few

adj : (quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a

small number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons

than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far

between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women

have led troops in battle" [ant: {many}]

n 1: an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a

case of beer and drank a few"

2: a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating

few"