English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 51 of 477

handmarknoun

The mark of a hand; a handprint.

handmarkedadj

Marked manually; written by hand.

handmillnoun

A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.

handmirrornoun

A handheld mirror

handnailnoun

Synonym of fingernail.

handoutnoun

An act of handing out something.

handovernoun

The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.

handpaintedadj

Painted by hand, not mechanically

handpannoun

A type of steelpan that is played with the hands, typically resting on the player's lap.

handpassnoun

A pass made by holding the ball in one hand, and hitting it with the other hand.

handpawnoun

A fursuit glove which is shaped like an animal's paw.

handphonenoun

A mobile phone.

handpickverb

To pick or harvest by hand.

handpickedadj

Picked by hand rather than by machinery.

handpienoun

Alternative form of hand pie.

handpiecenoun

The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.

handplanenoun

A manually operated plane (woodworking tool).

handplantnoun

A one-handed handstand performed (most often by a skater) after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.

handplaynoun

Hand-to-hand combat.

handpostnoun

A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.

handpressnoun

An early printing press operated by means of a handle that applied pressure on the form.

handprintnoun

A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.

handprintedadj

Printed by hand.

handproduceverb

To produce by hand.

handpullnoun

A beer pull.

handpumpnoun

A pump that is operated manually

handrailnoun

A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.

handrailedadj

Furnished with a handrail.

handrailingnoun

handrail

handraisedadj

Brought up and cared for by a human being.

handrakenoun

A rake operated by hand, as opposed to a horserake.

handraulicadj

Manual; operated by hand.

handraulicallyadv

Manually; by hand.

handreadernoun

Synonym of palmist (“one who practices palmistry”).

handreadingnoun

Synonym of palmistry (“fortune-telling by lines on the hand”).

handrestnoun

Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.

handrollnoun

A piece of sushi in the form of a cone of seaweed filled with rice, fish, vegetables etc.

handropenoun

A rope to be gripped with the hand.

handsnoun

plural of hand

hands downadv

without much effort; easily

hands offadj

Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.).

hands-freeadj

Not requiring one's hands to use.

hands-innoun

A show of unity and usually optimism at the end of an informal huddle of players whereby the players simultaneously extend a hand horizontally towards the center of the circle and then raise their hands in the air with a short team chant.

hands-onadj

Involving active participation.

handsawnoun

A saw small enough to be used by one hand.

handsawingnoun

The action of sawing timber with a handsaw.

handsbreadthnoun

a small distance

Handscombname

A surname.

handscreenedadj

Screen-printed by hand.

handscrewnoun

An appliance for raising heavy weights; a jack.

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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 51. 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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