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• handy — /ˈhændi / (say handee) adjective (handier, handiest) 1. ready to hand; conveniently accessible: to have aspirins handy. 2. ready or skilful with the hands; deft; dexterous. 3. convenient to handle; easily manipulated or manoeuvred: a handy ship.… …  

• handy — handiness, n. /han dee/, adj., handier, handiest. 1. within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy. 2. convenient or useful: A typewriter is a handy thing to have in the house. 3. skillful with the hands; deft;… …   Universalium

• handy — hand•y [[t]ˈhæn di[/t]] adj. hand•i•er, hand•i•est 1) within easy reach; accessible: The cough medicine is handy[/ex] 2) convenient or useful: a handy reference work[/ex] 3) skillful with the hands; dexterous 4) easily maneuvered: a handy… …   From formal English to slang

• Handy billy — also known as Handy billie was/is a common emergency portable pump that was placed aboard most U.S. Navy ships since World War I. Purpose of the pump The handy billy was gasoline powered and could be used, during flooding conditions, in… …   Wikipedia

• handy — [han′dē] adj. handier, handiest [ HAND + Y3] 1. close at hand; easily reached; conveniently located; accessible 2. easily used; saving time or work; convenient [a handy device] 3. easily managed or handled: said of a ship, etc …   English World dictionary

• Handy — Recorded as Hand, Hands and Handy, the latter being a diminutive, this unusual surname is English. It is believed to be a nickname derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century hand which means what it says, and was used to denote a person with… …   Surnames reference

• handy — adjective (handier; est) Date: 1650 1. a. conveniently near b. convenient for use c. of a ship easily handled 2. clever in using the hands especially in a variety of useful ways < handy with a hammer as well as with a paintbrush > • handiness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Handy size — Taille des navires Les navires de commerce peuvent être classés en différentes tailles. La plupart font référence à des limites de longueur, de tonnage ou de tirant d eau imposées par les canaux et les ports. D autres limites sont arbitraires et… …   Wikipédia en Français

• handy-billy — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbilē, li noun ( es) 1. : watch tackle 2. : a small portable pump used chiefly aboard ship …   Useful english dictionary

• Para Handy — Para Handy, the anglicized Gaelic nickname of the fictional character Peter Macfarlane, is a character created by the journalist and writer Neil Munro in a series of stories published in the Glasgow Evening News under the pen name of Hugh… …   Wikipedia

• Cargo ship — The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world (when she was built in 2005), owned and operated by Hapag Lloyd of Germany …   Wikipedia