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A FEW
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
More than one but indefinitely small in number
Example:
a couple of roses
Synonyms:
a couple of; a few
Classified under:
Similar:
few (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite number)
Context examples:
Mingled with these were a few scattered pines, some fifty, some nearer seventy, feet high.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I gave a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Besides, I found that my understanding improved so much with every day’s experience that I was unwilling to commence this undertaking until a few more months should have added to my sagacity.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Odds and ends, some pipes, a few novels, two of them in Spanish, an old-fashioned pinfire revolver, and a guitar were among the personal property.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Treatment may also be a few days in the hospital for intravenous (IV) fluids, medicines to relieve pain, and nutritional support.
(Pancreatitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A person may have just a few or as many as several hundred fractures in a lifetime.
(Osteogenesis Imperfecta, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
You will probably be back to your normal activities within a few days.
(Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators, NIH)
It is characterized by the presence of a few large cysts and is composed of glycogen-rich epithelial cells which produce a watery fluid.
(Pancreatic Macrocystic Serous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The man went off noiselessly and swiftly, but was back in a few minutes with a flat brown basket.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
For a few moments it seemed that their object would be attained without danger, so swift and so silent had been their movements.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
