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handy
adj. useful; convenient; close; skilled


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Handy
Handy may refer to:a German Pseudo-Anglicism for a mobile phone; the term may have originated from the term 'hand held transceiver' or Motorola's Handie-Talkie, a World War II portable military radio; reappeared as a slang term for mobile phones in Germany in the mid-1980s, and was popularised there by advertising campaigns for miniature GSM phones in the 1990s. Today it is widely believed to be a proper English word in Germany, although a direct equivalent to mobile phone exists in the  German language: Mobiltelefon.the development name for the Atari LynxHandy (emulator), an emulator for the Atari Lynx
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Handy
Noun
1. United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
(synonym) W. C. Handy, William Christopher Handy
(hypernym) composer

 
handy
Adjective
1. easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"
(synonym) convenient, ready to hand(p)
(similar) accessible
2. easy to use; "a handy gadget"
(similar) convenient
3. skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
(similar) adroit


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Handy (das)
n. cellphone, cellular telephone, cordless portable telephone that transmits signals via microwave frequencies

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Handy
(superl.)
Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
  
 
(superl.)
Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
  
 
(superl.)
Performed by the hand.
  
 
(superl.)
Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.
  

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