| NOUN | body | hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb |
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| person | hand, hired hand, hired man | a hired laborer on a farm or ranch | |
| communication | hand, handwriting, script | something written by hand | |
| cognition | hand | ability | |
| location | hand | a position given by its location to the side of an object | |
| group | hand, deal | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| cognition | hand | one of two sides of an issue | |
| artifact | hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | |
| quantity | hand | a unit of length equal to 4 inches | |
| person | hand | a member of the crew of a ship | |
| person | hand, bridge player | a card player in a game of bridge | |
| communication | hand | a round of applause to signify approval | |
| animal | hand | terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | |
| act | hand, helping hand | physical assistance | |
| VERB | possession | hand, pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
| motion | hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere |
| Sounds | hhae'nd | |
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| Rhymes | ampersand ... woodland: 90 rhymes with aend... | |
| Meaning | The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. | |
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| Example | "he had the hands of a surgeon" | |
| Synonyms | manus, mitt, paw | |
| Part of | arm | A human limb |
| homo, man, human being, human | Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | |
| Parts | ball | A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass |
| digital arteries, arteria digitalis | arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes | |
| finger | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) | |
| intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis | veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot | |
| metacarpal artery, arteria metacarpea | dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand | |
| metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus | dorsal and palmar veins of the hand | |
| metacarpus | The part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges | |
| palm, thenar | The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers | |
| Narrower | fist, clenched fist | A hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) |
| hooks, meat hooks, maulers | large strong hand (as of a fighter) | |
| left, left hand | The hand that is on the left side of the body | |
| right, right hand | The hand that is on the right side of the body | |
| Broader | extremity | That part of a limb that is farthest from the torso |
| Spanish | mano, manus, palma, pata, zarpa | |
| Catalan | mà, manus | |
| Adjectives | manual | of or relating to the hands |
| Verbs | hand | place into the hands or custody of |
| Meaning | A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | hired hand, hired man | |
| Narrower | farmhand, fieldhand, field hand, farm worker | A hired hand on a farm |
| herder, herdsman, drover | someone who drives a herd | |
| ranch hand | A hired hand on a ranch | |
| stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler | someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses | |
| Broader | laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack | someone who works with their hands |
| Spanish | bracero, hombre contratado, jornalero, mano de obra | |
| Catalan | bracer, jornaler | |
| Meaning | Something written by hand. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | handwriting, script | |
| Category | handwriting | The activity of writing by hand |
| Narrower | calligraphy, penmanship, chirography | beautiful handwriting |
| longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | |
| scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography | poor handwriting | |
| shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy | A method of writing rapidly | |
| Broader | writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language |
| Spanish | caligrafía, escritura, letra | |
| Catalan | escriptura, lletra | |
| Meaning | ability. | |
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| Example | "he wanted to try his hand at singing" | |
| Broader | ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
| Spanish | abilidad, habilidad manual | |
| Meaning | A position given by its location to the side of an object. | |
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| Example | "objections were voiced on every hand" | |
| Broader | side | A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location |
| Spanish | mano | |
| Meaning | The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | deal | |
| Parts | long suit | In a hand, the suit having the most cards |
| Narrower | bridge hand | The cards held in a game of bridge |
| poker hand | The 5 cards held in a game of poker | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Spanish | mano | |
| Catalan | mà | |
| Meaning | One of two sides of an issue. | |
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| Example | "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." | |
| Broader | side | An aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect) |
| Spanish | lado, parte | |
| Catalan | banda, costat, part | |
| Meaning | A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece. | |
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| Example | "the big hand counts the minutes" | |
| Part of | timepiece, timekeeper, horologe | A measuring ... / measuring instrument or device for keeping time |
| Narrower | hour hand, little hand | The shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours |
| minute hand, big hand | points to the minutes | |
| second hand | hand marking seconds on a timepiece | |
| Broader | pointer | An indicator as on a dial |
| Spanish | aguja, índice, manecilla | |
| Catalan | busca, índex, maneta | |
| Meaning | A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses. | |
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| Example | "the horse stood 20 hands" | |
| Broader | handbreadth, handsbreadth | Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand |
| Meaning | A member of the crew of a ship. | |
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| Example | "all hands on deck" | |
| Broader | sailor, crewman | Any member of a ship's crew |
| Meaning | A card player in a game of bridge. | |
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| Example | "we need a 4th hand for bridge" | |
| Synonym | bridge player | |
| Narrower | bidder | someone who makes a bid at cards |
| bridge partner | One of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game | |
| contractor, declarer | The bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps | |
| Broader | card player | someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games |
| Spanish | bridgista, jugador de bridge | |
| Catalan | jugador de bridge | |
| Meaning | A round of applause to signify approval. | |
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| Example | "give the little lady a great big hand" | |
| Broader | applause, hand clapping, clapping | A demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together |
| Spanish | aplauso | |
| Meaning | Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos). | |
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| Example | "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union | |
| Broader | forepaw | front paw |
| Meaning | Physical assistance. | |
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| Example | "give me a hand with the chores" | |
| Synonym | helping hand | |
| Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help | The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose |
| Verbs | hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere |
| Meaning | place into the hands or custody of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They hand the food to the people; They hand the people the food | |
| Example | "hand me the spoon, please" | |
| Synonyms | pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give | |
| Narrower | deal | Give (a specific card) to a player |
| entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit | confer a trust upon | |
| entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone | |
| give | Leave with | |
| hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render | To surrender / surrender someone or something to another | |
| release, relinquish, resign, free, give up | Part with a possession or right | |
| slip, sneak | Pass on stealthily | |
| Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| See also | hand down | passed on, as by inheritance / inheritance / inheritance |
| hand out | give to several people | |
| hand over | to surrender / surrender someone or something to another | |
| Spanish | acercar, alcanzar, ceder, dar, dispensar, entregar, pasar, propinar, traspasar | |
| Catalan | acostar, apropar, aproximar, cedir, dispensar, donar, entregar, lliurar, passar, propinar, traspassar | |
| Nouns | hand | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb |
| Meaning | Guide or conduct or usher somewhere. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" | |
| Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide | Take somebody somewhere |
| Nouns | hand | physical assistance |
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