[noun] an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"
[noun] a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
[adjective] a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite 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"
