Synonyms for hand
Another word for hand is paw, mitt or manus. Below are 8 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: handing.
1. noun: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- paw synonyms
- mitt synonyms
- manus
2. noun: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- hired hand
3. noun: something written by hand
- script synonyms
- handwriting
4. noun: ability
5. noun: a position given by its location to the side of an object
6. noun: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
7. noun: one of two sides of an issue
8. noun: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
9. noun: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
10. noun: a member of the crew of a ship
11. noun: a card player in a game of bridge
- bridge player
12. noun: a round of applause to signify approval
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- right synonyms
- left synonyms
- right hand
- left hand
- fist
- hooks
- meat hooks
- extremity
- clenched fist
- maulers
- field hand
- jack synonyms
- hired man
- hired woman
- farm worker
- ranch hand
- groom synonyms
- labourer
- laborer
- manual laborer
- herder
- drover
- farmhand
- ostler
- hostler
- writing synonyms
- running hand
- scratch synonyms
- shorthand synonyms
- calligraphy
Hand in word games
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- Scrabble
- 8
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Questions people ask
What is another word for hand?
You can say paw, mitt, manus, hired hand or script instead of hand. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb".
What is the opposite of hand?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for hand; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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