manuals

Noun (1)

manual (plural manuals)

1. Synonym of handbook.

   Synonyms:

   handbook

2. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
   • The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?
3. A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
4. (historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
5. A keyboard on an organ.

Noun (2)

manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)

1. A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
   • Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.

   Antonyms:

   automatic

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