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. |
Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
Drop
(n.) Any small pendent ornament. |
Drop
(n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position |
Drop
(n.) A door or platform opening downward |
Drop
(n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. |
Drop
(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. |
Drop
(n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. |
Drop
(n.) A drop press or drop hammer. |
Drop
(n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. |
Drop
(n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops |
Drop
(n.) The depth of a square sail |
Drop
(n.) Act of dropping |
Drop
(n.) To pour or let fall in drops |
Drop
(n.) To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop |
Drop
(n.) To let go |
Drop
(n.) To bestow or communicate by a suggestion |
Drop
(n.) To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc. |
Drop
(n.) To send, as a letter |
Drop
(n.) To give birth to |
Drop
(n.) To cover with drops |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall in drops. |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively |
Drop
(v. i.) To let drops fall |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death. |
Drop
(v. i.) To come to an end |
Drop
(v. i.) To come unexpectedly |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall or be depressed |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall short of a mark. |
Drop
(v. i.) To be deep in extent |
First-hand
(a.) Obtained directly from the first or original source |
Flaccid
(a.) Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness |
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 |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
prestidigitation
sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
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 |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
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 |
centerboard
centreboard
drop keel
sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
coach
four-in-hand
coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
| drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
| 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 |
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 |
minute hand
big hand | points to the minutes |
pendant earring
drop earring
eardrop | an earring with a pendant ornament |
| 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 |
thriftshop
second-hand store | a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices |