We are all familiar with the word “hand”. Let’s learn some words that use “hand” as the prefix.

 

a bag held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap

a short book that gives information, guidance or instructions

a pair of metal rings that can be locked around a person’s wrist

the amount that a hand can hold

made by hand, rather than by machine

a sheet or sheets of paper containing information that you distribute to people attending a speech, lecture or meeting

 

the part of a telephone that you hold near your ear and mouth

 

a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals to meet or leave each other or when they have made an agreement

doing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do it

writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand