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counter2 |
a manual or automatic device for keeping count of something. [1/2 definitions] |
Edda |
either of two early Icelandic literary works, one a collection of religious and mythological poems, and the other a summary of Norse mythology and a manual on poetry. |
fatigue |
manual labor or other duties done by military personnel; fatigue duty. [1/8 definitions] |
flail |
a manual implement used to thresh grain, consisting of a long handle with a short, freely moving bar attached at one end. [1/6 definitions] |
gang1 |
a group of workers who perform some common, usu. manual, task; squad. [1/3 definitions] |
gnarled |
roughened, sinewy, or weather-beaten, as from old age or hard manual work. [1/2 definitions] |
guide |
a handbook or manual. [1/5 definitions] |
handbook |
a book that gives information on a specific subject; manual. |
juggle |
to perform tricks that involve great manual dexterity or sleight of hand, esp. to throw and catch three or more objects alternately. [1/8 definitions] |
laborer |
a person engaged in unskilled manual labor. [1/2 definitions] |
nonmanual |
combined form of manual. |
roustabout |
a manual laborer on a wharf or ship's deck; longshoreman or deckhand. [2/3 definitions] |
semiautomatic |
of firearms, not requiring manual reloading until after the cartridge is spent. [1/2 definitions] |
sign language |
a system of manual configurations and motions used as a language for the deaf. |
sloyd |
a manual training program developed in Sweden that uses hand tools for woodcarving and joining. |
stick shift |
a manually operated automobile gearshift; manual transmission. |
taxis1 |
the manual returning of a body part to its place, as in the case of a dislocated joint or a hernia protrusion, without cutting any tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
trade |
an occupation involving manual skill; craft. [1/11 definitions] |
trade book |
a book that is sold or distributed to general readers, as opposed to a book such as a textbook or manual. |
typewriter |
a machine that produces type similar to that of print by the manual depression of keys that activate letters, numbers, or characters. |
unhandy |
lacking manual dexterity; awkward. [1/2 definitions] |
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