n (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
my fate is in your hands too much power in the president's hands
n the force of workers available
n the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
he had the hands of a surgeon
n a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
n something written by hand
n ability
n a position given by its location to the side of an object
n the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
n one of two sides of an issue
n a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
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
n a round of applause to signify approval
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