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- [on, awn hand]
- /ɒn, ɔn hænd/
- /ɒn hænd/
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- [on, awn hand]
- /ɒn, ɔn hænd/
Definitions of on hand words
- noun on hand the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
- noun on hand the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun on hand a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
- noun on hand something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
- noun on hand index (def 8). 1
- noun on hand a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1
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Origin of on hand
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus
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Parts of speech for On hand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on hand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
on hand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for on hand
adj on hand
- all set — prepared; ready
- all systems go — ready for action
- at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
adv on hand
- here — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hitherto — up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
adjective on hand
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- anticipating — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- getatable — Capable of being got at; accessible.
- now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
- waiting — an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt: a wait at the border.
adverb on hand
- attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
- attending — having primary responsibility for a patient.
- convenient — If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
Antonyms for on hand
adjective on hand
- eventually — In the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems.
- inconveniently — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
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