Meaning
The part of your body at the end of your arm, with fingers and a thumb.
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Word origin
From Old English hand, a word for the body part shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hand
Grammar
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hand: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 12: hand, miss, late and 6 more words.