handheld

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A form of hand-held — Held in one or both hands.

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Meanings

adjectivehandheld (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of hand-held.

    All three listened intently as the tech guy demonstrated where to find the on-off switch on the handheld microphone.

    2022, Jane Harper, Exiles, page 123
nounhandheld (plural handhelds)

plural handhelds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hand-held.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesmall and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

handheld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handheld

MLA

“handheld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handheld. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handheld,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handheld.

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