Dictionary entry details
• HAND (noun)
Meaning:
The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hand; manus; mitt; paw
Context examples:
he had the hands of a surgeon / he extended his mitt
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
extremity (that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso)
Meronyms (parts of "hand"):
metacarpus (the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges)
ball (a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass)
finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))
palm; thenar (the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
metacarpal vein; vena metacarpus (dorsal and palmar veins of the hand)
intercapitular vein; vena intercapitalis (veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot)
arteria metacarpea; metacarpal artery (dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand)
arteria digitalis; digital arteries (arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand"):
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)
hooks; maulers; meat hooks (large strong hand (as of a fighter))
clenched fist; fist (a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting))
Holonyms ("hand" is a part of...):
arm (a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Meaning:
A hired laborer on a farm or ranch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hired hand; hired man; hand
Context examples:
the hired hand fixed the railing / a ranch hand
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand"):
groom; hostler; ostler; stableboy; stableman (someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses)
ranch hand (a hired had on a ranch)
drover; herder; herdsman (someone who drives a herd)
farm worker; farmhand; field hand; fieldhand (a hired hand on a farm)
Meaning:
Something written by hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
handwriting; script; hand
Context examples:
she recognized his handwriting / his hand was illegible
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
writing (letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language)
Domain category:
handwriting (the activity of writing by hand)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand"):
shorthand; stenography; tachygraphy (a method of writing rapidly)
cursive; cursive script; longhand; running hand (rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper)
calligraphy; chirography; penmanship (beautiful handwriting)
cacography; scratch; scrawl; scribble (poor handwriting)
Meaning:
Ability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
he wanted to try his hand at singing
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Meaning:
A position given by its location to the side of an object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
objections were voiced on every hand
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
side (a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location)
Meaning:
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
hand; deal
Context examples:
I didn't hold a good hand all evening / he kept trying to see my hand
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Meronyms (parts of "hand"):
long suit (in a hand, the suit having the most cards)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand"):
poker hand (the 5 cards held in a game of poker)
bridge hand (the cards held in a game of bridge)
Meaning:
One of two sides of an issue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
on the one hand..., but on the other hand...
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
side (an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect))
Meaning:
A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the big hand counts the minutes
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
pointer (an indicator as on a dial)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand"):
hour hand; little hand (the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours)
big hand; minute hand (points to the minutes)
second hand (hand marking seconds on a timepiece)
Holonyms ("hand" is a part of...):
horologe; timekeeper; timepiece (a measuring instrument or device for keeping time)
Meaning:
A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
the horse stood 20 hands
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
handbreadth; handsbreadth (any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand)
Meaning:
A member of the crew of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
all hands on deck
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
crewman; sailor (any member of a ship's crew)
Meaning:
A card player in a game of bridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bridge player; hand
Context example:
we need a 4th hand for bridge
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
card player (someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hand"):
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)
Meaning:
A round of applause to signify approval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
give the little lady a great big hand
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
applause; clapping; hand clapping (a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together)
Meaning:
Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Context example:
the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
forepaw (front paw; analogous to the human hand)
Meaning:
Physical assistance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
helping hand; hand
Context example:
give me a hand with the chores
Hypernyms ("hand" is a kind of...):
aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
• HAND (verb)
Meaning:
Place into the hands or custody of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
hand; pass on; turn over; pass; reach; give
Context examples:
hand me the spoon, please / Turn the files over to me, please / He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Hypernyms (to "hand" is one way to...):
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hand"):
give (leave with; give temporarily)
slip; sneak (pass on stealthily)
deal (give (a specific card) to a player)
deliver; fork out; fork over; fork up; get in; hand over; render; turn in (to surrender someone or something to another)
free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)
commit; confide; entrust; intrust; trust (confer a trust upon)
entrust; leave (put into the care or protection of someone)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sentence examples:
They hand the food to the people
They hand the people the food
Also:
hand down (passed on, as by inheritance)
hand out (give out)
hand over (to surrender someone or something to another)
Meaning:
Guide or conduct or usher somewhere
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
hand the elderly lady into the taxi
Hypernyms (to "hand" is one way to...):
conduct; direct; guide; lead; take (take somebody somewhere)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
