as in handles
a part by which an implement is held
the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve
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Noun
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Grip the handles on the sides of the machine, tighten your core, and extend your legs, squeezing your quadriceps (top thigh muscles) at the top.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
2 Sep. 2025 -
This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One clammy hand grips the wheel.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sooner or later, the two sides will have to come to grips with the enrichment issue.—
Robert J. Einhorn,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Helves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helves. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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