Synonyms:
smattering
Meaning: a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
Synonyms:
handful, smattering
Meaning: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"
Usage examples
The butcher had brought me a huge slab of meat for my first dinner when I had timidly ordered "rib roast," and with the aid of my mother's cook book and my own smattering of cooking, my sole housewifely accomplishment, I had been trying to disguise it for subsequent meals.