hand
What is the Definition of hand?
Noun:
- the (prehensile)
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- something written by hand
- ability
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- one of two sides of an issue
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a card player in a game of bridge
- a round of applause to signify approval
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- physical assistance
Verb:
How can I use hand in a sentence?
Gallopin' Gorgons, that reminds me, said Hagrid, clapping a hand to his forehead with enough force to knock over a cart horse, and from yet another pocket inside his overcoat he pulled an owl — a real, live, rather ruffled-looking owl — a long quill, and a roll of parchment.
One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley.
The troll could not feel Harry hanging there, but even a troll will notice if you stick a long bit of wood up its nose, and Harry's wand had still been in his hand when he would jumped – it had gone straight up one of the troll's nostrils.
Up in the air, Snape turned on his broomstick just in time to see something scarlet shoot past him, missing him by inches — the next second, Harry had pulled out of the dive, his arm raised in triumph, the Snitch clasped in his hand.
Ron dived, Hermione rocketed upward, the key dodged them both, and Harry streaked after it; it sped toward the wall, Harry leaned forward and with a nasty, crunching noise, pinned it against the stone with one hand.
Other meanings of hand (synonyms, cognates).
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| hand work |
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| handbag |
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| handball |
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| handbill |
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| handbook |
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| handcar |
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| handcart |
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| handcuff |
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| handful |
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| handhold |
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| handicap |
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| handicapped |
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| handicraft |
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| handicraft industry |
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| handily |
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| handing |
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| handing agent |
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| handiwork |
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| handkerchief |
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| handle |
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| handlebar |
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| handler |
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| handling |
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| handling agent |
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| handling capacity |
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| handling charge |
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| handling equipment |
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| handling time |
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| handmade |
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| handout |
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| handpick |
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| handrail |
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| hands wanted |
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| handsaw |
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| handset |
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| handshake |
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| handsome |
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| handstand |
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| handwriting |
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| handwritten |
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| handy |
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