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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Executive Chef of Masak:

   Try anything you can get your hands on, but of course you can always hop on a plane and go to Singapore to try out the real thing.

2. Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler:

   His message is that this is important, that if we want to avert a nuclear bomb in Iranian hands, we have to vote yes for this, there's no other way. There are no other alternatives that bear close scrutiny.

3. Jean Anouilh:

   To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It's easy to say no, even if it means dying.

4. Anthony Pinto:

   We need to find ways to get information out about the different forms for OCD [and] that it’s not just the washing of hands— the more stereotypical example of it, we need to increase the awareness on the different ways OCD can manifest in the first-line areas where these patients might be presenting symptoms— through the school and primary care physicians.

5. Eitan Perry:

   We are the only club in Israel who has a clause in the contract of the players that they have to do a certain number of social work projects, the training sessions, they're brilliant for the kids. They get to work with the players and then on matchday they get to watch them in action, some will hold their hands when they walk out onto the pitch.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hands
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hands
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html