Word Finder - handle

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The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

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An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.

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The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.

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The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.

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The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.

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A name, nickname or pseudonym.

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A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.

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The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.

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A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.

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This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.

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A 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory. (See also pot and middy for other regional variations.)

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A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol. (Called a sixty in Canada.)

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A point, an extremity of land.

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the Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland

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A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.

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The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.

She gripped the handle tighter.

We can handle this job by ourselves.

The boxes were heavy, so carrying two of them was too much weight to handle.

A mouse she could handle – literally, but a snake was something different.

She will handle the baby as tenderly as the most careful nurse could desire.

I can handle it... now.

I don't think she has any special tenderness for them--I have never seen her caress them; but she dresses and undresses them many times during the day and handles them exactly as she has seen her mother and the nurse handle her baby sister.

Maybe he wanted to handle that part of it, but it was done now.

Each case I handle gives me that much more experience.

Making another hole directly over it with an ice chisel which I had, and cutting down the longest birch which I could find in the neighborhood with my knife, I made a slip-noose, which I attached to its end, and, letting it down carefully, passed it over the knob of the handle, and drew it by a line along the birch, and so pulled the axe out again.

Cynthia held the door handle, looking ready to jump while Dean contorted around the shift stick, barely able to press the pedal with his toe.

She shut the cabinet door and hung the towel over the oven door handle to dry.

She grabbed the handle of her whip and whirled to face him.

She tugged the heavy door open by its old iron handle and gazed into a large square of grass, a courtyard, around which many similar rooms with heavy doors were arranged.

Let me handle this.

Her fingers found the door handle - just in case.

I had my hand on the door handle but instead asked our driver to follow it.

The Original Beings will handle her.

At the reminder, she looked away, uncertain how to handle her newest foray into the weirdness that was the Immortal world.

He grabbed the door handle as she spun around a curve.

I've got a handle on things, but the underworld is still closed to me.

He sank into stormy contemplation, clueless how to handle the latest of his challenges.

By the time he had attached a handle to this sword he was having much trouble to breathe, as the charm of the Sorcerer was beginning to take effect.

To further enhance yield, at the same time Borlaug bred wheat strains with short, stubby stalks, which were able to better handle more weight of grain.

The well-known old door handle, which always angered the countess when it was not properly cleaned, turned as loosely as ever.

It makes me feel small when you keep things from me - like you don't trust me, or you think I'm not mature enough to handle it.

I've been checking old cases too, real old ones, to see if I can get a handle on when our friend Grasso started in business.

By tomorrow we'll have a better handle on the situations, enough at least to make flight arrangements.

Dean retreated to their quarters to handle some overdue paper work and so spent the remainder of the morning.

He wanted the dealer scared but not dead, and right now, he didn't think he'd be able to handle a traitor without ripping off his head.

Ten demons guarded this one, two of which he'd slaughtered before leaving his dealers to handle the rest to search for souls.

Composed enough to handle his duties, Gabe left his cabin.

We.re trying to get a handle on who went to which Sanctuary and where else Immortals scattered to.

It has a chip in the handle.

He reached for the door handle.

Her fingers closed around the screen door handle.

I think I know how to handle him, though.

From the centre of the subumbral surface hangs down the manubrium, like the handle of an umbrella or the clapper of a bell, bearing the mouth at its extremity.

Beware too the adult llama that the current owner cannot easily handle.

Its handle is the color of big sky, which makes me feel lonesome.

Suggest one reason why subadult female macaques might handle the infants more than adult or juvenile female macaques.

The Review rejects a lay magistracy, claiming that lay people could not handle being involved in " high profile " cases.

Striking liver chestnut, 4 white stockings, flaxen mane & tail, good to shoe, box, traffic & handle.

Candidates must be able to handle their own caseload from start to finish including noting title and completing missives.

To handle the power from the engine, another popular mod is to install a Porsche 5 speed box.

The injection molding machine are pretty massive pieces of equipment compared to the size of the disk they have to handle.

Nothing I can't handle.  I have Kiki, Tamer, and Erik on lockdown.  A week without food, and they're happy to help.  Kiki is running most things, until I figure them out.

He grasped the handle of tray number six but, before opening it, glanced down at Cynthia Byrne.

They agreed Lenny Harrigan should handle the matter in view of Dean's relationship with Ethel.

There are no close relatives so she's going to handle the arrangements.