Manual Definition
mănyo͝o-əl
manuals
adjective
Of or having to do with a hand or the hands.
Webster's New World
Made, done, worked, or used by the hands.
Webster's New World
Involving or doing hard physical work that requires use of the hands.
Webster's New World
Employing human rather than mechanical energy.
Manual labor.
American Heritage
Without electrical or other power.
A manual typewriter.
Webster's New World
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noun
manuals
A handy book of facts, instructions, etc. for use as a guide or reference; handbook.
Webster's New World
Any of the separate keyboards of an organ console or harpsichord.
Webster's New World
A machine operated by hand.
American Heritage
Prescribed drill in the handling of a weapon, esp. a rifle.
Webster's New World
A maneuver in certain board sports, such as skateboarding, in which all of the board except one end is lifted off the ground, especially when the tip of the board is kept from making contact with the ground.
American Heritage
pronoun
Other Word Forms of Manual
Noun
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manualsOrigin of Manual
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Middle English from Old French manuel from Latin manuālis from manus hand manus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman manuel, manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand").
From Wiktionary
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From Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle
From Wiktionary
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