Manual

Definition: Manual

Manual

Adjective

1. Of or relating to the hands; "manual dexterity".

2. Requiring human effort; "a manual transmission".

3. Doing or requiring physical work; "manual labor"; "manual laborer".

Noun

1. A small handbook.

2. (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "manual" was first used: 1406. (references)

Fine Arts

Publishing & Graphic Arts

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Manual

Advice

Guide, manual, chart; (information).

Book

Noun: booklet; writing, work, volume, tome, opuscule; tract, tractate; livret; brochure, libretto, handbook, codex, manual, pamphlet, enchiridion, circular, publication; chap book.

Exertion

Labor, work, toil, travail, manual labor, sweat of one's brow, swink, drudgery, slavery, fagging, hammering; limae labor; industry, industriousness, operoseness, operosity.

Indication

Signature, mark, autograph, autography; attestation; hand, hand writing, sign manual; cipher; seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal; paraph, brand; superscription; indorsement, endorsement.

Information

Valet de place, cicerone, pilot, guide; guidebook, handbook; vade mecum; manual; map, plan, chart, gazetteer; itinerary; (journey).

School

School book, horn book, text book; grammar, primer, abecedary, rudiments, manual, vade mecum; encyclopedia, cyclopedia; Lindley Murray, dictionary, lexicon.

Writing

Copy; transcript, rescript; rough copy, fair copy; handwriting; signature, sign manual; autograph, monograph, holograph; hand, fist.

Crosswords: Manual

Albanian (enchiridion, handbook, workbook), German (keyboard, manual), Portuguese (class-book, enchiridion, guide, handbook, manual, text-book, vade-mecum, work-book), Provencal (textbook), Romanian (companion, guide, hand, handbook, manual, manually, textbook), Spanish (handbook, manual, textbook, trade), Swedish (keyboard, manual).

I think I read that in a manual somewhere (2010; writing credit: Arthur C. Clarke; Peter Hyams)

Right there in the manual. (The General's Daughter; writing credit: Christopher Bertolini)

It's, uh, not exactly out of the manual, is it (Alien; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett)

Never trust nobody; Caine Manual, Chapter 1, Page 1. (I Come in Peace; writing credit: Jonathan Tydor; Leonard Maas Jr.)

Marriage Manual (1970)

Cordoaria Manual (1962)

Manual Training (1901)

The Faith Healer's Manual for the Slightly Inebriated (2002)

Safe Sex: The Manual (1994)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The 2001 Report on Manual Car Security: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

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Books

• Mercedes-Benz Diesel Automotive Repair Manual, 1976-1985 (123 Series, 4 & 5 cyl.) (reference)

• Case/International Shop Manual Models 1190, 1290, 1390, 1490, 1690, 1194, 1294, 1394, 1494, 1594 (C-36) (reference)

• Merck Manual Diagnosis & Therapy (Includes Facsimile of 1st ed. of the Merck Manual) (reference)

• The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition (1st Edition) (reference)

• MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2d ed) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Central & East European Approvals Manual (reference)

• South Carolina Drivers Manual (reference)

• Early Warning Indicator Manual (reference)

• National Uniform Billing Data Element Specification Manual (reference)

• Emergency Department Performance Improvement Manual (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• ASE Automotive Test Readiness Series: Manual Drive Train & Axles - A3 (reference)

• Home Repair Video Manual (reference)

• Rebuilding Your T-5 Manual Transmission (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Field Manual (reference)

• Manual (reference)

• Operators Manual (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• 2port Manual Switchbox Db25 (reference)

• Romtec Trios Rx-910t6 Manual Boot Selector Switch for 3 Eide Hd (reference)

• Toshiba Combo Drive 16x/10x/40x/12 Eide CDRW/DVD-Rom SW Cables Manual Beige (reference)

• ACT!6.0 Media Pk (cd And Manual) (reference)

• Business Analyst 3.5 Pro Business Edition with Manual (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Bosch BL30 Manual Precision Laser (reference)

• Stabila 04100 Manual Leveling Rotating Laser System (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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Launch Hydrographic Party 1931 Hydrographic Manual Figure 38. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Coast and Geodetic Survey sounding tube equipment Hydrographic Manual 1931, Figure 17, p. 53. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Installation of deepsea sounding equipment C&GS 1931 Hydrographic Manual. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

LL type wireline sounding machine C&GS 1942 Hydrographic Manual. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Manual ejection of airborne expendable bathythermograph for measurement of. Credit: Flying With NOAA.

1975 cover of the NOAA Dive Manual. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

A manual tracking 13 db heliz antenna designed to receive TIROS picture information from the Automatic Picture Transmission (APT) system. Credit: NOAA in Space.

Tools of the Trade: Public Affairs tools from the past for deploying and staying connected. From 16mm film to manual typewriters to trusty 35mm cameras, the professionals in Air Force public affairs have a proud heritage of telling the Air Force story. (U.

Harvesting leaf lettuce by manual labor. Yuma, Az. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Average annual deaths per 100,000 population from causes with explicit mention of alcohol by county, United States, 1986-90

The map below is based on data from U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual, Vol. 3, Fourth Edition, July 1994. Credit: NIAA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The less the skill and exertion of strength implied in manual labour, in other words, the more modern industry becomes developed, the more is the labour of men superseded by that of women. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Berkow, R (ed)The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. (references)

Each module and its component parts are described in detail in the manual. (references)

The devices are difficult for some patients to use, and this is especially so in those with impaired manual dexterity. (references)

Business

Industrial electric, fuel and manual lift-trucks, hand trucks. (references)

Unlike in the U.S., cars in Poland are almost exclusively equipped with manual gear boxes. (references)

The perception that automobiles with automatic gears are harder to service and maintain than those with manual gear cars is slowly fading. (references)

Children

Burundi

There are few job opportunities for persons with physical disabilities in the country, where most jobs involve significant manual labor. (references)

Civil Liberties

Equatorial Guinea

In April 1999, shortly before a national symposium on press liberty was scheduled, the Minister of the Interior ordered the removal of the democratically elected president of ASOPGE, Manual Nze Nzogo, even though the ASOPGE was a legally recognized association. (references)

Economic History

Bolivia

Foreign investors have found the labor force to be stable, with low rates of turnover and with high levels of manual dexterity. (references)

Human Rights

Namibia

The police continued to use a human rights training course and a police human rights manual designed by the LAC. (references)

Uganda

School facilities and health clinics in all five institutions are defunct; prisoners as young as age 12 perform manual labor from dawn until dusk. (references)

Chile

In 1999 the court indicted former army Sergeant Major and DINA agent Barclay Zapata ("El Troglo") in the disappearance of Jose Manual Ramirez, who was arrested by agents of the DINA in 1974. The case remained under investigation. (references)

Minorities

Czech Republic

Many Roma are qualified only for low-paying jobs as manual laborers since very few complete secondary education. (references)

Political Economy

THAILAND

Professional Services: The Alien Occupation Law reserves to Thai nationals certain employment, including within certain professional services such as accounting, architecture, law and engineering, the manufacture of traditional Thai handicrafts, and manual labor. (references)

Political Rights

Mexico

A total of 9 of the 15 members of Mexico City Mayor Andres Manual Lopez Obrador's cabinet are women, and 13 of the city's 23 key officials are women. (references)

Trade

Ghana

The VAT is currently 12.5 percent and is calculated on the duty-inclusive value of the goods at rates contained in the HS manual. (references)

Argentina

Only clean and complete original copies will be accepted; corrections, manual markings, edits or additions will result in non-acceptance. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Companies can request a copy of the labeling requirements by contacting SASO at Tel: (966 1) 452-0000 or Fax: (966 1) 452-0086. Recently, SASO started enforcing a previous regulation requesting an Arabic manual with household electrical appliances. (references)

Women

Bangladesh

Many women work as manual laborers on construction projects as well, and constitute nearly 25 percent of all manufacturing workers. (references)

Worker Rights

Botswana

In November the BFTU and the Manual Workers' Union merged into one union. (references)

Belgium

Chinese victims often are young men trafficked for manual labor in restaurants and sweatshops. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Beginning with "manual": manual-job, manual-response.

Ending with "manual": juan-manual, lower-manual, non-manual, upper-manual, user-manual, verbal-manual.

Containing "manual": lifespan-manual-pack, non-manual workers.

Albanian

udhëzues (director, directory, guiding, instructive, instructor, leader, manager, master, runner, supervisor), udhëzim (direction, directive, edification, instruction, lecture), udhëheqje (directing, direction, directorship, guidance, guide, helm, lead, leadership, management), krahu, joautomatik, drejtim (accost, administration, conduct, course, direction, directorship, disposal, drift, guide, headship, helm, lead, leadership, lie, line, management, operation, orientation, quarter, rectification, regimen, resort, run, set, steerage, supervision, tenor, trend, vector, way), dore (hand, wrist). (various references)

Arabic 

‏كتيب وجيز, ‏كتيب (booklet, handbook, leaflet, pamphlet), ‏كراسة (booklet, brochure, handbook, pamphlet), ‏لوحة مفاتيح الأرغن, ‏تمارين خاصة على أستعمال الأسلحة, ‏دوي (buzz, noise, report, ringing, roar, thunder). (various references)

Bulgarian 

учебник (textbook), ръчен (hand, handmade, portable), обучение с оръжие, наръчник (companion, enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum), мануал. (various references)

Chinese 

手工 (handwork). (various references)

Czech

manuál, příruèka (handbook, reference book, textbook), fyzický (physical). (various references)

Danish

manual,instruktionsbog. (various references)

Dutch

met handbediening (hand driven, hand operated, manually operated), met de hand bediend (hand driven), manueel. (various references)

Farsi 

مقررات (Institute, Precept), نظامنامه (Bylaw, Precept, Workbook), کتاب راهنما (Directory, Guide, Guidebook, Handbook), کتاب دستی (Handbook), وابسته بدست , انجام شده بادست , دستی (Handmade, Handy, Portable). (various references)

Finnish

käsikirja (guide, handbook). (various references)

French

manuel. (various references)

German

Handbuch (compendium, guide, handbook), manuell (manually), Manual (keyboard). (various references)

Greek 

εγχειρίδιο (dagger, handbook, poniard, stiletto, text book, vade mecum). (various references)

Hebrew 

ידני, ספר עזר (handbook, reference book). (various references)

Hungarian

utasítás (command, cue, dictation, direction, directive, instructions, mandate, ordainment, order, orders, ordinance, regulations, ukase), szabályzat (code, guide, regulation, statutes), klaviatúra (bank, keyboard), kézzel végzett, kézikönyv (companion, enchiridion, handbook, reference book, reference work, textbook, user's manual, workbook), kézi (hand, hand made, made by hand, man-portable), elõírás (imposition, observance, ordinance, precept, prescript, prescription, recipe, regulation, rule). (various references)

Indonesian

buku petunjuk, buku pedoman (key). (various references)

Italian

manuale (by hand, guide, hand, handbook, textbook). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

必携 (handbook, vade mecum). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

マニュアル , しゅどう (leadership, main leadership), きょうそくぼん (practice book), びんらん (compendium, disorder, handbook), ひっけい (handbook, vade mecum), べんらん (compendium, handbook), にゅうもんしょ (introductory book, primer), にゅうもん (entering an institute, introduction to, primer), かいせつしょ (handbook), てびきしょ (guide, handbook). (various references)

Korean 

손으로 하는. (various references)

Manx

laue-lioar (companion, handbook). (various references)

Pig Latin

anualmay.(various references)

Portuguese

manual de instruções, manual (class-book, enchiridion, guide, handbook, vade-mecum, work-book), teclado de órgão, compêndio (textbook, work-book). (various references)

Romanian

manual (companion, guide, hand, handbook, manually, textbook). (various references)

Russian 

справочник (catalogue, companion, desk book, directory, enchiridion, handbk handbook, handbook, reference book, reference manual), ручной (domestic, hand, handheld, pencil-and-paper, pet, tame), руководство ручной вручную, руководство (directing, direction, directorship, enchiridion, generalship, governance, guidance, guide, handbook, headship, leadership, service manual, textbook), с ручным приводом, мануальный. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

manuelni, uputstvo (directions, instruction, stage direction), ručni (hand), priručnik (directory, enchiridion, handbook, teach-yourself book). (various references)

Spanish

manual (handbook, textbook, trade). (various references)

Swedish

manuellt (manually), manual (keyboard), handbok (companion, compendium, desk book, guide, guidebook, handbook, textbook). (various references)

Turkish

manuel, klâvye, kitapçık (booklet, brochure, leaflet, pamphlet, pony, vade mecum), kılavuz (baedeker, code, conductor, guide, lead, pilot, pioneer, rudder), elle yapılan, el kitabı (companion, guide, guidebook, handbook, how-to-do-it book, primer). (various references)

Ukrainian

статут (constitution, doom, ordinance), ручний (hand, handheld), підручник (class-book, text, textbook, tract). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sổ tay (commonplace-book, notebook). (various references)

manualis. (various references)

manuale. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "manual": manually, manuals. (additional references)

Words ending with "manual": bimanual, nonmanual. (additional references)

Words containing "manual": bimanually. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Manual" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amnuai, anuall, Emanual, Faneuil, Macneal, maenol, Mahuad, Majuba, Manal, Manali, Manau, manaus, Mandali, Manduell, Manfalut, manipal, Mankuba, Manoah, Manola, mantal, Manuale, manualy, manuar, manuell, manufa, manufac, manuka, manule, maual, mauil, Maukala, mauna, Maupaul, mauual, Mavua, Mazuelo, Mbangula, Mebumal, Menaul, Mensuel, minal, Mundula, Munuel, Nahuatl, Nahuel. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: alumna.

-1 letter: lauan, ulama.

-2 letters: alan, alma, alum, anal, lama, luna, mana, maul, maun, ulan, ulna.

-3 letters: aal, ala, ama, amu, ana, lam, lum, man, mun, nam.

-4 letters: aa, al, am, an, la, ma, mu, na, nu, um, un.

+1 letter: alumina, alumnae, ladanum, manuals.

+2 letters: aluminas, ambulant, autumnal, bimanual, galbanum, labdanum, ladanums, laudanum, manually, manurial, monaural, tantalum.

+3 letters: alaruming, aluminate, ambulance, anomalous, cacuminal, calcaneum, campanula, galbanums, granuloma, labdanums, lanthanum, laudanums, luminaria, malaguena, manipular, matutinal, nonmanual, tantalums, unamiable, untamable.

+4 letters: aluminates, ambulances, ambulating, ambulation, aneurysmal, animalcula, animalcule, autumnally, bimanually, calumniate, campanulas, granulomas, intramural, lanthanums, laundromat, laundryman, luminarias, maculating, maculation, malaguenas, mandibular, manipulate, megafaunal, menopausal, monaurally, mutational, naturalism, salmagundi, semiannual, ultrahuman, unamenable, unfamiliar, unicameral, unnameable.