Fifth vs. Handle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fifth and Handle
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Fifth
The ordinal number matching the number five in a series.
Handle
A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tradition.
Fifth
One of five equal parts.
Handle
To touch, lift, or hold with the hands
You should wash your hands before you handle food.
Fifth
One fifth of a gallon or four fifths of a quart of liquor.
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Handle
To operate with the hands; manipulate
Can handle a jigsaw.
Fifth
A tone five degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.
Handle
To deal with or have responsibility for; conduct
Handles matters of corporate law.
Fifth
The interval between two such tones.
Handle
To cope with or dispose of
Handles problems efficiently.
Fifth
The harmonic combination of two such tones.
Handle
To direct, execute, or dispose of
Handle an investment.
Fifth
The dominant of a scale or key.
Handle
To manage, administer to, or represent
Handle a boxer.
Fifth
Fifth The Fifth Amendment. Used with the.
Handle
To deal or trade in the purchase or sale of
A branch office that handles grain exports.
Fifth
The ordinal form of the number five.
Handle
To act or function in a given way while in operation
A car that handles well in the snow.
Fifth
The person or thing in the fifth position.
Handle
A part that is designed to be held or operated with the hand
The handle of a suitcase.
The handle of a faucet.
Fifth
One of five equal parts of a whole.
Handle
A means of understanding or control
Has a handle on the situation.
Fifth
The fifth gear of an engine.
Handle
(Slang) A person's name.
Fifth
A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters (that is, three quarters of a liter).
Handle
An alternate name or nickname, especially one chosen for self-identification on online forums or citizens band radio.
Fifth
(music) The musical interval between one note and another seven semitones higher (the fifth note in the major/minor scale)
Handle
(Games) The total amount of money bet on an event or over a set period of time.
Fifth
The fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.
Handle
The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
Fifth
(music) To sing in the fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.
Handle
An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
Fifth
(transitive) To support something fifth, after four others have already done so.
Handle
(gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
The daily handle of a Las Vegas casino is typically millions of dollars.
Fifth
To divide by five.
Handle
(textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
Fifth
Next in order after the fourth; - the ordinal of five.
Handle
(slang) A name, nickname or pseudonym.
Fifth
Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.
Handle
(slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.
Fifth
The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
Handle
(computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
This article describes how to find the module name from the window handle.
Fifth
The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.
Handle
A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
Fifth
A quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
Handle
(US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
Fifth
Position five in a countable series of things;
He was fifth out of several hundred runners
Handle
A point, an extremity of land.
The Handle of the Sug in Newfoundland
Fifth
A fifth part
Handle
(topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
Fifth
The musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
Handle
(algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
Fifth
Coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
Handle
(transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
Handle
To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
Handle
(transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
Handle
(transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
Handle
(transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
She handled the news with grace
The Persians handled the French ambassador shamefully
Handle
(transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
Handle
(transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
A merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock
Handle
To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
Handle
(transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
I can't handle this hot weather.
Handle
(intransitive) To use the hands.
Handle
To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
Handle
(intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
The car handles well
Handle
To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
About his altar, handling holy things.
Handle
To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
Handle
To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year.
Handle
To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock.
Handle
To deal with; to make a business of.
They that handle the law knew me not.
Handle
To treat; to use, well or ill.
How wert thou handled being prisoner?
Handle
To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
You shall see how I will handle her.
Handle
To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
Handle
To use the hands.
They have hands, but they handle not.
Handle
That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
Handle
That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
Handle
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;
He grabbed the hammer by the handle
It was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
Handle
Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of;
I can deal with this crew of workers
This blender can't handle nuts
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
Handle
Interact in a certain way;
Do right by her
Treat him with caution, please
Handle the press reporters gently
Handle
Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression;
This book deals with incest
The course covered all of Western Civilization
The new book treats the history of China
Handle
Touch, lift, or hold with the hands;
Don't handle the merchandise
Handle
Handle effectively;
The burglar wielded an axe
Handle
Show and train;
The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott
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