manual
Synonym of handbook.
Noun 4 meanings
Synonym of handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
“The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?”
A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
A keyboard on an organ.
Adjective 3 meanings
Performed with the hands.
Operated by means of the hands.
Performed by a human rather than a machine.
“The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.”
Etymology
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
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MANUAL at a glance
MANUAL has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + U 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,093 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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