hand

nouns

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

"he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

hand, manus, mitt, paw

a hired laborer on a farm or ranch

"the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

hand, hired hand, hired man

something written by hand

"she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

hand, handwriting, script

ability

"he wanted to try his hand at singing"

hand

is a type of (narrower)

possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

ability, power

a position given by its location to the side of an object

"objections were voiced on every hand"

hand

is a type of (narrower)

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

"they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"

side

the 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"

deal, hand

one of two sides of an issue

"on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

hand

is a type of (narrower)

an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)

"he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

side

a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

"the big hand counts the minutes"

hand

is a part of

a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

horologe, timekeeper, timepiece

is a type of (narrower)

an indicator as on a dial

pointer

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

"the horse stood 20 hands"

hand

is a type of (narrower)

any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

handbreadth, handsbreadth

a member of the crew of a ship

"all hands on deck"

hand

is a type of (narrower)

any member of a ship's crew

crewman, sailor

a card player in a game of bridge

"we need a 4th hand for bridge"

bridge player, hand

a round of applause to signify approval

"give the little lady a great big hand"

hand

is a type of (narrower)

a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

applause, clapping, hand clapping

terminal 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"- Springfield (Mass.) Union

hand

is a type of (narrower)

front paw; analogous to the human hand

forepaw

physical assistance

"give me a hand with the chores"

hand, helping hand

verbs

place into the hands or custody of

"hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over