hand

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /hænd/
• SAMPA: /h{nd/

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Noun

Singular hand

Plural hands

A human hand.

1. (countable) Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.

   Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.

2. (countable) Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is.

   The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.

3. (countable) A hand is a group of things that fit in your hand, like playing cards.

   He had a good hand but he still lost. He is not good at poker.

Related words and phrases

• all hands
• at hand
• give a hand
• handiwork
• handle
• handy
• hold hands
• hour hand
• minute hand
• no hands
• second hand

Helpers

• deckhand
• farmhand
• stagehand

Verb

Plain form hand

Third-person singular hands

Past tense handed

Past participle handed

Present participle handing

1. If I hand you something, I give it to you.
   • Synonyms: give and pass

   Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.

Related words

• hand down
• hand in
• hand out
• hand over
• unhand
• provide
• reach

Parts of the body (edit)
head	ears - eyes - eyebrow - nose - mouth - lips - tongue - tooth (pl. teeth) - cheeks - chin
torso	neck - throat - shoulders - chest - breasts - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back
internal organs	heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus/womb
extremities	arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes
sex organs	penis - vagina - testicle - ovary - vulva