hand
noun [C] (CARDS) /hænd/Definition
› a (single part of a) game of cards, or the set of cards that a player has in a game: Who's for a hand of poker? You dealt me an appalling hand in that game.Actions involved in playing cards
(Definition of hand noun (CARDS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ace noun (PLAYING CARD)
- bridge noun (GAME)
- canasta noun
- card sharp noun
- deal noun (SHARING OUT)
- deal verb (SHARE OUT)
- dealer noun
- flush noun (CARD GAMES)
- joker noun (CARD)
- pool noun (MONEY)
- queen noun (WOMAN)
- royal flush noun
- rummy noun
- shoot verb (PLAY)
- shuffle verb (MIX CARDS)
- singleton noun (CARD)
- solitaire noun (CARDS)
- spade noun (CARD)
- stick verb (NOT CONTINUE)
- strip poker noun
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