manual
adjective
done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device.
manuals
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pluralof manual.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The movement, he writes, was full of “bomb throwers but no builders, screeds but no manuals, critique but no solution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"I can't read instruction manuals, but I've watched YouTube tutorials," he says, generating a growling bass line that sounds like the dawning of the apocalypse.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
According to Canadian media, Frechette said Washington wanted concessions on Quebec's rules for appliances and instruction manuals, as well as its law promoting French-language cultural content.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
We found an image, posted on Telegram by Rybar, showing Lyukshin in a group of "future diplomats" who had "trained using Rybar's manuals".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Owners’ manuals, you’ll notice, are chock-full of dangling infinitives.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
