handicap

advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning ; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress ; the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" ;

handicapped

people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled" ;

handicapped person

a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially ;

handicapper

someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) ;

handicraft

a craft that requires skillful hands ; a work produced by hand labor ;

handies peak

a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high) ;

handiness

the quality of being at hand when needed ; skillfulness with the hands; "he can do any sort of work requiring handiness and dexterity" ;

handing over

the act of passing something to another person ;

handiwork

a work produced by hand labor ;

handkerchief

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory ;

handle

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" ;

handle-bars

a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) ;

handlebar

the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle ;

handler

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team ; an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers" ; one who trains or exhibits animals ;

handline

a fishing line managed principally by hand ;

handling

the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means ; manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something ; the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" ;

handling charge

the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) ;

handling cost

the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) ;

handlock

shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs ;

handloom

a loom powered by hand ;

handmaid

a personal maid or female attendant ; in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" ;

handmaiden

a personal maid or female attendant ; in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" ;

handoff

(American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate ;

handout

giving money or food or clothing to a needy person ; an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation ;

handover

act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory" ;

handrail

a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling ;

handrest

a support for the hand ;

hands

(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" ; the force of workers available ;

handsaw

a saw used with one hand for cutting wood ;

handsaw fish

a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus ;

handsbreadth

any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand ;

handset

telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle ;

handshake

grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) ;

handshaking

grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) ;

handsomeness

the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) ;

handspike

a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever ;

handspring

an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again ;

handstamp

a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand ;

handstand

the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position ;

handwear

clothing for the hands ;