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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'HAND' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions HAND initialism  Have a nice day.       hand noun  That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See manus. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as, (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour or minute of a clock In long measure, two different lengths: (obsolete) Three inches, not to be confused with; and, Four inches, a hand"s breadth, used in measuring the height of horses. A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left. On this and that , were hangings. " Exodus 38:15 The Protestants were then on the winning " Milton Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his at a Spectator. " Addison (archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the in carrying on the war. " Clarendon Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my . " Judges 6:36 An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especialy in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, an old at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. " Locke I was always reckoned a lively at a simile. " Hazlitt Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, A good, bad or running . Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man"s invention and his " Shakespeare, As You Like It, IV-iii Some writs require a judge"s " Burril 1883, w:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island, Treasure Island : I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear , this short message... Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; " usually in the plural. Receiving in one year"s tribute. " Knolles Milton, Albinus : ...found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as (a) (Card Playing): The set of cards held by a player. (b) (Tobacco Manufacturing): A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. applause, Applause. Give him a . Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first , that is, from the producer, or when new; at second , that is, when no longer in the producer"s hand, or when not new. (obsolete) Rate; price. Business is bought at a dear , where there is small dispatch. " Bacon Each of the pointers on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day. (context, firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. The collective noun for a bunch of bananas. Translations:  Dutch: greep , handgreep French: poignée German: Handvoll Italian: mano(it)f Spanish: cacho(es)m verb  (transitive) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as he handed them the letter. (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct to a lady into a carriage. (transitive) (obsolete) To manage; as, I my oar. " Prior (transitive) (obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on. " Shakespeare (transitive) (rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast. (transitive) (nautical) To furl; " said of a sail. " Totten (intransitive) (obsolete) To cooperate. " Massinger Translations:  Dutch: geleiden, begeleiden, leiden, helpen French: fr(fr, donner}}, {{t+)passer German: geleiten Italian: it(it, dare}}, t+)passare Etymology: hand. Cognate with Dutch hand, German Hand, Swedish hand.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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