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adj
- having or using a single hand
- That uses one hand.
- Having only one hand.
- Performed using only one hand.
- Involving the actions of only one person.
- (chemistry) Chiral, having an asymmetric structural orientation.
- Designed for use with one hand
- (specifically, of reading or reading material) Pornographic in nature.
adv
noun
- The state of choosing to use only one hand.
- The possession of only one hand or the ability to use only one hand; the loss of the use of one hand.
- The quality of having a dominant hand; left-handedness or right-handedness.
- The quality of being designed for only one hand.
- A state in which only one person is active
- Chirality
- (figurative) Weakness, limitation
verb
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- handle effectively
- interact in a certain way
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- show and train
noun
- (slang) A person's nose.
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
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adv
adj
noun
adj
- using or intended for the right hand
- Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
- rotating to the right
- (not comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.
- Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.
- (physics) Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
- (not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
noun
adj
- using or intended for the left hand
- Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
- ironically ambiguous
- rotating to the left
- lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
- (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
- (of marriages) illicit or informal
- Insincere or malicious.
- (occult, of magic) Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path
- Awkward or maladroit.
- Of a coordinate system: not following the right-hand rule.
- Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
- Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
noun
noun
- A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
- A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
- (art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
- manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- the management of someone or something
verb
adj
- relating to or performed with the fingers
- of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
- displaying numbers rather than scale positions
- Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
- Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
noun
noun
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- (Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- (slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.
- The explosive sound of thunder.
- (falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- a sudden very loud noise
- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
verb
- (transitive) To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
- (transitive) To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
- (transitive) To applaud.
- (slang) To have sex, fornicate, copulate.
- (ambitransitive) To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
- (by extension, transitive, slang) To defeat.
- (transitive) To set or put, usually in haste.
- clap one's hands together
- cause to strike the air in flight
- put quickly or forcibly
- strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
- strike the air in flight
- strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
noun
- The ability to grip something with a hand.
- A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
- A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
- A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
- A grasp or grip.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
adj
- (of a body part) Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
- Ruling; governing; prevailing
- Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
- (music) Being the dominant
- (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
- (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
- exercising influence or control
- most frequent or common
noun
- (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
- (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
- A species or organism that is dominant.
- (genetics) Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
- (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
- an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
- (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
noun
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
- exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
- The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.
- The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
- The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
adj
noun
- a small handbook
- (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Synonym of handbook.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (music) A keyboard on an organ.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
verb
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g., for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
- (intransitive, transitive) To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
- To move something with the palm of the hand.
- To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
noun
- the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
- an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
- a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
- (nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
- (scouting) Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
- Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
- (sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
- (historical) Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
- The corresponding part of the forefoot of a nonprimate mammal.
- (historical) Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
- (figurative, by extension) Triumph; victory.
- The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
noun
- The left hand or fist.
- the hand that is on the left side of the body
- (politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
- (boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
- The left side or direction.
- (surfing) A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
- location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
- those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
adj
- intended for the left hand
- (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
- (politics) Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
- Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
- Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
- not used up
- of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
adv
verb
noun
- (slang) A person's hand.
- A blade of a waterwheel.
- A paddlewheel.
- In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- (table tennis) A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
- A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
- The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
- A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
- (sports, uncountable) Alternative form of padel.
- A flipper in a pinball machine.
- A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- (medicine) A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
- (British) A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
- A broad, flat spanking implement.
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
- small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb
- To tread upon; to trample.
- (intransitive) To toddle.
- (intransitive, British) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
- (intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
- (transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
- (intransitive) To dog paddle in water.
- swim like a dog in shallow water
- walk unsteadily, with short steps
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- stir with a paddle
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- propel with a paddle
adj
adv
noun
- The state of choosing to use only one hand.
- The possession of only one hand or the ability to use only one hand; the loss of the use of one hand.
- The quality of having a dominant hand; left-handedness or right-handedness.
- The quality of being designed for only one hand.
- A state in which only one person is active
- Chirality
- (figurative) Weakness, limitation
noun
- A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
- A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
- (art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
- manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- the management of someone or something
verb
noun
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- (Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- (slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.
- The explosive sound of thunder.
- (falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- a sudden very loud noise
- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
verb
- (transitive) To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
- (transitive) To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
- (transitive) To applaud.
- (slang) To have sex, fornicate, copulate.
- (ambitransitive) To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
- (by extension, transitive, slang) To defeat.
- (transitive) To set or put, usually in haste.
- clap one's hands together
- cause to strike the air in flight
- put quickly or forcibly
- strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
- strike the air in flight
- strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
noun
- The ability to grip something with a hand.
- A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
- A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
- A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
- A grasp or grip.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
noun
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
- exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
- The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.
- The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
- The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
noun
- The left hand or fist.
- the hand that is on the left side of the body
- (politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
- (boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
- The left side or direction.
- (surfing) A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
- location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
- those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
adj
- intended for the left hand
- (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
- (politics) Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
- Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
- Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
- not used up
- of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
adv
verb
noun
- (slang) A person's hand.
- A blade of a waterwheel.
- A paddlewheel.
- In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- (table tennis) A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
- A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
- The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
- A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
- (sports, uncountable) Alternative form of padel.
- A flipper in a pinball machine.
- A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- (medicine) A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
- (British) A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
- A broad, flat spanking implement.
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
- small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb
- To tread upon; to trample.
- (intransitive) To toddle.
- (intransitive, British) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
- (intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
- (transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
- (intransitive) To dog paddle in water.
- swim like a dog in shallow water
- walk unsteadily, with short steps
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- stir with a paddle
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- propel with a paddle
verb
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- handle effectively
- interact in a certain way
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- show and train
noun
- (slang) A person's nose.
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
verb
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g., for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
- (intransitive, transitive) To use one's palm as identification to get through a door or security checkpoint.
- To move something with the palm of the hand.
- To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
noun
- the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
- an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
- a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
- (nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
- (scouting) Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
- Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
- (sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
- (historical) Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
- The corresponding part of the forefoot of a nonprimate mammal.
- (historical) Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
- (figurative, by extension) Triumph; victory.
- The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
adj
- having or using a single hand
- That uses one hand.
- Having only one hand.
- Performed using only one hand.
- Involving the actions of only one person.
- (chemistry) Chiral, having an asymmetric structural orientation.
- Designed for use with one hand
- (specifically, of reading or reading material) Pornographic in nature.
adv
adj
- having or using a single hand
- That uses one hand.
- Having only one hand.
- Performed using only one hand.
- Involving the actions of only one person.
- (chemistry) Chiral, having an asymmetric structural orientation.
- Designed for use with one hand
- (specifically, of reading or reading material) Pornographic in nature.
adv
adj
noun
adj
- using or intended for the right hand
- Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
- rotating to the right
- (not comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.
- Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.
- (physics) Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
- (not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
noun
adj
- using or intended for the left hand
- Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
- ironically ambiguous
- rotating to the left
- lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
- (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
- (of marriages) illicit or informal
- Insincere or malicious.
- (occult, of magic) Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path
- Awkward or maladroit.
- Of a coordinate system: not following the right-hand rule.
- Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
- Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
noun
adj
- relating to or performed with the fingers
- of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
- displaying numbers rather than scale positions
- Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
- Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
noun
adj
- (of a body part) Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
- Ruling; governing; prevailing
- Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
- (music) Being the dominant
- (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
- (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
- exercising influence or control
- most frequent or common
noun
- (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
- (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
- A species or organism that is dominant.
- (genetics) Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
- (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
- an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
- (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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- a small handbook
- (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Synonym of handbook.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (music) A keyboard on an organ.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
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- The left hand or fist.
- the hand that is on the left side of the body
- (politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
- (boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.
- The left side or direction.
- (surfing) A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
- location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
- those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
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- intended for the left hand
- (geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
- (politics) Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
- Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.
- Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
- not used up
- of or belonging to the political or intellectual left