Handy
['hændɪ] or ['hændi]
Definition
(noun.) United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958).
(adj.) easy to reach; 'found a handy spot for the can opener' .
(adj.) skillful with the hands; 'handy with an axe' .
(adj.) easy to use; 'a handy gadget' .
Edited by Griffith--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Performed by the hand.
(superl.) Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
(superl.) Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
(superl.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.
Editor: Ryan
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Dexterous, adroit, ready, expert, skilful, skilled, clever.[2]. Convenient, near, at hand, close at hand.
Checker: Noelle
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Near, convenient, useful, helpful, manageable, dexterous, ready, expert
ANT:Remote, Inconvenient, awkward, useless, cumbrous, unwieldy, unhandy
Checker: Millicent
Definition
adj. dexterous: ready to the hand: convenient: near.—adv. Hand′ily.—ns. Handi′ness; Hand′y-man a man for doing odd jobs.
Typist: Owen
Examples
- In the early form of the revolver the empty cartridge cases had to be ejected from the cylinder singly by an ejector rod or handy nail. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- My bandanna handkerchief--one of six beauties given to me by my lady--was handy in my pocket. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Plante coiled up his sheets into a very handy cell like a little roll of carpet or pastry; but the trouble was that the battery took a long time to form. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A medical man would have come in handy now. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Laws, it's my har _grease_;--I put it thar to have it handy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- My experience of the women-servants, when Superintendent Seegrave laid his embargo on their rooms, came in handy here. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He had not asked the prisoner to take the handy fellow as an act of charity--never thought of such a thing. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I did not need the sash, but it was handier to take it than it was to leave it, and so I took it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I should feel just like it, mamma, said Eva, because then it would be handier to take care of her, and because, you know, my bed is better than hers. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Editor: Matt