Значение слова handful

Определения слова handful
- пригоршня, горсть.
  - He bent down, took up a double handful of lukewarm water and rubbed the mess from his face.
  - I saw myself scooping out handfuls of soft loamy earth.
  - 〈…〉 Harry pulled out a handful of strange-looking coins.
- горстка, горсточка, небольшое количество; немного, несколько.
  - But for a long time only a handful of surgeons were qualified or willing to attempt it.
  - A handful of police agents bustled about the room, talking on phones and taking notes.
  - In the course of time the crowd thinned out to a meagre handful.
- разговорный. кто-либо или что-либо, создающий проблему, трудности