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/hænd/ 
| singular | hand |
| plural | hands |
Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise.
He was holding a mug of coffee in his left hand.
He sat by the bed and held her hand.
The park was full of young couples holding hands.
George took her by the hand and helped her out of the car.
They walked along the cliff top hand in hand.
The two men introduced themselves and shook hands.
Can you give me a hand with these boxes?
Would you like a hand with the cleaning up?
Lydia lent a hand (=helped) with the costumes.
The manuscript was written in the author's own hand.
We decided to leave before things got out of hand.
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