Word

handle, n.
(handles)
freq. cnt. 4

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

grip handgrip handle hold

sample sentences

"he grabbed the hammer by the handle"
"it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

handle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

grip

semantic pointers

hypernym

appendage

part holonym

hyponym

ax handle, axe handle broomstick, broom handle crop haft, helve hilt hoe handle knob mop handle panhandle pommel, saddlebow pommel rake handle stock stock, gunstock

part meronym

stem, shank