0 the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things: --
a hand towel
"Congratulations!" she said and shook me by the hand/shook my hand/shook hands with me.
They can't keep their hands off each other - they never stop kissing and cuddling.
She sat, pen in hand (= with a pen in her hand), searching for the right words.
Hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand.
He can fix anything - he's so good with his hands.
I delivered her invitation by hand (= not using the postal service).
1 one of the long, thin pieces that point to the numbers on a clock or watch: --
Does anyone have a watch with a second hand?
2 a (single part of a) game of cards, or the set of cards that a player has in a game: --
4 a person who does physical work or is skilled or experienced in something: --
5 involvement in or influence over an event: --
It is not thought that terrorists had a hand in the explosion.
They stand there as if they had never been built by human hands.
Humans remove meat from bodies with their hands, in the process covering them with blood.
Her hands were cold and mottled, her lips were blue, her face was pale, and her respirations were agonal.
Is treatment of incurable disease placed in the hands of other countries?
I had just given grand rounds at the medical school when my colleague handed me a pink message slip.
Their fortunes were in the hands of strangers and of circumstance.
People cannot kick with their hands or eyes or anything else in the normal sense.
Red may like many hands, perhaps varying greatly in size and content.
