Handful and Peanuts

Handful

Handful noun - A small number.

Peanuts and handful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peanuts" instead a noun "Handful".

Nearby Word: hand

Peanuts

Peanuts noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: that's peanuts compared to what I had to deal with yesterday

Handful and peanuts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handful" instead a noun "Peanuts".

Both words in one sentence

  • Adults are so useless in Peanuts that, outside of a handful of scenes in the animated specials, they never appear onscreen or have any lines.
  • Lost Food Grievance In Every Which Way But Loose, a big good ol' boy at a bar gets annoyed when Philo repeatedly reaches across him to grab a handful of peanuts from the bowl (presumably to bring home for Clyde the orangutan).
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