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handcar
  • n  a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
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handcart
  • n  wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
    he used a handcart to carry the rocks away
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handclasp
  • n  grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
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handcraft
  • n  a work produced by hand labor
  • v  make something by hand
    We handcraft all our paper
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handcuff
  • n  shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
  • v  confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
    The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime
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handedness
  • n  the property of using one hand more than the other
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handel
  • n  a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
  • n  the music of Handel
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handful
  • n  a small number or amount
    only a handful of responses were received
  • n  the quantity that can be held in the hand
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handgrip
  • n  the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
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handheld drill
  • n  a small portable drill held and operated by hand
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handicap
  • n  the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
  • n  advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
  • n  something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  • v  injure permanently
  • v  attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
  • v  put at a disadvantage
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