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FISTFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fistful mean?
• FISTFUL (noun)
The noun FISTFUL has 1 sense:
1. the quantity that can be held in the hand
Familiarity information: FISTFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quantity that can be held in the hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
fistful; handful
Hypernyms ("fistful" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
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