"fistful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪstfʊl/ Forms: fistfuls [plural], fistsful [plural]
Etymology: fist + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fist|ful|pos=noun}} fist + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fistsful}} fistful (plural fistfuls or fistsful)
  1. The amount that can be held in a closed fist. Categories (topical): Size Synonyms: handful Translations (the amount that can be held in a closed fist): ус (us) (Bashkir), punyat [masculine] (Catalan), håndfuld [common-gender] (Danish), puñado [masculine] (Galician), presa [feminine] (Galician), marék (Hungarian), pugnedo (Ido), lán doirn [masculine] (Irish), pugno [masculine] (Italian), manciata [feminine] (Italian), pugillum [neuter] (Latin), neve [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), håndfull [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), garść [feminine] (Polish), punhado [masculine] (Portuguese), làn cròige [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), puñado [masculine] (Spanish), näve (Swedish), nävfull (Swedish), handfull (Swedish), గుప్పెడు (guppeḍu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-fistful-en-noun-NRAwtKbE Disambiguation of Size: 47 53 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English nouns suffixed with -ful, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 4 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 88 3 9 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 61 16 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 85 5 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 86 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 76 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 71 9 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 7 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 73 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of 'the amount that can be held in a closed fist': 88 1 11
  2. (by extension) A small number of something. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Size Synonyms: handful
    Sense id: en-fistful-en-noun-5aLx1kcF Disambiguation of Size: 47 53 0
  3. A blow with the fist. Synonyms: punch
    Sense id: en-fistful-en-noun-3gt3rmUB

Inflected forms

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