Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Requiring the use of two hands at once: a two-handed sledgehammer.
- adj. Made to be operated by two people: a two-handed crosscut saw.
- adj. Able to use both hands with equal facility; ambidextrous.
- adj. Having two hands.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having two hands; bimanous, as man
- Requiring two hands to wield or manage: as, a two-handed sword.
- Using both hands equally well; ambidextrous; hence, handy at anything; adaptable; generally efficient.
- Adapted for use by two persons; requiring the hands of two persons: as, a two-handed saw (a whip-saw with a handle at each end); a twohanded float (a plasterers' float so large as to require two men to work it).
Wiktionary
- adj. operated by both hands at once
- adj. operated by two people
- adj. ambidextrous
- adj. having two hands
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent to
large ,stout ,strong , orpowerful . - adj. Used with both hands.
- adj. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. equally skillful with each hand
- adj. requiring two hands or designed for two people
Examples
“Then he caught a pass while jumping over 6-foot-1 guard J.P. Primm and made a two-handed dunk.”
The Huffington Post: John Williams, UNC-Asheville Guard, Makes Double Hurdle Dunk (VIDEO)
“Serena Williams, out of tennis for nearly a year after multiple foot surgeries, blood clots in her lungs and a hematoma, plays Marion Bartoli, whose two-handed forehand helped her reach the Wimbledon final in 2007.”
The Wall Street Journal: On Wimbledon's 'Second Monday,' Everyone in the Draw Has to Play
“As a huge fan of both the TAS era and this new Brave and Bold series, I mourn the lack of love for the B&B Errol Flynn-style two-handed Aquaman in this mural.”
“It acts like a third hand, holding the piece in place so you can sew two-handed.”
“Newt is back on form here, even while doing the two-handed pointy finger thing he does – no gracious congratulations for Mitt from him.”
“His winning dunk consisted of leaping over the hood of a car, receiving a pass from Baron Davis out of the sunroof and slamming two-handed in front of the home crowd while a choir sang "I Believe I Can Fly.”
The Washington Post: Wizards react to JaVale McGee in dunk contest
“He received a bounce pass from teammate Jameer Nelson for a two-handed slam and scored his second perfect 50 score.”
“Yi had a nasty two-handed dunk that resulted in a three-point play, but he also made his lone three-point attempt, which banged off the glass.”
The Washington Post: John Wall, Wizards bounce back from rough first half to beat Cleveland
“McGee had a highlight of his own, when Wall threw a lob from beyond the three-point arc that McGee converted into a two-handed dunk over Brian Cardinal.”
The Washington Post: Flip Saunders pleased with Wizards' energy in win over Dallas
“Wallace stole the ball from Wall twice in the first half, with one of them leading to a two-handed dunk for Charlie Villanueva.”
The Washington Post: Ben Wallace teaches lessons, Trevor Booker does Wallace impression
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Handy Words
List of words and phrases referring to the hand, hands, fist, or derivatives of the Latin manus, beginning with left-handed.
left-handed, double-fisted, fisticuffs, handy, right-handed, two-handed, manual, manumission, manuscript, manually, manustupration, manudiction and 164 more...
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driving, implement, Trot, speed, exhale, dope, obstacle, tail, plow, coloration, para, weaving and 678 more...
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Hence
Words with definitions that have a "hence" in them.
hanger, Deet, tripe, spindlelegs, fiddle, store, pluck, snap, villain, link, comedy, particular and 410 more...
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