Definitions for HANDS
hands

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

2. work force, workforce, manpower, hands, mennoun

   the force of workers available

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1. 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.

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1. 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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1. hands

   Song lyrics by hands -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hands on the Lyrics.com website.

2. Hands

   Hands vs. Hands-on -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Hands and Hands-on.

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1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Force
   • Guardianship

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HANDS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #477

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HANDS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #857

How to pronounce HANDS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HANDS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HANDS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HANDS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of HANDS in a Sentence

1. Kathy Kristof:

   I'm happy to have the kids as authorized users because I can see what they're doing and rip the card out of their hot little hands if they abuse it.

2. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi:

   We find ourselves mixed in this battle, this fight for the country and the legitimacy of the state to ensure that the country not fall into the hands of Iran, which would like to see the destruction of the country.

3. Robert Pinnegar:

   They are pushing money into the hands of consumers, but will they use it to pay the rent or to buy food and stock up on toilet paper ? That is the unknown. We're waiting to see what human behavior is come May.

4. The CDC:

   Since animals can spread other diseases to people, it's always a good idea to practice healthy habits around pets and other animals, if you must care for your pet or be around animals while you are sick, wash your hands before and after you interact with pets.

5. Daunte Wrights:

   And people of color continue to experience brutality and being pepper-sprayed, even killed at the hands of law enforcement, and it's got to stop, one of the things I am looking into is whether there might have been a pattern of misconduct -- of police misconduct, either by these officers specifically or more broadly within Windsor Police Department.

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