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1Open-hand strikes — include various techniques used in the martial arts to attack or defend without curling the hand into a fist. The most famous of these techniques is probably the so called karate chop , which is also described as a knife hand strike (shuto uke)… …
2facepalm — 1. noun /ˈfeɪsˌpɑːm,ˈfeɪsˌpɑːlm/ A gesture of bringing one palm or both palms to the face, with various interpretations. 2. verb /ˈfeɪsˌpɑːm,ˈfeɪsˌpɑːlm/ a) To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and… …
3wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …
4List of gestures — Further information: Gesture People often use gestures during heated or tense arguments, such as at this political demonstration. Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actio …
5Water fight — Water warfare redirects here. For armed conflict over water resources, see water war. A water fight is a type of mock combat using various water dispensing devices to soak opponents. Everything from buckets to balloons to water guns and even… …
6American Sign Language grammar — The grammar of American Sign Language (ASL) is the best studied of any sign language, though research is still in its infancy, dating back only to William Stokoe in the 1960s. Stokoe was the first linguist to approach any sign language as a full… …
7Salute — This article is about the gesture. For other uses, see Salute (disambiguation). A salute is a gesture or other action used to display respect. Salutes are primarily associated with armed forces, but other organizations and civil people also use… …
8SignWriting — Infobox Writing system name=Signwriting type=Iconic featural script languages=American Sign Language, Danish Sign Language, other sign languages time=1974 present sample=signwriting.png imagesize=64 iso15924=Sgnw SignWriting is a system of… …
9Strike (attack) — A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There a many different varieties of strikes. An attack with… …
10Light field — The light field is a function that describes the amount of light traveling in every direction through every point in space. Michael Faraday was the first to propose (in an 1846 lecture entitled Thoughts on Ray Vibrations ) that light should be… …
