Adjectives that collocate with HAND (Sorted by collocation rank)
right (108), bad (96), left (81), soft (77), expert (71), filthy (54), strong (50), open (49), capable (48), coarse (47), willing (47), beautiful (45), sympathetic (44), clean (41), steady (41), outstretched (40), cool (40), dirty (39), pretty (38), unsteady (36), skilled (35), gloved (34), firm (34), shaking (32), long-fingered (30), liberal (30), was (30), free (30), limp (30), deft (29), delicate (28), nervous (28), generous (27), rough (27), trembling (26), good (26), clammy (25), greasy (23), when (22), busy (22), friendly (21), unwashed (20), eager (19), frail (19), cupped (19), clumsy (18), grubby (18), sticky (18), gnarled (16), sweaty (15), well-manicured (14), skilful (13), hairy (13), practised (13), claw-like (9), work-roughened (8), ringed (5),
Adjectives that collocate with HAND (Sorted by alphabetical order)
bad (96), beautiful (45), busy (22), capable (48), clammy (25), claw-like (9), clean (41), clumsy (18), coarse (47), cool (40), cupped (19), deft (29), delicate (28), dirty (39), eager (19), expert (71), filthy (54), firm (34), frail (19), free (30), friendly (21), generous (27), gloved (34), gnarled (16), good (26), greasy (23), grubby (18), hairy (13), left (81), liberal (30), limp (30), long-fingered (30), nervous (28), open (49), outstretched (40), practised (13), pretty (38), right (108), ringed (5), rough (27), shaking (32), skilful (13), skilled (35), soft (77), steady (41), sticky (18), strong (50), sweaty (15), sympathetic (44), trembling (26), unsteady (36), unwashed (20), was (30), well-manicured (14), when (22), willing (47), work-roughened (8),
Last edited April 17, 2012
