- hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
--1 is a kind of extremity
--1 is a part of arm; homo, man, human being, human
--1 has parts:
--1 has particulars:digital arteries, arteria digitalis; metacarpal artery, arteria metacarpea; intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis; metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus; palm, thenar; finger; ball; metacarpus fist, clenched fist; hooks, meat hooks, maulers; right, right hand; left, left hand Derived form: verb hand1 - hired hand, hand, hired man - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
--2 is a kind of laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
--2 has particulars:farmhand, fieldhand, field hand, farm worker; herder, herdsman, drover; ranch hand; stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler - handwriting, hand, script - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
--3 is a kind of writing
--3 has particulars:shorthand, stenography; longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script; calligraphy, penmanship; scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography - hand - ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
--4 is a kind of ability, power
- hand - a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
--5 is a kind of side
- hand, deal - 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"
--6 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--6 has parts: long suit
--6 has particulars: bridge hand; poker hand- hand - one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
--7 is a kind of side
- hand - a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
--8 is a kind of pointer
--8 is a part of timepiece, timekeeper
--8 has particulars:hour hand, little hand; minute hand, big hand; second hand - hand - a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
--9 is a kind of handbreadth, handsbreadth
- hand - a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
--10 is a kind of sailor, crewman
- bridge player, hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
--11 is a kind of card player
--11 has particulars: bidder; bridge partner; contractor, declarer- hand - a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
--12 is a kind of applause, hand clapping, clapping
- hand - 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
--13 is a kind of forepaw
- hand, helping hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
--14 is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help
Derived form: verb hand2 - hand - a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
- pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
--1 is one way to transfer
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun hand1
They hand the food to the people
They hand the people the food
- hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
--2 is one way to lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun hand14
Somebody ----s somebody