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Hands

noun

1.

(with 'in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child. Synonym: custody. "Too much power in the president's hands" , "Your guests are now in my custody" , "The mother was awarded custody of the children"

2.

The force of workers available. Synonyms: manpower, men, work force, workforce.

Hand

noun

1.

The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. Synonyms: manus, mitt, paw. "He extended his mitt"

2.

A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. Synonyms: hired hand, hired man. "A ranch hand"

3.

Something written by hand. Synonyms: handwriting, script. "His hand was illegible"

4.

Ability.

5.

A position given by its location to the side of an object.

6.

The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. Synonym: deal. "He kept trying to see my hand"

7.

One of two sides of an issue.

8.

A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece.

9.

A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses.

10.

A member of the crew of a ship.

11.

A card player in a game of bridge. Synonym: bridge player.

12.

A round of applause to signify approval.

13.

Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos).

14.

Physical assistance. Synonym: helping hand.

verb

(past & past part. handed; pres. part. handing)

1.

Place into the hands or custody of. Synonyms: give, pass, pass on, reach, turn over. "Turn the files over to me, please" , "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

2.

Guide or conduct or usher somewhere.

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"Hands" Quotes from Famous Books

... sir, more easily than I can forgive myself. Farewell, sir! One who has lost his sword is no fit company for you." And as Amyas and the rest departed, he plunged into the inner tent, stamping and writhing, gnawing his hands with ...

— Westward Ho! • Charles Kingsley

... hide myself under the long grass and dandelions, as I used to do, for they are all cut down and spoiled.'—Poor little Downy was in a great fright all the time that the hay-makers were at work, and when she found them coming near her house, with their great pitchforks in their hands, she remembered the fate of her mother, and all her brothers and sisters in the stack, and she thought that she should be safer in the bank of the garden hedge; which was not far off. She watched an opportunity when no one was looking, and hastened away to the hedge as fast ...

— Little Downy - The History of A Field-Mouse • Catharine Parr Traill

... suppose it broke!" It was natural that he should think of that; things so often broke. Only that morning his gold watch had broken, in Illuminato's active hands. Only that afternoon his bootlace had broken, and he had had none to replace it because Caterina had been sailing his other boots in the canal. Peter sighed over the ...

— The Lee Shore • Rose Macaulay

... with Jack, to meet the crew as they landed after the race, with a large pewter, foaming with shandygaff, in each hand, for their recreation. Draco himself could not have forbidden them to drink at that moment; so, amidst shaking of hands and clapping on the back, the pewters travelled round from stroke to bow, and then the crew went off to their dressing-room, ...

— Tom Brown at Oxford • Thomas Hughes

... for that it showed he could hold in and wasnt to be got for the asking he was on the pop of asking me too the night in the kitchen I was rolling the potato cake theres something I want to say to you only for I put him off letting on I was in a temper with my hands and arms full of pasty flour in any case I let out too much the night before talking of dreams so I didnt want to let him know more than was good for him she used to be always embracing me Josie whenever ...

— Ulysses • James Joyce

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