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Marjorie Holmes A child's hand in yours-what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone of wisdom and strength.

Edna O'BrienMy hand does the work and I don't have to think; in fact, were I to think, it would stop the flow. It's like a dam in the brain that bursts.

Time magazine-The doodle is the brooding of the hand.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.- Indira Gandhi

Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected. Robert Orben

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Dutch Proverb

The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.
Heda Bejar
go hand in hand.

from hand to hand

A handful

in your hand

Put your hand in the hand of the man!

Shake hands

Clap Hands

Hand Signals

Handicraft

Hand Made

Hands On Vehicle

Handicap

Hold a true friend with both hands.
Nigerian Proverb

Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purses.
William Cecil Burleigh

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.
Persian Proverb

Handsome

Second Hand

Hands Off!

Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand,- William Shakespeare

At hand

Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.-Sophocles

Lend a hand

One hand clapping

Hand it over

Hand it to you

He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure.- Horace

Whatever thy hand findest to do, do it with all thy heart. -Jesus Christ

may God hold you in the palm of his hand.- Irish Blessing

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.- Hubert H. Humphrey

The art of life is to show your hand.-E.V. Lucas

..[I] put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
John Gillespie Magee Jr., High Flight

Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand-in-hand.
Unknown

On the other hand

The best helping hand that you will ever receive is the one at the end of your own arm.
Fred Dehner

a warm and tender hand.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)

handing it on

The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.
Alexander Penney

Handle with care

Handle

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.
Robert W. Sarnoff

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its
success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Niccolo Machiavelli "The Prince" 1532

Handed down

My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)

Out of hand

Manhandling

Cash in Hand

man at man's hand receiveth most harm and mischief.
Pliny The Elder (23 AD - 79 AD)

The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the
country.
Learned Hand

When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves.
Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)

Handouts

Hold Hands

Hand in hand

Hand to mouth

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.
Robert M. Persig

The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well.
H. T. Leslie

Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

One hand washes the other

Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands.- Carl Schurz

The Red hand of Ulster

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.
Sophocles
Second Hand

First Hand

He is free knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide.
Salvador De Madriaga

A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
Author Unknown

A free hand

ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so
deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary

While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands you are safe, for you can watch
both his.
Ambrose Bierce

Offhand

HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into
somebody's pocket.
Ambrose Bierce

Handkerchief

Laying on of hands

LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your
patience.
Ambrose Bierce

Hand-me-down

Raise your hand

REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and
customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.

Hand in glove

Hand in marriage

Red Handed

By his hand

By my own hand

Knowledge is a deadly friend when no-one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind, I see, is in the
hands of fools.
King Crimson

Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel.
Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.
Niccolo Machiavelli

To make a man happy, fill his hands with work.
Frederick E. Crane

hand (hnd)
n.

         1.
              a.The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an
                opposable thumb.
              b.A homologous or similar part in other animals, as the terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates.
         2.A unit of length equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used especially to specify the height of a horse.
         3.Something suggesting the shape or function of the human hand, especially:
              a.Any of the rotating pointers used as indexes on the face of a mechanical clock.
              b.A pointer, as on a gauge or dial.
         4.Printing. See index (n., sense 3).
         5.Lateral direction indicated according to the way in which one is facing: at my right hand.
         6.A style or individual sample of writing.
         7.A round of applause to signify approval.
         8.Physical assistance; help: gave me a hand with the bags.
         9.Games.
              a.The cards held in a card game by a given player at any time.
              b.The number of cards dealt each player; the deal.
              c.A player or participant in a card game: We need a fourth hand for bridge.
              d.A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played: a hand of poker.
        10.
              a.One who performs manual labor: a factory hand.
              b.One who is part of a group or crew: the ship's hands.
        11.A participant in an activity, often one who specializes in a particular activity or pursuit: called for more hands to decorate the Christmas tree; an old hand at
           labor negotiations.
        12.
              a.The degree of immediacy of a source of information; degree of reliability: probably heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
              b.The strength or force of one's position: negotiated from a strong hand.
        13.Often hands
              a.Possession, ownership, or keeping: The books should be in your hands by noon.
              b.Power; jurisdiction; care: The defendant's fate is in the hands of the jury. Dinner is in the hands of the chef.
        14.
              a.Involvement or participation: "In all this was evident the hand of the counterrevolutionaries" (John Reed).
              b.An influence or effect: The general manager had a hand in all the major decisions.
              c.Evidence of craft or artistic skill: can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems.
        15.An aptitude or ability: I tried my hand at decorating.
        16.The aesthetic feel or tactile quality of something, such as a fabric, textile, or carpeting, that indicates its fineness, texture, and durability.
        17.A manner or way of performing something: a light hand with makeup.
        18.
              a.Permission or a promise, especially a pledge to wed.
              b.A commitment or an agreement, especially when sealed by a handshake; one's word: You have my hand on that.

v. tr. hand·ed, hand·ing, hands.

         1.To give or pass with or as if with the hands; transmit: Hand me your keys.
         2.To aid, direct, or conduct with the hands: The usher handed the patron to a reserved seat.
         3.Nautical. To roll up and secure (a sail); furl.

Phrasal Verbs:
hand down

1.To bequeath as an inheritance to one's heirs.
2.To make and pronounce an official decision, especially a court verdict.

hand on

To turn over to another.

hand out

1.To distribute freely; disseminate.
2.To administer or deal out.

hand over

To release or relinquish to another.

Idioms:
at hand

1.Close by; near.
2.Soon in time; imminent: Retribution is at hand.

at the hand or at the hands of

Performed by someone or through the agency of someone.

by hand

Performed manually.

hand it to Informal

To give credit to: You've got to hand it to her; she knows what she's doing.

in hand

         1.Under control: The project is well in hand.
         2.Accessible at the present time.
         3.In preparation.

off (one's) hands

No longer under one's jurisdiction, within one's responsibility, or in one's care: We finally got that project off our hands.

on hand

Available.

on (one's) hands or upon (one's) hands

In one's possession, often as an imposed responsibility or burden: Now they have the grandchildren on their hands.

on the one hand

As one point of view; from one standpoint.

on the other hand

As another point of view; from another standpoint.

out of hand

         1.Out of control: Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.
         2.At once; immediately.
         3.Over and done with; finished.
         4.Uncalled for or improper; indiscreet.

to hand

1.Nearby.
2.In one's possession.

[Middle English from Old English.]
hander n.

handless adj.
Pronunciation Key

Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition

Hand (hnd), (Billings) Learned. 1872-1961.

American jurist. As a federal judge (1924-1951) his influence was so great that he was sometimes called the "tenth man" of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Pronunciation Key
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition

Hand \Hand\, n. A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary,

Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.] 1.
That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a
monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.
On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15.
The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton.
5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison.
6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon.
Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36.
7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at
speaking.
A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke.
I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt.
8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.

I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak.
Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril.
9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. ``Receiving in hand one year's tribute.'' --Knolles.
Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain. --Milton.
10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the
producer's hand, or when not new.
11. Rate; price. [Obs.] ``Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.'' --Bacon.
12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied
together.
13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol
to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. ``His
hand will be against every man.'' --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. ``With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.'' --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal
feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand.
Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:
used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or
hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of
the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination.
Hand bag, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc.
Hand basket, a small or portable basket.
Hand bell, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon.
Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill.
Hand car. See under Car.
Hand director (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide.
Hand drop. See Wrist drop.
Hand gallop. See under Gallop.
Hand gear (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand.
Hand glass. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle.
Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above).
Hand language, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.
Hand lathe. See under Lathe.
Hand money, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money.
Hand organ (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand.
Hand plant. (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). -- Hand rail, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.
Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.
Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand.
Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.
Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9.
Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc.
Hand tree (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico (Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand.
Hand vise, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon.

Hand work, or Handwork, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.
All hands, everybody; all parties.
At all hands, On all hands, on all sides; from every direction; generally.
At any hand, At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. ``And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.'' --Jer.
Taylor.
At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above).
At hand. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. ``Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.'' --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.]
``Horses hot at hand.'' --Shak.
At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. ``Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?'' --Job ii. 10.
Bridle hand. See under Bridle.
By hand, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.
Clean hands, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. ``He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.'' --Job xvii. 9.
From hand to hand, from one person to another.
Hand in hand. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable.
As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak.
Hand over hand, Hand over fist, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand
over hand.
Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running.
Hand off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!
Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden.
Heavy hand, severity or oppression.
In hand. (a) Paid down. ``A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.'' --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. ``Revels . . . in hand.''
--Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand.
In one's hand or hands. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand.
Laying on of hands, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.
Light hand, gentleness; moderation.
Note of hand, a promissory note.
Off hand, Out of hand, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. ``She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.'' --Spenser.
Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care.
On hand, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand.
On one's hands, in one's possession care, or management.
Putting the hand under the thigh, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing.
Right hand, the place of honor, power, and strength.
Slack hand, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.
Strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government.
To bear a hand (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten.
To bear in hand, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.
To be hand and glove, or in glove with. See under Glove.
To be on the mending hand, to be convalescent or improving.
To bring up by hand, to feed (an infant) without suckling it.
To change hand. See Change.
To change hands, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras.
To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together.

To come to hand, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.
To get hand, to gain influence. [Obs.]
Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter.
To got one's hand in, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business.
To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.
To have in hand. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.
To have one's hands full, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with
difficulties.
To have, or get, the (higher) upper hand, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing.
To his hand, To my hand, etc., in readiness; already prepared. ``The work is made to his hands.'' --Locke.
To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.
To lay hands on, to seize; to assault.
To lend a hand, to give assistance.
To lift, or put forth, the hand against, to attack; to oppose; to kill.
To live from hand to mouth, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.
To make one's hand, to gain advantage or profit.
To put the hand unto, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.
To put the
last, or finishing,
hand to, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect.
To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake.
That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20.
To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one.
To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior.
To take in hand. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.
To wash the hands of, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.
Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary,

Hand \Hand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handed; p. pr. & vb. n. Handing.] 1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.

2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.

3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior.

4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak.

5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]

6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten.

To hand down, to transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper officer
(the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.

To hand over, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver up.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary,

Hand \Hand\, v. i. To co["o]perate. [Obs.] --Massinger.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Hand n 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: manus, hook, mauler, mitt, paw] 2: a hired laborer on a
farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hired man] 3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was
illegible" [syn: handwriting, script] 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"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: 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" [syn: 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"- Springfield (Mass.) Union 14:
physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: helping hand] v : place into the hands or custody of; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the
prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, reach, pass on, turn over, give]
Source: WordNet

Hand // [Usenet: very common] Abbreviation: Have A Nice Day. Typically used to close a Usenet posting, but also used to informally close emails; often preceded by HTH.
Source: Jargon File 4.2.0

Hand Called by Galen "the instrument of instruments." It is the symbol of human action (Ps. 9:16; Job 9:30; Isa. 1:15; 1 Tim. 2:8). Washing the hands was a symbol of innocence
(Ps. 26:6; 73:13; Matt. 27:24), also of sanctification (1 Cor. 6:11; Isa. 51:16; Ps. 24:3, 4). In Ps. 77:2 the correct rendering is, as in the Revised Version, "My hand was stretched
out," etc., instead of, as in the Authorized Version, "My sore ran in the night," etc. The right hand denoted the south, and the left the north (Job 23:9; 1 Sam. 23:19). To give the
right hand was a pledge of fidelity (2 Kings 10:15; Ezra 10:19); also of submission to the victors (Ezek. 17:18; Jer. 50:15). The right hand was lifted up in taking an oath (Gen.
14:22, etc.). The hand is frequently mentioned, particularly the right hand, as a symbol of power and strength (Ps. 60:5; Isa. 28:2). To kiss the hand is an act of homage (1 Kings
19:18; Job 31:27), and to pour water on one's hands is to serve him (2 Kings 3:11). The hand of God is the symbol of his power: its being upon one denotes favour (Ezra 7:6, 28;
Isa. 1:25; Luke 1:66, etc.) or punishment (Ex. 9:3; Judg. 2:15; Acts 13:11, etc.). A position at the right hand was regarded as the chief place of honour and power (Ps. 45:9; 80:17;
110:1; Matt. 26:64).
Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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