| BACKHANDED | • backhanded adj. With the back of the hand. • backhanded adj. Involving a backward flip of the hand. • backhanded adj. Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory. |
| BACKHANDER | • backhander n. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. • backhander n. A blow with the back of the hand. • backhander n. (Informal) A bribe, a secret payment. |
| BAREHANDED | • barehanded adj. Having no covering on the hands. • barehanded adj. (By extension) With no tool or weapon. • barehanded adv. With no covering on the hands. |
| HANDBAGGED | • handbagged v. Simple past tense and past participle of handbag. • HANDBAG v. to strike with a handbag. |
| HANDBALLED | • handballed v. Simple past tense and past participle of handball. • HANDBALL v. to handle the ball in football. |
| HANDBALLER | • handballer n. A handball player. • HANDBALLER n. one who plays handball. |
| HANDBASKET | • handbasket n. A basket with a handle. • hand-basket n. Alternative spelling of handbasket. • HANDBASKET n. a basket carried in the hand. |
| HANDBRAKES | • handbrakes n. Plural of handbrake. • hand␣brakes n. Plural of hand brake. • HANDBRAKE n. a brake applied by a hand-operated lever. |
| HANDLEABLE | • handleable adj. Capable of being handled. • HANDLEABLE adj. capable of being handled. |
| HANDLEBARS | • handlebars n. Plural of handlebar. • HANDLEBAR n. the steering-bar of a cycle, or one half of it. |
| HARDENABLE | • hardenable adj. Capable of being hardened. |
| HEADBANGED | • headbanged v. Simple past tense and past participle of headbang. • HEADBANG v. to nod one's head violently to the beat of loud music. |
| HEADBANGER | • headbanger n. One who dances by violently shaking the head in time to the music. • headbanger n. (By extension) One who enjoys heavy metal (rock) music, to which this sort of dance is usually performed. • headbanger n. A mad or eccentric person. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| HUSBANDAGE | • husbandage n. (Nautical) The commission or compensation allowed to a ship’s manager, or "husband". • HUSBANDAGE n. the commission or compensation allowed to a ship's husband. |