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NOUN | 1 | hand, manus, mitt, paw | The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb |
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2 | hand, hired hand, hired man | A hired laborer on a farm or ranch | |
3 | hand, handwriting, script | Something written by hand | |
4 | hand | Ability | |
5 | hand | A position given by its location to the side of an object | |
6 | hand, deal | The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
7 | hand | One of two sides of an issue | |
8 | hand | A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | |
9 | hand | A unit of length equal to 4 inches | |
10 | hand | A member of the crew of a ship | |
11 | hand, bridge player | A card player in a game of bridge | |
12 | hand | A round of applause to signify approval | |
13 | hand | Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | |
14 | hand, helping hand | Physical assistance | |
VERB | 1 | hand, pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give | Place into the hands or custody of |
2 | hand | Guide or conduct or usher somewhere |
Sounds | hhae'nd |
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Rhymes | ampersand, armband, backhand, and 86 more rhymes in aend at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. |
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Examples | "he had the hands of a surgeon" |
Synonyms | manus, mitt, paw |
Part of | homo, man, human being, human; arm |
Parts | digital arteries, arteria digitalis; metacarpal artery, arteria metacarpea; intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis; metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus; palm, thenar; finger; ball; metacarpus |
Narrower | fist, clenched fist; hooks, meat hooks, maulers; right, right hand; left, left hand |
Broader | extremity |
Adjectives | manual |
Verbs | hand |
Meaning | A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. |
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Examples | "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" |
Synonyms | hired hand, hired man |
Narrower | farmhand, fieldhand, field hand, farm worker; herder, herdsman, drover; ranch hand; stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler |
Broader | laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack |
Meaning | Something written by hand. |
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Examples | "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
Synonyms | handwriting, script |
Category | handwriting |
Narrower | shorthand, stenography; longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script; calligraphy, penmanship; scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography |
Broader | writing |
Meaning | Ability. |
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Examples | "he wanted to try his hand at singing" |
Broader | ability, power |
Meaning | A position given by its location to the side of an object. |
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Examples | "objections were voiced on every hand" |
Broader | side |
Meaning | The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. |
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Examples | "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" |
Synonyms | deal |
Parts | long suit |
Narrower | bridge hand; poker hand |
Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
Meaning | One of two sides of an issue. |
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Examples | "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." |
Broader | side |
Meaning | A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece. |
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Examples | "the big hand counts the minutes" |
Part of | timepiece, timekeeper |
Narrower | hour hand, little hand; minute hand, big hand; second hand |
Broader | pointer |
Meaning | A unit of length equal to 4 inches. Used in measuring horses. |
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Examples | "the horse stood 20 hands" |
Broader | handbreadth, handsbreadth |
Meaning | A member of the crew of a ship. |
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Examples | "all hands on deck" |
Broader | sailor, crewman |
Meaning | A card player in a game of bridge. |
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Examples | "we need a 4th hand for bridge" |
Synonyms | bridge player |
Narrower | bidder; bridge partner; contractor, declarer |
Broader | card player |
Meaning | A round of applause to signify approval. |
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Examples | "give the little lady a great big hand" |
Broader | applause, hand clapping, clapping |
Meaning | Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos). |
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Examples | "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union |
Broader | forepaw |
Meaning | Physical assistance. |
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Examples | "give me a hand with the chores" |
Synonyms | helping hand |
Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help |
Verbs | hand |
Meaning | Place into the hands or custody of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Model | They hand the food to the people; They hand the people the food |
Examples | "hand me the spoon, please" |
Synonyms | pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give |
Narrower | give; slip, sneak; deal; hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render; release, relinquish, resign, free, give up; entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit; entrust, leave |
Broader | transfer |
See also | hand out; hand over; hand down |
Nouns | hand |
Meaning | Guide or conduct or usher somewhere. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide |
Nouns | hand |