near at hand

:  at, within, or to a short distance or time

:  almost, nearly

:  in a close or intimate manner :  closely

:  close to

:  not far distant in time, place, or degree

:  almost happening :  narrowly missed or avoided

:  nearly not happening

:  approach

:  the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ :  the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey

:  the forelimb segment (such as the terminal section of a bird's wing) of a vertebrate higher than the fishes that corresponds to the hand irrespective of its form or functional specialization

:  a part serving the function of or resembling a hand: such as

:  with the hands rather than by machine

:  to touch or manage with the hands

:  to deal with

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