| drawer |
A drawer is part of a desk, a chest, or other piece of furniture. It has a handle or handles on the outside so you can pull it out. A drawer is like a box or container that you can keep things in. |
| dustpan |
a flat pan shaped like a small shovel with an attached handle. It is usually made of metal or plastic. A dustpan is used for gathering up dust or dirt while sweeping with a broom. |
| flail |
a farm tool used to separate seeds from grain. A flail has a long handle with a short, swinging bar on one end. [1/4 definitions] |
| flood |
If you are flooded with things, you are suddenly getting very many of them or too many for you to handle. If someone is flooded with phone messages, they are suddenly getting many more messages than usual and maybe more than they can answer. [1/6 definitions] |
| fork |
a tool with a handle and two or more points. Small forks are used for eating. Large forks are used for digging and pitching hay. [1/4 definitions] |
| frying pan |
a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food. |
| fumble |
to handle in a clumsy way; make a mess of. [1/4 definitions] |
| grip |
a part that can be held; handle. [1/6 definitions] |
| hammer |
a hand tool with a solid, heavy head on a handle. It is used to pound or to beat something into shape or place. [1/5 definitions] |
| handle |
A handle is a part of something that sticks out from it and lets you hold on to it. When you drink from a cup, you usually hold the cup by its handle. Cups, doors, shopping baskets, pots and pans, and many kinds of bags have handles. [4 definitions] |
| hatchet |
a small ax with a short handle that can be used with one hand. |
| hilt |
the handle of a sword or knife. |
| hoe |
a garden tool with a thin, flat blade at the end of a long handle. It is used for breaking up the soil and removing weeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| hold1 |
something to grasp, such as a handle or other support. [1/13 definitions] |
| jackknife |
a large pocketknife whose blade can be folded into the handle. [1/2 definitions] |
| jug |
a container for holding liquids. A jug usually has a handle and a narrow spout or opening. [1/2 definitions] |
| knife |
a tool with a handle and a thin, sharp blade, used for cutting. [1/2 definitions] |
| ladle |
a spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl used for serving liquids such as soup or punch. [1/2 definitions] |
| lantern |
A lantern is a container that holds a candle or other type of light. It may also have a handle for carrying it from place to place or hanging it up somewhere. A lantern often has clear glass or open sides so that the light can shine out. Some lanterns are made with thin paper that lets some of the light go through. |
| lever |
a handle used to control or set the position of a part in a machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| mallet |
a hammer with a short handle and a large head shaped like a barrel. [2/3 definitions] |