English Dictionary

hand

IPA（発音記号）

/hænd/

名詞

集合名詞 馬の体高測定 廃用 特に 複合語中 通例複数形 歴史的 古語

The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

日本語の意味

手: 前腕や手首より下の部分で、人間や多くの動物における部位

She reached out her hand to steady the frightened kitten.

彼女は怯えた子猫を落ち着かせるために手を差し伸べた。

意味（1）

The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

Her hands are really strong.

意味（2）

A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.

意味（3）

An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.

意味（4）

(card games) The set of cards held by a player.

意味（5）

(tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.

意味（6）

(collective) A bunch of bananas.

意味（7）

That which has the appearance of, a human hand.

意味（8）

A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.

意味（9）

(chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.

Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.

意味（10）

(obsolete) Three inches.

意味（11）

A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.

[…]on this hand and that hand were hangings[…]

意味（12）

Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.

My friend Will Honeycomb has told me, for above this half year, that he had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator, and that he would fain have one of his writing in my works.

意味（13）

(especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.

Large farms need many farm hands.

意味（14）

A performer more or less skilful.

an old hand at public speaking

意味（15）

An instance of helping.

Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.

意味（16）

Handwriting; style of penmanship.

a good hand

意味（17）

A person's autograph or signature.

Who […] Haue paſt the armie of the mightie Turke: Bearing his priuie ſignet and his hand, To ſafe conduct vs thorow Affrica: […]

意味（18）

Promise, word.

They once made Mourning and Fasting for the Death of the English Governor, who had given his Hand to come on such a Day to 'em, and neither came nor sent; believing, when a Man's Word was past, nothing but Death could or should prevent his keeping it: And when they saw he was not dead, they ask'd him what Name they had for a Man who promis'd a Thing he did not do?

意味（19）

Personal possession; ownership.

Receiving in hand one year’s tribute.

意味（20）

(usually in the plural, hands) Management, domain, control.

in safe hands; in good hands; He lost his job when the factory changed hands. With the business back in the founder's hands, there is new hope for the company. With John in charge of the project, it's in good hands.

意味（21）

Applause.

Give him a hand.

意味（22）

(historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.

意味（23）

(firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

意味（24）

A whole rhizome of ginger.

意味（25）

The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.

This fabric has a smooth, soft hand.

意味（26）

(archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

And Gideon ſaid vnto God, If thou wilt ſaue Iſrael by mine hand,[…]

意味（27）

(archaic) Agency in transmission from one person to another.

to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new); to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new); It's not a rumor. I heard it at first hand.

意味（28）

(obsolete) Rate; price.

For Time is the meaſure of Buſineſſe, as Money is of Wares: And Buſineſſe is bought at a deare Hand, where there is ſmall diſpatch.

hands （ plural ）