Hand

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English

Noun

Hand (plural Hands)
  1. The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
  2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as,
    1. A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
    2. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour or minute hand of a clock
  3. In long measure, two different lengths:
    1. (obsolete) Three inches, not to be confused with; and,
    2. Four inches, a hand’s breadth, used in measuring the height of horses.
  4. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
    • Exodus 38:15,
      On this hand and that hand, were hangings.
  5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
  6. (archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
    • Judges 6:36,
      Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand.
  7. An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as,
    an old hand at speaking.
  8. An instance of helping.
    Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.
  9. Handwriting; style of penmanship.
    a good hand
  10. A person's signature.
    Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.
  11. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; — usually in the plural.
    • 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
      Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
  12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
    1. (gaming, chiefly card games): The set of cards held by a player.
    2. (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
  13. Applause.
    Give him a hand.
  14. Agency in transmission from one person to another.
    to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new)
    to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new)
  15. The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
    This fabric has a smooth, soft hand'.
  16. (obsolete) Rate; price.
  17. Each of the pointers on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
  18. (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
  19. The collective noun for a bunch of bananas.

Synonyms

  • (part of the arm below the wrist): manus (obsolete), [[paw}] (of some animals)

Notes

Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as,

(a) Activity; operation; work; — in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection.
His hand will be against every man. — Genesis 16:12
(b) Power; might; supremacy; — often in the Scriptures.
With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you. — Ezekiel 20:33.
(c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand
(d) Contract; — commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand.

Meronyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun hand

Verb

Hand (third-person singular simple present Hands, present participle Handing, simple past and past participle Handed)

  1. (transitive) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand.
    he handed them the letter.
  2. (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
    to hand a lady into a carriage.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To manage.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on.
  5. (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
  6. (transitive, nautical, said of a sail) To furl.
  7. (intransitive, obsolete) To cooperate.

Derived terms

See also

Verbs for Hand

aspire to—of; beckon with—; callous—; clap—s; clasp in—; clench—; denote with —; employ—; extend—; flex—; flick—; flourish—; gain—of; indicate with—; join —s; paralyze—; proffer—; pump—; spread —; splint—; tender—; wring—; —quivers; —trembles; —twitches.

Thesaurus

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countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, coup, creature, cross, cure, custodianship, custody, customer, day laborer, deal out, dealings, deck, deckhand, deckie, deed, deed over, deliver, deliver over, demise, deuce, device, devolve upon, diamonds, digits, direction, direction post, disburse, dish out, dispense, disposal, disposition, disseminate, distribute, doing, doings, dole out, domination, dominion, duck, dummy, earthling, easily, eclat, effort, effortlessly, empery, empire, employee, encore, endeavor, endorsement, enfeoff, enterprise, exchange, exploit, face cards, facet, factory worker, fait accompli, fangs, feat, feed, fellow, find, finger post, fingernails, fingers, fireman, fist, flank, flush, fork over, forward, free lance, free-lancer, full house, full-time worker, gest, give, give in, give out, give over, give title to, give up, go, governance, government, graphanalysis, graphology, graphometry, grasp, grip, gripe, groundling, guardianship, guidance, guide, guideboard, guidepost, gun loader, gunner, guy, hand, hand down, hand in, hand in glove, hand in hand, hand on, hand out, hand over, handclap, handclapping, handedness, handiwork, hands, hands down, handwriting, handy, haunch, head, hearts, helm, help, helping hand, hip, hold, homo, hooks, hospital steward, hour hand, human, human being, imminent, imp, in cahoots, in collusion, in league, index, index finger, indicator, individual, industrial worker, influence, initials, intimately, involvement, iron hand, jack, jaws, job, jobber, jobholder, joint, jointly, joker, jowl, jurisdiction, keeping, king, knave, laborer, laboring man, landing signalman, laterality, lead, left bower, leg, leg up, life, lift, like mad, limb, link, living soul, lobe, lobule, lubber line, mail orderly, make over, man, management, mandibles, maneuver, manuscript, many-sidedness, mark, mark of signature, mastership, mastery, maxillae, measure, meathooks, member, menial, mete out, migrant, milepost, ministry, minute hand, mitts, moiler, monogram, mortal, move, multilaterality, nails, navigator, navvy, near, nearby, needle, negotiate, nippers, nose, offer, office temporary, offshoot, oiler, on hand, one, operation, operative, organ, ovation, oversight, overt act, pack, pair, paleography, palm, part, participation, party, pass, pass on, pass out, pass over, passage, pastorage, pastorate, pastorship, patronage, paw, pencraft, penmanship, penscript, performance, person, personage, personality, picture cards, pincers, pinion, planking, plaudit, playing cards, pointer, popularity, possession, pounces, power, present, present to, proceeding, production, proffer, profile, proletarian, protectorship, provide, purser, quarter, queen, quickly, radio operator, raj, ramification, rapidly, reach, readily, regnancy, reign, reins of government, relief, render, res gestae, resign, round, round of applause, roustabout, royal flush, rubber, ruff, rule, runner, safe hands, salaried worker, scion, script, scription, scrive, seal, self-employed person, sell, servant, settle, settle on, share, shoot, shore, side, siding, sigil, sign away, sign manual, sign over, signature, signboard, signet, signpost, single, singleton, snip, snips, somebody, someone, soul, sovereignty, spades, sparks, speedily, spray, sprig, spur, steadily, step, steward, stewardess, stewardship, stiff, stoker, straight, stroke, stunt, stylography, submit, subscription, succor, supervision, supply, support, surrender, sway, swiftly, switch, tail, talons, teeth, tellurian, temple, temporary, tender, tendril, terran, thing, thing done, thunder of applause, to hand, together, toiler, torpedoman, touch, tour de force, trade, transaction, transfer, transmit, trey, trick, trump, turn, turn over, tutelage, twig, undertaking, unguals, ungulae, unilaterality, visa, vise, wage earner, wage slave, wageworker, ward, wardenship, wardship, watch, watch and ward, will, wing, work, worker, workgirl, workhand, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, works, worldling, yeoman, yield

Etymology

Old English hand, from Proto-Germanic *handuz (compare Frisian/Dutch/German/Swedish hand), from Proto-Germanic *hinþanan (compare Old Swedish hinna 'to gain', Gothic frahinþan 'to take captive, capture'), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- 'to grasp' (compare Latvian sīts 'hunting spear', Ancient Greek kentéō 'prick').

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Arm

Pronunciation

Translations

Noun

part of the body
pointer of an analogue/analog clock
set of cards held by a player in a card game
side; part; direction, either right or left
power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity
actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
  • Dutch: hand (nl) f. (only with a possessive, e.g. hand Gods)
servant, laborer, workman, trained for special duty; a performer
handwriting; style of penmanship
personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; — usually in the plural
agency in transmission from one person to another
that which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
small part of a gunstock near the lock, grasped when aiming
bunch of bananas
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See also

Appendix:English collective nouns

Verb

to give, pass or transmit with the hand
to lead, guide, or assist with the hand
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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hant, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Hand f. (plural handen, diminutive handje, diminutive plural handjes)

  1. (anatomy) hand of a human or other simian

Derived terms

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

Hand m. (usually uncountable)

  1. (informal) handball
    On va jouer au hand, tu veux venir?
    We're going to play handball, you want to come?

Synonyms

Middle English

Etymology

Old English hand

Noun

Hand (plural Hands)

  1. hand

Descendants

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Noun

Hand f.

  1. hand

Declension

    Declension of Hand (strong u-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative hand handa
accusative hand handa
genitive handa handa
dative handa handum

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handuz, cognate with Danish hånd, Norwegian hand.

Pronunciation

Noun

Hand c.

  1. (anatomy) hand; the body part
    Han tjatade jämt om att hon måste tvätta händerna.
    He was always nagging on her to wash her hands.
  2. (card games) hand; the set of cards held by a player
    Hon fick en bra hand, och satsade högt.
    She was dealt a good set of cards, and placed a high bet.

Declension

Declension of Hand
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Hand Handen händer händerna
genitive Hands Handens händers händernas
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