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handwipe

handwipe noun: a moist towelette for cleaning the hands.

Noun

handwipe (plural handwipes)

  1. A moist towelette for cleaning the hands.
    • Then, she prescribed super-strength Cipro tablets as an anti-biotic for serious intestinal distress (as a former foreign correspondent, I've probably taken crates of Cipro) and recommended an antidiarrheal and rehydration salts, as well as handwipes and face masks.2009 April 29, Toronto Star

Forms of handwipe

pluralhandwipes

Origin of handwipe

From hand + wipe.

Questions about handwipe

What does handwipe mean?
Handwipe means a moist towelette for cleaning the hands.
What part of speech is handwipe?
Handwipe is a noun.
What is the plural of handwipe?
The plural of handwipe is handwipes.

Words near handwipe in the dictionary

  1. Handwerks
  2. handwheel
  3. handwheels
  4. handwhile
  5. handwhiles
  6. handwipe
  7. handwipes
  8. handwork
  9. handworked
  10. handworker
  11. handworkers

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