Definitions for hands
hands

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1. hands, custody(noun)

   (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, men(noun)

   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.

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Mewa Ramgobin:

   He was sensitive enough to realize what was happening around him, his own compatriots from India, my grandfather and others, were suffering at the hands of their employers and the entire government at that stage, which inspired him to resist evil wherever he saw it.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Right now, people on the No-Fly list can walk into a store and buy a gun. That is insane. If you're too dangerous to board a plane, you're too dangerous, by definition, to buy a gun, and so I'm calling on Congress to close this loophole, now. We may not be able to prevent every tragedy, but -- at a bare minimum -- we shouldn't be making it so easy for potential terrorists or criminals to get their hands on a gun that they could use against Americans.

3. King Jehovah Hohenzollern:

   Resurrection is a magic trick of the soul unfolded by hands of the Universe.

4. Senator Feinstein:

   I support Mrs. Ford's decision to share Christine Blasey Ford story, and now that Christine Blasey Ford has, it is in the hands of the FBI to conduct an investigation, this should happen before The Senate Judiciary Committee moves forward on this nominee.

5. Ariann Corpstein:

   We knew that our baby was probably not going to be born alive, whatever happens, it’s in God’s hands.

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