Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

hand

n. physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"

hand

n. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"

hand

n. ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"

hand

n. one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

hand

n. a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"

hand

n. a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"

hand

n. a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"

hand

n. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"

applause, clapping

n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

deal, hand

n. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

hand, bridge player

n. a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"

handwriting, hand, script

n. something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

hand, hired man, hired hand

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

hook, hand, paw, mitt, manus, mauler

n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

game

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

eclat, acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit

n. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"

bravo

n. a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

burst, volley, fusillade, salvo

n. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

optimism

n. the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

reassurance

n. the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

salutation, salute

n. an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"

workman, working man, working person

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

employee

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

worker

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

subordinate, subsidiary, underling

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

servant, retainer

n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

mouthpiece, voice, representative, interpreter, spokesperson

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

helper, assistant, supporter

n. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

agent, federal agent

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

hand down

v. passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

submit, pass on, relegate

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

pass on

v. give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

return to, pass to, devolve on, devolve to, devolve upon, fall to

v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

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