Thesaurus:hand

Thesaurus

hand

English

Noun

Sense: part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist

Synonyms

• biscuit hooks (US slang, regional)
• hand
• mauler (informal)
• meat hook (slang)
• mound (poetic)
• paw (informal)

Hyponyms

• fist

Meronyms

• palm
• finger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• thumb
• index finger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• middle finger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ring finger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• little finger    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pinky

Holonyms

• arm    [⇒ thesaurus]
• body    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “hand” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hand” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.