Sleek cabinets with apparently handleless doors. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : The clue was a handle for solving the mystery. ,The track handle for the day was over a million dollars. ,The manufacturer regards the new appliance as its handle on the Christmas market. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : My wife handles the household accounts. This computer handles all our billing. ,to handle color expertly in painting. ,to handle troops. ,The poem handled the problem of instinct versus intellect. ,to handle a person with tact. ,to handle dry goods. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The troops handled well. The jet was handling poorly. From Dictionary.com.
The gin was served out to them in handleless china mugs. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-four] Reference
Elias set two round, handleless cups on the grimy counter. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Waters] Reference
Thick handleless cups on the wet oilcloth - covered counter. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
With the handleless tub as an elbow-rest the teacher took counsel with herself. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
Soon he approached her, bringing the gold-encrusted teapot and a small, handleless cup. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Dr Vincent Ito stirred the hot chrysanthemum tea steaming in the handleless ceramic cup. From Wordnik.com. [The Ninja]
The leaf is then in effect a handleless blade, envenomed and razor-sharp, ready to throw. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of the Torturer]
Baked in deep round-bottomed, handleless coffee cups, and iced, it made the helpful snow balls. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
He used the only mug in the drying rack for Kumiko and selected a handleless teacup for himself. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Such a man was like a handleless sword-no matter how you tried to grasp it, it was always lethal. From Wordnik.com. [Nemesis]
With the pale green tea a froth in the small handleless cup, Akiko arose and slid open the fusuma. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
A tray with handleless ceramic coffee cups and a portable, single-burner charcoal stove are in front of her. From Wordnik.com. [America's Behind-the-Scenes Ambassadors Cultivate Foreign Friendships] Reference
“The Voyagers do add some local color,” Elias said as he handed Charity one of the small, handleless cups. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Waters] Reference
Her white hands, with skin as translucent as porcelain, gripped the tiny handleless cups with unnatural tension. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
While I looked at the make-believe Gromyko, sipping cha from a small, handleless cup, I spoke to the real Gromyko. From Wordnik.com. [Run For The Money]
I abandoned this thought completely at the sight of the handleless steel door that was the only exit from the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Saved Man] Reference
With its clean lines, built-in, handleless cabinetry, molding-less walls, it evoked a life of calmness, order and Zen-like serenity. From Wordnik.com. [The Comforts of Home] Reference
Maslova, stooping and pushing a large heap of rubbish and dust towards the stove with a handleless birch broom, came out of the other. From Wordnik.com. [Resurrection] Reference
Thick handleless cups on the wet oilcloth-covered counter. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
O'Connell turns up five handleless cups and begins to pour. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference
One of the ear-marks of tea sets of early manufacture is these handleless cups. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Porcelain] Reference
Carl was gulping down salty beef stew and bitter coffee served in handleless cups half an inch thick. From Wordnik.com. [The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life] Reference
A handleless or mis-matched pitcher will change the entire character of a room and should never be tolerated. From Wordnik.com. [Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples] Reference
Newspapers served as tablecloth, and broken plates and handleless cups from Susan's discard furnished the dishes. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Valley] Reference
Nastasia brought the tea, with handleless Japanese cups and little covered dishes, placing the tray on a low table. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Innocence] Reference
After which there was another great pot-hole, like a vast mortar with a handleless pestle of rock remaining therein. From Wordnik.com. [Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days] Reference
Nothing daunted, he drove the old bear off into the sea with stones, and killed the cub with a handleless snow-knife. From Wordnik.com. [Schwatka's Search] Reference
When the tea was over Bryda cleared it away, and carefully washing the handleless cups, replaced them in the corner cupboard. From Wordnik.com. [Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century] Reference
The meal consisted of bread and butter, potatoes boiled in their jackets, fried bacon swimming in fat, and scalding tea in handleless cups. From Wordnik.com. [A Trip to Manitoba] Reference
" I lifted the small, handleless bowl he had used the word in two hands. From Wordnik.com. [Kajira Of Gor]
She extended the handleless mug to Anna. From Wordnik.com. [The Soprano Sorceress]
" asked Kharl as he carefully took the chipped and handleless mug. From Wordnik.com. [Wellspring of Chaos]
How dear was that cracked and handleless jug!. From Wordnik.com. [Sue, A Little Heroine] Reference
Chinese tea cup, handleless, C18th. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.

