Hanks

Famous actor's surname

Hanks is the plural of hank, a coiled or looped bundle—especially of yarn, thread, or rope.

A hank of yarn is a specific length wound into a loose coil for sale or storage: She bought three hanks of wool for the sweater.

Sailors use hank for a ring or clip that fastens a sail to a stay.

surname

Tom

Masculine given name

  • actorOne who portrays characters
  • CastawayShipwrecked person left stranded
  • HollywoodAmerican film industry center

Forrest Gump · Wilson · Colin · Rita · celebrity · Oscar · Philadelphia · Saving Private Ryan · Woody · Toy Story

textile

skein

Coiled length of thread

  • yarnTwisted strand for crafts
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • threadFiber for stitching

fiber · winding · loop · bundle · wool · silk · embroidery · knitting · crochet · needlework

nautical

rope

Thick twisted fibers

  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • ringClosed curve shape
  • fasteningJoining two parts together

cleat · rigging · sailing · deck · mooring · loop · securing · bowline · halyard · sheet

Categories
Opposites
fiber/rope form

Hankstangles

Knotted, twisted masses

snarls · knots · spools · bobbins · reels

tom hanks vs. contrasting actors/personas

HanksHarvey Weinstein

Bill Cosby · Kevin Spacey · Charlie Sheen · Mel Gibson · Shia LaBeouf

acting persona/screen image

HanksChristopher Walken

Gary Oldman · Willem Dafoe · Jack Nicholson · Al Pacino · Robert De Niro

Phrases
Family

hank, hanked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G