hands

n.	1.	a person's power or discretionary action; as, my fate is in your hands.
	2.	The force of workers available; as, all hands on deck. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. - Locke.

Noun	1.	hands - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" Synonyms: custody
	2.	hands - the force of workers available Synonyms: manpower, men, work force, workforce

administration, authority, claws, clutches, command, control, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fighting force, firepower, forces, governance, government, grasp, grip, gripe, hand, helm, hold, iron hand, jurisdiction, mastership, mastery, men, personnel, power, raj, regnancy, reign, reins of government, rule, sovereignty, sway, talons, the big battalions, troops, units, work force

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