human being, homo, human, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

arteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes

arteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery - dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand

intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis - veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot

metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus - dorsal and palmar veins of the hand

arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

clenched fist, fist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

hooks, maulers, meat hooks - large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him"

right hand, right - the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"

left hand, left - the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"

palm, thenar - the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"

metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farm

drover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herd

laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

ranch hand - a hired had on a ranch

hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman, groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

handwriting - the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"

shorthand, stenography - a method of writing rapidly

cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper

writing - letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"

calligraphy, penmanship - beautiful handwriting

cacography, scrawl, scribble, scratch - poor handwriting

ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

side - a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

long suit - in a hand, the suit having the most cards

bridge hand - the cards held in a game of bridge

poker hand - the 5 cards held in a game of poker

side - an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

hour hand, little hand - the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours

big hand, minute hand - points to the minutes

pointer - an indicator as on a dial

second hand - hand marking seconds on a timepiece

timepiece, timekeeper - a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

handbreadth, handsbreadth - any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew

bidder - someone who makes a bid at cards

bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game

card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games

declarer, contractor - the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps

applause, clapping, hand clapping - a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

forepaw - front paw; analogous to the human hand

assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

give - leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

sneak, slip - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

deal - give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, get in, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

relinquish, resign, give up, release, free - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

entrust, leave - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

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

hand out, give out, distribute - give out; "The teacher handed out the exams"

fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, get in, render - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

lead, guide, take, conduct, direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"