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- pronunciation:
- haend
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- hand down
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Your hand is the part of your body on the end of your arm. Your fingers are part of your hand.
Marissa held a firefly in her hand for a moment before letting it go.My hands have gotten too big for these gloves.
- similar words:
- duke, fist
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| definition 2: |
A hand is a long, thin device that moves around the front of a clock and points to the numbers.
On a clock, if the minute hand is pointing to the 12 and the hour hand is pointing to the 3, that means the time is three o'clock.
- synonyms:
- pointer
- similar words:
- dial, needle
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| definition 3: |
In a card game, the cards each player has are called a hand.
The directions for the game say to give each player a hand of seven cards.
- similar words:
- cards, deal
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| definition 4: |
When you give someone a hand, you give them help.
Curtis's mother asked him to give her a hand with the heavy groceries and bring them inside.- synonyms:
- aid, assistance, help
- similar words:
- boost, relief, support
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| definition 5: |
A hand is a promise of marriage.
He asked for her hand as they stood by the lake in the moonlight.- similar words:
- marriage
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| definition 6: |
When you have a neat hand, it means that you have neat handwriting.
My teacher writes on the board with a very neat hand, so it's easy to read.- synonyms:
- handwriting
- similar words:
- scratch, writing
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| definition 7: |
A hand is someone who works for pay.
The farmer hired several hands for the fall harvest.- similar words:
- employee, help, helper, servant
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| definition 8: |
When you have a hand in something, it means that you have a part in it.
My dad had a hand in starting our family restaurant, but my mom did most of the planning and setting up.- synonyms:
- part, role, share
- similar words:
- element, factor, force
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| definition 9: |
If you sit on someone's right hand at dinner, it means that you sit on their right side.
At the end of the dining table, I sat on my grandmother's right hand, and my sister sat on her left hand.- synonyms:
- side
- similar words:
- direction, face, position
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| definition 10: |
If you give a musical group a hand, it means that you clap your hands for them.
When the singer finished her performance, we gave her a big hand.- synonyms:
- applause, clapping
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| related words: |
member |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hands, handing, handed |
| definition: |
When you hand someone something, it means that you stretch out your arm toward that person and give them something from your hand. We often hand each other things when we eat in a group at a table.
Please hand me the salt and pepper.- synonyms:
- give, pass
- similar words:
- deliver, present, surrender
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| related words: |
furnish, toss |
| phrase: |
hand down |
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