Hand (Noun)
Meaning 1
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 2
The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt".
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 3
Something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand".
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Nouns denoting people.
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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
Physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 8
Ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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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.