fistful


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fist·ful

 (fĭst′fo͝ol′)
n. pl. fist·fuls
The amount that a fist can hold.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

fistful

(ˈfɪstfʊl)
n
the amount that can be held in the fist
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fist•ful

(ˈfɪst fʊl)

n., pl. -fuls.
a handful.
[1605–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fistful - the quantity that can be held in the hand
handful
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
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Translations

fistful

[ˈfɪstfʊl] N → puñado m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fistful

[ˈfɪstfʊl] n (= handful) → poignée f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fistful

n → Handvoll f; a fistful of pound coins → eine Handvoll Pfundmünzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fistful

[ˈfɪstfʊl] n → pugno, manciata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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