Handscrew, n. Jack.
Handsel, n. [Written also Hansel.] Earnest, first receipts, first-fruits, first gift, beginning of fortune, gift with promise.
Handsel, v. a. [Written also Hansel.]
- 1. Give a handsel or earnest to.
- 2. Use for the first time, do for the first time.
Hands off. Forbear, desist, keep off, don’t touch it, let it alone.
Handsome, a.
- 1. Comely, well-formed, well-proportioned, stately, fine-looking.
- 2. Graceful, easy, becoming, appropriate.
- 3. Generous, liberal, disinterested, noble, magnanimous.
- 4. Ample, sufficient, plentiful, large.
Hand to hand. In close fight.
Handwriting, n. Hand, chirography, style of penmanship.
Handy, a.
- 1. Dexterous, adroit, ready, expert, skilful, skilled, clever.
- 2. Convenient, near, at hand, close at hand.
Hang, v. a.
- 1. Suspend.
- 2. Execute (by the halter), hang by the neck.
- 3. Attach (so as to swing).
- 4. Incline (the head), decline, drop, droop bend down, let droop.
- 5. Drape, adorn with hangings.