noun
1 amount that can be held in one hand
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ double
▪
She bent and pulled up a double ~ of weeds.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
She grabbed ~s of the dirty snow.
2 small number of people/things
ADJECTIVE
▪ small , tiny
▪ mere
▪
Having to cope with a mere ~ of staff was too much for her.
▪ good , large
▪
She has a good ~ of Hollywood roles under her belt.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
Only a ~ of people know the true situation.
PHRASES
▪ just a ~ of sth , only a ~ of sth
▪
We have received only a small ~ of letters on this subject.