hand [ hand ]
Noun
Father and son put their hands palm to palm, separated by the glass.
The creature was digging its tiny hands into a burnt log, and its face was covered in black soot.
that dog bite me on mi hand, right below the elbow
Use straw or foam sheets or a hand sprayer for disinfecting vehicle tyres.
On at least one occasion tank commanders communicated with hand signals.
his fans gave him a big hand
Even fountain pens, though invented around 1884, were thought to be incompatible with a neat hand, and ballpoints were definitely the devil's invention.
he wrote to request the hand of her daughter in marriage
Everywhere I looked were clocks without hands and forks without knives.
the day-to-day running of the house was in her hands
he had a big hand in organizing the event
"Do you need a hand?" I ask.
Tyler attributes the strength of the work to the artist's hand.
I'm a great hand at inventing
a factory hand
It's like being dealt a hand of cards, before arranging them into suits.
There is bad news today for any bald, guitar-playing Afghani who likes a hand of Bridge.
declarer won in hand and led ♣J
How many hands high was Secretariat?
I was late for work this morning because I had to call into Tesco's on the way, to buy a hand of bananas and some custard.
Remove the hand of pork from the forequarter by a cut through the arm knuckle (between the blade bone and arm bone).
Verb
I handed the trowel back to him
The leaders at Rome who favored action were thus handed an insult they could use to win support.
he handed them into the carriage
Hand in the main!
Hand in
Several people have handed the letters in to Gardaí, he told The Kingdom.
Hand off
Davies handed off his man and released flanker and man of the match Tom Hocking for a charge up the touchline.
Hand round
a big box of chocolates was handed round
Hand out
Also, better yet, ingratiate your gaming buddies big time by handing bunches of them out.
harsher punishments are being handed out to reckless drivers
Hand on
But they remain less than owners; they are more like trustees, with an obligation to maintain the structure and hand it on to successors in good working order.
The market town's museum will be responsible for it for six weeks before handing it on.
Hand over
"It really is time for me to hand over to the next generation.
hand the matter over to the police
Hand down
songs are handed down from mother to daughter
it was the most liberal decision ever handed down by a football authority

