Phrase guide
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noun
Synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: children's vocabulary; primary school age; children's vocabulary; primary school age
Synonyms: hour hand
Antonyms: big hand
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, hand: for example, a small body part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hour hand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hand
History
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