Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 7
Hammerhead (n.) (Zool.) An African fruit bat {(Hypsignathus monstrosus)}; -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
Hammer-headed bat (n.), 錘頭果蝠（學名：Hypsignathus monstrosus）， 是哺乳綱翼手目狐蝠科錘頭果蝠屬下的單屬種。而與錘頭果蝠屬（錘頭果蝠）同科的動物尚有偏齒果蝠屬、無尾果蝠屬（無尾果蝠）、多尖齒果蝠屬（懷氏多尖齒果 蝠）、簡果蝠屬（簡果蝠）等之數種哺乳動物。它廣泛分布在非洲赤道地區。這種體形比較大的蝙蝠生活在河流邊緣的森林、紅樹林、沼澤和低於1800米的棕櫚林中。(Hypsignathus monstrosus) Also known as the big-lipped bat, is a megabat widely distributed in equatorial Africa. This large bat is found in riverine forests, mangroves, swamps, and palm forests at elevations less than 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).
Hammerhead (n.) 笨蛋 A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {dumbass}, {fuckhead}].
Hammerhead (n.) 錘頭 The striking part of a hammer.
Hammerhead (n.) Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous [syn: {hammerhead}, {hammerhead shark}].
Hammerhead (n.) A shark of tropical and temperate oceans that has flattened blade-like extensions on either side of the head, with the eyes and nostrils placed at or near the ends.
Family Sphyrnidae and genus Sphyrna: several species.
Smooth hammerhead (n.) (Sphyrna zygaena) 錘頭雙髻鯊（學名：Sphyrna zygaena），又名丫髻鮫、犛頭沙、雙髻鯊、雙髻仔、撞木鮫為雙髻鯊科雙髻鯊科的魚類。分布於印度洋、太平洋和太平洋熱帶和亞熱帶各海區以及東海、南海等海域。該物種的模式產地在歐洲、美國。Is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. This species is named "smooth hammerhead" because of the distinctive shape of the head, which is flattened and laterally extended into a hammer shape (called the "cephalofoil"), without an indentation in the middle of the front margin (hence "smooth"). Unlike other hammerheads, this species prefers temperate waters and occurs worldwide at medium latitudes. In the summer, these sharks migrate towards the poles following cool water masses, sometimes forming schools numbering in the hundreds to thousands.
Hammerhead (n.) Another term for Hamerkop.
Hammering (n.) 錘擊；錘擊的聲音；錘印；抨擊，攻擊 The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound}, {hammering}, {pounding}].
Hammering (n.) [Mass noun] The action or sound of hammering something.
Hammering (n.) [Informal] A heavy defeat.
‘A 7–0 hammering by the league leaders.’
Take a hammering (ph.) [Informal] Be subjected to a heavy defeat or harsh treatment.
‘Small business is taking a hammering.’
Hammerkop (n.) 【鳥】錘頭鸛 (撞木鳥) (= Shadowbird, umbrette; hammerkop bird [stork]) （產於非洲的一種涉禽）A bird of the Heron family; the umber.
Hamerkop (n.) (Scopus umbretta), 錘頭鸛（學名：Scopus umbretta）是屬於鵜形目的一種雀鳥，錘頭鸛科（學名：Scopidae）的單型種，即是該科中的唯一一屬（錘頭鸛屬 學名：Scopus）一種。分布於非洲，馬達加斯加，和阿拉伯半島，海拔2400米以下各種濕地，包括河口，湖岸，河岸，草原和坦尚尼亞的岩石海岸。Is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The shape of its head with a long bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, which has given this species its name after the Afrikanns word for hammerhead. It is found in Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks, and rocky coasts. The hamerkop, which is a sedentary bird that often shows local movements, is not globally threatened and is locally abundant in Africa and Madagascar.
Hammer-less (a.) (Firearms) Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.
Hammermen (n. pl. ) of Hammerman.
Hammerman (n.) A hammerer; a forgeman.
Hammochrysos (n.) A stone with spangles of gold color in it.
Hammock (n.) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
Hammock (n.) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.] -- Bartlett.
{Hammock nettings} (Naut.), Formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose. Hamose
Hammock (n.) A small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hillock}, {hummock}, {hammock}].
Hammock (n.) A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily [syn: {hammock}, {sack}].
Hamose (a.) Alt. of Hamous.
Hamous (a.) (Bot.) Having the end hooked or curved.
Hampered (imp. & p. p.) of Hamper.
Hampering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hamper.
Hamper (n.) 障礙物；束縛；【海】障礙船具 A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
Hamper (n.) (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
{Top hamper} (Naut.), Unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.
Hamper (n.) A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.
Hamper (v. t.) 妨礙，阻礙；牽制；束縛 To put in a hamper.
Hamper (v. t.) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. "Hampered nerves." -- Blackmore.
A lion hampered in a net. -- L'Estrange.
They hamper and entangle our souls. -- Tillotson.
Hamper (n.) A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammel}].
Hamper (n.) A basket usually with a cover.
Hamper (v.) Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {cramp}, {strangle}].
Hamper (v.) Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {handicap}, {hinder}, {hamper}].
Hamper (v.) [ T ] 阻礙，妨礙 To prevent someone doing something easily.
// Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.
Hamper (n.) [ C ] 有蓋的長方形大容器 A large, rectangular container with a lid.
// A picnic hamper.
Hamper (n.) [ C ] (UK) （通常作爲禮品、裝有食品和酒的）食品盒 A box containing food and drink, usually given as a present, for example at Christmas.
Hamper (n.) [ C ] (US) (UK Laundry basket) （盛放髒衣物的）洗衣籃 A container used for carrying dirty clothes and bed sheets and for storing them while they are waiting to be washed.
Hamshackle (v. t.) To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb.
Hamster (n.) (Zool.) A small European rodent ({Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets.
Hamster (n.) Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
Hamster (n.) [Fairchild] A particularly slick little piece of code that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster {happily spinning its exercise wheel.
Hamster (n.) A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.
Hamster (n.) [UK] Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles.
Hamster, () (From Fairchild) A particularly slick little piece of code that does one thing well; a small, self-contained hack. The image is of a hamster happily spinning its exercise wheel.
Hamster, () A tailless mouse; that is, one with an infrared link to a receiver on the machine, as opposed to the conventional cable.
Hamster, () (UK) Any item of hardware made by Amstrad, a company famous for its cheap plastic PC-almost-compatibles. [{Jargon File] (1995-02-16)
Hamstring (n.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Hamstrung (imp. & p. p.) of Hamstring.
Hamstringing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hamstring.
Hamstring (v. t.) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Hamular (a.) Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone.
Hamulate (a.) Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped. -- Gray.
Hamule (n.) A little hook.
Hamulose (a.) Bearing a small hook at the end. -- Gray.
Hamuli (n. pl. ) of Hamulus.
Hamulus (n.) (Anat.) A hook, or hooklike process.
Hamulus (n.) (Zool.) A hooked barbicel of a feather.
Han (inf. & plural pres.) To have; have.
Hanap (n.) A rich goblet, esp. one used on state occasions. [Obs.]
Hanaper (n.) A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper.
Hanaper office, An office of the English court of chancery in which writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper. -- Blackstone.
Hance (v. t.) To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] -- Lydgate. Hance
Hance (n.) Alt. of Hanch.
Hanch (n.) (Arch.) See {Hanse}.
Hanch (n.) (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Hand (n.) That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
Hand (n.) That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as:
Hand (n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
Hand (n.) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
Hand (n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
Hand (n.) Side; part; direction, either right or left.
On this hand and that hand, were hangings. -- Ex. xxxviii. 15.
The Protestants were then on the winning hand. -- Milton.
Hand (n.) Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. -- Addison.
Hand (n.) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
To change the hand in carrying on the war. -- Clarendon.
Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. -- Judges vi. 36.
Hand (n.) An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.
A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. -- Locke.
I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. -- Hazlitt.
Hand (n.) Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. -- Shak.
Some writs require a judge's hand. -- Burril.
Hand (n.) Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. "Receiving in hand one year's tribute." -- Knolles.
Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain. -- Milton.
Hand (n.) Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.
Hand (n.) Rate; price. [Obs.] "Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch." -- Bacon.
Hand (n.) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:
Hand (n.) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer.
Hand (n.) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
Hand (n.) (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:
(a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. "His hand will be against every man." -- Gen. xvi. 12.
(b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. "With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you." -- Ezek. xx. 33.
(c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand.
(d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand.
Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination.
Hand bag, A satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc.
Hand basket, A small or portable basket.
Hand bell, A small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. -- Bacon.
Hand bill, A small pruning hook. See 4th Bill.
Hand car. See under Car.
Hand director (Mus.), An instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide.
Hand drop. See Wrist drop.
Hand gallop. See under Gallop.
Hand gear (Mach.), Apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand.
Hand glass. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants.
Hand glass. (b) A small mirror with a handle.
Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above).
Hand language, The art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.
Hand lathe. See under Lathe.
Hand money, Money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money.
Hand organ (Mus.), A barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand.
Hand plant. (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). -- Hand rail, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. -- Gwilt.
Hand sail, A sail managed by the hand. -- Sir W. Temple.
Hand screen, A small screen to be held in the hand.
Hand screw, A small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.
Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), A javelin. -- Ezek. xxxix. 9.
Hand stamp, A small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc.
Hand tree (Bot.), A lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand.
Hand vise, A small vise held in the hand in doing small work. -- Moxon.
Hand work, or Handwork, Work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.
All hands, Everybody; all parties.
At all hands, On all hands, On all sides; from every direction; generally.
At any hand, At no hand, In any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. "And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility." -- Jer. Taylor.
At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above).
At hand. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. "Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet." -- Shak.
At hand. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] "Horses hot at hand." -- Shak.
At the hand of, By the act of; as a gift from. "Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?" -- Job ii. 10.
Bridle hand. See under Bridle.
By hand, With the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.
Clean hands, Freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. "He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." -- Job xvii. 9.
From hand to hand, From one person to another.
Hand in hand. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. -- Swift.
Hand in hand. (b) Just; fair; equitable.
As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. -- Shak.
Hand over hand, Hand over fist, By passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand.
Hand over head, Negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Hand running, Consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running.
Hands off! Keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!
Hand to hand, In close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. -- Dryden.
Heavy hand, Severity or oppression.
In hand. (a) Paid down. "A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter." -- Tillotson.
In hand. (b) In preparation; taking place. -- Chaucer. "Revels . . . in hand." -- Shak.
In hand. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand.
In one's hand or In one's hands. (a) In one's possession or keeping.
In one's hand or In one's hands. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand.
Laying on of hands, A form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.
Light hand, Gentleness; moderation.
Note of hand, A promissory note.
Off hand, Out of hand, Forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. "She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand." -- Spenser.
Off one's hands, Out of one's possession or care.
On hand, In present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand.
On one's hands, In one's possession care, or management.
Putting the hand under the thigh, An ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing.
Right hand, The place of honor, power, and strength.
Slack hand, Idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.
Strict hand, Severe discipline; rigorous government.
To bear a hand (Naut.), To give help quickly; to hasten.
To bear in hand, To keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] -- Shak.
To be hand and glove with or To be hand in glove with. See under Glove.
To be on the mending hand, To be convalescent or improving.
To bring up by hand, To feed (an infant) without suckling it.
To change hand. See Change.
To change hands, To change sides, or change owners. -- Hudibras.
To clap the hands, To express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together.
To come to hand, To be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.
To get hand, To gain influence. [Obs.]
Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. -- Baxter.
To get one's hand in, To make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business.
To have a hand in, To be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.
To have in hand. (a) To have in one's power or control. -- Chaucer.
To have in hand. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.
To have one's hands full, To have in hand all that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties.
To have the (higher) upper hand, or To get the (higher) upper hand, To have, or get, the better of another person or thing.
To his hand, To my hand, etc., In readiness; already prepared. "The work is made to his hands." -- Locke.
To hold hand, To compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] -- Shak.
To lay hands on, To seize; to assault.
To lend a hand, To give assistance.
To lift the hand against, or To put forth the hand against, To attack; to oppose; to kill.
To live from hand to mouth, To obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.
To make one's hand, To gain advantage or profit.
To put the hand unto, To steal. -- Ex. xxii. 8.
To put the last hand to or To put the finishing hand to, To make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect.
To set the hand to, To engage in; to undertake.
That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. -- Deut. xxiii. 20.
To stand one in hand, To concern or affect one.
To strike hands, To make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior.
To take in hand. (a) To attempt or undertake.
To take in hand. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.
To wash the hands of, To disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. -- Matt. xxvii. 24.
Under the hand of, Authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
Hand (v. i.) To cooperate. [Obs.] -- Massinger.
Hand (n.) A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
Hand (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Handed; p. pr. & vb. n. Handing.] To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.
Hand (v. t.) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
Hand (v. t.) To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] -- Prior.
Hand (v. t.) To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Hand (v. t.) To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]
Hand (v. t.) (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. -- Totten.
To hand down, To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.
To hand over, To yield control of; to surrender; to deliver up.
Hand (n.) The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand, manus, mitt, paw].
Hand (n.) A hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hand, hired man].
Hand (n.) Something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, hand, script].
Hand (n.) Ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing."
Hand (n.) A position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand."
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" [syn: hand, deal].
Hand (n.) One of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand...."
Hand (n.) A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes."
Hand (n.) A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands."
Hand (n.) A member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck."
Hand (n.) A card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: bridge player, hand].
Hand (n.) A round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand."
Hand (n.) Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting" -- Springfield (Mass.) Union
Hand (n.) Physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: hand, helping hand].
Hand (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" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give].
Hand (v.) Guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi."
HAND, () Have A Nice Day (slang, Usenet, IRC)
HAND, () // [Usenet: very common] Abbreviation: Have A Nice Day. Typically used to close a Usenet posting, but also used to informally close emails; often preceded by HTH.
HAND, () Have A Nice Day. Often used sarcastically and in connection with HTH, as in: > Where's the point of alt.stupidity? Between the 't' and the 's'. HTH. HAND. (1998-03-06)
Hand, () Called by Galen "the instrument of instruments." It is the symbol of human action (Ps. 9:16; Job 9:30; Isa. 1:15; 1 Tim. 2:8). Washing the hands was a symbol of innocence (Ps. 26:6; 73:13; Matt. 27:24), also of sanctification (1 Cor. 6:11; Isa. 51:16; Ps. 24:3, 4). In Ps. 77:2 the correct rendering is, as in the Revised Version, "My hand was stretched out," etc., instead of, as in the Authorized Version, "My sore ran in the night," etc.
The right hand denoted the south, and the left the north (Job 23:9; 1 Sam. 23:19). To give the right hand was a pledge of fidelity (2 Kings 10:15; Ezra 10:19); also of submission to the victors (Ezek. 17:18; Jer. 50:15). The right hand was lifted up in taking an oath (Gen. 14:22, etc.). The hand is frequently mentioned, particularly the right hand, as a symbol of power and strength (Ps. 60:5; Isa. 28:2). To kiss the hand is an act of homage (1 Kings 19:18; Job 31:27), and to pour water on one's hands is to serve him (2 Kings 3:11). The hand of God is the symbol of his power: its being upon one denotes favour (Ezra 7:6, 28; Isa. 1:25; Luke 1:66, etc.) or punishment (Ex. 9:3; Judg. 2:15; Acts 13:11, etc.). A position at the right hand was regarded as the chief place of honour and power (Ps. 45:9; 80:17; 110:1; Matt. 26:64).
Hand. () That part of the human body at the end of the arm.
Hand. () Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, (q.v.) mandatum, (q.v.) which comes from a mandata. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up.
Hand. () Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. See Measure: Ell.
Hand. () In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand, &c. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
Hand, (n.) A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.
Hand -- U.S. County in South Dakota
Population (2000): 3741
Housing Units (2000): 1840
Land area (2000): 1436.580481 sq. miles (3720.726206 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.633210 sq. miles (9.409971 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1440.213691 sq. miles (3730.136177 sq. km)
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 44.547411 N, 98.985268 W
Headwords:
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Handbarrow (n.) A frame or barrow, without a wheel, carried by hand.
Handbarrow (n.) A rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people.
Handbill (n.) A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
Handbill (n.) A pruning hook. [Usually written hand bill.]
Handbill (n.) An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway].
Handbill, () A printed or written notice put up on walls, &c., in order to inform those concerned of something to be done.
Handbook (n.) A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.
Handbook (n.) A book containing reference information for a specific field; as, the Handbook of Chemistry. handbrake
Handbook (n.) A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum].
Handbreadth (n.) A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. -- Ex. xxxvii. 12.
Syn: handsbreadth.
Handbreadth (n.) Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand [syn: handbreadth, handsbreadth].
Handcart (n.) A cart drawn or pushed by hand.
Handcart (n.) Wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn: handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart].
Handcloth (n.) A handkerchief.
Handcraft (n.) Same as Handicraft. handcraft
Handcraft, hand-craft (v. t.) To make (something) by hand.
Handcraft (n.) A work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork].
Handcraft (v.) Make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper."
-men (n. pl. ) of Handcraftsman.
Handcraftsman (n.) A handicraftsman.
Handcuff (n.) 手銬；【喻】鐐銬，束縛 A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural.
Handcuffed (imp. & p. p.) of Handcuff.
Handcuffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handcuff.
Handcuff (v. t.) 給……戴上手銬；束縛……的手腳，限制 To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. -- Hay (1754).
Handcuff (n.) Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuff}, {cuff}, {handlock}, {manacle}].
Handcuff (v.) Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: {manacle}, {cuff}, {handcuff}].
Handed (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Into their inmost bower, Handed they went. -- Milton.
Handed (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
As poisonous tongued as handed. -- Shak.
Note: Handed is used in composition in the sense of having (such or so many) hands; as, bloody-handed; free-handed; heavy-handed; left-handed; single-handed.
Handed (a.) Having or involving the use of hands; "a handed, tree-living animal"; "a four-handed card game" [ant: handless].
Hander (n.) One who hands over or transmits; a conveyer in succession. -- Dryden.
Handfast (a.) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] -- Bale.
Handfast (v. t.) To pledge; to bind. [Obs.]
Handfast (v. t.) To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage; in some parts of Scotland it was in effect to marry provisionally, permitting cohabitation for a year, after which the marriage could be formalized or dissolved. [Obs.]
Note: Handfasting was a simple contract of agreement under which cohabitation was permitted for a year, at the end of which time the contract could be either dissolved or made permanent by a formal marriage. Such marriages, at first probably not intended to be temporary, are supposed to have originated in Scotland from a scarcity of clergy, and to have existed at times in other countries. [Century Dict. 1906.]
Handfast (n.) Hold; grasp. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Handfast (n.) Custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Handfast (n.) A contract; specifically, an espousal. [Obs.]
Handfasted (imp. & p. p.) of Handfast.
Handfasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handfast.
Handfast (a.) Strong; steadfast. [R.] -- Carlyle.
Handfastly (adv.) In a handfast or publicly pledged manner. [Obs.] -- Holinshed.
Handfish (n.) (Zool.) The frogfish.
Handflus (n. pl. ) of Handful.
Handful (n.) 一把，一握 [C] [（+of）]；少數，少量 [C] [（+of）] ；【口】難控制的人（或動物）；麻煩事 [S] As much as the hand will grasp or contain. -- Addison.
Handful (n.) A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.]
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. --
Bacon.
Handful (n.) A small quantity or
number.
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. -- Fuller.
Handful (n.) A person, task, or
situation, which is the most that one can manage; as, my two-year-old is a
handful.
To have one's handful, To have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs.]
They had their handful to defend themselves from firing. --
Sir. W. Raleigh.
Handful (n.) A small number or
amount; "only a handful of responses were received" [syn:
handful, smattering].
Handful (n.) The quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: handful, fistful].
Hand-hole (n.) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc.
Hand-hole plate, The cover of a hand-hole.
Handicap (n.) [C] 障礙，不利條件；（給強者不利條件或使弱者略佔優勢的）讓步賽 An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like.
Handicap (n.) A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Handicap (n.) An old game at cards. [Obs.] -- Pepys.
Handicap (n.) A physical or mental disability of the body which makes normal human activities more difficult or impossible; as, his deformed leg was a major handicap in walking.
Handicap (n.) Any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or impossible; as, insufficient capital was a big handicap in competing against Microsoft.
Handicapped (imp. & p. p.) of Handicap.
Handicapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handicap.