backhand | (noun) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke | Synonyms: backhand shot, backhand stroke |
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backhander | (noun) a backhanded blow | - |
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chandelier | (noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | Synonyms: pendant, pendent |
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chandelle | (noun) a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction | - |
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chandler | (noun) a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints | - |
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(noun) a retail dealer in provisions and supplies | - |
chandlery | (noun) a storeroom where candles are kept | - |
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(noun) candles and other commodities sold by a chandler | - |
cowhand | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher |
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deckhand | (noun) a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor | Synonyms: roustabout |
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dockhand | (noun) a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | Synonyms: dock-walloper, dock worker, docker, dockworker, loader, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore |
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doorhandle | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorknob |
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farmhand | (noun) a hired hand on a farm | Synonyms: farm worker, field hand, fieldhand |
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fieldhand | (noun) a hired hand on a farm | Synonyms: farm worker, farmhand, field hand |
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forehand | (noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) | Synonyms: forehand shot, forehand stroke |
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hand | (noun) physical assistance | Synonyms: helping hand |
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(noun) terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | - |
(noun) a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | - |
(noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | Synonyms: manus, mitt, paw |
(noun) ability | - |
(noun) one of two sides of an issue | - |
(noun) something written by hand | Synonyms: handwriting, script |
(noun) a round of applause to signify approval | - |
(noun) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | Synonyms: deal |
(noun) a position given by its location to the side of an object | - |
(noun) a hired laborer on a farm or ranch | Synonyms: hired hand, hired man |
(noun) a card player in a game of bridge | Synonyms: bridge player |
(noun) a member of the crew of a ship | - |
(noun) a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses | - |
handbag | (noun) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | Synonyms: bag, pocketbook, purse |
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handball | (noun) a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands | - |
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(noun) a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball | - |
handbarrow | (noun) a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people | - |
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handbasin | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl |
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handbasket | (noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles | Synonyms: basket |
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handbell | (noun) a bell that is held in the hand | - |
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handbill | (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | Synonyms: bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, throwaway |
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handbook | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: enchiridion, vade mecum |
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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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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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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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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 |
norethandrolone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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openhandedness | (noun) liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit | Synonyms: largess, largesse, magnanimity, munificence |
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panhandle | (noun) the handle of a pan | - |
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(noun) a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area | - |
panhandler | (noun) a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money | - |
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righthander | (noun) a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left | Synonyms: right-hander, right hander |
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shandy | (noun) a drink made of beer and lemonade | Synonyms: shandygaff |
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shandygaff | (noun) a drink made of beer and lemonade | Synonyms: shandy |
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shorthand | (noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | Synonyms: stenography, tachygraphy |
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stagehand | (noun) an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production | Synonyms: stage technician |
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