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hand - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appendage at end of human arm, |
| Synonyms: | extremity, fin*, fist, grasp, grip, ham*, hold, hook, paw*, including fingers duke, metacarpus, mitt, palm, phalanges, shaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does labor |
| Synonyms: | aide, artisan, craftsperson, employee, help, helper, laborer, operative, worker, artificer, hired person, roustabout |
| Main Entry: | hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, aid |
| Synonyms: | ability, agency, assistance, control, direction, guidance, influence, instruction, knack, lift, part, participation, relief, share, skill, succor, support |
| Antonyms: | check, encumbrance, hindrance, obstruction, prevention |
| Main Entry: | hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | handwriting |
| Synonyms: | chirography, script, calligraphy, longhand |
| Main Entry: | hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | round of applause |
| Synonyms: | clap, ovation, handclapping, thunderous reception |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | acclamation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiastic expression of approval |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, adulation, applause, approbation, cheer, cheering, hand, honor, jubilation, ovation, plaudits, salutation, tribute, big hand, cheers, laudation, standing O |
| Notes: | acclimation is the process of becoming accustomed to a situation while acclamation is a loud public expression of enthusiastic approval |
| Antonyms: | disapproval |
| Main Entry: | applause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clapping; expression of approval |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, accolade, approbation, cheering, commendation, hand, kudos, ovation, plaudits, praise, round, big hand, bring down the house, cheers, eulogizing, hand-clapping, hurrahs, laudation, rooting, standing ovation |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | assist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | aid, assistance, backing, benefit, boost, collaboration, comfort, compensation, cooperation, furtherance, hand, helping hand, lift, reinforcement, relief, service, support, abetment, facilitation |
| Antonyms: | hindrance, hurt, stop, stoppage, thwarting |
| Main Entry: | assistance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, backing, benefit, boost, collaboration, comfort, compensation, cooperation, furtherance, hand, help, helping hand, lift, reinforcement, relief, service, support, sustenance, abetment, facilitation |
| Antonyms: | hindrance, hurt, injury, stop, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | cohort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | partner in activity |
| Synonyms: | accomplice, adherent, aide, ally, assistant, associate, companion, company, comrade, contingent, disciple, follower, friend, hand, legion, mate, pal, partisan, regiment, satellite, sidekick, stall, supporter, confrere, consociate, myrmidon |
| Antonyms: | enemy, opponent |
| Main Entry: | dish out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | allocate, deliver, dispense, dole out*, furnish, hand, hand out, hand over, inflict, ladle, present, produce, scoop, serve, supply, transfer, turn over, fork over, give out, mete out, serve up, spoon |
| Antonyms: | take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | employee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person being paid for working for another or a corporation |
| Synonyms: | agent, apprentice, assistant, attendant, breadwinner*, clerk, cog*, craftsperson, desk jockey*, domestic, hand, help, hired gun*, hireling, laborer, member, operator, plug*, representative, salesperson, servant, slave, worker, blue collar, company person, hired hand, jobholder, pink collar, sales help, staff member, wage-earner, white collar, working stiff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | facet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surface; aspect |
| Synonyms: | angle, appearance, character, face, feature, front, hand, level, obverse, part, phase, plane, side, slant, switch, twist |
| Main Entry: | feed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give nourishment; augment |
| Synonyms: | banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out*, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, wine and dine*, victual |
| Antonyms: | starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haunch of an animate being |
| Synonyms: | ham, hand, hip, quarter, side, thigh, wing, loin, pleuron |
| Main Entry: | hand over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back; release |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cede, commend, commit, consign, deliver, dispense, donate, entrust, feed, find, hand, leave, present, provide, relegate, relinquish, supply, surrender, transfer, turn over, waive, yield, fork out*, fork up, give up |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | handwriting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the way a person writes |
| Synonyms: | chirography, hand, manuscript, mark, scratching, scrawl, scribble, script, style, writing, autography, calligraphy, chicken scratch, ductus, griffonage, hieroglyphics, longhand, manuscription, pencraft, penscript, scription, scrivenery, scrivening |
| Main Entry: | index |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication |
| Synonyms: | basis, clue, evidence, formula, guide, hand, indication, indicator, mark, model, needle, pointer, ratio, rule, sign, significant, symbol, symptom, token, indicant, indicia |
| Main Entry: | laborer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worker |
| Synonyms: | blue-collar worker, drudge, grunt, hand, hireling, migrant worker, peon, farmhand, manual worker, unskilled worker, working man/woman, working stiff |
| Main Entry: | ovation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clapping and cheers |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, applause, cheering, hand, plaudits, praise, salvo, testimonial, tribute, big hand, bravos, laudation |
| Antonyms: | silence |
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