Synonyms for hands
hands

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1. hands, custodynoun

   (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

   "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

   Synonyms:
   detention, work force, detainment, workforce, custody, manpower, men, hold

2. work force, workforce, manpower, hands, mennoun

   the force of workers available

   Synonyms:
   work force, workforce, custody, manpower, men

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1. • Force
   • Guardianship

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1. handsnoun

   Synonyms:
   CLUTCHES

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1. List of paraphrases for "hands":

   hand, manos, eide, -hands, fingers, mains

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How to use hands in a sentence?

1. Matt Mashburn:

   I encourage Fulton to keep trying to improve and not just throw up their hands and say it’s all in the hands of the board now.

2. Justine Greening:

   The only solution is to take the final Brexit decision out of the hands of deadlocked politicians, away from the backroom deals, and give it back to the people.

3. Emad Zand:

   These policies push refugees into the hands of smugglers who take advantage of their desperation.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   In many ways the Reagan love story was classic Hollywood, but it was unmistakably human too. Hands intertwined, Nancy and Ron rose to the pinnacle of political power, weathered cancer and personal heartbreak, and braved the depths of Alzheimer's cold embrace -- always together. I know every American felt Nancy's immense pain when she, kissing Ronnie's casket, mouthed a tearful farewell to the best friend she once said she couldn't imagine life without.

5. Nile Gardiner:

   This is a terrorist with a lot of blood on her hands … it’s going to be extremely difficult for the Jordanian government to justify this to the victims of this terrorist atrocity several years ago, jordan has been a very, very important ally to the United States in the war against Islamist terror, but now its position is going to be gravely weakened by this deal with ISIS.