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handpicked (selected with great care) adjective [UK: ˈhænd.ˈpɪkt] [US: ˈhænd.ˈpɪkt] | (Bokmål) håndplukket, håndplukka, handplukket, handplukkaadjective (Nynorsk) handplukkaadjective |
handrail [handrails] (rail which can be held) noun [UK: ˈhæn.dreɪl] [US: ˈhæn.ˌdrel] | (Bokmål) rekkverk, gelendernoun (Nynorsk) rekkverk, gelendernoun |
hands up (surrender!) interjection | henda i været!, opp med henda!interjection |
handsaw (saw small enough to be used by one hand) noun [UK: ˈhænd.sɔː] [US: ˈhænd.ˌsɒ] | (Bokmål) håndsagnoun (Nynorsk) handsagnoun |
handshake [handshakes] (grasping of hands by two people) noun [UK: ˈhænd.ʃeɪk] [US: ˈhænd.ˌʃek] | |
handsoap noun | (Bokmål) handsåpenoun (Nynorsk) handsåpenoun |
handsome [handsomer, handsomest] (of man: attractive) adjective [UK: ˈhæn.səm] [US: ˈhæn.səm] | (Bokmål) kjekkadjective (Nynorsk) kjekkadjective |
handwaving (waving the hands) adjective | gestikulerendeadjective |
handwritten (written with a pen or pencil) adjective [UK: ˌhænd.ˈrɪt.n̩] [US: ˈhæn.ˌdrɪt.n̩] | (Bokmål) håndskrevenadjective (Nynorsk) handskrivenadjective |
handyman [handymen] (man who does odd tasks) noun [UK: ˈhæn.dɪ.mæn] [US: ˈhæn.di.ˌmæn] | (Bokmål) altmuligmannnoun (Nynorsk) altmogelegmannnoun |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
all hands on deck (order) interjection | (Bokmål) alle mann på dekkinterjection |
at hand (within easy reach; nearby) preposition [UK: ət hænd] [US: ət ˈhænd] | (Bokmål) for håndenpreposition |
beforehand (at an earlier time) adverb [UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː.hænd] [US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr.hænd] | (Bokmål) på forhånd, i forveien, i forvegenadverb i forkantadverb |
chandelier [chandeliers] (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) noun [UK: ˌʃæn.də.ˈlɪə(r)] [US: ʃæn.də.ˈlɪr] | (Bokmål) lysekronenoun (Nynorsk) ljosekronenoun |
come in handy (to prove to be useful or helpful) verb [UK: kʌm ɪn ˈhæn.di] [US: ˈkəm ɪn ˈhæn.di] | |
door handle (mechanism used to open or close a door) noun [UK: dɔː(r) ˈhæn.dl̩] [US: ˈdɔːr ˈhæn.dl̩] | (Bokmål) dørhåndtaknoun |
emptyhanded (having nothing to give) adjective | (Bokmål) tomhendtadjective |
farmhand (farm worker) noun [UK: ˈfɑːm.hænd] [US: ˈfɑːrm.ˌhænd] | (Bokmål) drengnoun (Nynorsk) drengnoun |
have blood on one's hands (be responsible for a violent act) verb | |
in good hands (under guidance) preposition | i gode henderpreposition |
know like the back of one's hand (be intimately knowledgable about) verb [UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd] | kjenne som sin egen bukselomme (to know like one's pocket)verb |
left-handed (preferring the left hand over the right) noun [UK: left ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˈleft ˈhæn.dəd] | |
love handle (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) noun [UK: ˈlʌv ˈhæn.dl̩] [US: ˈlʌv ˈhæn.dl̩] | bilringnoun |
merchandise (goods offered for sale) noun [UK: ˈmɜː.tʃən.daɪz] [US: ˈmɝː.tʃən.ˌdaɪz] | (Bokmål) varenoun |
on the other hand (from another point of view) preposition [UK: ɒn ðə ˈʌð.ə(r) hænd] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈʌð.r̩ ˈhænd] | på den annen sidepreposition |
panhandler [panhandlers] (one who panhandles) noun [UK: ˈpæn.ˌhænd.lə(r)] [US: ˈpæn.ˌhænd.lər] | (Bokmål) betlernoun |