| again |
on the other hand. [1/5 definitions] |
| akimbo |
with hand on hip and elbow pointed away from the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| American Sign Language |
a language used by many deaf people in North America, made up of hand movements and signs. |
| analog clock |
a clock that displays the time using a long hand to show the hour and a short hand to show the minutes. |
| appendectomy |
surgical removal of the appendix in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen. |
| appendicitis |
inflammation of the appendix in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen. |
| appendix |
a short closed tube of tissue that projects from the pouch at the beginning of the large intestine in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen; vermiform appendix. [1/3 definitions] |
| armlock |
a wrestling hold in which one uses an arm and hand to lock an opponent's arm at the elbow. |
| arm wrestling |
a contest in which each of two opponents places either the right or the left elbow on a table with the forearm vertical, clasps the opponent's hand, and tries to force the opponent's hand back until it touches the table; Indian wrestling. |
| available |
able to be had for use or purchase; at hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| backhand |
a forward movement made with the back of the hand outward, as in a slap or a stroke with a tennis racket. [1/5 definitions] |
| backstroke |
a stroke made with the back of the hand outward, as in tennis. [1/3 definitions] |
| bag |
any of various types of hand luggage, such as a purse, satchel, or suitcase. [1/11 definitions] |
| barehanded |
without any sort of aid in hand, such as a weapon or tool. [1/2 definitions] |
| barrel organ |
a portable musical instrument consisting of a cylinder fitted with pegs or pins that either open valves to a series of pipes or strike metal tongues when the cylinder is rotated; hand organ. |
| Belshazzar |
according to the Old Testament, the last king of Babylon, killed by the invading Persians after being warned by a hand that wrote of his defeat on a wall. |
| bicycle pump |
a small pump used to inflate bicycle tires, esp. a hand-held pump that may be attached to a bicycle frame when not in use. |
| block letter |
a simple, hand-printed capital letter. [1/2 definitions] |
| blow-dry |
to dry or arrange (the hair) with the aid of an electrical hand-held air blower. [1/2 definitions] |
| blow (someone) a kiss |
to kiss the palm of one's hand or the back of one's fingers and then blow over the palm toward (someone), symbolically giving that person a kiss. |
| bluff2 |
in poker, to attempt to lead opponents into believing that one's hand is stronger than it really is by betting heavily on it, or that one's hand is weaker than it really is by betting very little on it. [2/6 definitions] |