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hands
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Princeton's WordNet
hands, custodynoun
(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"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
work force, workforce, manpower, hands, mennoun
the force of workers available
Wikipedia
Hands
Hands is the first single released from American singer Jewels second album, Spirit (1998). A "Christmas version" of the song appears on Joy: A Holiday Collection. No commercial single was issued in the United States, and the singles that were issued internationally received the album version. The radio edit can be found only on promos for the single. Even without a physical release, the song still reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and the video reached number one on VH1's Top 10 Countdown. It also reached number one in Canada for one week and peaked within the top 30 in Australia, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
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hands
Hands are the paired limbs located at the end of the arms in humans. They typically consist of fingers and a thumb, which enable grasping, holding, and manipulating objects with a high degree of dexterity and precision. Hands are essential for activities such as fine motor skills, tactile sensing, communication through gestures, and performing various tasks in daily life.
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Hands
Hands is the third studio album by recording artist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal released in March 1998. This was his first release under the Bumblefoot name.
Editors Contribution
hands
Plural form of the word hand.
We human beings have our hands and we are so grateful.
Submitted by MaryC on December 16, 2015
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Song lyrics by hands -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hands on the Lyrics.com website.
Hands
Hands vs. Hands-on -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Hands and Hands-on.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HANDS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hands is ranked #18939 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hands surname appeared 1,441 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hands.
60.7% or 875 total occurrences were White.
30.2% or 436 total occurrences were Black.
6% or 87 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.1% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hands' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #477
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hands' in Written Corpus Frequency: #857
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hands in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of hands in a Sentence
If you never touched Your Face, Your Face wouldn't matter if you didn't wash your hands. Your hands could be as dirty or as contaminated as you like, the only reason why it's important is because eventually your hands are going to come in contact with a mucus membrane. It's the mucus membranes that are the key...( they) act as the pathway into the body.
In reference to the tragedy in Las Vegas, we knew a lot of people there, the doctors that (treated) the wounded, they saw wounds like you’d see in war. That’s not right. Military weapons should not be in the hands of civilians. It’s everyone’s responsibility, including the government and the National Rifle Association, to tell the truth. We all want a safe country.
We didn't want them separated because that was their biggest thing in life that they would be together, we wanted them to be holding hands. We wanted them to be together. We wanted their favorite music to be playing softly in the background.
As long as there are only 3 to 4 people on the floor, the country is in good hands. It's only when you have 50 to 60 in the Senate that you want to be concerned.
Mylan Executive Chairman Robert Coury:
We are delighted to have received FTC clearance, making our offer for Perrigo now unconditional other than the one final step, which now rests solely in the hands of Perrigo shareholders.
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