fistful
noun
fist·ful
ˈfist-ˌfu̇l 
1
: handful
a fistful of coins
2
: a considerable number or amount
a whole fistful of musicians—
Thomas Lask
Thomas LaskSynonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of fistful in a Sentence
She has won a fistful of awards.
repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money
Recent Examples on the Web
Using it is a little like buying a fistful of lottery tickets.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
There might be a risk associated with regularly eating fistfuls of oxidized nuts, though.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2024
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024
There might be a risk associated with regularly eating fistfuls of oxidized nuts, though.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fistful
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“Fistful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fistful. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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