hand-over period

hand Noun

— Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb. Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand. — Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is. The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.

hand Verb

— If I hand you something, I give it to you. Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.

over Preposition

— Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event. When the movie was over we left the movie theater. — In a location above something. He stepped over the dog. — From one side to the other. They went over the bridge. — If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house. They had him over for tea. — A number divided by another. Eight over two is four.

over Noun

— An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end. The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.

period Noun

— A period is a length of time. There was a short period when my computer stopped working. During the first period, Germany scored two goals. The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago). — A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period. Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence? — A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood. I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant.

period Interjection

— And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis. When I say "eat your dinner," it means "eat your dinner", period!