One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
verb
(figuratively) to restrain or restrict.
To apply handcuffs to
handcuffed
handcuffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handcuff
handcuffing
handcuffing
noun
The act by which somebody is handcuffed.
verb
present participle of handcuff
handcuffs
handcuffs
noun
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
plural of handcuff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcuff
handfast
handfast
adj
(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
(rare) Strong; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
verb
(transitive) To pledge; to bind.
(transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
handfasted
handfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handfast
handfasting
handfasting
noun
The ceremony in which people handfast.
verb
present participle of handfast
handfastly
handfastly
adv
(obsolete) In a handfast manner
handfastness
handfasts
handfasts
noun
plural of handfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handfast
handfeed
handfeed
verb
(of an animal or machine) To feed by hand.
handfish
handfish
noun
Any of the anglerfishes of the genus Brachionichthys, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
handflag
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handful
handful
noun
(colloquial) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.
(slang) A five-year prison sentence.
A group or number of things; a bunch.
A small number, usually approximately five.
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
handfuls
handfuls
noun
plural of handful
handicrafsman
handicrafsmen
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
handicrafter
handicrafter
noun
One who engages in handicrafts.
handicrafters
handicrafters
noun
plural of handicrafter
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handicuff
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handkerchiefs
handoff
handoff
noun
Alternative form of hand-off
handoffs
handoffs
noun
plural of handoff, alternative form of hand-off.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
handsful
handstaff
handstaff
noun
(obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.
The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
handycuff
handyfight
handyframe
hanford
hanford
Proper noun
A Welsh surname (the most common in England and the United States).
A city in central California, USA
hanforrd
hanfurd
hannaford
hansford
hardfern
hardfern
noun
Blechnum spicant, a fern of Europe and Northwestern America.
hardfistedness
hardfistedness
noun
The quality of being covetous or niggardly.
helfand
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
hindarfjall
holdfastness
holdfastness
noun
The ability to serve as a secure basis for attachment.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
husbandfield
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferricyanic
hydroferricyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
hydroferrocyanate
hydroferrocyanic
hydroferrocyanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from hydrogen, ferrous iron, and cyanogen.
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hyperdeification
hyperfastidiousness
infanthood
infanthood
noun
Infancy.
infradiaphragmatic
infradiaphragmatic
adj
(medicine) Below the diaphragm.
infrahyoid
infrahyoid
adj
(anatomy, relational) Below the hyoid bone in the neck.
landsmanshaft
landsmanshaften
ludwigshafen
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
misfashioned
misfashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfashion
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
nondisfranchised
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
offhand
offhand
adj
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.
Without planning or thinking ahead.
adv
In an offhand (adjective) manner.
Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.
offhanded
offhanded
adj
in a casual or curt style, without preparation or thought; Impromptu, offhand.
offhandedly
offhandedly
adv
in an offhand manner
offhandedness
offhandedness
noun
the property of being offhand
osteochondrofibroma
overfranchised
pathfind
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pathfinders
pathfinders
noun
plural of pathfinder
pathfinding
pathfinding
noun
(biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.
(computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.
pathfindings
pathfindings
noun
plural of pathfinding
pinfeathered
pinfeathered
adj
Having some or all of the feathers imperfectly developed.
prefashioned
refashioned
refashioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refashion
referendaryship
referendaryship
noun
The state or business of a referendary.
ruffianhood
sandfish
sandfish
noun
Awaous tajasica, usually sand fish, a species of goby fish (family Gobiidae)
Diplectrum formosum (sand perch, family Serranidae)
Genus Gonorynchus spp. (also called beaked sandfishes), long, thin ray-finned fishes (family Gonorychidae)
Malacanthus plumieri (sand tilefish, family Malacanthidae)
Trichodontidae, a family of perch-like fish
certain sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra and Thelenota ananas)
sandfish skink (Scincus scincus), a land-dwelling lizard that swims in sand
sandfishes
sandfishes
noun
plural of sandfish
schadenfreude
schadenfreude
noun
Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
schlauraffenland
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shamefacedness
shamefacedness
noun
The characteristic of being shamefaced.
shandygaff
shandygaff
noun
(UK) A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer.
shandygaffs
shandygaffs
noun
plural of shandygaff
sheepfacedness
softheadedness
softheadedness
noun
The quality of being softheaded.
softheartedness
softheartedness
noun
The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.
stanchfield
standoffish
standoffish
adj
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
standoffishness
standoffishness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being standoffish or aloof and unsociable; aloofness.
stepgrandfather
stepgrandfather
noun
The father of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfathalidine
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
tetrahydrofuran
tetrahydrofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thiefland
thousandfold
thousandfold
adj
Having one thousand parts or members.
Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.
adv
By a factor of a thousand.
thousandfoldly
threadfin
threadfin
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae.
twelfhyndeman
unaffranchised
unaffrighted
unaffrighted
adj
(archaic) Not afraid.
unaffrightedly
unaffrightedly
adv
(archaic) Without feeling fear.
unchafed
unchafed
adj
Not chafed.
unchaffed
unchaffed
adj
Not chaffed.
unchamfered
unchamfered
adj
Not chamfered.
unchauffeured
unchauffeured
adj
Not driven by a chauffeur.
underfeathering
undisfranchised
undisfranchised
adj
Not disfranchised.
unenchafed
unenfranchised
unenfranchised
adj
Not enfranchised; unfree.
unfarsighted
unfashioned
unfashioned
adj
Not fashioned; unmade, unformed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfashion
unfathered
unfathered
adj
Not raised by or acknowledged by a father.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfather
unfathomed
unfathomed
adj
Not explored or understood.
Of unknown depth.
unfeathered
unfeathered
adj
Lacking feathers
unfranchised
unfranchised
Adjective
Not franchised.
unhafted
unhafted
adj
Without a haft or handle.
unhandcuff
unhandcuff
verb
(transitive) To remove handcuffs from.
unhandcuffed
unhandcuffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhandcuff
unshafted
unshafted
adj
Not shafted.
unshamefaced
unshamefaced
adj
Not shamefaced.
unshamefacedness
unshamefacedness
noun
The quality of not being shamefaced.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unvouchsafed
unvouchsafed
adj
Not vouchsafed.
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
whenceforward
whenceforward
adv
(formal or literary) From which point onwards (in time or space).