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nounthe (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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nouna hired laborer on a farm or ranch
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verbplace into the hands or custody oftype of:
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nounsomething written by hand
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nouna card player in a game of bridge
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nounthe cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
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nounphysical assistance
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nounability
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nouna member of the crew of a ship
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nouna position given by its location to the side of an objecttype of:
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nouna rotating pointer on the face of a timepiecetype of:part of:
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nouna round of applause to signify approvaltype of:
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nouna unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horsestype of:
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verbguide or conduct or usher somewhere
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nounone of two sides of an issuetype of:
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nounterminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)type of:
Examples of hand
- "he had the hands of a surgeon"
- "the hired hand fixed the railing"
- "a ranch hand"
- "hand me the spoon, please"
- "she recognized his handwriting"
- "his hand was illegible"
- "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
- "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"
- "he kept trying to see my hand"
- "give me a hand with the chores"
- "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
- "all hands on deck"
- "objections were voiced on every hand"
- "the big hand counts the minutes"
- "give the little lady a great big hand"
- "the horse stood 20 hands"
- "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
- "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
- "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"