Definition of MANUAL

manual

Meanings

Plural: manuals

Noun

  • a small handbook
  • (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
  • Synonym of handbook.
  • A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
  • A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
  • An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
  • A keyboard on an organ.
  • A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
  • A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
  • A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
  • A vehicle with a manual transmission.
  • A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
  • A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
  • A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
  • A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
  • A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
  • Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
  • A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
  • A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
  • A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
  • A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
  • Manual control or operation.

Adjective

  • of or relating to the hands
    • "manual dexterity"
  • requiring human effort
    • "a manual transmission"

Adjective Satellite

  • doing or requiring physical work
    • "manual labor"
    • "manual laborer"

Adj

  • Performed with the hands.
  • Operated by means of the hands.
  • Performed by a human rather than a machine.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

Synonyms

handbook, handly, manual of arms, standard, standard transmission, stick, stick shift

Antonyms

automatic

Scrabble Score: 8

manual is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
manual is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
manual is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

manual is a valid Words With Friends word