Definition of Manual

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Manual

Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual.

A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church.

A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys.

A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).

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Manual Quotations

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.
George Orwell

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.
R. Buckminster Fuller

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.
Gloria Steinem

The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at.
Simone Weil

Fame is empowering. My mistake was that I thought I would instinctively know how to handle it. But there's no manual, no training course.
Charlie Sheen

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.
James Levine

I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.
Jacqueline Bisset

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day.
Jodie Foster

It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form of a manual for adjusting a VCR than it is to write a piece using just tuning as a symphony.
Brian Ferneyhough

It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.
Steve Israel

Manual Translations

manual in French is manuel
manual in Italian is manuale, manuale
manual in Spanish is manual
manual in Swedish is handbok, manuellt, manual

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