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little hand

little hand noun: synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).

little hand: synonym of hour hand (on a clock face)
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Noun

little hand (plural little hands)

  1. (idiomatic, children's vocabulary, primary school age) Synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
    • When we get to the half-hour, the little hand will be halfway between the two numbers.
    Synonyms:
    hour hand
    Antonyms:
    big hand
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, hand: for example, a small body part.
    • Her little hands were amazingly deft. One time we needed to retrieve a bobbin from behind the machine, and she was the one who managed to grab it!

Synonyms of little hand

Antonyms

Forms of little hand

plurallittle hands

Questions about little hand

What does little hand mean?
Little hand means synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
What part of speech is little hand?
Little hand is a noun.
What is the plural of little hand?
The plural of little hand is little hands.

Words near little hand in the dictionary

  1. little gulls
  2. little guy
  3. little guys
  4. Little Hadham
  5. Little Hampton
  6. little hand
  7. little hands
  8. Little Hans Lollik Island
  9. Little Harrowden
  10. Little Hartley
  11. little hat

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