--- title: H — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 779 words of the English dictionary under H, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / H # H — The English dictionary · page 4 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/40/) **halo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ring or circle of light drawn around the head of a holy person or angel in pictures.[↗](../../halo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ring of light around the Sun or Moon, made by ice crystals in the sky.[↗](../../halo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Behaviour that makes someone seem perfectly good: «Her halo slipped» = she did something naughty.[↗](../../halo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A halo can also be a glowing ring of light around something other than a head.[↗](../../halo/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The angel in the painting has a golden halo.[↗](../../halo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a halo around the Moon last night.[↗](../../halo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice crystals high in the sky can make a halo around the Sun.[↗](../../halo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother acts like he has a halo, but he ate the cake\![↗](../../halo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In nativity plays the angels wear tinsel haloes.[↗](../../halo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Presently the background of the hall opened and the tree of knowledge appeared, surrounded by a halo of glory that almost blinded him.[↗](../../halo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **halt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (verb) To stop, or to make something stop.[↗](../../halt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A stop: «come to a halt».[↗](../../halt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (interjection) «Halt!» — an order to stop at once, used by soldiers or guards.[↗](../../halt/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bus came to a halt at the lights.[↗](../../halt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Halt!" shouted the guard.[↗](../../halt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain halted the cricket match.[↗](../../halt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The traffic ground to a halt.[↗](../../halt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The train halted at the station.[↗](../../halt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher halted the race when a child fell.[↗](../../halt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop! halt!” urged one of the singers.[↗](../../halt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And they danced in halting wise about the altar which was made.[↗](../../halt/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.18.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../halt/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.[↗](../../halt/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.38.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../halt/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.[↗](../../halt/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../halt/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **haltere** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) One of the two tiny knob-shaped organs on flies and mosquitoes, in place of a back pair of wings, which help them balance and steer while flying.[↗](../../haltere/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Flies have halteres instead of a second pair of wings.[↗](../../haltere/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The halteres help a fly keep its balance.[↗](../../haltere/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Under the microscope we saw the tiny halteres.[↗](../../haltere/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mosquitoes have halteres too.[↗](../../haltere/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Halteres work a bit like a gyroscope.[↗](../../haltere/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **halve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To halve something is to cut or divide it into two equal parts.[↗](../../halve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To halve an amount is to make it half as big.[↗](../../halve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Halved means made half as big, or cut into halves.[↗](../../halve/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Halve the 12 apples between two boys.[↗](../../halve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The price was halved to 20 dollars.[↗](../../halve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She halves the recipe.[↗](../../halve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If you halve 50, you get 25.[↗](../../halve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum halved the sandwich for me and my sister.[↗](../../halve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Halve the oranges and squeeze out the juice.[↗](../../halve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Walking to school halved the time I spend in traffic.[↗](../../halve/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If we share the bill, we halve the cost.[↗](../../halve/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ham** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Meat from the back leg of a pig, usually salted or smoked, often sliced for sandwiches.[↗](../../ham/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) An actor who acts in a silly, too-dramatic way.[↗](../../ham/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (ham it up) To act or show off in an exaggerated way.[↗](../../ham/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (ham radio) Radio sent and received by amateurs as a hobby.[↗](../../ham/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch.[↗](../../ham/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We eat a big ham at Christmas.[↗](../../ham/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Could I have two slices of ham, please?[↗](../../ham/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother is a real ham in front of the camera.[↗](../../ham/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The actor hammed it up and everyone laughed.[↗](../../ham/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep the ham in the fridge so it stays safe to eat.[↗](../../ham/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa talks to people all over the world on his ham radio.[↗](../../ham/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was placed in the provision basket with ham and cheese and sausages.[↗](../../ham/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.[↗](../../ham/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.6.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ham/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.[↗](../../ham/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.10.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ham/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.[↗](../../ham/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.5.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ham/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.[↗](../../ham/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.1.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ham/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.[↗](../../ham/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.105.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ham/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.[↗](../../ham/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.106.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ham/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **hamburger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hamburger is a flat round cake of minced beef, fried or grilled and served in a bread bun, often with salad, cheese and sauce.[↗](../../hamburger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (USA) Hamburger can also mean the minced beef itself, before it is cooked.[↗](../../hamburger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I have a hamburger with cheese, please?[↗](../../hamburger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad grilled hamburgers at the barbecue.[↗](../../hamburger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A hamburger costs £3, so three cost £9.[↗](../../hamburger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My vegetarian friend had a veggie burger instead of a hamburger.[↗](../../hamburger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hamburger came with chips and ketchup.[↗](../../hamburger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (USA) Mom bought two pounds of hamburger at the store.[↗](../../hamburger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hame** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hame is an old Scots word for home: «brought hame the bull» means brought the bull home.[↗](../../hame/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old Scots use) «hame» can also mean towards home, as in «went hame».[↗](../../hame/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They brought hame the bull.[↗](../../hame/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He went hame at night.[↗](../../hame/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The can was broken, so he brought hame little water.[↗](../../hame/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **hamlet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very small village, often with no church.[↗](../../hamlet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (proper noun) Hamlet, a famous play by Shakespeare, and its main character, a prince of Denmark.[↗](../../hamlet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We drove through a tiny hamlet with just five houses.[↗](../../hamlet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A hamlet is smaller than a village.[↗](../../hamlet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sort the settlements: hamlet, village, town, city.[↗](../../hamlet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hamlet sits at the bottom of the valley.[↗](../../hamlet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Shakespeare wrote the play Hamlet.[↗](../../hamlet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a few families live in the hamlet.[↗](../../hamlet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · First you must call together your attendants, and order them to remain in a little hamlet close by until you want them.[↗](../../hamlet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hammer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tool with a heavy metal head on a handle, used for hitting nails into wood.[↗](../../hammer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To hit something with a hammer or hit it hard again and again.[↗](../../hammer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To beat someone easily in a game (informal).[↗](../../hammer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A heavy metal ball on a wire thrown in sport (the hammer throw).[↗](../../hammer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A small part inside the ear or a piano that hits.[↗](../../hammer/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Hammer and tongs means working or fighting with great energy and noise.[↗](../../hammer/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad used a hammer to put up the shelf.[↗](../../hammer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold the nail steady and tap it with the hammer.[↗](../../hammer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain hammered on the roof.[↗](../../hammer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Someone was hammering on the door.[↗](../../hammer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team got hammered 6–0.[↗](../../hammer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Watch your fingers when you use a hammer.[↗](../../hammer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge banged a small hammer called a gavel.[↗](../../hammer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you.”[↗](../../hammer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken\![↗](../../hammer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.50.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hammer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers.[↗](../../hammer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.74.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hammer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They deck it with silver and with gold, they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.[↗](../../hammer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.10.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hammer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **hammerhead** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hammerhead (or hammerhead shark) is a shark whose head is wide and flat, shaped like the letter T or a hammer, with an eye at each end.[↗](../../hammerhead/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The head of a hammer, the heavy metal part you hit with.[↗](../../hammerhead/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A hammerhead (hamerkop) is also an African wading bird with a crest at the back of its head.[↗](../../hammerhead/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hammerhead shark has eyes at both ends of its head.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hammerheads hunt stingrays on the sea floor.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Divers saw a school of hammerheads.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A hammerhead can sense the electricity made by hidden fish.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The great hammerhead is the biggest kind.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many hammerheads are caught for their fins.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The hammerhead's head is wide like a T.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The metal hammerhead came loose from the wooden handle.[↗](../../hammerhead/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hammock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bed made of cloth or net hung between two trees or posts, which you lie in and can swing.[↗](../../hammock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use, ships) A bed hung between beams on a ship, used by sailors.[↗](../../hammock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad fell asleep in the hammock in the garden.[↗](../../hammock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailors slept in hammocks below deck.[↗](../../hammock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We hung a hammock between two trees at the campsite.[↗](../../hammock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat curled up in the swinging hammock.[↗](../../hammock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Getting out of a hammock is harder than it looks\![↗](../../hammock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some sloths look like they are in a hammock when they hang from branches.[↗](../../hammock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · So, without stopping to talk, the guests slung their hammocks, the monkey taking care to place his so high that no one could get at him.[↗](../../hammock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hammy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Acting in an over-the-top, exaggerated, not natural way.[↗](../../hammy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tasting or smelling of ham.[↗](../../hammy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His acting in the school play was very hammy.[↗](../../hammy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain gave a hammy laugh.[↗](../../hammy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be so hammy — just say the line.[↗](../../hammy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was fun but hammy.[↗](../../hammy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The soup had a hammy taste.[↗](../../hammy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She did a hammy faint on the sofa.[↗](../../hammy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hamper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hamper is a large basket with a lid, used to carry food for a picnic or as a gift full of treats.[↗](../../hamper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US) A hamper is a basket for dirty clothes (laundry hamper).[↗](../../hamper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To hamper means to get in the way of something and make it slower or harder.[↗](../../hamper/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We packed sandwiches into the picnic hamper.[↗](../../hamper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Granny got a Christmas hamper full of cheese and chutney.[↗](../../hamper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your dirty socks in the hamper.[↗](../../hamper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Heavy snow hampered the rescue team.[↗](../../hamper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The broken wheel hampered our progress.[↗](../../hamper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A sore ankle hampered her running.[↗](../../hamper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The hamper had a little drawer for the knives and forks.[↗](../../hamper/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As she spoke she shuffled towards the hamper of cabbages, took up one after another, squeezed them hard, and threw them back, muttering again, ‘Bad stuff, bad stuff.’[↗](../../hamper/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hampshire** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England; its cities include Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester.[↗](../../hampshire/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* New Hampshire is a state in the north-east of the USA, named after the English county.[↗](../../hampshire/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Southampton and Portsmouth are big port cities in Hampshire.[↗](../../hampshire/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The New Forest in Hampshire has wild ponies.[↗](../../hampshire/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousins live in Hampshire, near the sea.[↗](../../hampshire/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · New Hampshire is a state in the north-east of the United States.[↗](../../hampshire/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We drove through Hampshire on the way to the beach.[↗](../../hampshire/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Winchester is an old city in Hampshire.[↗](../../hampshire/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hamster** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hamster is a small furry animal with short legs, a short tail and big cheek pouches, often kept as a pet.[↗](../../hamster/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class hamster is called Biscuit.[↗](../../hamster/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hamster stuffed seeds into its cheeks.[↗](../../hamster/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hamsters run on wheels at night.[↗](../../hamster/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold the hamster gently with both hands.[↗](../../hamster/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Clean the hamster's cage every week.[↗](../../hamster/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My hamster sleeps all day.[↗](../../hamster/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A hamster is a rodent like a mouse.[↗](../../hamster/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after holding the hamster.[↗](../../hamster/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hamstring** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the strong tendons or muscles at the back of the thigh, above the knee.[↗](../../hamstring/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To stop someone or something from working well: the team was hamstrung by injuries.[↗](../../hamstring/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb, old) To cut an animal's hamstring so it cannot run.[↗](../../hamstring/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Stretch your hamstrings before you run.[↗](../../hamstring/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The striker pulled a hamstring and was off for a month.[↗](../../hamstring/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Touch your toes to feel your hamstrings stretch.[↗](../../hamstring/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The project was hamstrung by a lack of money.[↗](../../hamstring/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hamstring injuries are common in sprinters.[↗](../../hamstring/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The physio taped up her sore hamstring.[↗](../../hamstring/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **han** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) The Han dynasty was a family of emperors who ruled China for about four hundred years, a famous golden age of Chinese history.[↗](../../han/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China and in the world, named after the Han dynasty.[↗](../../han/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Mandarin, pinyin) «hàn» is a Chinese syllable used in words like «Hànzì» (Chinese characters) and «Hànyǔ» (the Chinese language); it sounds like «hahn».[↗](../../han/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) Han is also a Korean family name, a river in Korea (the Han River in Seoul), and a first name, as in Han Solo from «Star Wars».[↗](../../han/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (old) A han was an inn for travellers in Turkey and the Middle East.[↗](../../han/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Paper was invented in China during the Han dynasty.[↗](../../han/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Silk Road grew busy in the time of the Han.[↗](../../han/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Most people in China are Han Chinese.[↗](../../han/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chinese characters are called «Hànzì» in Mandarin.[↗](../../han/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Han emperors sent explorers far to the west.[↗](../../han/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Han Solo flies the Millennium Falcon in «Star Wars».[↗](../../han/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Han River flows through Seoul in South Korea.[↗](../../han/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a timeline of Chinese dynasties, from the Qin to the Han and beyond.[↗](../../han/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Han, my son!” answered the woman, taking the bowl.[↗](../../han/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **hand** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hand is the part of your body at the end of your arm, with four fingers and a thumb.[↗](../../hand/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To hand is to give something to someone with your hand.[↗](../../hand/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The hands of a clock are the pointers that show the time.[↗](../../hand/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To give someone a hand is to help them.[↗](../../hand/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To be in good hands means to be in someone's care or possession.[↗](../../hand/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mia hands 7 balloons to Sam.[↗](../../hand/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom hands Zoe 1 book.[↗](../../hand/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anna handed out 12 sheets to the class.[↗](../../hand/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Please hand in your homework on Friday.[↗](../../hand/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Raise your hand if you know the answer.[↗](../../hand/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The minute hand points to 12.[↗](../../hand/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you give me a hand with these bags?[↗](../../hand/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We have 2 hands with 5 fingers on each, so 10 fingers.[↗](../../hand/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It will fall into good hands--"[↗](../../hand/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, (Torah LEV.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hand/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand — the earth swallowed them.[↗](../../hand/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hand/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (Torah EXO.21.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hand/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Or what receiveth He of thy hand?[↗](../../hand/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.35.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hand/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · I lay my hand upon my mouth.[↗](../../hand/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hand/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Elisha laid his hands upon the king's hands.[↗](../../hand/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.13.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hand/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/2/) 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