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handkerchief
  • n  a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
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handle
  • n  the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    he grabbed the hammer by the handle
  • v  be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
    This blender can't handle nuts
  • v  interact in a certain way
  • v  act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
  • v  touch, lift, or hold with the hands
    Don't handle the merchandise
  • v  handle effectively
  • v  show and train
    The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott
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handle-bars
  • n  a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)
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handler
  • n  one who trains or exhibits animals
  • n  an agent who handles something or someone
    the senator's campaign handlers
  • n  (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
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handshaking
  • n  grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
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handsomeness
  • n  the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
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handling
  • n  manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
  • n  the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
  • n  the management of someone or something
    the handling of prisoners
  • v  be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  • v  interact in a certain way
  • v  act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
  • v  touch, lift, or hold with the hands
  • v  handle effectively
  • v  show and train
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handling charge
  • n  the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
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handling cost
  • n  the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
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handlock
  • n  shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
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