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
  • While scientists have a good handle on the problems posed by wildfire smoke that comes from burning vegetation, there's relatively little research yet complete on the effects of large-scale urban fires.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Sentinel’s executive editor, Roger Simmons, said the goal is to get a better handle on this complex problem and look for solutions — which is what good, local journalism does best.
    Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The corners of all three phones are rounded now—the Ultra is no longer boxy—though Samsung flattened the edges for a nicer grip.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Also complicating the mix is violence between an increasing number of Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as well as raids by both Israeli security forces and the Palestinian Authority, which has a somewhat-weak grip on the larger of the two Palestinian territories.
    Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
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 30 Jan. 2025.

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