💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Handbreadth"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| palmspannoun | A measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand. |
| palmnoun | The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. |
| spannoun | The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length. |
| palmanoun | A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca. |
| palmonoun | (historical, measure) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm. |
| palmloadnoun | The amount of something which can be held in one's palm of their hand. |
| fingerwidthnoun | A width approximately one finger wide. |
| handfulnoun | The amount that a hand will grasp or contain. |
| handspannoun | The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement. |
| fistmelenoun | (archery) A traditional unit of distance equal to the width of a clenched fist with the thumb extended (approx. 6½ inches or 16½ centimetres). |
| handfullnoun | Archaic form of handful. [The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.] |
| spithamenoun | (historical) The span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece. |
| gripnoun | A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. |
| bare handnoun | An ungloved hand. |
| shaftmentnoun | Traditionally the width of the fist and outstretched thumb. |
| loofnoun | The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca). |
| pugilnoun | (obsolete, also figurative) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch. |
| handnoun | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| pannumnoun | (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Bread; food. |
| pecknoun | An act of striking with a beak. |
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