Hanks

[ hangks ]

/ hæŋks /

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noun

Tom, born 1956, U.S. film actor.

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hank, hanker, hankering, Hankou, Hankow, Hanks, hanky, hanky-panky, Hanna, Hannah, Hannibal

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Tom Hanks checks into hotels under the name “Johnny Madrid!”
The Disaster Story That Hollywood Had Coming|Doug McIntyre|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Madonna, Tom Hanks and Gwyneth Paltrow are among those who have eaten at 960 Madison Avenue.
Inside New York’s Most Powerful Diner|Tom Teodorczuk|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I finished, Tom Hanks and Bill Hader came on either side of me and ran me down this hallway.
How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The match was watched in the White House by President Obama, and followed across the States by everyone from Rihanna to Tom Hanks.
Home of the (Footballing) Brave: The U.S. Bested Britain in World Cup Spirit|Emma Woolf|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The opening and closing sound bites were from Tom Hanks, actor and—oh yeah—one of the executive producers of the show.
Hillary Clinton’s Network Massage|Tom Shales|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After de wool an' cotton done been carded an' spun to thread, Mammy take de hanks an' drap dem in de pot of bollin' dye.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
Well, there were hanks of different colored yarns and strings of red peppers hanging from the ceiling of the loom-house.
That Old-Time Child, Roberta|Sophie Fox Sea
Wolf Paw's right hand was raised high, gripping three long hanks of hair with disks of white flesh hanging from them.
Shaman|Robert Shea
One man did emerge from the trees with a big grin, holding high three bloody scalps dangling from hanks of black hair.
Shaman|Robert Shea
So farewell, false friend, till such near time as your ehrwrdig person decorate our hearth at Mrs. Hanks's in Harvard St.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James

British Dictionary definitions for Hanks

Hanks

/ (hæŋks) /

noun

Tom. born 1956, US film actor: his films include Splash (1984), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and The Terminal (2004)

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