Added 10 October 2026 handwheel noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about handwheel at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw. Related Words: tailstockfootwheelwheelworkguidewheelthumbwheeldrivewheelcounterwheelgearwheelwindwheel Back to today's word