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Meaning of little hand | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
    idiomatic
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, hand: for example, a small body part.

Examples

“When we get to the half-hour, the little hand will be halfway between the two numbers.”
“Her little hands were amazingly deft. One time we needed to retrieve a bobbin from behind the machine, and she was the one who managed to grab it!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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