| advantage |
a better chance or position; upper hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| again |
on the other hand. [1/5 definitions] |
| akimbo |
with hand on hip and elbow pointed away from the body. |
| 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 tennis stroke that involves a forward movement of the arm with the back of the hand outward. |
| backstroke |
a stroke made with the back of the hand outward, as in tennis. [1/3 definitions] |
| bag |
a suitcase or other container carried by hand. [1/2 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] |
| blow1 |
a quick, hard hit by the hand or by a hard object. |
| blow-dry |
to dry or arrange (the hair) with the aid of an electrical hand-held air blower. [1/2 definitions] |