Dream Dictionary

Hand

To dream of your hands, represents your relationship to those around you and how you connect with the world. Hands serve as a form of communication. Perhaps you need to lend out a helping hand to someone.

In particular, the left hand symbolizes your graciousness and feminine, receptive qualities. And the right hand symbolizes masculine, active attributes.

It may also be a pun for some decision or something being "right".

To dream that you are holding hands with someone, represents your connection with that person. Your dream may also reflect anxieties about losing touch with him/her or that you are drifting apart.

To dream that your hands are injured, denotes an attack on your ego.

To dream that your hands are clasped or closed, signifies unity, completeness, acceptance or agreement. On a more negative note, it may suggest that you are close-minded, not giving or unwilling to help.

To dream that you have unusually large hands, denotes much success in achieving your goals.

To dream that your hands are hairy or rough, implies your lack of gentleness in dealing with others. You may be too brash and abrasive.

To see blood on your hands, signifies that you are experiencing some sort of guilt.

To dream that you are washing your hands, represents a worrisome issue that you need to work through. Alternatively, it suggests that you are no longer taking responsibilities in some matter. You are letting go and getting things out of your system.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand, manus, mitt, paw]
  • 2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hand, hired man]
  • 3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, hand, script]
  • 4: ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
  • 5: a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
  • 6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: hand, deal]
  • 7: one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
  • 8: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
  • 9: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
  • 10: a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
  • 11: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: bridge player, hand]
  • 12: a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
  • 13: terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
  • 14: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: hand, helping hand]
  • v. 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give]
  • 2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"