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| 1. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | |
| Synonyms: | hook mauler mitt paw manus | |
| Examples: | "he had the hands of a surgeon" "he extended his mitt" |
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| Related terms: | extremity fist left right hooks arm homo finger palm intercapitular_vein metacarpal_vein digital_arteries ball metacarpus metacarpal_artery pass | |
| 2. | [ verb ] place into the hands or custody of | |
| Synonyms: | pass give turn_over pass_on reach | |
| Examples: | "hand me the spoon, please" "Turn the files over to me, please" "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
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| Related terms: | transfer give release entrust hand_over entrust deal slip impart communicate hand_over give_away relegate pass_on hand_down passage | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (work,agriculture) a hired laborer on a farm or ranch | |
| Synonyms: | hired_man hired_hand | |
| Examples: | "the hired hand fixed the railing" "a ranch hand" |
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| Related terms: | laborer farmhand herder stableman ranch_hand | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (writing) something written by hand | |
| Synonyms: | handwriting script | |
| Examples: | "she recognized his handwriting" "his hand was illegible" |
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| Related terms: | writing shorthand longhand calligraphy scribble handwriting | |
| 5. | [ noun ] ability | |
| Examples: | "he wanted to try his hand at singing" |
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| Related terms: | ability | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a position given by its location to the side of an object | |
| Examples: | "objections were voiced on every hand" |
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| Related terms: | side | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (cards) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| Synonyms: | deal | |
| Examples: | "I didn't hold a good hand all evening" "he kept trying to see my hand" |
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| Related terms: | collection bridge_hand poker_hand long_suit conduct | |
| 8. | [ noun ] one of two sides of an issue | |
| Examples: | "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." |
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| Related terms: | side | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | |
| Examples: | "the big hand counts the minutes" |
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| Related terms: | pointer hour_hand second_hand minute_hand timepiece | |
| 10. | [ verb ] guide or conduct or usher somewhere | |
| Examples: | "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
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| Related terms: | lead | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a round of applause to signify approval | |
| Examples: | "give the little lady a great big hand" |
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| Related terms: | applause | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (bridge,cards,games) a card player in a game of bridge | |
| Synonyms: | bridge_player | |
| Examples: | "we need a 4th hand for bridge" |
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| Related terms: | card_player contractor bridge_partner bidder | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (zoology) terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | |
| Examples: | : "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union |
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| Related terms: | forepaw | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses | |
| Examples: | "the horse stood 20 hands" |
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| Related terms: | handbreadth handbreath | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (nautical,work) a member of the crew of a ship | |
| Examples: | "all hands on deck" |
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| Related terms: | sailor | |
| 16. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1463 | |
| 17. | [ noun ] physical assistance | |
| Synonyms: | helping_hand | |
| Examples: | "give me a hand with the chores" |
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| Related terms: | aid | |
| Similar spelling: |
handy haunt Hamid Hamed Hamad Hamada |
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