"handheld" meaning in English

See handheld in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} handheld (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of hand-held Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: hand-held
    Sense id: en-handheld-en-adj-WYC9Rp5U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: handhelds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} handheld (plural handhelds)
  1. Alternative spelling of hand-held Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hand-held
    Sense id: en-handheld-en-noun-WYC9Rp5U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for handheld meaning in English (1.4kB)

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