English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 46 of 477

hand over handadv

by passing the hands alternately one before or above the other, especially with rope

hand over headadv

Negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does.

hand paynoun

The situation when a slot attendant or cage gives the player a cash payout, rather than the actual slot machine paying out from the printer with ticket voucher or coin hopper.

hand pienoun

A semilunar pastry with either a sweet or savory filling, formed by placing a dollop of filling onto a circular piece of biscuit-style dough and then folding it over and crimping it shut. They may be baked, fried or deep-fried.

hand pressnoun

A press operated by hand, especially a printing press.

hand rollnoun

Alternative form of handroll.

hand roundverb

To pass something to everyone in a group.

hand runningadv

Consecutively; in a row.

hand sanitisernoun

Non-Oxford British spelling of hand sanitizer.

hand sanitizernoun

A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.

hand sannynoun

hand sanitizer

hand screennoun

A small screen held in the hand, used as a fan, or to protect one's face from light or heat.

hand signalmannoun

Alternative form of handsignalman.

Hand Solonoun

An act of masturbation involving the manual stimulation of one's own genitals.

hand someone his hatverb

To require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.

hand someone their assverb

To beat up someone else.

hand someone their cardsverb

To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.

hand someone their headverb

To kill, especially by beheading.

hand spinnernoun

fidget spinner

hand to Godintj

Used when admitting something which might not be believed.

hand towelnoun

A small towel used for drying the hands or face.

hand turkeynoun

A drawing of a turkey created by tracing the outline of a splayed hand, the fingers representing its back feathers and the thumb its head and neck.

hand washnoun

An instance of washing one’s hands.

hand wavingnoun

Discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.

hand wedgenoun

A golf player's hand, when used to cheat by surreptitiously moving the ball to a more advantageous position.

hand wheelnoun

Alternative form of handwheel.

hand wringingnoun

The repeated clasping or squeezing of the hands as a symptom of distress.

hand-billnoun

Alternative form of handbill.

hand-carriedadj

Alternative form of handcarried.

hand-carryverb

Alternative form of handcarry.

hand-crankedadj

Operated by means of a hand crank.

hand-eggsnoun

plural of hand-egg

hand-eye coordinationnoun

The degree of coordination a person has between their eyes and their hands; a person's dexterity in activities highly dependent upon sight, such as catching a ball.

hand-heldadj

Held in one or both hands.

hand-holdverb

To hold in the hand.

hand-holenoun

A small hole in a steam boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc.

hand-madeadj

Alternative form of handmade.

hand-me-downnoun

An item that is passed along for someone else to use.

hand-nailnoun

Alternative form of handnail.

hand-offnoun

A pass made in a backward direction.

hand-operatedadj

Operated or controlled manually, rather than by automatic, electronic or other means.

hand-pickedadj

Alternative form of handpicked.

Hand-Schüller-Christian diseasenoun

A condition associated with multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis and a triad of exophthalmos, lytic bone lesions (often in the skull), and diabetes insipidus.

hand-sellverb

The sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.

hand-shakernoun

Alternative form of handshaker.

hand-signalverb

To signal by hand.

hand-sitternoun

A person who sits on their hands; one who dawdles or remains idle when action is needed.

hand-spikenoun

Alternative form of handspike.

hand-tamenessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being handtame

hand-tiednoun

A bouquet prepared in this manner.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter H contains 23,837 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 477 pages, and you are currently viewing page 46. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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