Plural of hand
regular plural
The plural of hand is hands.
Forms of hand
| Singular | hand /hænd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hands /hæn(d)z/ |
| Countable | countable |
Hands in a sentence
- Her hands are really strong.
- Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth.2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
- There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.From the entry this
- Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.From the entry finger
- The chiromancer examined my palms first, and eventually had my hands photographed.From the entry palm
Meaning of hand
- noun The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in humans and other primates, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- noun A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- noun An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
Questions about the plural of hand
- What is the plural of hand?
- The plural of hand is hands.
- Is hand countable?
- Hand is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hand (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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