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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
"he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
hired hand, hand, hired man(noun)a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
"the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
handwriting, hand, script(noun)something written by hand
"she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
hand(noun)ability
"he wanted to try his hand at singing"
hand(noun)a position given by its location to the side of an object
"objections were voiced on every hand"
hand, deal(noun)the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
"I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
hand(noun)one of two sides of an issue
"on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
hand(noun)a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
"the big hand counts the minutes"
hand(noun)a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
"the horse stood 20 hands"
hand(noun)a member of the crew of a ship
"all hands on deck"
bridge player, hand(noun)a card player in a game of bridge
"we need a 4th hand for bridge"
hand(noun)a round of applause to signify approval
"give the little lady a great big hand"
hand(noun)terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
"the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
hand, helping hand(verb)physical assistance
"give me a hand with the chores"
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give(verb)place into the hands or custody of
"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
hand(verb)guide or conduct or usher somewhere
"hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
a certain way in which something appears or may be regardedon the one hand, you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line tall buildings rose on either handnothing but wide open space on either hand
an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering informationboth hands of the clock pointed to 12
one who works for another for wages or a salarythe restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season
the form or style of a particular person's writingwrites with a flowing, old-fashioned hand
the ability to direct the course of somethingthe final decision is in your hands
the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposalI'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible
an act or instance of helpingthe downstairs tenant gave us a hand getting the heavy dresser up the stairs
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a fieldonce she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consentthe subpoena required a lawyer's hand
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumptionwas happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook
to shift possession of (something) from one person to anotherthe clerk handed her the receipt
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of anotherhanded me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
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