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- [han-dl]
- /ˈhæn dl/
- /ˈhæn.dəl/
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- [han-dl]
- /ˈhæn dl/
Definitions of handles word
- noun handles a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 1
- noun handles that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery. 1
- noun handles Slang. a person's name, especially the given name. a person's alias, nickname, or code name. a username, as on a social media website: What's your Twitter handle? a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained. 1
- noun handles the total amount wagered on an event, series of events, or for an entire season or seasons, as at a gambling casino or in horse racing: The track handle for the day was over a million dollars. 1
- noun handles the total amount of money taken in by a business concern on one transaction, sale, event, or series of transactions, or during a specific period, especially by a theater, nightclub, sports arena, resort hotel, or the like. 1
- noun handles hand (def 27). 1
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Origin of handles
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand; (verb) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse hǫndla to seize), derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Handles
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handles popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
handles usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for handles
noun handles
- grips — Plural form of grip.
- knobs — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handlebars — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- buttons — a page boy
Antonyms for handles
verb handles
- follows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of follow.
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