Definitions for Hands
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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. Karl Hoglund:

   We've suffered significant loss at the hands of a senseless criminal doing a senseless crime.

2. Ankit:

   Take the online help of experts and find some more hands for drafting the documents.

3. Marcus Aurelius:

   But look at how soon we’re all forgotten. The abyss of endless time that swallows it all. The emptiness of all those applauding hands. The people who praise us - how capricious they are, how arbitrary. And the tiny region in which it all takes place. The whole earth a point in space - and most of it uninhabited.

4. Lewis Carroll:

   Surely your gladness need not be the less for the thought that you will one day see a brighter dawn than this - when lovelier sights will meet your eyes than any waving trees or rippling waters - when angel-hands shall undraw your curtains, and sweeter tones than ever loving Mother breathed shall wake you to a new and glorious day - and when all the sadness, and the sin, that darkened life on this little earth, shall be forgotten like the dreams of a night that is past!

5. Benedict Morelli:

   Tracy is working very hard to get better, physically, emotionally and mentally, because in all three areas he still has a struggle on his hands.

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