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little hands

little hands is the plural of little hand.

Meaning of little hand

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!

Questions about little hands

What is little hands the plural of?
Little hands is the plural of little hand.

Words near little hands in the dictionary

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

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