Synonym: many. Similar words: a few, fee, Jew, new, sec., veg, be, beg. Meaning: [fjuː] 
n. 1. an indefinite but relatively small number 2. a small elite group. adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.
n. 1. an indefinite but relatively small number 2. a small elite group. adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number. 1. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. 
2. Fat hens lay few eggs.
3. Few words to the wise suffice.
4. Few rich men own their property.The property owns them.
5. Many are called but few are chosen.
6. Books and friends should be few but good.
7. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
8. Have but few friends, though many acquaintances.
9. Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
10. Love all, trust a few, be false to none.
11. A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
12. Few candidates had received any training in management.
13. She went aside for a few moments.
14. Very few students learn Latin now.
15. He hastily stuffed a few clothes into a bag.
16. I've been setting aside a few pounds each week.
17. We'd had a few jars down the pub.
18. The seeds will sprout in a few days.
19. He packed a few things into a bag.
20. For a few seconds nobody said anything.
21. The horsemen cantered round the field a few times.
22. It happened a few minutes ago.
23. Let the soup simmer a few minutes.
24. Prices have risen sharply over the last few months.
25. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
26. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,(sentencedict.com) and some few to be chewed and digested. Francis Bacon
27. It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
28. To live long is almost everyone's wish, but to live well is the ambitiion of a few.
29. One foe is too many; and a hundred friends too few.
30. One enemy [foe] is too many; and a hundred friends too few.