Function and Hand

Function

Function noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

Usage example: that machine's function is to sort bolts by size

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Hand and function are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hand" instead a noun "Function".

Hand noun - A certain way in which something appears or may be regarded.

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Function and hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Function" instead a noun "Hand".

Nearby Words: handle, handy, handed, handful, handhold

old	old function	old hand
full	full function	full hand
normal	normal function	normal hand
single	single function	single hand
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, little, main, new, major, extra.

Ogryns (which are really Ogres IN SPACE) fill a similar function, in addition to being among the few decent hand-to-hand fighters in the Imperial Guard.

Source: Smash Mook
On the other hand, other versions of this are cruel exploiters and function similarly to the Orphanage of Fear.

Source: The Fagin
The My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic series as a whole tends to use magic as a hand wave whenever something pops up that shouldn't be able to function in the setting.

Source: Hand Wave

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