hands

Meanings

• (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
  • "my fate is in your hands"
  • "too much power in the president's hands"
• the force of workers available
• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  • "he had the hands of a surgeon"
• a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
• something written by hand
• ability
• a position given by its location to the side of an object
• the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
• one of two sides of an issue
• a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
• a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
  • "the horse stood 20 hands"
• a member of the crew of a ship
  • "all hands on deck"
• a card player in a game of bridge
• a round of applause to signify approval
• terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); - Springfield (Mass.) Union
  • "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"
• physical assistance
• place into the hands or custody of
• guide or conduct or usher somewhere

Synonyms

bridge player, custody, deal, give, hand, handwriting, helping hand, hired hand, hired man, manpower, manus, men, mitt, pass, pass on, paw, reach, script, turn over, work force, workforce