Hand vs. Arm
Difference Between Hand and Arm
Handnoun
The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
Her hands are really strong.Armnoun
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”Handnoun
That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
Armnoun
(anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.Handnoun
A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
Armnoun
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
the arms of an octopusHandnoun
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.
Armnoun
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.Handnoun
In linear measurement:
Armnoun
(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.Handnoun
Four inches, a hand's breadth.
Armnoun
A branch of an organization.
the cavalry arm of the military serviceHandnoun
(obsolete) Three inches.
Armnoun
(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
the arm of the lawthe secular armHandnoun
A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
Armnoun
A pitcher
The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.Handnoun
Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
Armnoun
(genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
Handnoun
An agent; a servant, or manual laborer, especially in compounds; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful.
an old hand at speaking;large farms need many farm handsArmnoun
A group of patients in a medical trial.
Handnoun
An instance of helping.
Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.Armnoun
(usually used in the plural) A weapon.
Handnoun
Handwriting; style of penmanship.
a good handArmnoun
(in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia
The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.Handnoun
A person's autograph or signature.
Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.Armverb
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
Handnoun
Personal possession; ownership.
Armverb
To supply with arms or limbs.
Handnoun
Management, domain, control.
in safe hands;in good hands;He lost his job when the factory changed hands.With the business back in the founder's hands, there is new hope for the company.With John in charge of the project, it's in good hands.Armverb
To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
Handnoun
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
Armverb
To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
Remember to arm an alarm system.Handnoun
(card games) The set of cards held by a player.
Armverb
To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in anglingHandnoun
(tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
Armverb
(figurative) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Handnoun
(collective) The collective noun for a bunch of bananas.
Armverb
To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
Handnoun
Applause.
Give him a hand.Armadjective
Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
He's neither poor nor arm.Handnoun
(historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
Armadjective
To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
Handnoun
(firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
Armnoun
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
Handnoun
A whole rhizome of ginger.
Armnoun
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting;
he was licensed to carry a weaponHandnoun
The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
This fabric has a smooth, soft hand.Armnoun
an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
a branch of CongressHandnoun
(archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
Armnoun
any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
the arm of the record playeran arm of the seaa branch of the sewerHandnoun
(archaic) Agency in transmission from one person to another.
to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new);to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new);It's not a rumor. I heard it at first hand.Armnoun
the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
Handnoun
(obsolete) Rate; price.
Armnoun
the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm
Handverb
(transitive) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
He handed them the letter.She handed responsibility over to her deputy.Armverb
prepare oneself for a military confrontation;
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle Easttroops are building up on the Iraqui borderHandverb
(transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
to hand a lady into a carriageArmverb
supply with arms;
The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in AfghanistanHandverb
To manage.
Handverb
To seize; to lay hands on.
Handverb
To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
Handverb
To furl.
Handverb
To cooperate.
Handnoun
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb;
he had the hands of a surgeonhe extended his mittHandnoun
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch;
the hired hand fixed the railinga ranch handHandnoun
something written by hand;
she recognized his handwritinghis hand was illegibleHandnoun
ability;
he wanted to try his hand at singingHandnoun
a position given by its location to the side of an object;
objections were voiced on every handHandnoun
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time;
I didn't hold a good hand all eveninghe kept trying to see my handHandnoun
one of two sides of an issue;
on the one hand..., but on the other hand...Handnoun
a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece;
the big hand counts the minutesHandnoun
a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses;
the horse stood 20 handsHandnoun
a member of the crew of a ship;
all hands on deckHandnoun
a card player in a game of bridge;
we need a 4th hand for bridgeHandnoun
a round of applause to signify approval;
give the little lady a great big handHandnoun
terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos);
the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and cloutingHandnoun
physical assistance;
give me a hand with the choresHandverb
place into the hands or custody of;
hand me the spoon, pleaseTurn the files over to me, pleaseHe turned over the prisoner to his lawyersHandverb
guide or conduct or usher somewhere;
hand the elderly lady into the taxi
