Collocations withhand
These are words often used in combination withhand.
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bare hand
Freer gained a reputation for performing effects like freezing ice in his bare hand.
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cupped hand
The cupped hand and ear trumpet were commonly used methods to improve sound input to the ear in the past.
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firm hand
It therefore follows that a firm hand must be maintained on home demand.
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gloved hand
The magazine release lever was repositioned ahead of the trigger bow to make the system easier to operate with gloved hands.
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guiding hand
Then, too, and even when trivialized, civil authority had no rhetorical counter to a minister who questioned the world through the guiding hand of providence.
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hand back
Would he look at this again and make those county councils which have demanded this extortionate blackmail hand back their ill-gotten gains?
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hand clapping
Rhythm is also enhanced by hand clapping, which often results in polyrhythmic patterns that play against the inherent rhythm of the melody.
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hand controller
Moreover, the handle consists of an active hand controller and a passive force feedback.
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hand count
I do not know what the hand count showed except that it was obviously close and was what gave rise to the suggestion for a secret ballot.
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hand crank
The main antenna consisted of two lead weighted 120-meter-long wires deployed by electric motor or hand crank.
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hand hygiene
Guests were advised to pay special attention to hand hygiene.
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hand soap
Lano liquid hand soap was launched in 1989, with a compact soap dispenser being introduced in 1993.
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hand wheel
Fine control of the grinding head or tables position is possible using a vernier calibrated hand wheel, or using the features of numerical controls.
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helping hand
In normal times, industry can get on well on its own, but in a recession it needs a helping hand.
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hired hand
They are no longer content to accept the abject position of the hired hand.
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idle hand
This safety feature prevented workers from inadvertently placing an idle hand or arm inside the presses when they were in operation.
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invisible hand
This is a kind of ' invisible hand ' argument.
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prosthetic hand
A comparison of the contact area in a natural hand, a conventional electrical prosthetic hand and the multifunctional prosthetic hand was performed.
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raised hand
In other depictions he appears with a raised hand and thoughtfully lifted finger, as if to make a point.
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ranch hand
He was employed as a ranch hand and as a teacher.
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unseen hand
Burr et al. used two responses, verbal reports of stimulus position and pointing with an unseen hand.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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