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Hand

noun

1.

The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. Synonyms: manus, mitt, paw. "He extended his mitt"

2.

A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. Synonyms: hired hand, hired man. "A ranch hand"

3.

Something written by hand. Synonyms: handwriting, script. "His hand was illegible"

4.

Ability.

5.

A position given by its location to the side of an object.

6.

The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. Synonym: deal. "He kept trying to see my hand"

7.

One of two sides of an issue.

8.

A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece.

9.

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

10.

A member of the crew of a ship.

11.

A card player in a game of bridge. Synonym: bridge player.

12.

A round of applause to signify approval.

13.

Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos).

14.

Physical assistance. Synonym: helping hand.

verb

(past & past part. handed; pres. part. handing)

1.

Place into the hands or custody of. Synonyms: give, pass, pass on, reach, turn over. "Turn the files over to me, please" , "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

2.

Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.

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"Hand" Quotes from Famous Books

... They differ in direction. One is to the left; the other to the right. And these two words are significant of more than direction. They differ in grade. This left-hand road does not seem to have any grade. It is smooth and level, and straightaway, apparently. But a keener look reveals a slant down, very slight at first, but steadily increasing, not only in its downward grade, but ...

— Quiet Talks on Power • S.D. Gordon

... to confess now that I was careful not to uncover the man's face, and that when it was over I backed to the door and hastily escaped from the room. On the stairs opposite to me Mrs. File was seated, with her bonnet on and a bundle in her hand. ...

— The Autobiography of a Quack And The Case Of George Dedlow • S. Weir Mitchell

... holds a Caesar's sceptre In a loving father's hand, And his heart and soul are given To the welfare of his land; Through his justice every nation Hath beheld its warfare cease, And he leaves to his successor Rome's gigantic world ...

— Poems • John L. Stoddard

... hand-clasp and an earnest greeting; then Mr. Watkins told her briefly of his recovery and his ...

— For Gold or Soul? - The Story of a Great Department Store • Lurana W. Sheldon

... sides; Sparta summoned her allies to muster their contingents on the Isthmus for the invasion of Attica, nearly all the mainland states joining the Peloponnesian league. The islanders and the cities in Asia Minor, on the other hand, were nearly all either actually subject to Athens or in alliance ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. • Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

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