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Hands

noun

1.

(with 'in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child. Synonym: custody. "Too much power in the president's hands" , "Your guests are now in my custody" , "The mother was awarded custody of the children"

2.

The force of workers available. Synonyms: manpower, men, work force, workforce.

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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"Hands" Quotes from Famous Books

... on in this style, heaping satire and sorrow upon the crank, when suddenly, at the mouth of one of the farthest cells, he stopped and threw up his hands with an ejaculation of astonishment and dismay. There was a man jammed in a strait waistcoat, pinned against the wall by a strap, and throttling in a huge collar; his face was white, his lips livid, and his eyes rolling ...

— It Is Never Too Late to Mend • Charles Reade

... difficult as it seemed. Dr. Abbott had filled the pulpit with acceptance and had conducted the affairs of the church with rare tact. The pastoral work, which had for some years been practically in the hands of Rev. S. B. Halliday, went on as usual. Now that Mr. Berry was not to come, who could so well meet the need as the one who had stood them in good stead in the time of stress? It was therefore perfectly natural that thoughts should turn ...

— Sixty years with Plymouth Church • Stephen M. Griswold

... were rough and high; his eyes were wide-set; his mouth was cut square across almost from ear to ear; his chin was square and massy; he had an Adam's apple as large as a gilly-flower ripening on his throat; his hands were large and bony, and his voice "grated harsh thunder," as Milton said of the gates ...

— Summerfield - or, Life on a Farm • Day Kellogg Lee

... clerk's care is due the preservation of the Vernon and other monuments in Bakewell Church. Mr. Andrews tells us that "in some instances he placed a wooden framework to keep off the rough hands and rougher knives of the boys and young men of the congregation. He also watched with special care the Wenderley tomb, and even took careful ...

— The Parish Clerk (1907) • Peter Hampson Ditchfield

... to it and opened the door. A whimpering bundle in the corner stretched out hands as ...

— The Man Who Lost Himself • H. De Vere Stacpoole

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