Bloody hand () A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison. |
Bloody hand () A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom. |
Bow hand () The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. |
Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. |
Element (n.) One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. |
Element (n.) One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed |
Element (n.) One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything |
Element (n.) One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole |
Element (n.) One of the smallest natural divisions of the organism, as a blood corpuscle, a muscular fiber. |
Element (n.) One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed. |
Element (n.) An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered |
Element (n.) Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at any instant called an element of the former. |
Element (n.) One of the terms in an algebraic expression. |
Element (n.) One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based |
Element (n.) The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art |
Element (n.) Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question |
Element (n.) One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers |
Element (n.) The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire |
Element (n.) the conditions and movements of the air. |
Element (n.) The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur, and mercury. |
Element (n.) The whole material composing the world. |
Element (n.) The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper. |
Element (v. t.) To compound of elements or first principles. |
Element (v. t.) To constitute |
First-hand (a.) Obtained directly from the first or original source |
Four-in-hand (a.) Consisting of four horses controlled by one person |
Four-in-hand (n.) A team of four horses driven by one person |
Free-hand (a.) Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments |
Grip (n.) The griffin. |
Grip (n.) A small ditch or furrow. |
Grip (v. t.) To trench |
Grip (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp |
Grip (v. t.) A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another |
Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped |
Grip (v. t.) A device for grasping or holding fast to something. |
Grip (v. t.) To give a grip to |
Hand (n.) That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
Hand (n.) That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand |
Hand (n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
Hand (n.) An index or pointer on a dial |
Hand (n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches |
Hand (n.) Side |
Hand (n.) Power of performance |
Hand (n.) Actual performance |
Hand (n.) An agent |
Hand (n.) Handwriting |
Hand (n.) Personal possession |
Hand (n.) Agency in transmission from one person to another |
Hand (n.) Rate |
Hand (n.) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once |
prestidigitation sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks |
wrestle wrestling grapple grappling hand-to-hand struggle | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat, they had a fierce wrestle, we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully |
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
scissors scissors hold scissor hold scissor grip scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
jacking off jerking off hand job wank | slang for masturbation |
hand helping hand | physical assistance, give me a hand with the chores |
hand | terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos), the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting- Springfield (Mass.) Union |
bag traveling bag travelling bag grip suitcase | a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes, he carried his small bag onto the plane with him |
barrel organ grind organ hand organ hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
bobby pin hairgrip grip | a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together, used to hold bobbed hair in place, in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip |
coach four-in-hand coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
component constituent element | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up, especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system, spare components for cars, a component or constituent element of a system |
detector sensor sensing element | any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece, the big hand counts the minutes |
hand ax hand axe | a stone tool with a cutting edge, the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping |
hand blower blow dryer blow drier hair dryer hair drier | a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair, used for styling hair |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hand calculator pocket calculator | a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket |
hand cream | moisturizing cream for the hands |
hand drill handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
hand glass simple microscope magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
hand glass hand mirror | a mirror intended to be held in the hand |
hand grenade | a grenade designed to be thrown by hand |
hand-held computer hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
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 |
handline hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
hand lotion | lotion used to soften the hands |
hand luggage | luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand |
hand-me-down | outgrown garment passed down from one person to another |
hand mower | a lawn mower that is operated by hand |
hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
hand puppet glove puppet glove doll | a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head, fits over the hand |
handsaw hand saw carpenter's saw | a saw used with one hand for cutting wood |
hand shovel | a shovel that is operated by hand |
hand throttle | a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve |
hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
hand towel face towel | a small towel used to dry the hands or face |
hand truck truck | a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top, used to move crates or other heavy objects |
handwear hand wear | clothing for the hands |
heating element | the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat |
hour hand little hand | the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours |
logic element | an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation |
minute hand big hand | points to the minutes |
pistol grip | a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol |
pixel pel picture element | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot), the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution |
second hand | hand marking seconds on a timepiece |
sweep hand sweep-second | a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes |
threshold element threshold gate | a logic element that performs a threshold operation |
thriftshop second-hand store | a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices |