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Definition: Hands |
HandsNoun1. (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"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children". 2. The force of workers available. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hands" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Literature | Hands Persons employed in a factory. We say so many head of cattle: horse-dealers count noses. Races are won by the nose, and factory work by the hand, but cattle have the place of honour. Hands ALL. It is believed on all hands. It is generally (or universally) believed. CHANGE. To change hands. To pass from a possessor to someone else. CLEAN. He has clean hands. In French, "It a les mains nettes. ' That is, he is incorruptible, or he has never taken a bribe. FULL. My hands are full. I am fully occupied; I have as much work to do as I can manage. A "handful" has the plural "handfuls," as "two handfuls," same as "two barrow-loads," "two cart-loads," etc. GOOD. I have it from very good hands. I have received my information on good authority. LAY. To lay hands on. To apprehend; to lay hold of. (See No. v.) "Lay hands on the villain." Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, v. 1. LONG. Kings have long hands. In French, "Les rois ont les mains longues. ' That is, it is hard to escape from the vengeance of a king, for his hands or agents extend over the whole of his kingdom. SHAKE. To shake hands. To salute by giving a hand received into your own a shake. To strike hands. (Prov. xvii. 18). To make a contract, to become surety for another. (See also Prov. vii. I and xxii. 26.) The English custom of shaking hands in confirmation of a bargain has been common to all nations and all ages. In feudal times the vassal put his hands in the hands of his overlord on taking the oath of fidelity and homage. SHOP "Hands, ' etc. Men and women employed in a shop. TAKE OFF. To take off one's hands. To relieve one of something troublesome, as "Will no one take this [task] off my hands?" WASH. To wash one's hands of a thing. In French, "Se lever les mains d'une chose ' or "Je m'en lave les mains. ' I will have nothing to do with it; I will abandon it entirely. The allusion is to Pilate's washing his hands at the trial of Jesus. "When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying. I am innocent of the blood of this just person see ye to it." - Matt. xxvii. 24. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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A human left handThe hand is a portion of the arm or anterior limb of a human or other primate, at where the appendage terminates. This part of the limb is especially used in grasping and holding. The left hand is the mirror image of the right hand.
What constitutes a hand?
Although many mammals and other animals have grasping appendages similar in form to a hand, these are scientifically not considered to be so, and have other varying names, including paws. Using the term hand is merely a scientific usage of anthropomorphization, to distinguish the terminations of the front paws from the hind ones. The only true hands appear in the mammalian order of primates. Hands must also feature opposable thumbs, as described later in the text.
Structure of the Hand
The hand consists of a broad palm (metacarpus) with five digits, attached to the forearm by a joint called the wrist (carpus).
Digits
The Four Fingers
The four fingers on the hand are located at the outermost edge of the palm. These four digits can be folded over the palm, this allows for the holding of objects, and furthermore the grasping of small objects.
The Thumb
The thumb (connected to the trapezium) is located on one the sides, parallel to the arm. The thumb can be easily rotated 90º, on a perpendicular level compared to the palm, unlike the fingers which can only be rotated approximately 45º. A reliable way of identifying true hands is from the presence of opposable thumbs. Other than opossums (Daubentoniidae), lemurs (Daubentoniidae) and the now extinct dinosaurs, this is a unique feature. Opposable thumbs are identified by the ability to be brought opposite to the fingers.
Bones
The human hand has at least 27 bones: the carpus or wrist account for 8; the metacarpus or palm contains 5; the remaining 14 are digital bones.
Bones of the wrist
The wrist has eight bones, arranged in two rows of four. These bones fit into a shallow socket formed by the bones of the forearm.
Bones of the palm
The palm has 5 bones, one to each of the 5 digits.
Digital bones
Also called phalanges, hands contain 14 of them; 2 in the thumb, and 3 in each of the four fingers (called distal phalanx, carrying the nail, middle phalanx and proximal phalanx. The thumb has no middle phalanx).
Sesamoid bones
Sesamoid bones are small ossified nodes embedded in the tendons to provide extra leverage and reduce pressure on the underlying tissue. Many exist around the palm at the bases of the digits, but the exact number varies between different people. The patella is the largest example of a sesamoid bone in the human body.
Muscles and Tendons
The movements of the human hand are accomplished by two sets of each of these tissues. They can be subdivided into two groups: the extrinsic and intrinsic muscle groups. The extrinsic muscle groups are the long flexors and extonsors. They are called extrinsic because the muscle belly is located on the forearm.
Intrinsic Hand Muscles
The Intrinsic muscle groups are the thenar and hypothenar muscles (thenar = thumb, hypothenar = little finger), the interosseus muscles (between the metacarpal bones, four dorsally and three volarly) and the lumbrical muscles. These muscles arise from the deep flexor (and are special because they have no bony origin) and insert on the dorsal extensor hood mechanism.
The Extrinsic Muscles of the Hand
The Flexors
The fingers have two long flexors, located on the underside of the forearm. They insert by tendons to the phalanges of the fingers. The deep flexor attaches to the distal phalanx, and the superficial flexor attaches to the middle phalanx. The flexors allow for the actual bending of the fingers. The thumb has one long flexor and a short flexor in the thenar muscle group. The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group (opponens- and abductor muscle), moving the thumb in opposition, making grasping possible.
The Extensors
Located on the back of the forearm and a connected in a more complex way then the flexors to the dorsum of the fingers. The tendons unite with the interosseous and lumbrical muscles to form the extensorhood mechanism. The primary function of the extensors is to straighten out the digits. The thumb has two extensors in the forearm; the tendons of these form the anatomical snuff box. Also, the index finger and the little finger have an extra extensor, used for instance for pointing.
Articulation
Also of note is that the articulation of the human hand is more complex and delicate than that of comparable organs in any other animals. Without this extra articulation, we would not be able to operate a wide variety of tools and devices. The hand can also form a fist, for example in combat, or as a gesture.See also: Common uses in of the word hand in the English language, hand (clock), hand (measurement), hand (mechanisms), hand (language).
Common uses in English language
I know it like the back of my hand - English phrase used to say that the subject knows the matter perfectly, as if it was part of their body, or that they were born with the knowledge. Related: Second hand.Second hand - Similar to "I know it like the back of my hand," in that it is definitely known by the subject. Similar to something being described as second nature. Not to be confused with second-hand goods, which have already been used before, and are being resold.
A man may also describe somebody as his right hand man, which means that he relies heavily on this person.
A hand is also:
- A measurement of length, primarily used for the height of horses, see hand (unit of length).
- Something that is like a human hand, such as the rotating pointer on the face of a clock with analog display or on a gauge or dial (hand (mechanisms)).
- A hand (language) used in print materials, which is used to call attention to a particular paragraph or point; a lateral direction, (for example, "there is a button malfunctioning on the right hand side of the remote control."), hand (direction).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hand."
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A hand is a unit of measurement, used for the height of horses in the US and the UK: in this context, one hand equals four inches (10.2 cm).Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hand (unit of length)."
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The word hand in the game of poker is used to mean any of the following:
There are many poker variantss, but unless otherwise specified in the rules of the variant being played, hands are evaluated using the traditional set of five-card hands. These are, from worst to best:
- The set of cards held by an individual player during play. Joe took another look at his hand when Virginia raised. The term holding can be used for less ambiguity.
- The value of a player's hand(1), as determined by the rules of the game being played (see below). Karen's hand was a flush, but lost to Steve's full house. The term hand value can be used for less ambiguity.
- A single instance of poker game play, also called a deal. We played eight hands of draw poker, then eight hands of stud poker.
These hands are called the traditional hands or high hands.
- No pair (for example, A-Q-10-5-2)
- One pair (for example, 10-10-K-7-4)
- Two pair (for example, K-K-9-9-J)
- Three of a kind (for example, 4-4-4-K-9)
- Straight (for example, 9-8-7-6-5)
- Flush (for example, K-J-8-7-4 of one suit)
- Full house (for example, 2-2-2-Q-Q)
- Four of a kind (for example, J-J-J-J-6)
- Straight flush (for example, Q-J-10-9-8 of one suit)
- Five of a kind (for example, 6-6-6-6-(Wild), only possible in Wild card games)
Some games called lowball or low poker are played where players strive not for the highest ranking of the above combinations but for the lowest ranking hand. There are three methods of ranking low hands, called Ace-to-five low, Deuce-to-seven low, and Ace-to-six low. The ace-to-five method is most common.
Certain variants use hands of only three cards, either high or low. Three-card low hands can be ranked by any of the three methods above, although with three cards they become ace-to-three (rather than ace-to-five), deuce-to-five, and ace-to-four. The ace-to-three method is the most common, just as the ace-to-five method is most common method for five cards. Three-card high hands are ranked in one of two ways: either with or without straights and flushes. Without (which is the most common, and used such games as Chinese poker), the hands are simply no pair, one pair, and three of a kind. If you add straights and flushes, the order of hands should be changed to reflect the correct probabilities: no pair, one pair, flush, straight, three of a kind, straight flush. This order is used, for example, in Mambo stud.
Some poker games are played with a deck that has been stripped of certain cards, usually low-ranking ones. For example, the Australian game of Manila uses a 32-card deck in which all cards below the rank of 7 are removed, and Mexican stud removes the 8s, 9s, and 10s. In both of these games, a flush ranks above a full house, because having fewer cards of each suit available makes flushes rarer.
Some games add one or more Unconventional handss, or have special exceptions to the rules above. For example, in the game of Pai Gow Poker as played in Nevada, a Wheel (5-4-3-2-A) ranks above a king-high straight, but below an ace-high straight. This is not the case in California, where the nearly identical game is played under the name Double-hand poker using traditional hand values.
General rules
The following general rules apply to evaluating poker hands, whatever set of hand values are used.
Individual card ranks are often used to evaluate hands that contain no pairs or other special combinations, or to rank the kickers of otherwise equal hands. The Ace is ranked low in ace-to-five and ace-to-six lowball games.
- Individual cards are ranked A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 (low).
The suits of the cards are mainly used in determining whether a hand fits a certain category (specifically the Flush and Straight flush hands), but rarely does one poker hand rank above another solely because of suit. In most variants, if two players have hands that are identical except for suit, then they are tied and split the pot. Sometimes a ranking called high card by suit is also used for randomly selecting a player to deal.
- Suits have no value.
In games where more than five cards are available to each player, hands are ranked by choosing some five-card subset according to the rules of the game, and comparing that five-card hand against the five-card hands of the other players. Whatever cards remain after choosing the five to be played are of no consequence in determining the winner.
- A poker hand consists of five cards.
That is, even the minimum qualifying hand in a certain category defeats all hands in all lower categories. The smallest Two pair hand, for example, defeats all hands with just One pair or No pair. Only between two hands in the same category are card ranks used to break ties.
- Hands are ranked first by category, then by individual card ranks.
For ease of explanation, hands are shown here neatly arranged, but a poker hand is the same no matter what order the cards are received in.
- The order in which cards are dealt is unimportant.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Poker hand."
Synonyms: HandsSynonyms: custody (n), manpower (n), men (n), work force (n), workforce (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Hands |
| English words defined with "hands": Clean hands ♦ keep one's hands off ♦ lay hands on, laying on of hands ♦ shake hands, Show of hands ♦ To clap hands, To clap the hands, To fall into one's hands, To shake hands, To strike hands with ♦ wash one's hands, wring hands. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hands": DIPPER, CLOCK AND WATCH HANDS ♦ Hairy Hands, HANDS ASSEMBLER ♦ Imposition of Hands ♦ Kings have Long Hands, Kiss Hands ♦ MOUNTER, CLOCK AND WATCH HANDS ♦ Old Hands ♦ PAINTER, CLOCK AND WATCH HANDS ♦ Shaking Hands. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "hands": Uphand. (references) |
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Screenplays | Our society cannot condone men who take the law into their own hands. (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) You gave me the dark gift, and I delivered you into the hands of death for the second time (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) If you want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine with me. I'll just make sure that you do it in hell (Mission: Impossible; writing credit: Bruce Geller; David Koepp) You want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine with me. I just want to make sure that you do it in hell (Mission: Impossible; writing credit: David Koepp and Robert Towne. Based on the television series) -if only I could get my hands on this kid. (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe) | |
Lyrics | In my hands, in my hands again (Hemorrhage (in my hands); performing artist: Fuel) She said don't give no lines and keep your hands to yourself (Keep Your Hands To Yourself; performing artist: Georgia Satellites) Uh uh come on put ya hands up (Put Ya Hands Up; performing artist: KISS) Cuz it's all in our hands (Fly Away From Here; performing artist: Aerosmith) Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers (Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning); performing artist: Alan Jackson) | |
Clever | Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away. (references; author: Persian Proverb) The safest way to cross life's streets is to hold hands. (references; author: unknown) Power works best in the hands of those who don't want it. (references; author: unknown) Before you point your fingers, be sure your hands are clean. (references; author: unknown) If evolution was true, mothers would have more than two hands. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | In Praise of Hands (1974) The Hands of Cormac Joyce (1972) Hands of the Ripper (1971) Painted Hands (1971) With These Hands (1970) | |
Song Titles | Hemorrhage (In My Hands) (performing artist: Fuel) Keep Your Hands To Yourself (performing artist: Georgia Satellites) Daddy's Hands (performing artist: Holly Dunn) Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) (performing artist: Jay-Z) Hands (performing artist: Jewel) | |
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Seen is an white male scientist in a lab setting performing drug synthesis. In many of the photos he is adjusting the equipment. In some of the photos only his hands and the flask with chemicals are visible. The flask seems to be sitting in an insulated covering. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). | Seen are two hands manipulating an IV for chemotherapy administration to a black patient. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). | ||
The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots, and can appear on both the palms of the hands as well as on the plantar surface (bottom) of the feet. Credit: CDC. | Erythema multiforme, skin of hands. Credit: CDC. | ||
![]() | Astronaut Gibson Shakes Hands with Cosmonaut Dezhurov. Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Doing reconnaissance work from a tree Note telescope in person's hands. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | Camp cook roasts the boar and all hands get barbecued pork. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Small hands helping do a big job. Taking water samples at a water quality station. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
![]() | Harley Nygren warming his hands on a seaside fumarole on Deception Island. 62 57 S Latitude 60 38 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. | ![]() | Indications of the coming spring melt - bare hills, pools of water, bare hands. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| "Hands" by Paolo Bosani Commentary: "Mani unite." | "Hands" by Vincze Ildi Commentary: "Hands." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
| Shaking dice in hands. | Dice being rolled between the hands. | ||
| A descending glissando played with both hands on a piano. | Shaking dice in hands. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Bishop Jeremy Taylor | The union of hands and hearts. |
Burleigh | Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purse's. |
Francis Bacon | Chiefly the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands. |
Isaac Watts | Satan always finds some mischief for idle hands to do. |
John Heywood | Many hands make light work. |
Michelangelo | A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. |
Pindar | The issue is in God's hands. |
Publilius Syrus | God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones. |
William Shakespeare | Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | If any freeman shall die intestate, his chattels shall be distributed by the hands of his nearest kinsfolk and friends, under supervision of the Church, saving to every one the debts which the deceased owed to him. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | The labour of his body, and the work of his hands, we may say, are properly his. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Declaration of Independence | 1776 | He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. (reference) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | It has agglomerated production, and has concentrated property in a few hands. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | From the time of their delivery into the hands of the German authorities the prisoners of war and interned civilians are to be returned without delay to their homes by the said authorities. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | No one in any country has slept less well in their beds because this knowledge and the method and the raw materials to apply it, are at present largely retained in American hands. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | Education of white children was largely in the hands of private groups. (reference) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961 | In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1905) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | The Chancellor raised his hands and eyebrows, lost in admiration |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | They had books and papers in their hands, and bowed to him. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Detecting his emotion, Pearl clapped her little hands, in the most extravagant ecstasy |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | She who will remain virtuous must have no compassion for her hands. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He had loose redbrown hair and tender shapely strong freckled hands. |
Time Enough for Love | Robert Heinlein | Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | I am, in this, commanded to deliver The noble Duke of Clarence to your hands. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The preacher let his arms and hands float on the surface |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The two horses came up close to me, looking with great earnestness upon my face and hands. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Wash your hands and trough well |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Wash your hands after contact with the sores. (references) | |
It can also occur near the mouth, anus, or on the hands. (references) | ||
In rare cases, some patients will notice shaking of the hands. (references) | ||
Business | However, control was clearly and solely in the hands of the SED. (references) | |
As of the end of 1996, only 116 parastatals were in the hands of the government. (references) | ||
During the 90s, majority control of the British automobile industry passed into foreign hands. (references) | ||
Children | Maldives | Children's rights are incorporated into law, which specifically protects them from both physical and psychological abuse, including abuse at the hands of teachers or parents. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Ukraine | She sustained knife cuts to her hands and face after attempting to resist the attacker. (references) |
Greece | A 1980 law placed the administration of the wakfs in the hands of the appointed muftis and their representatives. (references) | |
Discrimination | Papua New Guinea | Skirmishes and conflicts tend to be based on disputes between clans over issues such as boundaries, land ownership, injuries, and insults suffered by one clan at the hands of another; they are not ethnically based. (references) |
Brazil | A prominent example of violence directed at homosexuals occurred in Sao Paulo in February 2000, when Edson Neris da Silva was beaten to death by a skinhead gang after having been seen holding hands with another man. (references) | |
Economic History | South Africa | Ultimately, however, all power remained in white hands. (references) |
Human Rights | Indonesia | The seven transmigrants were found shot with their hands tied behind their backs. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Disappearances at the hands of the security forces continued in the north and east. (references) | |
Argentina | The boys had been shot multiple times and were found with their hands and feet tied. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Jordan | Many persons of East Bank origin complain that the dynamic private sector largely is in the hands of the Palestinian majority. (references) |
Minorities | Uganda | However, the backlash from the spring 2000 killing of more than 1,000 citizens at the hands of a religious group resulted in negative public attitudes towards fringe Christian groups. (references) |
Indonesia | Christian IDP's from Keswui and Teor who had undergone conversion said in media interviews that Muslim militants told Christians to convert to Islam or face probable death at the hands of Muslim militias. (references) | |
Political Economy | Malawi | Wealth remained concentrated in the hands of a small elite. (references) |
Thailand | Real power, however, lies in the hands of a democratically elected government led by a Prime Minister. (references) | |
Qatar | The State owns most basic industries and services, but the retail and construction industries are in private hands. (references) | |
Political Rights | Papua New Guinea | The last general election was held in June 1997. Of the 109 seats in Parliament, 55 seats changed hands. (references) |
Yemen | Decisionmaking and real political power still rest in the hands of the executive branch, particularly the President. (references) | |
Belize | The Government changed hands in August 1998 when the PUP won 26 of 29 seats in the House of Representatives in generally free and fair elections. (references) | |
Trade | Poland | The majority of the Polish banking sector's assets, deposits, and equity are in the hands of the private sector. (references) |
China | Nevertheless, China's banking industry has remained in the government's hands even though banks have gained more autonomy. (references) | |
Ecuador | However, both external and internal factors created a deep economic crisis by the end of the 1990s. The GDP per capita dropped to the level of the 1960s. Bank operations reduced dramatically so that of the 42 banks existing before the collapse, just 22 managed to survive in private hands. (references) | |
Travel | Poland | It is customary to greet by shaking hands in Poland. (references) |
Kazakhstan | However, men generally do not shake women's hands in company. (references) | |
Denmark | Danes shake hands both for greetings upon arrival and departure from a meeting. (references) | |
Women | Ghana | In April a man living in Tongor in the Volta Region chopped off the hands of an elderly aunt, claiming that she was a witch. (references) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Over a 6-month period, the man had hit and kicked his wife, hit her in the head and damaged her eyes, and pushed her into a stove causing burns to her hands and legs. (references) | |
Pakistan | Human rights groups estimate that anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of women are victims of domestic violence at the hands of their husbands, in-laws, or other relatives. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Jordan | All child labor enforcement responsibilities rest in the hands of 85 Ministry of Labor inspectors. (references) |
Belarus | Since the economy remained largely in the hands of the State, unions usually sought political redress for economic problems. (references) | |
Benin | The press also reported the arrest of 13 adults in April 2000 as they were attempting to smuggle 26 children into Togo for work as domestics and farm hands. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RICHES, n. A gift from Heaven signifying, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." John D. Rockefeller The reward of toil and virtue. J.P. Morgan The sayings of many in the hands of one. Eugene Debs To these excellent definitions the inspired lexicographer feels that he can add nothing of value. |
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Donald Evans | Well, Mark, what he's saying is, look, we need to get money back in the hands of the consumers. Those that are paying two taxes, we need to get money in their hands. And that's what he says should be a part of this stimulus package. |
Ed Smart | You know, I've kind of left that in the polices' hands. It's one of those things that is part of the investigation that I can't talk about. |
Geoffrey Hoon | My impression is that it will be a mixture of things. Those that resist will certainly suffer in the way that we've seen thousands of Iraqis suffer at the hands of coalition forces when they have stood and fought. |
Rush Limbaugh | The Kyoto treaty is just a disguised attempt to get the world's hands into our back pocket while blaming us for this supposed catastrophe that is global warming. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Besides, something is due to the Man who puts his life in his hands, hazards his health, and forsakes the Sweets of domestic enjoyments. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | His duty is to administer the present Government as it came to his hands and to transmit it unimpaired by him to his successor. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | I am glad to be a part of the peaceful transfer of the vast power of the Presidency from my hands to his. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | But if there are some who do not believe this, then, in the name of justice, let them call for the contribution of those who live in the fullness of our blessing, rather than try to strip it from the hands of those that are most in need. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | More money must remain in private hands where it will do the most good. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Had that nuclear monopoly been in the hands of the Communist world, the map of Europe--indeed, the world--would look very different today. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | That would truly put more competition in elections and more power in the hands of individuals. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | To take further steps to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | And there's no better way to help our economy grow than to leave more money in the hands of the men and women who earned it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Hands" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.85% of the time. "Hands" is used about 18,816 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.85% | 18,600 | 497 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.01% | 190 | 22,288 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.14% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Total | 100.00% | 18,816 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "hands" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Hands | Last name | 400 | 21,542 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "hands": agreed on all hands ♦ All hands ♦ all hands on deck! ♦ all hands to quarters! ♦ at all hands ♦ be good with one's hands ♦ be in good hands ♦ carpenter's hands ♦ change hands ♦ clap of the hands ♦ clap one's hands ♦ clasp hands ♦ clasp one's hands ♦ Clean hands ♦ come out of smth. with clean hands ♦ commit to the hands of ♦ Comparison of hands ♦ cross one's hands ♦ eczema of hands ♦ excessive sweating of the hands ♦ fall into the hands of ♦ for four hands ♦ get smth. off one's hands ♦ hands down ♦ hands free enables ♦ Hands off ♦ hands off our village! ♦ hands off! ♦ hands over fist ♦ hands up ♦ hands up! ♦ have blood on one's hands ♦ have one's hands full ♦ have wandering hands ♦ heaven forbid! far be it from! hands off! ♦ hold hands ♦ hooked hands ♦ i wash my hands of it ♦ imbrue one's hands in blood ♦ imbrue the hands in blood ♦ imposition of hands ♦ in good hands ♦ In one's hands ♦ in safe hands ♦ in the hands of ♦ into the hands of ♦ join hands ♦ keep one's hands off ♦ keep one's hands off smth. ♦ lay hands on ♦ lay one's hands on ♦ lay violent hands on ♦ lay violent hands on oneself ♦ lay violent hands on smb. ♦ laying on of hands ♦ leathery hands ♦ make things with smb.'s hands ♦ off one's hands ♦ on all hands ♦ on one's hands ♦ on one's hands and knees ♦ pass through one's hands ♦ pipe up all hands ♦ play into smb.'s hands ♦ play into the hands of ♦ plenty remain on one's hands ♦ rescue from the hands of ♦ rub one's hands ♦ run one's hands over ♦ scrub one's hands ♦ set one's hands to ♦ shake hands ♦ shake hands on smth. ♦ shake hands with ♦ shake hands with people ♦ shake hands with smb. ♦ shake of hands ♦ show of hands ♦ spread one's hands forth ♦ stick your hands up! ♦ take into one's hands ♦ take it in one's hands ♦ take off one's hands ♦ take one's courage in both hands ♦ take smth. off smb.'s hands ♦ take the bit in one's hands ♦ take the law into one's own hands ♦ the house has changed hands ♦ throw up one's hands ♦ tie smb.'s hands ♦ time hanging heavily on one's hands ♦ time hanging heavy on one's hands ♦ To change hands ♦ To clap hands ♦ To clap the hands ♦ To fall into one's hands ♦ To have one's hands full ♦ To have the cards in one's own hands ♦ To lay hands on ♦ To lay hands on one's self ♦ To lay violent hands on one's self. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "hands": hands-as, hands-down, hands-flat-against-the-roof-of-the-car, hands-free, Hands-heart, hands-of, hands-off, hands-on, hands-on-hip, hands-on-hips, hands-on-plants, hands-on-regulator-and-shovel, hands-on-science. | |
Ending with "hands": charge-hands, farm-hands, mill-hands, stage-hands. | |
Containing "hands": minutes-hands-on, washing-his-hands-of-the-matter. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
hands | 1,785 | jewel hands lyrics | 75 |
praying hands | 890 | hands swollen | 73 |
poker hands | 558 | picture of praying hands | 72 |
big club hands | 405 | car hands free kit | 68 |
blue tooth hands free | 277 | daddys hands lyrics | 64 |
holding hands | 273 | sinner in the hands of an angry god | 58 |
daddys hands | 227 | mobile phone hands free | 58 |
hands free | 222 | clean hands | 56 |
healing hands | 200 | numb hands | 56 |
hands up | 172 | hands free kit | 56 |
helping hands | 168 | tingling hands | 54 |
shake hands | 150 | hands free phone | 54 |
hands hulk | 124 | big hands | 53 |
hands praying tattoo | 111 | hands tied | 52 |
sweaty hands | 108 | to be the hands of god | 52 |
hands picture | 104 | free hands kit mobile phone uk | 50 |
hands free cell phone | 96 | hands free cell phone kit | 50 |
hands shaking | 95 | edward hands scissor | 50 |
idle hands | 91 | washing my hands | 48 |
numbness in hands | 89 | atlanta hands | 47 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "hands"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | përgjegjësi (accountability, blame, charge, cognizance, fault, hand, onus, responsibility), kontroll (checkup, clutches, control, disposal, exam, examination, grip, hand, inspection, mastery, monitoring, probe, restraint, search, supervision, swaddling clothes, verification). (various references) | |
Arabic | أيادى. (various references) | |
Aymara | ampar loqtaña (to shake hands). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | sstsimiiyi (to wash hands). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ръце. (various references) | |
Chinese | 手 (HAND). (various references) | |
Czech | ruce. (various references) | |
Danish | håndfri (hands-free), håndeksem (contact-type dermatitis, eczema of hands, hand eczema), håndfri kit (hands free car kit), håndfri sæt (hands free car kit), håndfrit udstyr (hands free enables), håndsoprækning (show of hands), haard hud i haanden (callosoty of hands), haandtremor (tremor of hands), håndeczem (eczema of hands, hand eczema), foretage afstemning ved håndoprækning (to vote by show of hands), afstemningen ved håndsoprækning (show of hands, vote by show of hands), arbejdsbetinget hyperkeratose i haanden (callosoty of hands), arbejdsbetinget kallositet i haanden (callosoty of hands), autopilotflyvning (hands-off), ejendom i institutionseje (landed property in control of dead hands, landed property in mortmain), erhvervet hånddeformitet hos tømrer (carpenter's hands), adskillelse af funktioner (closed shop, hands-off operation), uafhaendelig ejendom (landed property in control of dead hands, landed property in mortmain), vaskekonehænder (housewife's dermatitis, housewife's eczema, housewives'eczematous dermatitis, washerwomen's hands), tremor manuum (tremor of hands), ikke-personligt ejet ejendom (landed property in control of dead hands, landed property in mortmain), erhvervet hånddeformitet hos glasblæsere (glass blowers'cramp, hooked hands). (various references) | |
Dutch | hands free car kit (hands free car kit), handenvrij telefoneren (hands free enables), handsfree (hands-free), wisselen van eigenaar (to exchange hands), afblijven van (keep one's hands off), automatische piloot (hands-off), beving van de handen (tremor of hands), de hand schudden (shake hands), de stemming bij handopsteken (show of hands), eelt (corn), feitelijke stoornis (taking the law in one's own hands), grondeigendom in de dode hand (landed property in control of dead hands, landed property in mortmain), afblýven van (keep one's hands off), stemming bij handopsteken (vote by show of hands), zichzelf recht verschaffen (to take the law into one's hands), timmermanshand (carpenter's hands), klauwhand (glass blowers'cramp, hooked hands), laten staan (keep one's hands off), opheffing (abrogation, cancellation, repeal, rescission, show of hands, suspension, suspension of staff, upheaval, uplift, uplift (of the earth's crust)), persoonlijk (personal), stemmen bij handopsteken (to vote by show of hands), glasblazerskramp (glass blowers'cramp, hooked hands). (various references) | |
Esperanto | ne tuŝi (keep one's hands off), manpremi (shake hands). (various references) | |
Finnish | työväki (workers, working men). (various references) | |
French | mains. (various references) | |
Frisian | ôfbliuwe (keep one's hands off). (various references) | |
German | Hände. (various references) | |
Greek | χέρια, δείκτες (index, indicators). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לידי (into a state of, into the hands of, to, to the hands of), ליטול ידים (wash one's hands), לפרוש כנפים (mantle, spread one's hands forth), להתנער מכל אחריות (wash one's hands), להחליף בעלות (change hands), לנצח בקלות (win hands down), לא לגעת (hands off), אל תתערב (hands off), הצבעה בהרמת ידים (show of hands), במו ידיו (with my own hands), בלי ידים (hands off), נטילת ידים (washing hands). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kezezés. (various references) | |
Indonesian | berbimbing-bimbing (cooporate, hold hands). (various references) | |
Italian | mani. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 合掌 (pressing one's hands together in prayer). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | てぶり (movements or gestures of hands or arms), だいがかわる (to be succeeded, to change hands), もろて (approvingly, both hands), もみで (rubbing one's hands together), よつずもう (sumo wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands), よつんばい (falling flat, on all fours, on one's hands and feet), よっつんばい (falling flat, on all fours, on one's hands and feet), けいりゃくにのる (to fall into a trap, to play into another's hands), みずからのてで (with one's own hands), はくしゅ (applause, clapping hands), とりまわす (to dispose of, to manage, to rotate in one's hands, to treat), とりあう (to clasp, to compete, to respond, to scramble for, to take each other's hands), てがたりない (be short of hands), てしごと (handwork, manual labor, working with one's hands), あんしゅ (laying on of hands, ordination, owner of a hermitage), てわざ (work using the hands), ちょうず (water for washing or moistening one's hands), てみず (water for washing or moistening one's hands), てをむすぶ (to join hands), てをつなぐ (to join hands), てをひく (to lead by the hand, to wash one's hands of), てうす (insufficient, short of hands), てあし (limbs, one's hands and feet), てうち (capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act, killing with bare hands, making noodles by hand, reconciliation), てあたりしだい (haphazardly, using anything one can lay one's hands on), ていっぱい (having one's hands full), てつき (manner of using one's hands, way of doing something), てどり (after tax income, catch in one's hands, net income, seizure), てばなし (lack of reserve or restraint, letting go one's hold, openly, without holding on, without using the hands), あんしゅれい (laying on of hands, ordination), てをくむ (to join hands together), ひとのてにおちる (to fall into another's hands), たかてこて (bound hands and arms), たけとんぼ (small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands), すで (bare hands, unarmed), がっしょう (a superb view, alliance of states against a powerful enemy, chorus, pressing one's hands together in prayer, singing in a chorus, splendor, superb poem or song), ぜんいん (all hands, all members, the whole crew), ホールドアップ (Hands up!, Hold up!), パチパチ (the sound of clapping hands), そうしゅ (approvingly, both hands, constancy, fidelity, suzerain), そうのて (both hands), そういん (all hands, all the members, monastery, temple, the entire strength), くうけん (with bare hands, with or from nothing), しゅちゅうにする (to be in one's hands), しゅちゅうに (in the hands), シェークハンド (shake hands), ほおづえをつく (to rest one's chin in one's hands), あやしいてつきで (clumsily, with clumsy hands), あしをあらう (to quit, to wash one's feet, to wash one's hands of), りょうて (approvingly, both hands), りょうのて (both hands). (various references) | |
Korean | 손 (HAND). (various references) | |
Manx | skimmee (cast, company, crew, gang, ship's company). (various references) | |
Maori | ruuruu (to shake hands). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | andshay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tripulao, trabalhadores (work-people), posse (appropriation, asset, demesne, domain, fruition, gear, grasp, hand, hold, induction, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pleasure, possession, property, proprietorship, tenure). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | mãos. (various references) | |
Romanian | braţe. (various references) | |
Russian | экипаж (cab, carriage, company, crew, equipage, rig, team). (various references) | |
Scottish | màm (a handful, hill of a round, large round hill, slowly rising form, the full of the two hands of any). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ruke. (various references) | |
Spanish | tripulación (aircrew, crew, ship, ship's company), manos (dabs, ember, hooks), las manos. (various references) | |
Swedish | händer (happens, occur, occurs). (various references) | |
Thai | ร่วมมือกับ (join hands with). (various references) | |
Turkish | eller (others, people). (various references) | |
Turkmen | яeсlenmek (shake hands), elleюmek (shake hands). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | команда (brigade, party, squad, team), екіпаж (car, carriage, cart, crew, equipage, team, waggon, wagon). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | manus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | CeiraV de authV dihnoixen penhti karpon de exeteinen ptwcw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Caph manum suam aperuit inopi et palmas suas extendit ad pauperem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Caf. Hir hond she openede to the helpeles, and hir paumes she strayte out to the pore. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yes, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Ginatuy-od niya ang iyang kamot ngadto sa mga kabus; Oo, nagatunol siya sa iyang mga kamot ngadto sa mga hangul. |
| Croatian | Siromahu dlan svoj otvara, ruke pruža nevoljnicima. |
| Danish | Hun rækker sin Hånd til den arme, rækker Armene ud til den fattige. |
| Dutch | Caph. Zij breidt haar handpalm uit tot den ellendige; en zij steekt haar handen uit tot den nooddruftige. |
| Finnish | Hän avaa kätensä kurjalle, ojentaa köyhälle molemmat kätensä. |
| French | Elle tend la main au malheureux, Elle tend la main à l`indigent. |
| German | Sie breitet ihre Hände aus zu dem Armen und reicht ihre Hand dem Dürftigen. |
| Hungarian | Markát megnyitja a szegénynek, és kezeit nyújtja a szûkölködõnek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia tidak kikir kepada yang berkekurangan; ia baik hati kepada yang memerlukan pertolongan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dibukakannya tangannya selalu kepada orang miskin, dan diunjuknya tangannya kepada orang yang kekurangan. |
| Italian | Apre le sue mani al misero, stende la mano al povero. |
| Maori | Ka wherahia tona ringa ki te ware; ae ra, ka totoro atu ona ringa ki te rawakore. |
| Norwegian | Hun åpner sin hånd for den trengende og rekker ut sine hender til den fattige. |
| Portuguese | Cafe. Abre a mão para o pobre; sim, ao necessitado estende as suas mãos. |
| Rumanian | Ea kwi kntinde mkna cqtre cel nenorocit, kwi kntinde brayul cqtre cel lipsit. |
| Russian | дМБОШ УЧПА ПОБ ПФЛТЩЧБЕФ ВЕДОПНХ, Й ТХЛХ УЧПА РПДБЕФ ОХЦДБАЭЕНХУС. |
| Spanish | Sus manos extiende al pobre y tiende sus manos al necesitado. |
| Swedish | För den betryckte öppnar hon sin hand och räcker ut sina armar mot den fattige. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hands": handsaw, handsaws, handsbreadth, handsbreadths, handsel, handseled, handseling, handselled, handselling, handsels, handset, handsets, handsewn, handsful, handshake, handshakes, handshaking, handshakings, handsome, handsomely, handsomeness, handsomenesses, handsomer, handsomest, handspike, handspikes, handspring, handsprings, handstand, handstands. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "hands": backhands, chargehands, clubhands, cowhands, deckhands, dockhands, farmhands, forehands, longhands, overhands, shorthands, stagehands, unhands. (additional references) | |
Words containing "hands": unhandsome, unhandsomely. (additional references) | |
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"Hands" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bhands, haands, hadna, hadno, hads, Hajdu, Hamda, Hamdu, hanad, handd, hande, handes, handi, handls, hando, handsshh, Handt, handus, handys, hanis, hanish, hanod, hans, hansy, hants, hanus, haydns, Hendo, hentz, hindes, hindt, hindu, hnals, Huandi, Hundt, hyaenids, khandas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hands" (pronounced ha"ndz or ha"nz) |
| 4 | -a" n d z | ands, bands, brands, commands, demands, expands, glands, grands, lands, Meadowlands, misunderstands, rands, sands, stands, strands, understands, withstands. |
| 3 | -n d z | abounds, almonds, amends, armbands, ascends, astounds, attends, contends, corresponds, backgrounds, Badlands, battlegrounds, befriends, behinds, bends, binds, blends, blinds, blondes, blonds, bloodhounds, bonds, bookends, bounds, boyfriends, bunds, campgrounds, commends, compounds, confounds, defends, depends, descends, diamonds, dividends, Docklands, ends, errands, expounds, extends, fairgrounds, farmhands, farmlands, fends, fiends, finds, Firebrands, flatlands, forehands, friends, fronds, funds, girlfriends, grasslands, grinds, grounds, handstands, headbands, Highlands, hinds, hinterlands, Hollands, homelands, hounds, husbands, intends, islands, kinds, legends, lends, ligands, lowlands, marshlands, masterminds, Midlands, milliseconds, minds, moorlands, mounds, nanoseconds, newsstands, offends, overspends, playgrounds, ponds, portends, pounds, pretends, quicksands, rebounds, recommends, refunds, reminds, reprimands, responds, rinds, rounds, seconds, sends, sounds, spacebands, spends, stagehands, stipends, surrounds, suspends, tends, thousands, Timberlands, transcends, trends, turnarounds, uplands, vagabonds, wands, weekends, wends, wetlands, winds, woodlands, woodwinds, wounds. |
| 3 | -a" n z | bans, cans, clans, fans, Japans, Mans, minivans, pans, pecans, plans, sans, scans, sedans, spans, tans, trans, vans. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-h-n-s" | |
-1 letter: ands, dahs, dash, hand, sand, shad. | |
-2 letters: ads, and, ash, dah, had, has, nah, sad, sha. | |
-3 letters: ad, ah, an, as, ha, na, sh. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-h-n-s" | |
+1 letter: danish, hondas, sandhi, shandy. | |
+2 letters: dahoons, daphnes, darshan, dasheen, dashing, dharnas, dhurnas, dishpan, gnashed, hadrons, hagdons, handles, handsaw, handsel, handset, hardens, husband, sandhis, sandhog, shading, shanked, unhands. | |
+3 letters: adhesion, admonish, banished, blandish, bodhrans, brandish, bushland, cowhands, dandyish, daphnias, darshans, dasheens, dauphins, deanship, deashing, dianthus, dishpans, downwash, echidnas, encashed, enchased, handbags, handcars, handfast, handfuls, handguns, handiest, handlers, handless, handlist, handoffs, handouts, handsaws, handsels, handsets, handsewn, handsful, handsome, hangdogs, hanseled, hardness, hardnose, hardpans, hastened, hatbands, headings, headpins, headsman, headsmen, herdsman, hollands, husbands, hydrants, manhoods, pinheads, redshank, sandfish, sandhogs, sandshoe, sandwich, shadchan, shadings, shandies, shetland, skinhead, snatched, stanched, standish, sunshade, swanherd, thousand, uncashed, unlashed, unshaded, unshamed, unshaped, unshared, unshaved, unwashed, vanished. | |
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