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General (4 matching dictionaries)

1. handwave: Wordnik [home, info]
2. handwave: Wiktionary [home, info]
3. handwave: Dictionary.com [home, info]
4. Handwave: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

5. handwave: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
6. handwave: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

7. handwave: online medical dictionary [home, info]

Quick definitions from Wiktionary (handwave) ▸ noun:  (literally) The wave of a hand. ▸ noun:  A glib statement or explanation that glosses over important details. ▸ verb:  (rhetoric, academia) To explain something superficially, skipping over important details, perhaps appealing to intuition instead. ▸ Words similar to handwave ▸ Usage examples for handwave ▸ Idioms related to handwave (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing handwave ▸ Words that often appear near handwave ▸ Rhymes of handwave ▸ Invented words related to handwave