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fistfuls

fistfuls is the plural of fistful.

Meaning of fistful

Noun

fistful (plural fistfuls or fistsful)

  1. The amount that can be held in a closed fist.
    Synonyms:
    handful
  2. (broadly) A small number of something.
    • At Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, he survived to pilot Navy reconnaissance planes again and pick up a fistful of medals, from the Purple Heart to the Distinguished Flying Cross.1967 June 9, “Nation: A Comer Arrives”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    handful
  3. A blow with the fist.
    Synonyms:
    punch

Questions about fistfuls

What is fistfuls the plural of?
Fistfuls is the plural of fistful.

Words near fistfuls in the dictionary

  1. fistfuck
  2. fistfucked
  3. fistfucking
  4. fistfucks
  5. fistful
  6. fistfuls
  7. fistiana
  8. fistic
  9. fistical
  10. fisticuff
  11. fisticuffed

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