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. |
Carry
(v. t.) To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another |
Carry
(v. t.) To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place |
Carry
(v. t.) To move |
Carry
(v. t.) To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another |
Carry
(v. t.) To convey by extension or continuance |
Carry
(v. t.) To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle |
Carry
(v. t.) To get possession of by force |
Carry
(v. t.) To contain |
Carry
(v. t.) To bear (one's self) |
Carry
(v. t.) To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another |
Carry
(v. i.) To act as a bearer |
Carry
(v. i.) To have propulsive power |
Carry
(v. i.) To hold the head |
Carry
(v. i.) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare. |
Carry
(n.) A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water |
Crookes tube
() A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very high degree, with the production of a distinct class of effects |
Emergency
(n.) Sudden or unexpected appearance |
Emergency
(n.) An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy |
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 |
Gastro-
() A combining form from the Gr. /, /, the stomach, or belly |
Geissler tube
() A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it |
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 |
Hand
(n.) The quota of cards received from the dealer. |
Hand
(n.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. |
Hand
(n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. |
Hand staves
(pl. ) of Hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To manage |
Hand
(v. t.) To seize |
forced landing
emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
| emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) |
| carry | the act of carrying something |
| fireman's carry | the act of carrying a person over your shoulder |
cannulation
canulation
cannulization
cannulisation
canulization
canulisation
intubation | the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ |
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 |
| intestinal bypass | surgical operation that shortens the small intestine, used in treating obesity |
tracheostomy
tracheotomy | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air, performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes |
jacking off
jerking off
hand job
wank | slang for masturbation |
hand
helping hand | physical assistance, give me a hand with the chores |
| intestinal flora | harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning |
| neural tube | a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop |
harpy harpy bat
tube-nosed bat
tube-nosed fruit bat | any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes |
| tube foot | tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration |
| 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 |
| acorn tube | a small vacuum tube, used at high frequencies |
alms dish
alms tray | a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation |
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 |
blowgun
blowpipe blowtube blow tube | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
blowtube
blow tube
blowpipe | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
| boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
breech
rear of barrel
rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
| cafeteria tray | a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria |
capillary
capillary tube
capillary tubing | a tube of small internal diameter, holds liquid by capillary action |
cathodeay tube
CRT | a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
cheeseboard
cheese tray | tray on which cheeses are served |
coach
four-in-hand
coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
color tube
colour tube
color television tube
colour television tube
color TV tube
colour TV tube | a television tube that displays images in full color |
cookie sheet
baking tray | a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits |
| counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
| Crookes tube | the original gas-discharge cathodeay tube |
diode rectifying tube
rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes, used as a rectifier |
driven well
tube well | a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water |
emergency room
ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
| endotracheal tube | a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents |
fire escape
emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
| four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
| gas-discharge tube | a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas |
Geiger tube
Geiger-Muller tube | an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter |
| glow tube | a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas, the color of the glow depends on the particular gas |
| 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 |