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winning hand

winning hand noun: a handful of cards held by a player that beats all others in a card game.

Noun

winning hand (plural winning hands)

  1. A handful of cards held by a player that beats all others in a card game.
    • On the face of it, "Condor" has quite a winning hand. It offers a fast transit that no road vehicle can touch for door-to-door speed.1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 45

Forms of winning hand

pluralwinning hands

Questions about winning hand

What does winning hand mean?
Winning hand means a handful of cards held by a player that beats all others in a card game.
What part of speech is winning hand?
Winning hand is a noun.
What is the plural of winning hand?
The plural of winning hand is winning hands.

Words near winning hand in the dictionary

  1. winning
  2. winning around
  3. winning back
  4. winning big
  5. winning by a nose
  6. winning hand
  7. winning hands
  8. winning hazard
  9. winning hazards
  10. winning is a great deodorant
  11. winning mentalities

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