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If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number of people several months to make it and if you're talking about a quick little hand puppet, it could be made in 2 days, so there's enormous range there, and no real easy generalities.
Jim Henson

Meaning of "hand puppet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAND PUPPET

hand puppet  [hænd ˈpʌpɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAND PUPPET

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Hand puppet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAND PUPPET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hand puppet

Hand puppet

A hand puppet is a type of puppet that is controlled by the hand or hands that occupies the interior of the puppet. Glove puppets are a variation of hand puppets. Rod puppets require one of the puppeteer's hands inside the puppet glove holding a rod which controls the head, and the puppet's body then hangs over most or all of the forearm of the puppeteer, and possibly extends further. Other parts of the puppet may be controlled by different means, e.g., by rods operated by the puppeteer's free hand, or strings or levers pulled from inside the head or body. A smaller variety, simple hand puppets often have no significant manipulable parts at all. Finger puppets are not hand puppets as they are used only on a finger.

Definition of hand puppet in the English dictionary

The definition of hand puppet in the dictionary is a doll that you can move by putting your hand inside its body and moving your fingers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAND PUPPET


armpit
ˈɑːmˌpɪt
carpet
ˈkɑːpɪt
cockpit
ˈkɒkˌpɪt
decrepit
dɪˈkrɛpɪt
drapet
ˈdræpɪt
moppet
ˈmɒpɪt
muppet
ˈmʌpɪt
pit
pɪt
Pitt
pɪt
poppit
ˈpɒpɪt
pulpit
ˈpʊlpɪt
puppet
ˈpʌpɪt
respite
ˈrɛspɪt
snippet
ˈsnɪpɪt
spit
spɪt
sumpit
ˈsʌmpɪt
tapet
ˈtæpɪt
tappet
ˈtæpɪt
trumpet
ˈtrʌmpɪt
whippet
ˈwɪpɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAND PUPPET

hand down
hand drill
hand glass
hand grenade
hand in
hand in glove
hand in hand
hand it to someone
hand leather
hand lotion
hand luggage
hand of Fatima
hand on
hand organ
hand over
hand over fist
hand setting
hand signal
hand towel
hand truck

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAND PUPPET

berber carpet
ear trumpet
fitted carpet
frippet
glove puppet
lappet
magic carpet
on the carpet
Persian carpet
pet
poppet
red carpet
shag carpet
sippet
skippet
sock puppet
strumpet
teacher´s pet
tippet
trippet

Synonyms and antonyms of hand puppet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hand puppet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAND PUPPET

Find out the translation of hand puppet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hand puppet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hand puppet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布袋戏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marioneta de mano
570 millions of speakers

English

hand puppet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाथ की कठपुतली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ومن ناحية دمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

марионетка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fantoche de mão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাত পুতুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marionnette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boneka tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handpuppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

指人形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손 인형극
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wayang golek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con rối tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கை கைப்பாவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाताने कठपुतळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

El kuklası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

burattino di mano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pacynka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маріонетка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

marionetă de mână
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαριονέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handpop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handdocka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hånd marionett
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hand puppet

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QUOTES WITH «HAND PUPPET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hand puppet.
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Jim Henson
If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number of people several months to make it and if you're talking about a quick little hand puppet, it could be made in 2 days, so there's enormous range there, and no real easy generalities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAND PUPPET»

Discover the use of hand puppet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hand puppet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hand Puppet Horror
It truly is a HAND PUPPET HORROR.
Benny Alano, 2011
2
One-Person Puppet Plays
Here is a simple pattern for a hand puppet. Human characters work well as hand puppets; for that reason, this pattern features sew-on hands and a head. This way , one color or type of fabric can be used for the puppet's body while another is ...
Denise Anton Wright, 1990
3
Calm Down, Boris!
A furry, lovable monster, named Boris loves to be friendly, but sometimes he gets carried away with his big, tickly kisses, in a book which incorporates a hand puppet in every scene. On board pages.
Sam Lloyd, 2011
4
Horton Hears a Who! Can You? [With Plush Elephant Hand Puppet]
Horton the elephant can hear the Whos, but no one else can, in a book in which readers are encouraged to use the hand puppet to perform the actions indicated through the die-cut pages. On board pages.
Dr. Seuss, 2008
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Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry
Use a mouth puppet instead of a hand puppet in improvising any of the suggested exercises already given. The mouth puppet can also be combined with a hand puppet in skits requiring two performers. The very advanced puppeteer should ...
Larry Engler, Carol Fijan, 2012
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Storytelling with Puppets
... characters for flexible-body hand puppet 3 1 Hand puppet pattern 33 Basic costume pattern for hand puppet 34 Wig, mustache, and beard patterns for hand puppet 35 Ear patterns for hand puppet 36 Nose and face patterns for hand puppet ...
Connie Champlin, 1998
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Books in Bloom: Creative Patterns and Props that Bring ...
It is extremely difficult to design puppets from scratch that both function effectively and also look like specific characters in a book (such as this chapter's Lunch Mouse hand puppet). I advise working from and adapting existing patterns until you ...
Kimberly K. Faurot, 2003
8
Paul McPharlin and the Puppet Theater
She defined this type of puppet as a variation of the hand puppet, but with rods for controlling the arms, allowing more varied gestures and facilitating the coordination of voice and movement; since, like the hand puppet, the hand-and- rod ...
Ryan Howard, 2006
9
Sweet Dreams, Honey Bear
During his winter sleep, Honey Bear dreams of the pleasures that await him when he awakens, especially the search for honey, in a story with a latex bear puppet in the spine that can pop through the openings to appear on each spread.
Tim Weare, 2001
10
Puppets and Puppet Theatre
Presents information on constructing and staging puppet plays.
David Currell, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAND PUPPET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hand puppet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Republicans Crushed As Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders …
Dcbos: Koch hand puppet; looks and speaks just like Mortimer Snerd .... Rastalari: Thanks to Sec. Kerry and President Obama for all the hard ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
2
Democrats On The Hill Are Ready For Hillary As Pelosi Touts …
Dcbos: Koch hand puppet; looks and speaks just like Mortimer Snerd .... Rastalari: Thanks to Sec. Kerry and President Obama for all the hard ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
3
A Broadway cell phone flub
... Award-nominated comedy even poked fun at the incident in a social media advertisement featuring Tyrone, the evil hand puppet in the play, ... «liherald.com, Jul 15»
4
NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & New York Knicks Won't be …
Is Derek Fisher just a Phil Jackson hand puppet or a capable head coach, beginning his road towards great things? When the Lakers and ... «Sportige, Jul 15»
5
Theater review: Introducing kids to myths around the world
The telling of the myths gets off to a rocky start with the story of Sisyphus, which is hard to relate when you are using a hand puppet and a ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Doctor Who (Classic): “Survival”
And the hand puppet is just not convincing in the slightest. But I can see why they had to use a puppet, because if you had to rely on a cat to ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
7
Dracula, Ted, State of Play: films on TV today
To think that, when he first pitched the idea, MacFarlane thought that his lead character would have to be a hand puppet, but someone at ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
8
HAND TO GOD Comically Comments On Patti LuPone Cell Phone …
... are thrown into further upheaval when Jason's hand puppet, Tyrone, takes on a shocking and dangerously irreverent personality all its own. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
9
The Little Crane and The Long Journey
Phillip Reid, as the narrator with the help of a turtle hand puppet, escapes what could be a somewhat plodding role with his superb focus and ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
10
Theater Listings for July 10-16
'Hand to God' Robert Askins's black comedy, about a mild Christian boy whose hand puppet may (or may not) be possessed by the Devil, is as ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hand puppet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hand-puppet>. Apr 2024 ».
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