HAND

/hænd/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 8

Definition

  1. verb place into the hands or custody of. — synonyms: pass, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
  2. verb guide or conduct or usher somewhere.
  3. noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. — synonyms: manus, mitt, paw
  4. noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch. — synonyms: hired_hand, hired_man
  5. noun something written by hand. — synonyms: handwriting, script
  6. noun ability.
  7. noun a position given by its location to the side of an object.
  8. noun the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. — synonyms: deal
  9. noun one of two sides of an issue.
  10. noun a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece.
  11. noun a unit of length equal to 4 inches.
  12. noun a member of the crew of a ship.
  13. noun a card player in a game of bridge. — synonyms: bridge_player
  14. noun a round of applause to signify approval.
  15. noun terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos).
  16. noun physical assistance. — synonyms: helping_hand

Examples

  • “Her hands are really strong.”
  • “an old hand at speaking;  large farms need many farm hands”
  • “Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.”

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