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The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb He had the hands of a surgeon He extended his mitt |
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A hired laborer on a farm or ranch The hired hand fixed the railing A ranch hand |
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Something written by hand She recognized his handwriting His hand was illegible |
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Ability He wanted to try his hand at singing |
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A position given by its location to the side of an object Objections were voiced on every hand |
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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 |
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One of two sides of an issue On the one hand... |
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But on the other hand... |
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A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece The big hand counts the minutes |
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A unit of length equal to 4 inches Used in measuring horses The horse stood 20 hands |
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A member of the crew of a ship All hands on deck |
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A card player in a game of bridge We need a 4th hand for bridge |
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A round of applause to signify approval Give the little lady a great big hand |
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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 |
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Physical assistance Give me a hand with the chores |
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Place into the hands or custody of Hand me the spoon |
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Please Turn the files over to me |
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Please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers |
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Guide or conduct or usher somewhere Hand the elderly lady into the taxi |
noun | manus, mitt, paw, extremity |
noun | hired hand, hired man, laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack |
noun | handwriting, script, writing |
noun | ability, power |
noun | side |
noun | deal, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
noun | side |
noun | pointer |
noun | handbreadth, handsbreadth |
noun | sailor, crewman |
noun | bridge player, card player
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noun | applause, hand clapping, clapping |
noun | forepaw |
noun | helping hand, aid, assist, assistance, help |
verb | pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give, transfer, hand out, hand down, hand over
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verb | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide |