"hands" meaning in English

See hands in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hæn(d)z/, [hɛəndz] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [heəndz] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [hɛːndz] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising) Audio: en-us-hands.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ænz, -ændz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form|g=p}} hands pl
  1. plural of hand Tags: form-of, plural Form of: hand Derived forms: hands-free, handsfree, handsy, kiss hands, look Ma, no hands, piano four hands, quiet hands
    Sense id: en-hands-en-noun-o~vQixs7 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -s (plural) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (plural): 68 32

Verb

IPA: /hæn(d)z/, [hɛəndz] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [heəndz] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising), [hɛːndz] (note: US, Canada, æ-raising) Audio: en-us-hands.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ænz, -ændz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hands
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: hand
    Sense id: en-hands-en-verb-y03qTfaB Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 82

Alternative forms

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