hand /hænd/
1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
synset: hand, manus, mitt, paw
2. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
synset: hired_hand, hand, hired_man
3. something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
synset: handwriting, hand, script
4. ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
synset: hand
5. a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
synset: hand
6. 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"
7. one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
synset: hand
8. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
synset: hand
9. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
synset: hand
10. a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
synset: hand
11. a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
synset: bridge_player, hand
12. a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
synset: hand
13. 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
synset: hand
14. physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
synset: hand, helping_hand
1. 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"
synset: pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
2. guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
synset: hand
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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