HAND
\hˈand], \hˈand], \h_ˈa_n_d]\
Definitions of HAND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
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physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
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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
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a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
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ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
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one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
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a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
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a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
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a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
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a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
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guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
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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"
By Princeton University
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a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
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place into the hands or custody of; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
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physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
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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
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a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
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ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
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one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
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a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
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That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand
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A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
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An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
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Side; part; direction, either right or left.
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Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
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Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
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An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.
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Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
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Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.
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Rate; price.
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That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
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The quota of cards received from the dealer.
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A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
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The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
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To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.
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To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
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To manage; as, I hand my oar.
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To seize; to lay hands on.
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To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
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To cooperate.
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A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
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A measure equal to a hand's breadth, - four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
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Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; - usually in the plural.
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To furl; - said of a sail.
By Oddity Software
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That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
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That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand
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A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
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An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
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Side; part; direction, either right or left.
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Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
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Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
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An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.
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Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
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Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.
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Rate; price.
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That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
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The quota of cards received from the dealer.
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A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
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The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
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To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.
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To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
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To manage; as, I hand my oar.
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To seize; to lay hands on.
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To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
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To cooperate.
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A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
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A measure equal to a hand's breadth, - four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
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Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; - usually in the plural.
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To furl; - said of a sail.
By Noah Webster.
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The divided and lower part of the human arm connected with the wrist; a similar member terminating the fore-limb of certain animals; something resembling this member in appearance or use; a measure of four inches; ability or skill; right or left side; possession; style of writing; an employee who labors with his hands; a sailor; cards held; a game; pledge of betrothal; nearness; control; authority; agency of; index of any kind; turn of a player to serve the ball at tennis, etc.
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To give or lead with the hand.
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Belonging to, or used by, the hand.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
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The extremity of the arm below the wrist: that which does the duty of a hand by pointing, as the hand of a clock: the fore-foot of a horse: a measure of four inches: an agent or workman: performance: power or manner of performing: skill: possession: style of handwriting: side: direction.
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To give with the hand: to lead or conduct: (naut.) to furl, as sails.
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HANDER.
By Daniel Lyons
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The extremity of the arm below the wrist; anything which points; a workman; agency; handwriting.
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To give with the hand; conduct by the hand.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To give, pass, deliver, lead, etc., with or as with the hand.
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The extremity of the arm below the wrist, or something like or acting like it.
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Dexterity; touch; performance.
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An operative.
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Handwriting; signature.
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A measure; four inches.
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Possession; control.
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Side; direction.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The terminal part of the forelimb in quadrupeds, especially when prehensile. The carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges with the accompanying ligaments, tendons, nerves, muscles, connective tissue, fat, skin, and nails [Old Eng.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, Gothic] The outer extremity of the human arm, consisting of the palm and fingers;—a limb of certain animals; —an index or pointer of a dial;—a measure of the hand’s breadth; four inches; a palm;—side; part; direction;—act; deed;—power of making or producing; influence; agency;—manner of execution; skill dexterity;—transmission; conveyance;—reach; state; of nearness possession; property;—ministry; service;—form or cast of writing; style in artistic work;—an agent; a workman; a sailor;—prepared state; readiness;—catch, or take;—rate; price;—check; control;—cards held in a game; a share in a game at cards.
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That member of the body which reaches from the wrist to the fingers end; measure of four inches; side, right or left; part, quarter; ready payment; rate, price; workmanship, power or act of manufacturing or making; act of receiving any thing ready to one’s hand; reach, nearness, as at hand, within reach, state of being in preparation; cards held at a game; that which is used in opposition to another; transmission, conveyance; possession, power; pressure of the bridle; method of government, discipline, restraint; influence, management; that which performs the office of a hand in pointing; agent, person employed; giver and receiver; a workman, a sailor; form or cast of writing; Hand over head, negligently, rashly; Hand to hand, close fight; Hand in hand, in union, conjointly; Hand to mouth, as want requires; To bear in hand, to keep in expectation, to elude; To be hand and glove, to be intimate and familiar.
By Thomas Sheridan
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