hands


Meanings

  • (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"
  • the force of workers available
  • the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb;
    • "he had the hands of a surgeon"
  • a hired laborer on a farm or ranch;
  • something written by hand;
  • ability;
  • a position given by its location to the side of an object;
  • the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time;
  • one of two sides of an issue;
  • a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece;
  • 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"
  • a card player in a game of bridge;
  • a round of applause to signify approval;
  • terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); - Springfield (Mass.) Union
    • "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"
  • physical assistance;
  • place into the hands or custody of;
  • guide or conduct or usher somewhere;


Scrabble Score: 9

hands is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

hands is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

hands is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

hands is a valid Words With Friends word