hand

Definition of hand

Nouns

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

"he had the hands of a surgeon"

Synonyms:: manus, mitt, paw

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; clenched fist, fist
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting); hooks, maulers, meat hooks
large strong hand (as of a fighter); right, right hand
the hand that is on the right side of the body; left, left hand
the hand that is on the left side of the body

Type of:: extremity
that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

a hired laborer on a farm or ranch

"the hired hand fixed the railing"

"a ranch hand"

Synonyms:: hired hand, hired man

Types:: show 17 types...; hide 17 types...; farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand
a hired hand on a farm; dairymaid, milkmaid
a woman who works in a dairy; dairyman
a man who works in a dairy; farmerette
a woman working on a farm; gleaner
someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters; harvester, reaper
someone who helps to gather the harvest; picker
someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.; ploughman, plower, plowman
a man who plows; waterer
someone who waters plants or crops; weeder
a farmhand hired to remove weeds; drover, herder, herdsman
someone who drives a herd; goat herder, goatherd
a person who tends a flock of goats; sheepherder, sheepman, shepherd
a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock; pigman, swineherd
a herder or swine; ranch hand
a hired hand on a ranch; cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; groom, hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

Type of:: jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

something written by hand

"she recognized his handwriting"

"his hand was illegible"

Synonyms:: handwriting, script

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy
a method of writing rapidly; cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand
rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper; minuscule
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts; copperplate
a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings; italic
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right; round hand
a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves; calligraphy, chirography, penmanship
beautiful handwriting; cacography, scratch, scrawl, scribble
poor handwriting; chicken scratch
cramped or illegible handwriting; squiggle
an illegible scrawl

Type of:: writing
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

ability

"he wanted to try his hand at singing"

Type of:: ability, power
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

a position given by its location to the side of an object

"objections were voiced on every hand"

Type of:: side
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

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"

Synonyms:: deal

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; bridge hand
the cards held in a game of bridge; chicane
a bridge hand that is void of trumps; poker hand
the 5 cards held in a game of poker; royal flush
a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit; straight flush
a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit; full house
a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair; flush
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit; straight
a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit); pair
a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value

Type of:: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

one of two sides of an issue

"on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

Type of:: side
an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)

a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

"the big hand counts the minutes"

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; hour hand, little hand
the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours; big hand, minute hand
points to the minutes; second hand
hand marking seconds on a timepiece; sweep hand, sweep-second
a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

Type of:: pointer
an indicator as on a dial

a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses

"the horse stood 20 hands"

Type of:: handbreadth, handsbreadth
any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

a member of the crew of a ship

"all hands on deck"

Type of:: crewman, sailor
any member of a ship's crew

a card player in a game of bridge

"we need a 4th hand for bridge"

Synonyms:: bridge player

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; bidder
someone who makes a bid at cards; pre-emptor, preemptor
a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid; bridge partner
one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game; raiser
a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid; contractor, declarer
the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps

Type of:: card player
someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games

a round of applause to signify approval

"give the little lady a great big hand"

Type of:: applause, clapping, hand clapping
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

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

Type of:: forepaw
front paw; analogous to the human hand

physical assistance

"give me a hand with the chores"

Synonyms:: helping hand

Type of:: aid, assist, assistance, help
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Verbs

place into the hands or custody of

"hand me the spoon, please"

Synonyms:: give, pass, pass on, reach, turn over

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; give
leave with; give temporarily; slip, sneak
pass on stealthily; deal
give (a specific card) to a player; deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in
to surrender someone or something to another; bail
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; give away
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father; free, give up, release, relinquish, resign
part with a possession or right; derequisition
release from government control; give, sacrifice
endure the loss of; commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust
confer a trust upon; commend
give to in charge; charge, consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping; recommit
commit again; obligate
commit in order to fulfill an obligation; entrust, leave
put into the care or protection of someone

Type of:: transfer
cause to change ownership

guide or conduct or usher somewhere

"hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

Type of:: conduct, direct, guide, lead, take
take somebody somewhere

Vocabulary Lists for hand

newspeak
prole
Big Brother
labour camp
doublethink

gateleg table
labour camp
Eurasia
prole
newspeak

seamanly
squire
rum
stockade
clove hitch

newspeak
labour camp
chinless
zip fastener
undercharge

ability
abrasion
absorb
absorbency
absorbent

Hale
German ivy
matt
sleigh
flats

scarecrow
woodman
tip
bug
emerald

piglet
wizard
Eureka
sawhorse
gargoyle

fuck
fuel indicator
marihuana
kickstand
fuck up

Israel
Micah
philistine
Samson
lord

Definition of hand

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Vocabulary Lists for hand

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