manualadjective
uk/ˈmæn.ju.əl/us/ˈmæn.ju.əl/B2 done with the hands:
the manual sorting of letters
She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.
A manual machine is operated with the hands rather than by electricity or a motor:
He still works on an old manual typewriter.
B2 involving physical work rather than mental work:
unskilled manual labour
750 manual workers will lose their jobs as a result of company cutbacks.
Computer-controlled robots are taking over manual jobs in many industries.
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- The EU has issued guidelines on appropriate levels of pay for part-time manual workers.
- The heating system has a manual override.
- She doesn't like doing manual work.
- We use a manual system of records.
- He has very good manual dexterity.
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The hand
- -fingered
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- digitorum
- fingerprint
- flat
- knuckle
- little finger
- middle finger
- palm
- paw
- pollicis
- right-handed
- ring finger
- thenar
- triquetrum
- two-handed
- volar
- volaris
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Machines - general words
Types of employment
manualnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmæn.ju.əl/us/ˈmæn.ju.əl/manual noun [ C ] (INSTRUCTIONS)
B2 a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as a machine:
a DIY manual
The computer comes with a 600-page instruction manual.
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Books: reference books
- almanac
- annual
- atlas
- bible
- coursebook
- dictionary
- encyclopedia
- gazetteer
- grammar
- guide
- handbook
- lexicon
- peerage
- phrase book
- reference book
- textbook
- the Yellow Pages
- thesaurus
- who's who idiom
- yearbook
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manual noun [ C ] (MUSIC)
specialized music a keyboard, especially on an organ, designed to be played with the hands rather than the feet