All English words - page 2343

Meanings of Handselling:

verb

Give a hansel to.

Usage examples:

The practice of hanselling the master still flourished in scotland

Meanings of Handsels:

noun

A gift given at the beginning of the year or to mark an acquisition or the start of an enterprise, supposedly to bring good luck.

Usage examples:

This gathering of songs from the angus-bred singer and fret player from scots band malinky is more …

verb

Give a hansel to.

Usage examples:

The practice of hanselling the master still flourished in scotland

Meanings of Handset:

noun

A mobile phone.

Usage examples:

Many stolen handsets are believed to end up in eastern europe

Meanings of Handsets:

noun

A mobile phone.

Usage examples:

Many stolen handsets are believed to end up in eastern europe

Meanings of Handshake:

noun

An act of shaking a person's hand with one's own as a greeting.

Usage examples:

A firm handshake is the basic greeting, and people shake hands again when they part.

A greeting or expression of agreement in which two people who are facing each other take hold of each other’s right hands and move them up and down

Meanings of Handshaker:

noun

A person who (habitually) shakes hands.

Meanings of Handshakes:

noun

An act of shaking a person's hand with one's own as a greeting.

Usage examples:

A firm handshake is the basic greeting, and people shake hands again when they part.

Meanings of Handshaking:

noun

The action of shaking hands with a person.

Usage examples:

Strangers shake hands, and handshaking continues after the first meeting (malays often raise the ha…

Meanings of Handsome:

adjective

(of a man) good-looking.

Usage examples:

He's handsome, with chiselled good looks and hypnotic blue eyes that make mel gibson's pale by comp…

Meanings of Handsomeish:

adjective

Somewhat handsome; especially (of a man) reasonably good-looking.

Meanings of Handsomely:

adverb

In a smart and attractive manner or style; elegantly.

Usage examples:

A handsomely dressed young man

Meanings of Handsomer:

adjective

(of a man) good-looking.

Usage examples:

He's handsome, with chiselled good looks and hypnotic blue eyes that make mel gibson's pale by comp…

Meanings of Handsomest:

adjective

(of a man) good-looking.

Usage examples:

He's handsome, with chiselled good looks and hypnotic blue eyes that make mel gibson's pale by comp…

Meanings of Handspan:

noun

The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches.

Usage examples:

The boat was hardly more than a handspan above the waterline

Meanings of Handspike:

noun

A wooden rod with an iron tip, used as a lever on board ship and by artillery soldiers.

Usage examples:

Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried, and when my father…

Meanings of Handspoke:

noun

A long wooden bar used in carrying things by hand; specifically either of a pair of poles used in carrying a coffin. compare "handspike".

Meanings of Handspring:

noun

A jump through the air on to one's hands followed by another on to one's feet.

Usage examples:

She turned handsprings, one after the other

Meanings of Handsprings:

noun

A jump through the air on to one's hands followed by another on to one's feet.

Usage examples:

She turned handsprings, one after the other

Meanings of Handstaff:

noun

A stick, pole, or club used as a weapon.

Meanings of Handstand:

noun

An act of balancing on one's hands with one's feet in the air or against a wall.

Usage examples:

They are doing handstands, cartwheels and back flips in san diego for a team that was 1-15 last sea…

Meanings of Handstands:

noun

An act of balancing on one's hands with one's feet in the air or against a wall.

Usage examples:

They are doing handstands, cartwheels and back flips in san diego for a team that was 1-15 last sea…

Meanings of Handstone:

noun

A (shaped) stone or pebble thrown by hand as a missile.

Meanings of Handstroke:

noun

A pull of the sally of the rope so as to swing the bell through a full circle.

Usage examples:

That's an interesting problem i didn't realize lefties also have handstrokes that are different.

Meanings of Handwork:

noun

Work done with the hands.

Usage examples:

The transition from handwork to machine production

Meanings of Handworker:

noun

A person who works with his or her hands (in later use frequently opposed to one who works at a machine); a manual labourer; a craftsperson.