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.
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand
A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
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.
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.
Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural.
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.
Rate; price.
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
The quota of cards received from the dealer.
A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.
To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
To manage; as, I hand my oar.
To seize; to lay hands on.
To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
To furl; -- said of a sail.
To cooperate.
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.
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. Henri Nouwen
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain? Khalil Gibran
Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand. Khalil Gibran
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. Albert Einstein
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. Malcolm X
hand in Afrikaans is werker, oordra, hand, inlewer
hand in Dutch is aanreiken, overhandigen
hand in French is ouvrier, index, main
hand in German is Hand, Hand, Zeiger
hand in Italian is mano, manuale, lancetta
hand in Latin is manus manus
hand in Spanish is obrero, bastar, entregar, mano
hand in Swedish is hand, visare
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