handbow | (noun) a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow | - |
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handbreadth | (noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand | Synonyms: handsbreadth |
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handcar | (noun) a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor | - |
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handcart | (noun) wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | Synonyms: cart, go-cart, pushcart |
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handclap | (noun) a clap of the hands to indicate approval | - |
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handclasp | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handshake, handshaking, shake |
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handcraft | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handicraft, handiwork, handwork |
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handcuff | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handlock, manacle |
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handedness | (noun) the property of using one hand more than the other | Synonyms: laterality |
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handful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in the hand | Synonyms: fistful |
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(noun) a small number or amount | Synonyms: smattering |
handgrip | (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handle, hold |
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handgun | (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | Synonyms: pistol, shooting iron, side arm |
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handhold | (noun) an appendage to hold onto | - |
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handicap | (noun) advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning | - |
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(noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment |
(noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disability, disablement, impairment |
handicapped | (noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped | Synonyms: disabled |
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handicapper | (noun) someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) | Synonyms: odds-maker |
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handicraft | (noun) a craft that requires skillful hands | - |
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(noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handiwork, handwork |
handiness | (noun) the quality of being at hand when needed | Synonyms: accessibility, availability, availableness |
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(noun) skillfulness with the hands | - |
handiwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handwork |
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handkerchief | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: hankey, hankie, hanky |
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handle | (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handgrip, hold |
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handlebar | (noun) the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle | - |
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handler | (noun) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | Synonyms: coach, manager |
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(noun) one who trains or exhibits animals | Synonyms: animal trainer |
(noun) an agent who handles something or someone | - |
handline | (noun) a fishing line managed principally by hand | Synonyms: hand line |
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(noun) (climbing) a line that can be hung onto with hands while climbing up or down a steep or slick section for limited protection. | - |
handling | (noun) manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something | - |
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(noun) the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means | Synonyms: manipulation |
(noun) the management of someone or something | Synonyms: treatment |
handlock | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handcuff, manacle |
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handloom | (noun) a loom powered by hand | - |
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handmaid | (noun) a personal maid or female attendant | Synonyms: handmaiden |
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(noun) in a subordinate position | Synonyms: handmaiden, servant |
handmaiden | (noun) a personal maid or female attendant | Synonyms: handmaid |
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(noun) in a subordinate position | Synonyms: handmaid, servant |
handoff | (noun) (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate | - |
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handout | (noun) giving money or food or clothing to a needy person | - |
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(noun) an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation | Synonyms: press release, release |
handover | (noun) act of relinquishing property or authority etc | - |
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handrail | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, banister, bannister |
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handrest | (noun) a support for the hand | - |
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hands | (noun) (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | Synonyms: custody |
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(noun) the force of workers available | Synonyms: manpower, men, work force, workforce |
handsaw | (noun) a saw used with one hand for cutting wood | Synonyms: carpenter's saw, hand saw |
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handsbreadth | (noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand | Synonyms: handbreadth |
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handset | (noun) telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle | Synonyms: French telephone |
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handshake | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshaking, shake |
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handshaking | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshake, shake |
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handsomeness | (noun) the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) | Synonyms: good looks |
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handspike | (noun) a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever | - |
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handspring | (noun) an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again | - |
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handstamp | (noun) a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand | Synonyms: rubber stamp |
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handstand | (noun) the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position | - |
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handwear | (noun) clothing for the hands | Synonyms: hand wear |
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handwheel | (noun) control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated | - |
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(noun) a wheel worked by hand | - |
handwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handiwork |
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handwriting | (noun) the activity of writing by hand | - |
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(noun) something written by hand | Synonyms: hand, script |
handyman | (noun) a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks | Synonyms: jack of all trades, odd-job man |
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hang | (noun) a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms | - |
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(noun) the way a garment hangs | - |
(noun) a special way of doing something | Synonyms: bent, knack |
hangar | (noun) a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained | Synonyms: airdock, repair shed |
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hangbird | (noun) eastern subspecies of northern oriole | Synonyms: Baltimore bird, Baltimore oriole, firebird, Icterus galbula galbula |
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hanger | (noun) anything from which something can be hung | - |
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(noun) a worker who hangs something | - |
hanging | (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | Synonyms: dangling, suspension |
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(noun) a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead | - |
(noun) decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window | Synonyms: wall hanging |
hangman | (noun) an executioner who hangs the condemned person | - |
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hangnail | (noun) a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected | Synonyms: agnail |
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hangout | (noun) a frequently visited place | Synonyms: haunt, repair, resort, stamping ground |
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hangover | (noun) something that has survived from the past | Synonyms: holdover |
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(noun) an official who remains in office after his term | Synonyms: holdover |
(noun) disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) | Synonyms: katzenjammer |
hank | (noun) a coil of rope or wool or yarn | - |
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hankering | (noun) a yearning for something or to do something | Synonyms: yen |
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hankey | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: handkerchief, hankie, hanky |
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hankie | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: handkerchief, hankey, hanky |
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hanky | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: handkerchief, hankey, hankie |
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hansom | (noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers | Synonyms: hansom cab |
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hanuman | (noun) langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India | Synonyms: entellus, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus |
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hindshank | (noun) a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg | - |
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interchange | (noun) the act of changing one thing for another thing | Synonyms: exchange |
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(noun) mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) | Synonyms: give-and-take, reciprocation |
(noun) reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | Synonyms: exchange |
(noun) a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams | - |
interchangeability | (noun) the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange | Synonyms: exchangeability, fungibility, interchangeableness |
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interchangeableness | (noun) the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange | Synonyms: exchangeability, fungibility, interchangeability |
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khan | (noun) an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans | Synonyms: caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai |
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(noun) a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries | - |
khanate | (noun) the position of a khan | - |
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(noun) the realm of a khan | - |
lanthanide | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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lanthanoid | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanide, lanthanon, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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lanthanon | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanide, lanthanoid, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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lanthanum | (noun) a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth | Synonyms: atomic number 57, La |
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lefthander | (noun) a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand | Synonyms: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefty, southpaw |
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levallorphan | (noun) drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects | Synonyms: Lorfan |
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leviathan | (noun) the largest or most massive thing of its kind | - |
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(noun) monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament | - |
lohan | (noun) a Buddhist who has attained nirvana | Synonyms: Arhant, Arhat |
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longhand | (noun) rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | Synonyms: cursive, cursive script, running hand |
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lymphangiectasia | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasis |
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lymphangiectasis | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasia |
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lymphangiogram | (noun) an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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lymphangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram | Synonyms: lymphography |
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lymphangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels | - |
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lymphangitis | (noun) inflammation of a lymph vessel | - |
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mechanic | (noun) a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | Synonyms: machinist, shop mechanic |
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(noun) someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles | Synonyms: auto-mechanic, automobile mechanic, car-mechanic, grease monkey |
mechanics | (noun) the technical aspects of doing something | Synonyms: mechanism |
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(noun) the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference | - |
mechanisation | (noun) the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | Synonyms: automation, mechanization |
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(noun) the condition of having a highly technical implementation | Synonyms: mechanization |
mechanism | (noun) the technical aspects of doing something | Synonyms: mechanics |
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(noun) device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | - |
(noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes | - |
(noun) a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function | - |
(noun) the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | Synonyms: chemical mechanism |
mechanist | (noun) a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism | - |
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mechanization | (noun) the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware | Synonyms: automation, mechanisation |
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(noun) the condition of having a highly technical implementation | Synonyms: mechanisation |
merchandise | (noun) items for sale to the individual consumer | Synonyms: product, ware |
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(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups | Synonyms: merchandising |
merchandiser | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchant |
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merchandising | (noun) the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | Synonyms: marketing, selling |
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(noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | Synonyms: advertising, publicizing |
(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups | Synonyms: merchandise |
merchant | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchandiser |
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merchantability | (noun) the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold | - |
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merchantman | (noun) a cargo ship | Synonyms: bottom, freighter, merchant ship |
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methanal | (noun) a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol | Synonyms: formaldehyde |
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