HANDS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hands mean? 

• HANDS (noun)
  The noun HANDS has 2 senses:

1. (with 'in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

2. the force of workers available

  Familiarity information: HANDS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HANDS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(with 'in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

custody; hands

Context example:

the mother was awarded custody of the children

Hypernyms ("hands" is a kind of...):

guardianship; keeping; safekeeping (the responsibility of a guardian or keeper)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The force of workers available

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

hands; manpower; men; work force; workforce

Hypernyms ("hands" is a kind of...):

force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)

Meronyms (parts of "hands"):

shift (a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time)

Meronyms (members of "hands"):

crew; gang; work party (an organized group of workmen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hands"):

complement; full complement (number needed to make up a whole force)

 Context examples 

A method of feeling with the hands during a physical examination.

(Palpation, NCI Thesaurus)

As the Count leaned over me and his hands touched me, I could not repress a shudder.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

You may also have physical symptoms, such as: • Fast heartbeat • Chest or stomach pain • Breathing difficulty • Weakness or dizziness • Sweating • Feeling hot or a cold chill • Tingly or numb hands

(Panic Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

Thenceforward he would be unafraid of them except when they bore in their hands their arrows, spears, and clubs.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

A disorder characterized by redness, marked discomfort, swelling, and tingling in the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.

(Palmar-Plantar Erythodysthesia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A condition characterized by redness, pain, swelling, and tingling in the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.

(Palmar-Plantar Erythodysthesia, NCI Thesaurus)

It may cause abnormal growth of the arms, hands, and legs; problems moving the joints; and pain, numbness, and tingling.

(Osteochondroma, NCI Dictionary)

They include: • Trembling of hands, arms, legs, jaw and face • Stiffness of the arms, legs and trunk • Slowness of movement • Poor balance and coordination

(Parkinson's Disease, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Mr. Quinion, with his hands in his pockets, stood looking out of window; and I stood looking at them all.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A question about an individual's numbness or tingling in hands or feet interfering with usual or daily activities over the past seven days.

(Past Seven Days Numbness or Tingling in Hands or Feet Interfering with Usual or Daily Activities, NCI Thesaurus)