Manus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The distal part of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the wrist and hand or the carpus and forefoot.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
  • n. The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The hand.
  • n. In Roman law: Same as dominium, but more commonly used of power over persons.
  • n. More specifically, the power of a Roman husband over his wife: as, in manu (of a woman), under the marital authority.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    extremity   
    Hyponym
    clenched fist    left-hand    hooks    fist    maulers    left    right hand    right    meat hooks   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Louganis   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dabit    filius    plenus    auribus    erant    fugae