| backhand | (adjective) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke | Synonyms: backhanded |
|---|
| (adjective) (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward | Synonyms: left-slanting |
| (noun) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke | Synonyms: backhand shot, backhand stroke |
| (verb) hit a tennis ball backhand | - |
| backhanded | (adjective) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke | Synonyms: backhand |
|---|
| (adjective) roundabout or ambiguous | - |
| backhander | (noun) a backhanded blow | - |
|---|
| barehanded | (adjective) with bare hands | - |
|---|
| beforehand | (adjective) being ahead of time or need | Synonyms: advance |
|---|
| (adverb) ahead of time; in anticipation | Synonyms: ahead, in advance |
| behindhand | (adjective) behind schedule | - |
|---|
| (adverb) in debt | Synonyms: behind, in arrears |
| chandelier | (noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | Synonyms: pendant, pendent |
|---|
| chandelle | (noun) a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction | - |
|---|
| (verb) climb suddenly and steeply | - |
| chandler | (noun) a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints | - |
|---|
| (noun) a retail dealer in provisions and supplies | - |
| chandlery | (noun) a storeroom where candles are kept | - |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| deckhand | (noun) a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor | Synonyms: roustabout |
|---|
| dockhand | (noun) a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | Synonyms: dock-walloper, dock worker, docker, dockworker, loader, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore |
|---|
| doorhandle | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorknob |
|---|
| evenhanded | (adjective) without partiality | - |
|---|
| evenhandedly | (adverb) without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner | Synonyms: fair, fairly |
|---|
| farmhand | (noun) a hired hand on a farm | Synonyms: farm worker, field hand, fieldhand |
|---|
| fieldhand | (noun) a hired hand on a farm | Synonyms: farm worker, farmhand, field hand |
|---|
| firsthand | (adjective) received directly from a source | - |
|---|
| (adverb) from the original source; directly | Synonyms: at first hand |
| forehand | (adjective) (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke | Synonyms: forehanded |
|---|
| (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 |
| forehanded | (adjective) (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke | Synonyms: forehand |
|---|
| (adjective) having provided for the future | - |
| fourhanded | (adjective) (of card games) involving or requiring four players | - |
|---|
| freehand | (adjective) done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | Synonyms: freehanded |
|---|
| freehanded | (adjective) given or giving freely | Synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded |
|---|
| (adjective) done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | Synonyms: freehand |
| hand | (noun) physical assistance | Synonyms: helping hand |
|---|
| (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 | - |
| (verb) guide or conduct or usher somewhere | - |
| (verb) place into the hands or custody of | Synonyms: give, pass, pass on, reach, turn over |
| handbag | (noun) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | Synonyms: bag, pocketbook, purse |
|---|
| 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 | - |
|---|
| (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 | - |
|---|
| handbasin | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl |
|---|
| handbasket | (noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles | Synonyms: basket |
|---|
| handbell | (noun) a bell that is held in the hand | - |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| handbook | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: enchiridion, vade mecum |
|---|
| handbow | (noun) a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow | - |
|---|
| handbreadth | (noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand | Synonyms: handsbreadth |
|---|
| handbuild | (verb) make without a potter's wheel | Synonyms: coil, hand-build |
|---|
| handcar | (noun) a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor | - |
|---|
| handcart | (noun) wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | Synonyms: cart, go-cart, pushcart |
|---|
| handclap | (noun) a clap of the hands to indicate approval | - |
|---|
| handclasp | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handshake, handshaking, shake |
|---|
| handcolor | (verb) color by hand | Synonyms: handcolour |
|---|
| handcolour | (verb) color by hand | Synonyms: handcolor |
|---|
| handcraft | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handicraft, handiwork, handwork |
|---|
| (verb) make something by hand | - |
| handcuff | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handlock, manacle |
|---|
| (verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs | Synonyms: cuff, manacle |
| handed | (adjective) having or involving the use of hands | - |
|---|
| handedness | (noun) the property of using one hand more than the other | Synonyms: laterality |
|---|
| handful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in the hand | Synonyms: fistful |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| handgun | (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | Synonyms: pistol, shooting iron, side arm |
|---|
| handheld | (adjective) small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands | Synonyms: hand-held |
|---|
| handhold | (noun) an appendage to hold onto | - |
|---|
| handicap | (noun) advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning | - |
|---|
| (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 |
| (verb) injure permanently | Synonyms: disable, incapacitate, invalid |
| (verb) put at a disadvantage | Synonyms: hamper, hinder |
| (verb) attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant | - |
| handicapped | (adjective) the total or partial absence of a person's bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person's body | Synonyms: disabled |
|---|
| (noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped | Synonyms: disabled |
| handicapper | (noun) someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) | Synonyms: odds-maker |
|---|
| handicraft | (noun) a craft that requires skillful hands | - |
|---|
| (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handiwork, handwork |
| handily | (adverb) with no difficulty | Synonyms: hands down |
|---|
| (adverb) in a convenient manner | Synonyms: conveniently |
| handiness | (noun) the quality of being at hand when needed | Synonyms: accessibility, availability, availableness |
|---|
| (noun) skillfulness with the hands | - |
| handiwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handwork |
|---|
| handkerchief | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: hankey, hankie, hanky |
|---|
| handle | (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handgrip, hold |
|---|
| (verb) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression | Synonyms: address, cover, deal, plow, treat |
| (verb) touch, lift, or hold with the hands | Synonyms: palm |
| (verb) handle effectively | Synonyms: manage, wield |
| (verb) show and train | - |
| (verb) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | Synonyms: care, deal, manage |
| (verb) interact in a certain way | Synonyms: do by, treat |
| handlebar | (noun) the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle | - |
|---|
| handled | (adjective) having a usually specified type of handle | - |
|---|
| handleless | (adjective) having no handle | - |
|---|
| handler | (noun) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | Synonyms: coach, manager |
|---|
| (noun) one who trains or exhibits animals | Synonyms: animal trainer |
| (noun) an agent who handles something or someone | - |
| handless | (adjective) without a hand or hands | - |
|---|
| (adjective) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | Synonyms: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed, left-handed |
| handline | (noun) a fishing line managed principally by hand | Synonyms: hand line |
|---|
| (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 | - |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| handloom | (noun) a loom powered by hand | - |
|---|
| handmade | (adjective) made by hand or a hand process | Synonyms: hand-crafted |
|---|
| handmaid | (noun) a personal maid or female attendant | Synonyms: handmaiden |
|---|
| (noun) in a subordinate position | Synonyms: handmaiden, servant |
| handmaiden | (noun) a personal maid or female attendant | Synonyms: handmaid |
|---|
| (noun) in a subordinate position | Synonyms: handmaid, servant |
| handoff | (noun) (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate | - |
|---|
| handout | (noun) giving money or food or clothing to a needy person | - |
|---|
| (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 | - |
|---|
| handrail | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, banister, bannister |
|---|
| handrest | (noun) a support for the hand | - |
|---|
| hands | (noun) (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | Synonyms: custody |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| handsbreadth | (noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand | Synonyms: handbreadth |
|---|
| handset | (noun) telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle | Synonyms: French telephone |
|---|
| handsewn | (adjective) sewn by hand rather than machine | Synonyms: handstitched |
|---|
| handshake | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshaking, shake |
|---|
| handshaking | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshake, shake |
|---|
| handsome | (adjective) pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion | Synonyms: better-looking, fine-looking, good-looking, on fleek, well-favored, well-favoured |
|---|
| (adjective) given or giving freely | Synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, liberal, openhanded |
| handsomely | (adverb) in a generously handsome manner | - |
|---|
| (adverb) in an attractively handsome manner | - |
| handsomeness | (noun) the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) | Synonyms: good looks |
|---|
| handspike | (noun) a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever | - |
|---|
| handspring | (noun) an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again | - |
|---|
| handstamp | (noun) a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand | Synonyms: rubber stamp |
|---|
| (verb) stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document | Synonyms: rubberstamp |
| handstand | (noun) the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position | - |
|---|
| handstitched | (adjective) sewn by hand rather than machine | Synonyms: handsewn |
|---|
| handwash | (verb) wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine | Synonyms: hand-wash |
|---|
| handwear | (noun) clothing for the hands | Synonyms: hand wear |
|---|
| handwheel | (noun) control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated | - |
|---|
| (noun) a wheel worked by hand | - |
| handwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handiwork |
|---|
| handwoven | (adjective) made on a handloom | Synonyms: hand-loomed |
|---|
| handwrite | (verb) write by hand | - |
|---|
| handwriting | (noun) the activity of writing by hand | - |
|---|
| (noun) something written by hand | Synonyms: hand, script |
| handwritten | (adjective) written by hand | - |
|---|