hand in glove

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Definitions of hand in glove words

noun hand in glove the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
noun hand in glove the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
noun hand in glove a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
noun hand in glove something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
noun hand in glove index (def 8). 1
noun hand in glove a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1

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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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".

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hand in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
arm in arm — If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked.
thick as thieves — very close friends