razor clam jackknife clam knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
ax handle axe handle | the handle of an ax |
broomstick broom handle | the handle of a broom |
bucket pail | a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
bucket seat | a low single seat as in cars or planes |
bucket shop | (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
dinner pail dinner bucket | a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner |
dredging bucket | a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed |
handle grip handgrip hold | 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, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
hoe handle | the handle of a hoe |
mop handle | the handle of a mop |
rake handle | the handle of a rake |
threeentered arch basket-handle arch | a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers |
wine bucket wine cooler | a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine |
mustachio moustachio handle-bars | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
spare tire love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
bucket shop | an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm |
bucket bucketful | the quantity contained in a bucket |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
cover treat handle plow deal address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression, This book deals with incest, The course covered all of Western Civilization, The new book treats the history of China |
handle palm | touch, lift, or hold with the hands, Don't handle the merchandise |
wield handle manage | handle effectively, The burglar wielded an axe, The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well |
bucket | carry in a bucket |
bucket | put into a bucket |
e flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack fly off the handle flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
handle | show and train, The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott |
c rush hotfoot hasten hie speed race pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along step on it | move fast, He rushed down the hall to receive his guests, The cars raced down the street |
manage deal d care b handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, I can deal with this crew of workers, This blender can't handle nuts, She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old |
treat handle do by | interact in a certain way, Do right by her, Treat him with caution, please, Handle the press reporters gently |
handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity, You have to handle the students with kid gloves |