Synonyms of hand
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as in side 
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as in flank
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as in needle
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as in employee
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as in handwriting
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as in control
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as in possession
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as in assistance
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as in expert
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as in signature
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as in grasp
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as in enjoyment
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as in to provide
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as in to pass
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as in to leave
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as in provides
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as in passes
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as in side
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
on the one hand, you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat
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as in flank
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
tall buildings rose on either hand nothing but wide open space on either hand
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
the restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season
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as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing
writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand
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as in control
usually hands plural
the ability to direct the course of something
the final decision is in your hands
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as in possession
hands plural
the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal
I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible
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as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
the downstairs tenant gave us a hand getting the heavy dresser up the stairs
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
once she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration
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as in signature
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent
the subpoena required a lawyer's hand
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
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as in grasp
the ability to direct the course of something
the final decision is in your hands
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as in enjoyment
the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal
I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible
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as in provides
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook
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as in passes
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
the clerk handed her the receipt
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as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
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Recent Examples of hand
Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
There are visuals of long arms, hands, being athletic.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
When his last coalition collapsed in 2023 in a dispute over reining in migration, Rutte again leaned on that image, driving an old Saab station wagon to a royal palace to hand his resignation to King Willem-Alexander.
—Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In the video, the person hands a high-velocity Ball Bearing (BB) gun to his robot, Max, and asks it to shoot him.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Charli xcx, Chappell Roan and Teyana Taylor are just a few of the musicians who will be on hand to present at the Grammy Awards this Sunday.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
There are visuals of long arms, hands, being athletic.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
After a few minutes of questioning, one of the volunteers handed him a gift card.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
When his last coalition collapsed in 2023 in a dispute over reining in migration, Rutte again leaned on that image, driving an old Saab station wagon to a royal palace to hand his resignation to King Willem-Alexander.
—Mike Corder, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
Svitolina, from Ukraine, refuses to shake hands at the net with any Russian or Belarusian players.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Instead, someone hands me a wooden pole with a piece of foam taped around one end and mimes poking the machine in its chest.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In the video, the person hands a high-velocity Ball Bearing (BB) gun to his robot, Max, and asks it to shoot him.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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