Hand
nounNoun
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
“the hired hand fixed the railing”
“a ranch hand”
Type of:LaborerJackLabourersomething written by hand
“she recognized his handwriting”
“his hand was illegible”
Type of:Writingthe cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
“I didn't hold a good hand all evening”
“he kept trying to see my hand”
Similar:DealType of:CollectionAggregationAssemblagethe (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
“he had the hands of a surgeon”
a card player in a game of bridge
“we need a 4th hand for bridge”
physical assistance
“give me a hand with the chores”
Type of:HelpAidAssistanceability
“he wanted to try his hand at singing”
Type of:AbilityPowera member of the crew of a ship
“all hands on deck”
Type of:CrewmanSailora position given by its location to the side of an object
“objections were voiced on every hand”
Type of:Sidea rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
“the big hand counts the minutes”
Type of:Pointera round of applause to signify approval
“give the little lady a great big hand”
Type of:ApplauseClappinga unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
“the horse stood 20 hands”
Type of:HandbreadthHandsbreadthone of two sides of an issue
“on the one hand..., but on the other hand...”
Type of:Sideterminal 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”
Type of:Forepaw
Verb
place into the hands or custody of
“hand me the spoon, please”
guide or conduct or usher somewhere
“hand the elderly lady into the taxi”
Type of:LeadTakeConduct
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA