hand
hand
- n the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
he had the hands of a surgeon - n a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
the hired hand fixed the railing
a ranch hand - n something written by hand
she recognized his handwriting
his hand was illegible - n ability
he wanted to try his hand at singing - n a position given by its location to the side of an object
objections were voiced on every hand - n 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 - n one of two sides of an issue
on the one hand..., but on the other hand... - n a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
the big hand counts the minutes - n a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
the horse stood 20 hands - n a member of the crew of a ship
all hands on deck - n a card player in a game of bridge
we need a 4th hand for bridge - n a round of applause to signify approval
give the little lady a great big hand - n 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 - n physical assistance
give me a hand with the chores - v place into the hands or custody of
hand me the spoon, please - v guide or conduct or usher somewhere
hand the elderly lady into the taxi
- Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany.
- The piano literature for one hand can pretty well be numbered on the fingers of two.
- The world's first commercially available bionic hand took many hands many years to develop.