ALL meanings of on one's hands
hand
O o - noun on one's hands 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 one's hands the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun on one's hands a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
- noun on one's hands something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
- noun on one's hands index (def 8). 1
- noun on one's hands a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1
- noun on one's hands a person who performs or is capable of performing a specific work, skill, or action: a real hand at geometry. 1
- noun on one's hands skill; workmanship; characteristic touch: a painting that shows a master's hand. 1
- noun on one's hands a person, with reference to ability or skill: He was a poor hand at running a business. 1
- noun on one's hands a member of a ship's crew: All hands on deck! 1
- noun on one's hands Often, hands. possession or power; control, custody, or care: to have someone's fate in one's hands. 1
- noun on one's hands a position, especially one of control, used for bargaining, negotiating, etc.: an action to strengthen one's hand. 1
- noun on one's hands means, agency; instrumentality: death by his own hand. 1
- noun on one's hands assistance; aid; active participation or cooperation: Give me a hand with this ladder. 1
- noun on one's hands side; direction: no traffic on either hand of the road. 1
- noun on one's hands style of handwriting; penmanship: She wrote in a beautiful hand. 1
- noun on one's hands a person's signature: to set one's hand to a document. 1
- noun on one's hands a round or outburst of applause for a performer: to get a hand. 1
- noun on one's hands a promise or pledge, as of marriage: He asked for her hand in marriage. 1
- noun on one's hands a linear measure equal to 4 inches (10.2 centimeters), used especially in determining the height of horses. 1
- noun on one's hands Cards. the cards dealt to or held by each player at one time. the person holding the cards. a single part of a game, in which all the cards dealt at one time are played. 1
- noun on one's hands Roman Law. manus (def 2). 1
- noun on one's hands hands, Manège. skill at manipulating the reins of a horse: To ride well, one must have good hands. 1
- noun on one's hands a bunch, cluster, or bundle of various leaves, fruit, etc., as a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together or a cluster of bananas. 1
- noun on one's hands Machinery. the deviation of a thread or tooth from the axial direction of a screw or gear, as seen from one end looking away toward the other. 1
- noun on one's hands Building Trades. the position of the hinges of a door, in terms of right and left, as seen from outside the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads. the position of the hinges of a casement sash, in terms of right and left, from inside the window. 1
- noun on one's hands Also called handle. the fabric properties that can be sensed by touching the material, as resilience, smoothness, or body: the smooth hand of satin. 1
- noun on one's hands Archaic. a person considered as a source, as of information or of supply. 1
- verb with object on one's hands to deliver or pass with or as if with the hand. 1
- verb with object on one's hands to help, assist, guide, etc., with the hand: He handed the elderly woman across the street. 1
- verb with object on one's hands Nautical. to take in or furl (a sail). to haul on or otherwise handle. 1
- adjective on one's hands of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand. 1
- adjective on one's hands made by hand. 1
- adjective on one's hands carried in or worn on the hand. 1
- adjective on one's hands operated by hand; manual. 1
- idioms on one's hands at first hand. firsthand (def 1). 1
- noun on one's hands for which one is responsible 0
- noun on one's hands to spare 0
- noun on one's hands in one's care; being one's responsibility 0