Hand (Noun)
Meaning 1
The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- She carefully washed her hands before preparing dinner.
- The pianist's hands moved deftly over the keyboard.
- He had the hands of a surgeon, precise and steady.
- The baseball player adjusted his batting gloves to fit his hands perfectly.
- After the accident, she had limited use of her left hand.
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Meaning 2
One of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand...".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Meaning 3
A hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The ranch hand expertly herded the cattle into the corral.
- The farmer hired a new hand to help with the harvest.
- As the oldest hand on the farm, John was tasked with training the new recruits.
- After years of working as a farm hand, Maria decided to start her own agricultural business.
- The hired hand was responsible for fixing the broken fence posts along the property line.
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Meaning 4
Ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- She decided to try her hand at painting after retiring from her corporate job.
- He wanted to try his hand at cooking a new recipe for the dinner party.
- After years of playing guitar, she finally felt confident enough to try her hand at songwriting.
- The young entrepreneur was eager to try his hand at launching a startup in the tech industry.
- She had always been fascinated by woodworking and decided to try her hand at building a custom piece of furniture.
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Meaning 5
A card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 6
A round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 7
Something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She carefully examined the antique document written entirely by hand.
- The professor was known for having illegible hand, making it difficult for students to decipher their grades.
- Her grandmother's recipe book was filled with handwritten notes and instructions.
- The historical archive contained numerous letters penned by hand by famous authors.
- After a few years of practice, the child's hand had become much neater and more readable.
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Meaning 8
Physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 9
A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 10
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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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 11
A position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 12
A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 13
A member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 14
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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Nouns denoting animals.