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the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" hired hand: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" handwriting: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand" the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" 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" bridge player: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand" 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"- Springfield (Mass.) Union pass: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
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| handedness |
the property of using one hand more than the other
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| handicap |
disable: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" disability: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning hindrance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
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| Hand-Schuller-Christian disease |
inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
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| handed |
having or involving the use of hands; "a handed, tree-living animal"; "a four-handed card game"
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