manual
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
manual/ˈmanjuəl/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to, done, or worked with the hands.
- 2 using or working with the hands.
- 1 a book giving instructions or information.
- 2 an organ keyboard played with the hands not the feet.
- 3 a vehicle with manual transmission.
– derivatives
manually adverb.
manually adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. manuel, from (and later assimilated to) L. manualis, from manus ‘hand’.
'manual' also found in these Oxford entries:
acupoint
- acupressure
- artificial respiration
- back-breaking
- blouse
- blue-collar
- boiler suit
- carpet sweeper
- choir organ
- dictionary
- dirty
- gang
- gangmaster
- hand
- hard labour
- I Ching
- labour
- labourer
- lay brother
- manual alphabet
- mechanic
- mechanical
- notchy
- odd job
- power-assisted
- practical
- primer
- signature
- sign language
- sleight
- stick shift
- sweated
- switchboard
- taxis
- tic-tac
- trade
- typewriter
- version
- working
- working class
- workman
- workpeople
- workwear
