Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [hand-stand]
- /ˈhændˌstænd/
- /ˈhænd.stænd/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hand-stand]
- /ˈhændˌstænd/
Definitions of handstand word
- noun handstand an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the palms of the hands. 1
- verb without object handstand to perform a handstand. 1
- noun handstand An act of balancing on one’s hands with one’s feet in the air or against a wall. 1
- noun handstand upside-down gymnastics position 1
- countable noun handstand If you do a handstand, you balance yourself upside down on your hands with your body and legs straight up in the air. 0
- noun handstand the act or instance of supporting the body on the hands alone in an upside-down position 0
Information block about the term
Origin of handstand
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; hand + stand
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Handstand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handstand popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
handstand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with handstand
- how to do a handstand?
- how to do a press handstand?
- how to hold a longer handstand?
- how to hold a handstand longer?
- how to do handstand?
- how to do yoga handstand?
- how to handstand?
- how to hold a handstand?
- how to do a handstand pushup?
- how to do handstand pushups?
- how to do a handstand for beginners?
- how to do a handstand yoga?
- how to do a yoga handstand?
- how do you do a handstand?
- how to learn to do a handstand?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with h
- Words starting with ha
- Words starting with han
- Words starting with hand
- Words starting with hands
- Words starting with handst
- Words starting with handsta
- Words starting with handstan
- Words starting with handstand