handhold
Origin of handhold
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How to use handhold in a sentence
Looking up, there are plenty of handholds and footholds made of side chains and protein pockets.
This Algorithm Designs Proteins From Scratch to Accelerate Drug Discovery | Shelly Fan | March 24, 2022 | Singularity HubWith a flashlight gripped in his teeth, Cook edged along the sloping ledges, groping for handholds.
Despite the pressures and politics of their positions, observers describe a couple who seem to genuinely enjoy each other’s company in a city where marital handholds, kisses and sleeping arrangements are picked apart for subtle signs of expediency.
Doug Emhoff playing an age-old role with a new twist | Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | December 20, 2021 | Washington PostThen he went back, eased off the emergency brake, grabbed a good handhold and strained forward.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerThe reaction of the motion brought him slowly but surely to a handhold in the wall.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
Wade decided suddenly to go into his room and stopped himself by grabbing a handhold.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellUnder every carefully worked out step there was solid stone, for every handhold there was a firm stake set.
Tharon of Lost Valley | Vingie E. RoeWith desperate haste, Penny obtained another handhold which seemed fairly firm.
The Cry at Midnight | Mildred A. Wirt
British Dictionary definitions for handhold
/ (ˈhændˌhəʊld) /
an object, crevice, etc, that can be used as a grip or support, as in climbing
a grip or secure hold with the hand or hands
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