hand vs fist
fist vs handhand and fist both are nouns.
hand is a verb but fist is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hand | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fist | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fist is a hyponym of
hand; that is, fist is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
hand:
- hand: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- fist: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
Other hyponyms of hand include
clenched fist, hooks, maulers, meat hooks, right, right hand, left, left hand.
| hand (noun) | fist (noun) |
|---|---|
| physical assistance | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) |
| terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | |
| a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | |
| the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | |
| ability | |
| one of two sides of an issue | |
| something written by hand | |
| a round of applause to signify approval | |
| the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| a position given by its location to the side of an object | |
| a hired laborer on a farm or ranch | |
| a card player in a game of bridge | |
| a member of the crew of a ship | |
| a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses |
| hand (verb) | fist (verb) |
|---|---|
| guide or conduct or usher somewhere | |
| place into the hands or custody of |
Words related to "hand"
- ability
- accumulation
- aggregation
- aid
- applause
- arm
- arteria digitalis
- arteria metacarpea
- assemblage
- assist
- assistance
- ball
- bidder
- big hand
- bridge hand
- bridge partner
- bridge player
- cacography
- calligraphy
- card player
- chirography
- clapping
- clenched fist
- collection
- commit
- conduct
- confide
- contractor
- crewman
- cursive
- cursive script
- deal
- declarer
- deliver
- digital arteries
- direct
- drover
- entrust
- extremity
- farm worker
- farmhand
- field hand
- fieldhand
- finger
- fist
- forepaw
- fork out
- fork over
- fork up
- free
- give
- give up
- groom
- guide
- hand clapping
- hand down
- hand out
- hand over
- handbreadth
- handsbreadth
- handwriting
- help
- helping hand
- herder
- herdsman
- hired hand
- hired man
- homo
- hooks
- horologe
- hostler
- hour hand
- human
- human being
- intercapitular vein
- intrust
- jack
- laborer
- labourer
- lead
- leave
- left
- left hand
- little hand
- long suit
- longhand
- man
- manual laborer
- manus
- maulers
- meat hooks
- metacarpal artery
- metacarpal vein
- metacarpus
- minute hand
- mitt
- ostler
- palm
- pass
- pass on
- paw
- penmanship
- pointer
- poker hand
- power
- ranch hand
- reach
- release
- relinquish
- render
- resign
- right
- right hand
- running hand
- sailor
- scratch
- scrawl
- scribble
- script
- second hand
- shorthand
- side
- slip
- sneak
- stableboy
- stableman
- stenography
- tachygraphy
- take
- thenar
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- transfer
- trust
- turn in
- turn over
- vena intercapitalis
- vena metacarpus
- writing
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