Handlungsbefugnis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   haematal
         adj 1: relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: {hemal},
                  {haemal}, {hematal}, {haematal}]

English Dictionary: Handlungsbefugnis	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haematological adj of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: hematologic, haematological, hematological]
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haematologist n a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Synonym(s): hematologist, haematologist
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haematology n the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Synonym(s): hematology, haematology
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haematolysis n lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: hemolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis]
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haemodialysis n dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure Synonym(s): hemodialysis, haemodialysis
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hand line n a fishing line managed principally by hand [syn: handline, hand line]
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hand lotion n lotion used to soften the hands
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hand luggage n luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand
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hand tool n a tool used with workers' hands
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hand towel n a small towel used to dry the hands or face [syn: {hand towel}, face towel]
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hand-held adj small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer" Synonym(s): hand-held, handheld
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hand-held computer n a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket Synonym(s): hand-held computer, hand- held microcomputer
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hand-held microcomputer n a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket Synonym(s): hand-held computer, hand- held microcomputer
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hand-loomed adj made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth" [syn: {hand- loomed}, handwoven]
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Handel n a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) Synonym(s): Handel, George Frideric Handel, George Frederick Handel, Georg Friedrich Handel the music of Handel
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Handelian adj of or relating to or in the manner of George Frederick Handel
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handheld adj small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer" Synonym(s): hand-held, handheld
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handheld drill n a small portable drill held and operated by hand [syn: hand drill, handheld drill]
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handhold n an appendage to hold onto
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handily adv in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" Synonym(s): handily, conveniently Antonym(s): inconveniently with no difficulty; "she beat him handily" Synonym(s): handily, hands down
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handle n the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" Synonym(s): handle, grip, handgrip, hold v be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" Synonym(s): manage, deal, care, handle interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" Synonym(s): treat, handle, do by act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" Synonym(s): cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" Synonym(s): handle, palm handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" Synonym(s): wield, handle, manage show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
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handle with kid gloves v handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"
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handle-bars n a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) Synonym(s): mustachio, moustachio, handle-bars
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handlebar n the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
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handled adj having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled revolver" Antonym(s): handleless
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handleless adj having no handle; "sleek cabinets with apparently handleless doors" Antonym(s): handled
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handler n one who trains or exhibits animals [syn: animal trainer, handler] an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers" (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team Synonym(s): coach, manager, handler
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handless adj without a hand or hands; "a handless war veteran" [ant: handed] lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Synonym(s): bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
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handline n a fishing line managed principally by hand [syn: handline, hand line]
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handling n manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means Synonym(s): handling, manipulation the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" Synonym(s): treatment, handling
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handling charge n the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) Synonym(s): handling cost, handling charge
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handling cost n the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) Synonym(s): handling cost, handling charge
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handlock n shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs Synonym(s): handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle
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handloom n a loom powered by hand
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handwheel n a wheel worked by hand control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated
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Heimdal n (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard Synonym(s): Heimdall, Heimdal, Heimdallr
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Heimdall n (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard Synonym(s): Heimdall, Heimdal, Heimdallr
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Heimdallr n (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard Synonym(s): Heimdall, Heimdal, Heimdallr
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hematal adj relating to the blood vessels or blood [syn: hemal, haemal, hematal, haematal]
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hematologic adj of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: hematologic, haematological, hematological]
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hematological adj of or relating to or involved in hematology [syn: hematologic, haematological, hematological]
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hematologist n a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Synonym(s): hematologist, haematologist
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hematology n the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Synonym(s): hematology, haematology
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hematolysis n lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: hemolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis]
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hemodialysis n dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure Synonym(s): hemodialysis, haemodialysis
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hemodialyzer n a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body Synonym(s): artificial kidney, hemodialyzer
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hind leg n the back limb of a quadruped
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hind limb n a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals Synonym(s): hind limb, hindlimb
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hindlimb n a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals Synonym(s): hind limb, hindlimb
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hoe handle n the handle of a hoe
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Homo heidelbergensis n a type of primitive man who lived in Europe [syn: Heidelberg man, Homo heidelbergensis]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
H91matolin \H[91]mat"olin\, n. See {H[91]matoin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
H91matology \H[91]m`atol"ogy\ (? or ?), n. The science which treats of the blood. Same as {Hematology}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8H91matolysis \[d8]H[91]m`atol"ysis\, n. [NL.; h[91]mato- + Gr. [?] a loosing, dissolving, fr. [?] to loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.) Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood; h[91]molysis. -- {H[91]m`atolyt"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket. {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}. {Hand car}. See under {Car}. {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}. {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}. {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. {Hand glass}. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above). {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}. {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand. {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. {All hands}, everybody; all parties. {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every direction; generally. {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above). {At hand}. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at hand.[b8] --Shak. {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10. {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}. {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8] --Job xvii. 9. {From hand to hand}, from one person to another. {Hand in hand}. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression. {In hand}. (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels . . . in hand.[b8] --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. {In one's hand} [or] {hands}. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation. {Note of hand}, a promissory note. {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser. {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care. {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management. {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength. {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government. {To bear a hand} (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under {Glove}. {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving. {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. {To change hand}. See {Change}. {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. {To have in hand}. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke. {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance. {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit. {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. {To put the} {last, [or] finishing}, {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one. {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. {To take in hand}. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also {lay} and {batten}. {Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like. {Drill lathe}, [or] {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe. {Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc. {Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot. {Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric} {Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool. {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe. {Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket. {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}. {Hand car}. See under {Car}. {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}. {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}. {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. {Hand glass}. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above). {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}. {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand. {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. {All hands}, everybody; all parties. {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every direction; generally. {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above). {At hand}. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at hand.[b8] --Shak. {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10. {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}. {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8] --Job xvii. 9. {From hand to hand}, from one person to another. {Hand in hand}. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression. {In hand}. (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels . . . in hand.[b8] --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. {In one's hand} [or] {hands}. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation. {Note of hand}, a promissory note. {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser. {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care. {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management. {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength. {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government. {To bear a hand} (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under {Glove}. {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving. {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. {To change hand}. See {Change}. {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. {To have in hand}. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke. {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance. {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit. {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. {To put the} {last, [or] finishing}, {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one. {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. {To take in hand}. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lead \Lead\ (l[ecr]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[a0]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[omac]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide. 2. An article made of lead or an alloy of lead; as: (a) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea. (b) (Print.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. (c) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates. I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. --Bacon 3. A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils. {Black lead}, graphite or plumbago; -- so called from its leadlike appearance and streak. [Colloq.] {Coasting lead}, a sounding lead intermediate in weight between a hand lead and deep-sea lead. {Deep-sea lead}, the heaviest of sounding leads, used in water exceeding a hundred fathoms in depth. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Hand lead}, a small lead use for sounding in shallow water. {Krems lead}, {Kremnitz lead} [so called from Krems or Kremnitz, in Austria], a pure variety of white lead, formed into tablets, and called also {Krems, [or] Kremnitz, white}, and {Vienna white}. {Lead arming}, tallow put in the hollow of a sounding lead. See {To arm the lead} (below). {Lead colic}. See under {Colic}. {Lead color}, a deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead. {Lead glance}. (Min.) Same as {Galena}. {Lead line} (a) (Med.) A dark line along the gums produced by a deposit of metallic lead, due to lead poisoning. (b) (Naut.) A sounding line. {Lead mill}, a leaden polishing wheel, used by lapidaries. {Lead ocher} (Min.), a massive sulphur-yellow oxide of lead. Same as {Massicot}. {Lead pencil}, a pencil of which the marking material is graphite (black lead). {Lead plant} (Bot.), a low leguminous plant, genus {Amorpha} ({A. canescens}), found in the Northwestern United States, where its presence is supposed to indicate lead ore. --Gray. {Lead tree}. (a) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the tropical, leguminous tree, {Leuc[91]na glauca}; -- probably so called from the glaucous color of the foliage. (b) (Chem.) Lead crystallized in arborescent forms from a solution of some lead salt, as by suspending a strip of zinc in lead acetate. {Mock lead}, a miner's term for blende. {Red lead}, a scarlet, crystalline, granular powder, consisting of minium when pure, but commonly containing several of the oxides of lead. It is used as a paint or cement and also as an ingredient of flint glass. {Red lead ore} (Min.), crocoite. {Sugar of lead}, acetate of lead. {To arm the lead}, to fill the hollow in the bottom of a sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature of the bottom by the substances adhering. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {To} {cast, [or] heave}, {the lead}, to cast the sounding lead for ascertaining the depth of water. {White lead}, hydrated carbonate of lead, obtained as a white, amorphous powder, and much used as an ingredient of white paint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand-hole \Hand"-hole\, n. (Steam Boilers) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc. {Hand-hole plate}, the cover of a hand-hole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand-hole \Hand"-hole\, n. (Steam Boilers) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc. {Hand-hole plate}, the cover of a hand-hole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handily \Hand"i*ly\, adv. [See {Handy}.] In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 5. To deal with; to make a business of. They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8. 6. To treat; to use, well or ill. How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak. 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak. 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. We will handle what persons are apt to envy others. --Bacon. {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, v. i. To use the hands. They have hands, but they handle not. --Ps. cxv. 7.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, n. [AS. handle. See {Hand}.] 1. That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc. 2. That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. --South. {To give a handle}, to furnish an occasion or means.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handleable \Han"dleable\, a. Capable of being handled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-handling}.] 1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon. 2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 5. To deal with; to make a business of. They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8. 6. To treat; to use, well or ill. How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak. 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak. 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. We will handle what persons are apt to envy others. --Bacon. {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-handling}.] 1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon. 2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 5. To deal with; to make a business of. They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8. 6. To treat; to use, well or ill. How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak. 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak. 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. We will handle what persons are apt to envy others. --Bacon. {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handless \Hand"less\, a. Without a hand. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-handling}.] 1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon. 2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handling \Han"dling\, n. [AS. handlung.] 1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See {Handle}, v. t. The heavens and your fair handling Have made you master of the field this day. --Spenser. 2. (Drawing, Painting, etc.) The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 5. To deal with; to make a business of. They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8. 6. To treat; to use, well or ill. How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak. 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak. 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. We will handle what persons are apt to envy others. --Bacon. {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-handling}.] 1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon. 2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handling \Han"dling\, n. [AS. handlung.] 1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See {Handle}, v. t. The heavens and your fair handling Have made you master of the field this day. --Spenser. 2. (Drawing, Painting, etc.) The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS. handian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully. That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands. The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 5. To deal with; to make a business of. They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8. 6. To treat; to use, well or ill. How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak. 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. You shall see how I will handle her. --Shak. 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. We will handle what persons are apt to envy others. --Bacon. {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handwheel \Hand"wheel`\, n. (Mach.) Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hematology \Hem`atol"ogy\, n. [Hemato- + -logy.] The science which treats of the blood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hindleys screw \Hind"ley"s screw`\ (Mech.) A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to work. It is named from the person who first used the form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Home-dwelling \Home"-dwell`ing\, a. Keeping at home.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Handley, WV (town, FIPS 34756) Location: 38.18656 N, 81.36638 W Population (1990): 334 (152 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Heimdal, ND Zip code(s): 58342
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hendley, NE (village, FIPS 22115) Location: 40.13088 N, 99.97043 W Population (1990): 42 (23 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68946
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Homedale, ID (city, FIPS 38170) Location: 43.61807 N, 116.93587 W Population (1990): 1963 (798 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83628
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Howey In The Hil, FL Zip code(s): 34737
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Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (town, FIPS 32775) Location: 28.71595 N, 81.77477 W Population (1990): 724 (351 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Huntland, TN (town, FIPS 36600) Location: 35.05584 N, 86.26857 W Population (1990): 885 (367 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37345
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Huntleigh, MO (city, FIPS 33850) Location: 38.61358 N, 90.40761 W Population (1990): 392 (137 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Huntley, IL (village, FIPS 36750) Location: 42.16810 N, 88.42422 W Population (1990): 2453 (954 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60142 Huntley, MN Zip code(s): 56047 Huntley, MT Zip code(s): 59037 Huntley, NE (village, FIPS 23550) Location: 40.21080 N, 99.29104 W Population (1990): 58 (24 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68951
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Huntly, VA Zip code(s): 22640
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
handle n. 1. [from CB slang] An electronic pseudonym; a `nom de guerre' intended to conceal the user's true identity. Network and BBS handles function as the same sort of simultaneous concealment and display one finds on Citizen's Band radio, from which the term was adopted. Use of grandiose handles is characteristic of {warez d00dz}, {cracker}s, {weenie}s, {spod}s, and other lower forms of network life; true hackers travel on their own reputations rather than invented legendry. Compare {nick}, {screen name}. 2. A {magic cookie}, often in the form of a numeric index into some array somewhere, through which you can manipulate an object like a file or window. The form `file handle' is especially common. 3. [Mac] A pointer to a pointer to dynamically-allocated memory; the extra level of indirection allows on-the-fly memory compaction (to cut down on fragmentation) or aging out of unused resources, with minimal impact on the (possibly multiple) parts of the larger program containing references to the allocated memory. Compare {snap} (to snap a handle would defeat its purpose); see also {aliasing bug}, {dangling pointer}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Handel An {imperative language} with {primitives} for controlling {parallel programs}. Used by Wayne Luk for work in compilation of programs to hardware ({FPGA}s). (1995-02-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Hand-held Personal Computer {palmtop}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
handle 1. (From Citizen's Band amateur radio slang) An electronic pseudonym or "nom de guerre" intended to conceal the user's true identity. Network and BBS handles function as the same sort of simultaneous concealment and display one finds on CB. Use of grandiose handles is characteristic of {cracker}s, {weenie}s, {spod}s, and other lower forms of network life; true hackers travel on their own reputations rather than invented legendry. Compare {nick}. 2. (Macintosh) A pointer to a pointer to dynamically-allocated memory. The extra level of indirection allows on-the-fly memory compaction (to cut down on {fragmentation}) or garbage collection of unused resources, with minimal impact on the (possibly multiple) parts of the larger program containing references to the allocated memory. Compare {snap} (to snap a handle would defeat its purpose). See also {aliasing bug}, {dangling pointer}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
HMTL Do you mean {HTML}? (1998-06-30)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hamutal kinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and mother of king Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31), also of king Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:18).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hamutal, the shadow of his heat