It’s the number of materials needed to fill up one closed hand. Obviously, this varies from person to person, but the general idea always ends up being the same. Most people will only fit the same (or thereabouts) quantity of stuff inside their hand.
For extra help, we’ll include the word “roomful” as another way to understand the “-ful” ending of the word. Even though a “room is full” of material and contents, you still drop the “l.” You’ll never need to put the word “full” at the end of another word to turn it into a compound word. It’s just one of those rules in the language that you need to get used to.
“Handful” is a singular word, usually preceded by “a” to show this. For example, “a handful of spices” shows that it only refers to one handful. However, what do we do when we want to turn it into a plural? There are three potential options, each one slightly different from the last. Let’s start with “hands full.” Hopefully, you’ve already understood that this isn’t the plural, as we don’t say “hand full” as two separate words.
If you’ve already come across the word before, this probably already looks right to you. This is the only acceptable way to write the plural “handful” if you ever need it. Just remember to add an “s” to the end. Luckily, though the “-ful” suffix isn’t a regular rule, the “s” to the end to form a plural is easy to remember and follows normal pluralization rules.
Let’s finish up by looking at a selection of sentences using both “handful” and “handfull.” We’ll highlight them all as correct and incorrect depending on which spelling we use, but we encourage you to play along for yourself and see how much you’ve learned from the article! Remember, there is only one correct spelling for this one, and once you’ve understood it, it makes the language much easier!
Correct:Just a handful of spices are needed.
Incorrect:The children are a handfull.
Correct:1 handful of sugar is enough for the perfect cake.
Incorrect:I have a handfull of rice, do you mind?
Correct:Where can I find 1 handful of asparagus?
Incorrect:You’re quite the handfull , you know that?
Incorrect:Why can’t I find a handfull of salt anywhere in this house?
Correct:This is a handful. This is a roomful. Know the difference.
Incorrect:You really are a handfull , sometimes.
How did you get on with marking these sentences either correct or incorrect? Hopefully, you’ve learned all you can about the correct form (and the plural form) of “handful” now! You can start using it without a single worry! Good luck with your learning.
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the quantity or amount that the hand can hold: a handful of coins.
a small amount, number, or quantity: a handful of men.
Informal . a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control: The baby's tantrums made him a handful.
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before 900; Middle English, Old English. See hand , -ful
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
the amount or number that can be held in the hand
informal a person or thing difficult to manage or control
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Still, a handful of venues and companies plan to reopen sooner.
Only a handful still sees virtual weddings as a viable option.
Only a handful of closely related species now have it, they learned.
Unfortunately, as it stands today, the entire field of AI ethics is at grave risk of limiting itself to languages, ideas, theories, and challenges from a handful of regions—primarily North America, Western Europe, and East Asia.
Colbert is trapped in the same building with the same small handful of people every day, and the challenge is to keep making them laugh.
Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
Knight lived down the street from Scalise, and had met him a handful of times at Republican Party events.
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Still, a handful of centuries-old establishments have survived and housed some pretty phenomenal history.
The Finches have made no small point of the fact that Meredith is one of only a handful of women to ever write Wonder Woman.
He fumbled under his overcoat for loose silver, drew out a handful and paid off the taximan.
Severely wounded, with a handful of followers, he fought his way through a column of the enemy and reached the bank of the Elster.
Soon Antler arose and laid down her load; and breaking a handful of branches, she hurried over the drifts and met the Cave-men.
But they are a mere handful , quite insignificant, kept alive mainly by the Most and Peukert feud.
It's a nuisance just at present, when I am so busy with Asturian affairs and the king is such a handful to hold.

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