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  hands

  plural noun

  power or keeping
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  Hands

  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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Example Sentences

Those who have yet to get their hands on the cakes, or deem them too pricey, have resorted to making them at home.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

Heartfelt farewell letters can also be mocked up and placed in the hands of a deceased relative.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Before the models were released, Anthropic warned that Mythos was so powerful that it could potentially be dangerous in the hands of bad actors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

The divers floated to them, their gloved hands touching the surface, searching for seams where the pipelines were at their weakest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Lucy and Auntie Bernadette talked while Maggie washed her hands.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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