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• present tense form of hand (3rd person singular).
• plural of hand.

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  plural noun

  power or keeping
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  noun

  Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

hands

¹ British  

/ hændz /

plural noun

1. power or keeping

   your welfare is in his hands

2. Also called: handling.  soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm

3. to pass from the possession of one person or group to another

4. freedom from guilt

5. without effort; easily

6. do not touch or interfere

7. raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc

8. 1. to be completely occupied

   2. to be beset with problems

9. to be wholly unable to act

10. in protective care

11. See join

12. 1. to seize or get possession of

    2. to beat up; assault

    3. to find

       I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere

    4. Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands

13. for which one is no longer responsible

14. 1. for which one is responsible

       I've got too much on my hands to help

    2. to spare

       time on my hands

15. no longer one's responsibility

16. to give up in despair

17. to have nothing more to do with

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Hands ² British  

/ hænz /

noun

1. Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

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Turtle and Lorenz are seasoned hands in the planetary science world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

"I just want to plead to the government, with folded hands, to get my son back home."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Pringles, Burger King all went with ultra-minimal redesigns, as if anyone would see Pringles as a forward-thinking tech company and not the perfect contraption to get sour cream–and–onion dust all over your hands.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Some of this is out of Iran's hands," Parker said.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Although the Americans leave Manila in the hands of the Japanese—temporarily, at least—and the Propaganda Corps works tirelessly to disseminate their messages, the Imperial Japanese Army struggles in the first months of the occupation.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Donations to All Hands & Hearts are being accepted here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The All Hands & Hearts organization is already on the ground in Colombia helping search-and-rescue crews by providing necessary equipment needed by emergency responders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"Hands washed. That's how the administration approached it."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

"Hands off May 1," read the poster of a hard-left activist at a May Day protest in Paris.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Hands shaking, I leave Zack as he’s about to throw me a can of cranberry sauce.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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