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handheld

/hˈændhˈɛld/adjective2 syllables

Handheld means: small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands.

Synonyms for handheld1

adjective, as in small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands

hand-held

What does handheld mean?1

adjective

1

small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands“a hand-held computer”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with handheld?15

one syllable

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two syllables

compelledexpelledupheldpropelledwithheldexcelledmisspelledrepelled
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Handheld in a sentence

  • Those old handheld consoles can take a beating.Teangloir
  • The Nintendo DS is a popular handheld game console.Spamster
  • It's wild how we have handheld devices more powerful than the room-sized computers of the past.shekitten
  • A burrito is a handheld meal.Amastan
  • Tom had some kind of handheld device in his hand.CK

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