Hand definition

Hand as a noun

1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

   "he had the hands of a surgeon"

   Same sense: paw, mitt, manus

2. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch

   "the hired hand fixed the railing"

   Same sense: hired hand

3. something written by hand

   "she recognized his handwriting"

   Same sense: script, handwriting

4. ability

   "he wanted to try his hand at singing"

5. a position given by its location to the side of an object

   "objections were voiced on every 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"

   Same sense: deal

7. one of two sides of an issue

   "on the one hand … , but on the other hand …"

8. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

   "the big hand counts the minutes"

9. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses

   "the horse stood 20 hands"

10. a member of the crew of a ship

    "all hands on deck"

11. a card player in a game of bridge

    "we need a 4th hand for bridge"

    Same sense: bridge player

12. a round of applause to signify approval

    "give the little lady a great big 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"

14. physical assistance

    "give me a hand with the chores"

    Same sense: helping hand

Hand as a verb

15. place into the hands or custody of

    "hand me the spoon, please"

    Same sense: give, turn over, pass on, pass, reach

16. guide or conduct or usher somewhere

    "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

Synonyms and antonyms

• paw
• mitt
• manus
• hired hand
• script
• handwriting
• deal definition
• bridge player
• helping hand
• give definition
• turn over
• pass on
• pass
• reach

All synonyms of hand, sense by sense

How to say hand

Hand has 1 syllable and rhymes with understand. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with hand

• understand
• land
• stand
• band
• grand
• demand
• brand
• command
• planned
• sand
• banned
• expand

All 89 words that rhyme with hand

HAND in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

0

Is HAND a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check HAND in the word checker, or unscramble HAND to see the shorter words in its letters.