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. |
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 |
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 |
Hand
(v. t.) To pledge by the hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To furl |
Hand
(v. i.) To cooperate. |
Hand flus
(pl. ) of Handful |
Hand-hole
(n.) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc. |
Hand-tight
(a.) As tight as can be made by the hand. |
Hand-winged
(a.) Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones |
Hand-work
(n.) See Handiwork. |
Left-hand
(a.) Situated on the left |
Lever
(a.) More agreeable |
Lever
(adv.) Rather. |
Lever
(n.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied |
Lever
(n.) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it. |
Lever
(n.) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it. |
One-hand
(a.) Employing one hand |
Operated
(imp. & p. p.) of Operate |
Railway
(n.) A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure. |
Railway
(n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property |
Red-hand
(a. / adv.) Alt. of Red-handed |
Right-hand
(a.) Situated or being on the right |
Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch
switching
shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
| lever hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position |
prestidigitation
sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks |
| switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
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 |
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 |
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 |
cable railway
funicular
funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar
railway car
railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
coach
four-in-hand
coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
| compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
DIP switch
dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
elevated railway
elevated railroad
elevated
el
overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
| four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
gearshift
gearstick
shifter
gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
| 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 |
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 |
hour hand
little hand | the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours |
| ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
| lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
| lever lever tumbler | a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock |
| lever | a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum |