| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. [1/2 definitions] |
| byname |
a surname or descriptive phrase following a name that identifies an individual but is not handed down to offspring. [1/2 definitions] |
| clap |
a forceful, open-handed slap or blow. [1/11 definitions] |
| deposit |
money handed over temporarily to guarantee the return of some item. [1/10 definitions] |
| dextral |
right-handed. [1/3 definitions] |
| flagrante delicto |
(Latin) while the crime is blazing; while the crime is going on; red-handed. [1/2 definitions] |
| flier |
a printed sheet to be handed out or mailed for advertising or publicity; handbill. [1/4 definitions] |
| folk dance |
a dance or type of dance originated, performed, and handed down by the common folk of a region or country. [1/2 definitions] |
| folklore |
the legends, traditions, customs, beliefs, and the like, of a racial, geographical, or national group, handed down through the generations. [1/3 definitions] |
| folk music |
music originated, handed down, and played or sung by the common folk of a region or country, often fairly simple and repetitive in structure. [1/2 definitions] |
| free-handed |
giving generously; open-handed. [1/3 definitions] |
| impartial |
not partial or prejudiced; even-handed or objective. |
| left-hander |
a person who favors use of the left hand; left-handed person. |
| lefty |
(informal) a left-handed person. [1/2 definitions] |
| legend |
a story that cannot be verified but has importance among the people of a culture and has been handed down from earlier generations, or a collection of such stories, esp. as they relate to a specific event or persons of the past. [1/4 definitions] |
| sinistral |
left-handed. [1/3 definitions] |
| slice |
in sports such as golf and baseball, the curve of a ball away from the direction intended and toward the right if the player is right-handed, or a ball that follows such a path. [1/11 definitions] |
| southpaw |
(informal) one who is left-handed, esp. a baseball pitcher. [2 definitions] |
| switch-hitter |
a baseball player who is able to bat either left-handed or right-handed. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ten Commandments |
according to the Old Testament, the ten laws handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai that constitute the fundamental code of moral responsibility for both Jews and Christians; Decalogue. |
| tradition |
the beliefs, customs, and mores of a culture or group handed down from one generation to the next, or a particular one of these. [1/2 definitions] |