noun🔗ShareA handbook."The student carefully read the manuals for the new computer program. "technicalwritingeducationtechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product."The new employees read the equipment manuals to learn how to operate the machines safely. "technologymachinetechnicalwritingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA drill in the use of weapons, etc."The soldiers practiced their manuals with rifles every morning. "militaryweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual."The librarian showed me the collection of manuals, old office books used to guide daily prayer and church services, stored carefully in a climate-controlled room. "religionritualliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument."The organist practiced intricate melodies by playing across the several manuals of the instrument. "musicorganpartmachinetechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.""He learned to drive using manuals because his dad said it would make him a better driver overall." "vehiclemachinetechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.""Since I learned to drive on manuals, automatics feel too easy." "vehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force."The cyclist practiced manuals, lifting the front wheel of his bike off the ground. "sportvehicleactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer."do a manual"medicinedevicephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMechanical transmission which shifts gears by the action of the driver's hand on the gearstick or gear lever, rather than automatically; a manual gearbox.""Learning to drive cars with manuals can be challenging at first, but many people find it more engaging than driving automatics." "vehicletechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading