slovo | definícia |
handy (encz) | handy,praktický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
handy (encz) | handy,šikovný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
handy (encz) | handy,užitečný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Handy (gcide) | Handy \Hand"y\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]), a. [Compar. Handier
(-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Handiest.] [OE. hendi, AS. hendig
(in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs
clever, wise.]
1. Performed by the hand. [Obs.]
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To draw up and come to handy strokes. --Milton.
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2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
"Each is handy in his way." --Dryden.
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3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the
hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my
tools are handy; a handy volume.
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4. (Naut.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a
vessel.
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handy (wn) | handy
adj 1: easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"
[syn: handy, ready to hand(p)]
2: easy to use; "a handy gadget"
3: skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
n 1: United States blues musician who transcribed and published
traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: Handy, {W. C.
Handy}, William Christopher Handy] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
handyman (mass) | handyman
- domáci majster |
be handy (encz) | be handy,být vhod |
come in handy (encz) | come in handy,být dobrý Zdeněk Brožcome in handy,hodit se Zdeněk Brožcome in handy,přijít vhod Zdeněk Brož |
handyman (encz) | handyman,kutil v: Zdeněk Brožhandyman,údržbář n: lukehandyman,všeuměl n: Zdeněk Brož |
it may come in handy (encz) | it may come in handy,to se může hodit [fráz.] Pino |
shandy (encz) | shandy,nápoj z piva a limonády Zdeněk Brož |
shandygaff (encz) | shandygaff, n: |
unhandy (encz) | unhandy,nemotorný adj: Zdeněk Brožunhandy,neobratný adj: Zdeněk Brožunhandy,nešikovný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Handy (gcide) | Handy \Hand"y\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]), a. [Compar. Handier
(-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Handiest.] [OE. hendi, AS. hendig
(in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs
clever, wise.]
1. Performed by the hand. [Obs.]
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To draw up and come to handy strokes. --Milton.
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2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
"Each is handy in his way." --Dryden.
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3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the
hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my
tools are handy; a handy volume.
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4. (Naut.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a
vessel.
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Handy-dandy (gcide) | Handy-dandy \Hand"y-dan`dy\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*d[a^]n`d[y^]), n.
A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the
other holds some small object, winning the object if right
and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.
--Piers Plowman.
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Handyfight (gcide) | Handyfight \Hand"y*fight`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*f[imac]t`), n.
A fight with the hands; boxing. "Pollux loves handyfights."
--B. Jonson.
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Handygripe (gcide) | Handygripe \Hand"y*gripe`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*gr[imac]p`), n.
Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in
fighting. --Hudibras.
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Handystroke (gcide) | Handystroke \Hand"y*stroke`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*str[=o]k`), n.
A blow with the hand.
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Handywork (gcide) | Handywork \Hand"y*work`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*w[^u]rk`), n.
See Handiwork.
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Shandygaff (gcide) | Shandygaff \Shan"dy*gaff\, n.
A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. [Eng.]
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Unhandy (gcide) | Unhandy \Unhandy\
See handy.Unhandy \Un*hand"y\, a.
Clumsy; awkward; as, an Unhandy man.
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come in handy (wn) | come in handy
v 1: be useful for a certain purpose |
handyman (wn) | handyman
n 1: a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
[syn: handyman, jack of all trades, odd-job man] |
shandy (wn) | shandy
n 1: a drink made of beer and lemonade [syn: shandygaff,
shandy] |
shandygaff (wn) | shandygaff
n 1: a drink made of beer and lemonade [syn: shandygaff,
shandy] |
w. c. handy (wn) | W. C. Handy
n 1: United States blues musician who transcribed and published
traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: Handy, {W. C.
Handy}, William Christopher Handy] |
william christopher handy (wn) | William Christopher Handy
n 1: United States blues musician who transcribed and published
traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: Handy, {W. C.
Handy}, William Christopher Handy] |
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