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🖋️ A rubber stamp 🖋️ To stamp by hand
handstamp

handstamp

1 4.1
A small tool you press by hand to make a mark or design
  • noun
translation icon : sello de mano
  • You need a handstamp to re-enter the event later in the day.

Examples

  • I bought several handstamps for my crafting project.

  • The teacher used a handstamp to mark the assignments.

  • He bought a custom handstamp to label his correspondence with his address.

  • The officer pressed a handstamp onto each visitor's wrist as they entered.

  • The teacher used a handstamp to mark completed assignments with a smiley face.

  • After the event, participants received a handstamp on their wrists for entry to the after-party.

  • She chose a decorative handstamp to personalize her invitations.

Synonyms

stamp
vshandstamp
36 1.5

A tool that makes a mark or design by pressing into a surface

is the specific handheld form focusing on hand use and material
rubber stamp
vshandstamp
1 3.5

A hand tool with a rubber surface that makes a mark when pressed on an ink pad

has the same meaning but highlights manual use rather than material

How Automatic

handstamp
1 4.1

Surface Forms

handstamp singular
handstamps plural

Morphology

handstamp = hand + stamp (transparent) = hand + stamp

A straightforward compound of 'hand' + 'stamp'; the meaning 'a stamp used by hand' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Handstamp is made from hand + stamp, and stamp originally means 'to press down' to leave a mark, so a handstamp is a stamp you press with your hand to make a mark or design.