helve

as in handle
a part by which an implement is held the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve

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Noun
  • Kayla, who lives in Florida with her husband Jared and their two kids, regularly posts to TikTok, under the handle @thehappyfloridan, with clips chronicling the challenges of parenting their son JJ, who is nearly 2, and 2-month-old daughter Kenna.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • There are also handles on the outer edges to make serving as simple as carrying it to the table.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Can the art of opera ever escape the suffocating grip of its magnificent past?
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Second, the individual struggles of a player who is caught in the grip of a crisis, both on the pitch and off it.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Likewise, Ohtani played the market to the hilt leaving the Los Angeles Angels for the Dodgers last year in late December.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
    Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
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“Helve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helve. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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