All English words - page 1617

Meanings of Hand-over-to:

phrasal verb

To give something to someone, esp. after being asked or told to do this

Usage examples:

Tighter sanctions will be sought unless the suspects are handed over by the end of february.

Meanings of Hand-picked:

adjective

Used to describe someone who has been carefully chosen for a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

The 74 year-old has ceded day-to-day control of the company to a hand picked team of managers., be …

Meanings of Hand-puppet:

noun

A toy person or animal that has a soft, hollow body so that you can put your hand inside and move its head and arms with your fingers

Meanings of Handbag:

noun

A small bag used by a woman to carry everyday personal items.

verb

Verbally attack or crush (a person or idea) ruthlessly and forcefully (typically used of a woman).

Usage examples:

I saw her last week and got handbagged for 15 minutes

Meanings of Handballs:

noun

A game similar to fives, in which the ball is hit with the hand in a walled court.

Usage examples:

The club invites the public to come along and see the refurbished main hall and the racquetball, ha…

Meanings of Handbell:

noun

A small bell with a handle or strap, especially one of a set tuned to a range of notes and played by a group of people.

Usage examples:

Unlike an orchestra in which each instrument has a complete range of notes within itself, a set of …

Meanings of Handbill:

noun

A small printed advertisement or other notice distributed by hand.

Usage examples:

He soon found that distributing handbills was illegal, so he printed handbills with an advertisemen…

Meanings of Handbow:

noun

A bow in which the string is drawn and released by hand, as distinguished from a crossbow.

Meanings of Handbreadth:

noun

Originally: †a unit of length based on the breadth of a hand, although varying in size according to period and locality; four digits, equal to three inches (approx. 7.8 cm); also figurative; compare "hand", "palm"; (obsolete). in later use: a distance or length likened to the width of the hand.

Meanings of Handcart:

noun

A small cart pushed or drawn by hand.

Usage examples:

But that afternoon an army of more than 50 men began scraping the snow and ice into heaps that were…

Meanings of Handcloth:

noun

A small cloth or towel for wiping or drying the hands.

Meanings of Handcrafted:

adjective

Made skilfully by hand.

Usage examples:

A handcrafted rocking chair

verb

Make skilfully by hand.

Usage examples:

She has been handcrafting furniture for decades

Meanings of Handcuffing:

verb

Put handcuffs on (someone).

Usage examples:

He was led into court handcuffed to a policeman

noun

A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.

Usage examples:

He waved a pair of handcuffs under his prisoner's nose, forcing him to notice the razor sharp inner…

Meanings of Handedly:

combining form

In adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -handed (such as heavy-handedly corresponding to heavy-handed ).

In adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -handed (such as heavy-handedly corresponding to heavy-handed).

Usage examples:

So we can therefore say that he is single-handedly responsible for the failure of legislative reform.

adverb

In a way that treats everyone fairly and equally

Usage examples:

He must order the police to act even-handedly to stop the violence., the rules must be applied even…

Meanings of Handel:

verb

In jewish usage: to haggle, bargain.

Meanings of Handelian:

noun

A person who admires, performs, studies, or imitates the music of handel or his style of composition.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of handel, his music, or his style of composition.

Meanings of Hander:

noun

A person who hands or passes something to another person.

Meanings of Handfasting:

verb

Engage (someone) to be married.

Usage examples:

She was handfasted to my older brother lewis

noun

An engagement or marriage contract.

Usage examples:

The only thing that can undo a handfast is a lack of love

Meanings of Handfasts:

verb

Engage (someone) to be married.

Usage examples:

She was handfasted to my older brother lewis

noun

An engagement or marriage contract.

Usage examples:

The only thing that can undo a handfast is a lack of love

Meanings of Handfish:

noun

Any of various anglerfishes constituting the family brachionichthyidae, which walk on the seabed using modified pedunculate pectoral fins that resemble hands.

Meanings of Handful:

noun

A quantity that fills the hand.

Usage examples:

A small handful of fresh coriander

Meanings of Handfuls:

noun

A quantity that fills the hand.

Usage examples:

A small handful of fresh coriander

Meanings of Handhold:

noun

Something for a hand to grip on.

Usage examples:

The rock is steep and there are few handholds

verb

Hold (a camera) in the hand when taking a photograph or making a video recording, as opposed to using a tripod.

Usage examples:

We could hand-hold the camera at very slow shutter speeds with hardly any blur

Meanings of Handicapped:

adjective

(of a person) having a condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically, mentally, or socially.

Usage examples:

A special school for handicapped children

verb

Act as an impediment to.

Usage examples:

Lack of funding has handicapped the development of research

Meanings of Handicapper:

noun

A person appointed to fix or assess a competitor's handicap, especially in golf or horse racing.

Usage examples:

Only 32, sherman already has put in eight years at the las vegas sports books, and is likely the mo…