General Dictionary
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(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work"
The 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
The constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10-34 joule-second
A unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
A nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
Shaped in the form of the letter H
A ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
A unit of power equal to 746 watts
Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
A British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis
United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
The type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers)
Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
An English coin worth half a penny
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape
A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing Back to top
A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
Genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep
Cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs
An Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk''s prophecies
An Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk''s prophecies
A Hebrew minor prophet
A Cuban dance in duple time
Music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
Chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
Bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
South European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
South European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
Orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
Slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers
North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
Stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers
A long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
Fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate Back to top
Orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
Slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
Orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
Orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
Similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934)
An industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the present of an iron catalyst
A merchant who sells men''s clothing
A store where men''s clothes are sold
The drygoods sold by a haberdasher
A store where men''s clothes are sold
(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk
An industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the present of an iron catalyst
Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen";
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
Qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university"
A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
Excessive use of drugs
(religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order) Back to top
An established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
Put a habit on
Causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"
Fit for habitation; "the habitable world"
The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
The native habitat or home of an animal or plant
Dressed in a habit; "the habited men of the monastery"
Having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"
Commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"
Made a norm or custom or habit; "his habitual practice was to eat an early supper"; "her habitual neatness"
According to habit or custom; "her habitually severe expression"; "he habitually keeps his office door closed"
According to routine or established practice; "he routinely parked in a no-parking zone"
Repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
Make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
Take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"
A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) Back to top
Habitual mode of behavior
A regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
Constitution of the human body
Person''s predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus"
English illustrator of several of Dickens'' novels (1815-1882)
A royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation
A Shinto god of war
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
The main house on a ranch or large estate
A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
A saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
A horse kept for hire
An old or over-worked horse
A car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
A tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil
One who works hard at boring tasks
A mediocre and disdained writer
A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
Cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" Back to top
Significantly cut up a manuscript
Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I''m not very good at hacking but I''ll give it my best"
Kick on the shins
Kick on the arms
Cut with a hacking tool
Cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest"
Informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can''t hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
Someone who drives a taxi for a living
Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
Small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
Any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
An obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
Stickweed; beggar''s lice
One who works hard at boring tasks
A programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"
Someone who plays golf poorly
A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
Long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
Comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" Back to top
A feeling of anger and animosity; "having one''s hackles or dander up"
Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
A compact breed of harness horse
A carriage for hire
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails''"
A carriage for hire
A carriage for hire
Saw used with one hand for cutting metal
Professional work done according to formula
Someone who drives a taxi for a living
Fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I''m not very good at hacking but I''ll give it my best"
A mediocre and disdained writer
Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters)
Important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
Lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus
The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life Back to top
(religion) the world of the dead; "he didn''t want to go to hell when he died"
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran
(Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions
The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship"
A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian''s Wall (76-138)
An ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
Any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
Any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
Duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous
Any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
Act in one''s own or everybody''s best interest; "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!"
(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by pre-established punishments found in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery"
The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919)
A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
Cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Agglutination of red blood cells
Relating to the blood vessels or blood Back to top
A structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels
Benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
Genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies
Spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
Relating to the blood vessels or blood
Vomiting blood
Relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis"
A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
The principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
European genus of bloodsucking flies
Small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
Passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
Accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus
Accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)
A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
An abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
The presence of red blood cells in the urine Back to top
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
An orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
Of or relating to or involved in hematology
A doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
A localized swelling filled with blood
Oystercatchers
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
Oystercatchers
Small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
Small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
Spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
The presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease
Relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis"
A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
Dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure Back to top
Some genera placed in family Liliaceae
Type genus of family Haemodoraceae
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
Presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma
A blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood
Presence of hemoglobin in the urine
Any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
Relating to or involving or causing hemolysis; "hemolytic anemia"
Anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
Hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
A clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
Relating to or having hemophilia
Leeches
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow" Back to top
Related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds
Bird parasites
A conjugated protein linked to an iron-porphyrin compound
Type genus of the family Haemoproteidae
Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs
Flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels
Of or relating to a hemorrhage
A group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage
Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
Pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
Surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
A granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
Abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis
An order in the subclass Telosporidia
Minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens
Surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
Surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
A surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
Grunts Back to top
Type genus of the Haemulidae
Red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil
Found off the West Indies and Florida
A kind of grunt
Of warm Atlantic waters
Found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons
The handle of a weapon or tool
A short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
A short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
Eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
An ugly evil-looking old woman
Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis
Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
The clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel Defense Force
Small cherry much liked by birds
Small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry
An obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood
A town of northern Maryland Back to top
Eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
A Hebrew minor prophet
British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young fa
In a haggard manner; "she looked haggardly out of her tent"
Made of sheep''s or calf''s viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal''s stomach
An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let''s not haggle over a few dollars"
An intense bargainer
An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
The third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
The author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
The author of a worshipful or idealizing biography
A biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
Worship of saints
The author of a worshipful or idealizing biography Back to top
Literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis
German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
A transuranic element that has not been found in nature
A outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa
The Na-Dene language of the Haida people
A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska
A major port in northwestern Israel
A outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa
An epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
Enthusiastic greeting
Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
Greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Call for; "hail a cab"
Be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
Precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"
Heartily friendly and congenial
Heartily friendly and congenial
Emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) Back to top
Small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
A storm during which hail falls
A salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her
A port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
A filamentous projection or process on an organism
Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"
Dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"
Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"
A very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair''s-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
A very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair''s-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
Excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser"
Extremely alarming
Self-sacrificing or austere
Self-sacrificing or austere
Mole of eastern North America
Responsive to the slightest stimulation or provocation; "he has a hair-trigger temper"
A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
A brush used to groom a person''s hair
Care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair Back to top
Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
The act of cutting the hair
The style in which hair has been cut
The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman''s hair)
Someone who cuts or beautifies hair
Care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
A toiletry for the hair
A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip"
The quality of having hair
Having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"
The quality of not having hair
The condition of being void of hair
Long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube"
The natural margin formed by hair on the head
A very thin line
A fracture without separation of the frgments and the line of the break being very thin
A small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
A double pronged pin used to hold women''s hair in place
A U-shaped bend in a road Back to top
A very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair''s-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
A disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
Making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn''t take his hairsplitting seriously"
Developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions"
A fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece
Small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
Small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
Someone who cuts or beautifies hair
Long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel
The act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair
Hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"
Having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
Similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
Shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers
A European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States
Hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
Twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America
Small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly
A phase of crown gall (especially in apples) during which there is abnormal development of fine fibrous roots
Much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America Back to top
European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
Plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
A variety of wood mint
A compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
Care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
A sensory epithelial cell present in the Organ of Corti
The act of dyeing or tinting one''s hair
Coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold"
A dye or tint for the hair
A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
A dye or tint for the hair
A small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles
Toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
Fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums
A toiletry for the hair
Toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling Back to top
An alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover
A toiletry for the hair
Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
An uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance
A decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
(printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters
Toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place
A very fine line in writing or printing
The arrangement of the hair (especially a woman''s hair)
A toiletry for the hair
A gun trigger that responds with little pressure
An island in the West Indies
A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere
A native or inhabitant of Haiti
Of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people; "Haitian shantytowns"
The capital and largest city of Haiti
100 centimes equal 1 gourde
A creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages
The monetary unit in Haiti
The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship" Back to top
A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca
The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship"
A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca
Any of several marine food fishes related to cod
The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers
Tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
Large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia
Shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia
A Muslim physician
The official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
A Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
A Muslim physician
A Muslim ruler or governor or judge
A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China; this form of Chinese is not well known outside China because few of the Hakka people have migrated
A dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China; this form of Chinese is not well known outside China because few of the Hakka people have migrated
Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
(Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah Back to top
Conforming to dietary laws; "halal meat"; "a halal kitchen"
Proper or legitimate; "the fund earns halal profits in full compliance with the Shari''a"
A pike fitted with an ax head
A guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
A member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa
A form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep
A mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
Idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)
Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)
Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
Ground snakes
In some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America
Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette''s syndrome
Prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) Back to top
A soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country'' (1755-1776)
Draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
A national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
A state of robust good health
Genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians
100 halers equal 1 koruna
100 halers equal 1 koruna
Deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America
Medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
Medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
French operatic composer (1799-1862)
United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock''n''roll music (1925-1981)
One of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
In various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval
(of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"
Partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"
Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" Back to top
Partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
Half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat
In equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture"
In equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half"
Half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads
Insufficiently cooked
Foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"
(of animals) having only one purebred parent
(of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
(of animals) having only one purebred parent
Half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
(of animals) having only one purebred parent
A son of your stepparent by a former marriage
Offspring of parents of different races or cultures
50 years
Inadequately clothed
Confusion resulting from lack of preparation
Driven insane
A morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
(of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals" Back to top
Without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner; "she tried half-heartedly"
A day on which half is free from work or duty
A half of an hour
Occurring every half hour
Every thirty minutes, every half hour
Half the maximum intensity
A portrait showing the body from only the waist up
Abridged to half its original length
Representing only the upper half of the body; "a half-length portrait"
The time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
A grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
A position some distance below the top of the mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
The time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
Reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
Disparaging terms for small people
For half the price; "she bought it half-price during the sale"
A sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
British informal for `intoxicated''
Half the usual or regular size Back to top
Undergarment worn under a skirt
A short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"
Having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture
Having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture
Involving half the standard or customary time for an activity; "he had two years of half-time training"
For less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time"
Having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles"
Having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles"
A partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
A stupid incompetent person
A person of subnormal intelligence
Mentally deficient
Lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
Every half year, every six months
The position of a back on a football team
(football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position
Tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw
Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
An English coin worth half a penny
The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny Back to top
An intermission between the first and second half of a game
An engraving used to reproduce an illustration
A print obtained from photoengraving
An engraving used to reproduce an illustration
Equally distant from the extremes
Including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
At a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
At half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
Book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another
On of siblings who have only one parent in common
A boot reaching halfway up to the knee
A single cross stitch at a diagonal
An English coin worth half a crown
A United States coin worth half of a dollar
An exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
A former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars
A dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board Back to top
A hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other
A knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
The time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
A mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes
A unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
A wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent''s arm and exerts press on the back of the neck
A musical note having the time value of half a whole note
Something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page
A musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time
A sister who has only one parent in common with you
A small short-billed Old World snipe
Shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe
The musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
A first page of some books displaying only the title of the book
A track that goes around only rear wheels
A motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military
A tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
A genus of Accipitridae
Large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
Of southeast Europe and central Asia Back to top
Found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific
Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
Marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
Lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
A fatty oil from halibut livers that is used as a source of vitamin A
A genus of Labridae
Small wrasse of tropical Atlantic
Bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil
A family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
A salt of any halogen acid
Provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
1 species: salt tree
Spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
Spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
Abalones
Type genus of the family Haliotidae
An abalone found near the Channel Islands
Naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
Offensive breath
Exhaled breath Back to top
A large entrance or reception room or area
A college or university building containing living quarters for students
A large building for meetings or entertainment
A large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"
A large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"
An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"
The large room of a manor or castle
A large and imposing house
United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)
A variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States
(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
A city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
A city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
A shout or song of praise to God
English astronomer who used Newton''s laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) Back to top
A rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
A distinctive characteristic or attribute
A mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
A shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him"
Shout `halloo'', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
Urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
Render holy by means of religious rites
The evening before All Saints'' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
Worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem''s hallowed soil"
The evening before All Saints'' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
A Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
A Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
A piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror
Perceive what is not there; have illusions
Experiencing delirium
An object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"
A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
Partaking of hallucination; "fleeing in terror from hallucinatory wolves"; "the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever"- Jean Stafford
A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences Back to top
Capable of producing hallucinations; "LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug"
A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
A mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
The first largest innermost toe
An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"
A building containing trophies honoring famous people
A university dormitory
Written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school
Someone who guards an entrance
Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent''s bases
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
A circle of light around the sun or moon
A toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
Organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
One of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens
Dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium Back to top
New Zealand shrub
Compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom
Any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
A coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content
A coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content
Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
A compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette''s syndrome
Archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
Archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
Plant growing naturally in very salty soil
A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
A nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures
A blight of bean plants
A blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasses
A blight of bean plants
An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
The event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
The state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" Back to top
Stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
Cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
Come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
Stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
Disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
Either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
A woman''s top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
Rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Hang with a halter
Either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few broken words of sorrow"
Disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
In a halting manner; "he spoke haltingly"
Divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake"
A rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
An unskilled actor who overacts
A licensed amateur radio operator Back to top
(Old Testament) son of Noah
Exaggerate one''s acting
Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
Large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
The nymph or spirit of a particular tree
Comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera
A group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (i
Genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region
Genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
Family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
Fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring
Common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
Genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
A focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ
A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Is Back to top
The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
A city in northern Germany on the Elbe River
Beef that has been ground
A fried cake of minced beef served on a bun
A round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty
A round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty
A patty of ground cooked beef
Parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip
Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
Any of several free-flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
Handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
Handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
The capital of Bermuda
A port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
Common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America Back to top
A group of languages in northen Africa related to Semitic
A group of languages in northen Africa related to Semitic
A large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
A community of people smaller than a village
A settlement smaller than a town
The hero of William Shakespeare''s tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961)
The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
A power tool for drilling rocks
A striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
A heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
The ossicle attached to the eardrum
An athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
Beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
Create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
Shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks; "a bowl of hammered brass"
Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
The striking part of a hammer Back to top
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence
Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
A wrestling hold in which the opponent''s arm is twisted up behind his back
United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
A deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch
The emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union
Teach by drills and repetition
Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
Discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement; "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"
An athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
Poor acting by a ham actor
A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
A small natural hill
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
Affectedly dramatic; overacted
A basket usually with a cover Back to top
A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep
A county of southern England on the English Channel
British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (born in 1913)
A naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
A channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
One of the tendons at the back of the knee
Cripple by cutting the hamstring
Make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
One of the tendons at the back of the knee
Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)
An unskilled actor who overacts
Eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
A small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
Exaggerate one''s acting
A sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham Back to top
Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
Physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
Terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo''s forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
A rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
Ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
One of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
Something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
A round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn''t hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
A position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
A card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
A member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
A hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
A unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
Guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
Make without a potter''s wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
Made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby dresses" Back to top
Passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
Small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer"
A portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket
A portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket
Cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush"
Made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth"
Outgrown garment passed down from one person to another
Passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
Operated by hand
Pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-picked his new team"
Carefully selected; "a hand-picked jury"
Inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
Being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
Providing only bare essentials; "a hand-to-mouth existence"
Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed"
A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
A game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
A small rubber ball used in the game of handball
The court on which handball is played Back to top
A rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people
A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin'' is a British expression)
A container that is usually woven and has handles
A bell that is held in the hand
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
A bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
Make without a potter''s wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"
A small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
Wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"
A clap of the hands to indicate approval
Grasping and shaking a person''s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Color by hand; "Some old photographs are handcolored"
A work produced by hand labor
Make something by hand; "We handcraft all our paper"
Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
Having or involving the use of hands; "a handed, tree-living animal"; "a four-handed card game" Back to top
Having been passed along from generation to generation; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor"
The property of using one hand more than the other
The music of Handel
A prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
Of or relating to or in the manner of George Frederick Handel
The quantity that can be held in the hand
A small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
A firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands; "a hand-held computer"
A small portable drill held and operated by hand
An appendage to hold onto
Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
Injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
Incapacitated by injury or illness
A person who has some handicap that interferes with normal functions Back to top
Someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
A craft that requires skillful hands
A work produced by hand labor
With no difficulty; "she beat him handily"
In a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located"
The quality of being at hand when needed
The act of passing something to another person
A work produced by hand labor
A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
Touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don''t handle the merchandise"
Handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"
Show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can''t handle nuts"; "She managed her parents'' affairs after they got too old"
Interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
A large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth)
The shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
Having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled revolver"
Having no handle; "sleek cabinets with apparently handleless doors" Back to top
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
An agent who handles something or someone; "the senator''s campaign handlers"
One who trains or exhibits animals
Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
Without a hand or hands; "a handless war veteran"
Handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves"
A fishing line managed principally by hand
The action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands
Manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
The management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"
The cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
The cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
A loom powered by hand
Made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby dresses"
A personal maid or female attendant
In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
A personal maid or female attendant
In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
(American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate Back to top
Giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
An announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
A support for the hand
(with `in'') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president''s hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of
The force of workers available
Achieved without great effort; "a hands-down victory"
Not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy"
Involving active participation; "he''s a hands-on manager"; "hands-on operations"
A saw used with one hand for cutting wood
A soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus
Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
Telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
Sewn by hand rather than machine
Grasping and shaking a person''s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Grasping and shaking a person''s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women a
Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and
In a generously handsome manner; "India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men" Back to top
In an attractively handsome manner; "the volume was handsomely bound"
The quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
A metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
An acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
A stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand
Stamp with a rubber-stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
The act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position
Sewn by hand rather than machine
With no difficulty; "she beat him handily"
Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed"
Clothing for the hands
Control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated
A wheel worked by hand
A work produced by hand labor
Made on a handloom; "handwoven tablecloth"
Write by hand; "You should handwrite the note to your guests"
The activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"
Something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
A specialist in inferring character from handwriting
Written by hand Back to top
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
Easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"
Skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
Easy to use; "a handy gadget"
A man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
In all ways possible; "they served him hand and foot"
In close cooperation; "they work hand in glove"
A stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
A stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
Depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs by a thread"
A calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket
Any cheese originally molded by hand
A demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Moisturizing cream for the hands
Passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"
A small portable drill held and operated by hand
Dye by hand; "This fabric is hand-dyed"
Tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds Back to top
Light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"
A mirror intended to be held in the hand
A grenade designed to be thrown by hand
In close cooperation; "they work hand in glove"
Clasping each other''s hands; "they walked hand in hand"
Together; "hand in hand with hope went fear"; "doctors and nurses work hand in hand to save lives"
Slang terms for masturbation
A fishing line managed principally by hand
Lotion used to soften the hands
Luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand
A mirror intended to be held in the hand
A lawn mower that is operated by hand
A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
Give out; "The teacher handed out the exams"
To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
At a tremendous rate; "made money hand over fist"
A pump worked by hand
A puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
A shovel that is operated by hand
A hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve Back to top
A tool used with workers'' hands
A small towel used to dry the hands or face
At close quarters; "fought hand to hand"
With barely enough money for immediate needs; "they lived form hand to mouth"
A handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
Clothing for the hands
A gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast''s weight is supported by the arms
The way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"
A special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn''t get the hang of it"
Of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
Hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father''s hands"; "The child clung to his mother''s apron"
Cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"
Be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn''t hang right!"
Be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"
Be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"
Fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
Decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
Let drop or droop; "Hang one''s head in shame"
Give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" Back to top
Kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"
Prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
Be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
Be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"
An unforeseen obstacle
An emotional preoccupation
A large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
An airplane with a bad maintenance record
Eastern subspecies of northern oriole
A city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
Frightened into submission or compliance
Showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
Anything from which something can be hung
A worker who hangs something
Someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
A form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
A chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner
Any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae Back to top
Terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
A commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
The upper wall of an inclined fault
An executioner who hangs the condemned person
A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
A frequently visited place
Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"
An official who remains in office after his term
Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
A city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
A bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs by a thread"
Fly by means of a hang glider
A glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
A rider of a hang glider
Gliding in a hang glider Back to top
Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
Fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
Spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"
Be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together"
Interrupt a telephone conversation
Put a telephone receiver back in its cradle
Cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"
A Loloish language
A coil of rope or wool or yarn
Desire strongly or persistently
A yearning for something or to do something
A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
United States film actor (born in 1956)
A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
Illicit sexual intercourse Back to top
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975)
A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
General who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
A port city in northwestern Germany
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
The capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
A port city in northwestern Germany
A member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover
Any of the British sovereigns belonging to the House of Hanover
Of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
The official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French"
A commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century
Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
A two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver''s seat above and behind the passengers
A two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver''s seat above and behind the passengers
English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981)
United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) Back to top
Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966)
United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906)
Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
A Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
Danish physicist (1777-1851)
German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter''s syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)
A British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis
German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945)
German painter of religious works (1465-1524)
German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king''s prospective brides (1497-1543)
A British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis
United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940)
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
Langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
In Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy
10 hao equal 1 dong
Leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink Back to top
An accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
A word with a special meaning used for a special occasion
Marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"
Dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
Without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
In a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
Without care; in a slapdash manner; "the Prime Minister was wearing a gray suit and a white shirt with a soft collar, but his neck had become thinner and the collar stood away from it as if it had been bought haphazard"
The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
A short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
A short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah
Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d
(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
The condition of being haploid
Genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia
Dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
Annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers
Slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads Back to top
An order in the subclass Acnidosporidia
Parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance
By accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
Chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
An event that happens
Taking place; "the parade is still happening"
An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
In an unexpectedly lucky way; "happily he was not injured"
In a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"
Emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
State of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
Satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are"
Exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
Well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment"
Marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" Back to top
Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
Experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news"
Cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
An unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break"
The live birth of a child
The time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price
A royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex"
By touch; "he perceives shapes tactually"
A sensation localized on the skin
Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
A militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas
An extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan
Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
Deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
A public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech
The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
Exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" Back to top
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
A persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
A persistent tormentor
Fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
An indication of the approach of something or someone
Foreshadow or presage
A place of refuge and comfort and security
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
Hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
Keep in one''s possession; of animals
Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
Patrol of officers who police a harbor area
The common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
Small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
A place of refuge and comfort and security
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo Back to top
Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
Hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
Keep in one''s possession; of animals
Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why i
Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a
Dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
Unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
Not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock"
Metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb"
Of speech sounds
Having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"
Very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
Having undergone fermentation; "hard cider"
With effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"
To the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left"
Slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"
Causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank''s failure"
With firmness; "held hard to the railing" Back to top
Earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"
With pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard"
Very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant''s opening"
Into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
Indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
Of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker"
(of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"
Baked until hard
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
(used of eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
Used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
An egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
Extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography"
Intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters"
Stubbornly resistant to change or improvement; "hard-core addicts"
Requiring great effort; "a hard-fought primary"
Aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman"
Characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"
Firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy" Back to top
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
Having a hearing loss
An erect penis
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymen
An edible American clam
Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
Edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell
Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
Of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please"
A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
Having a hard back or cover; "hardback books"
Having a hard back or cover; "hardback books"
A British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds
Baseball as distinguished from softball
A no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate"
A cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin
Having a hard back or cover; "hardback books"
Extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography"
Intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters"
Stubbornly resistant to change or improvement; "hard-core addicts" Back to top
A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
Having a hard back or cover; "hardback books"
Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
Make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
Harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
Become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"
Make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"
Small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia
Vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
Converted to solid form (as concrete)
Used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"
Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
Made tough by habitual exposure; "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett
The act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
Sclerosis of the arterial walls
Unwilling to part with money
Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack Back to top
A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
Devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch"
Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
An absence of concern for the welfare of others
The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"
The property of strong in constitution
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
Perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
Perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
Firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy"
A conservative who is uncompromising
By a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
Almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
Very few; "hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year"
Excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
The quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
Devoid of passion or feeling
The property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
Crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
Of a bare living gained by great labor; "the sharecropper''s hardscrabble life"; "a marginal existence" Back to top
Yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil"
Something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
Something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"
A state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
Widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
Widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship''s staple
A mountain mahogany
A car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
Major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
Instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
Someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger"
Error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer
A store selling hardware; "in England they call a hardware store and ironmongery"
The wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
Made of the hard-to-cut wood of a broad-leaved tree, as e.g. oak; "hardwood floors"
Characterized by hard work and perseverance
English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) Back to top
Able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
Resolute and without fear
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
Tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood
Candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy"
Money in the form of bills or coins
Bad luck
Alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider'' and `cyder'' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage
A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
Text that is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report"
The most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
Money in the form of bills or coins
A rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
A rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
Distilled rather than fermented
Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
A narcotic that is considered relatively strong
Any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum
A lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers
A worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. Back to top
A state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
Unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
A lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
A firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"
Distilled rather than fermented
News that deals with serious topics or events
The bony part of the roof of the mouth
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymen
The extreme right wing
Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
Yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
A hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber
Tall rush of temperate regions
Butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings
Forceful and insistent advertising
A paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)
Solder that contains copper; melts at a relatively high temperature; used for brazing
Steel with more than 0.3% carbon
Cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface roads"
Ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head Back to top
A difficulty that can be overcome with effort; "we had a hard time getting here"; "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers"
A term served in a maximum security prison
A time of difficulty
Of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was very hard to please"
Not having enough money to pay for necessities
Water that contains salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap
Wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
Someone who works as hard as a slave
Swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
Flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
Run quickly, like a hare; "He hared down the hill"
A variety of bristle fern
Either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft gray hairy rootstock
Perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla
Very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"
Any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip Back to top
Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
An outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot
A chant to the Hindu god Krishna
A religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna'' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarian
Worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth
A city in northwestern Somalia
English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778)
A French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried
A French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans
Very small and slender green bean
Very small and slender green bean
Belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
Listen; used mostly in the imperative
An extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan
An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir''s accession by Pakistan
An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir''s accession by Pakistan
An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir''s accession by Pakistan
Listen; used mostly in the imperative Back to top
Go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946)
United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
A district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
A channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
A clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell''arte)
Variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"
Any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America
Acting like a clown or buffoon
A reddish opal with small patches of brilliant color
English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
A street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Offering sexual intercourse for pay
United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
United States astronomer (1885-1972)
The act of damaging something or someone
The occurrence of a change for the worse
Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. Back to top
Cause or do harm to; "These pills won''t harm your system"
A dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
Having had pain or loss or suffering inflicted
Constituting a disadvantage
Tending to cause great harm
Contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
Causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
Injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
Able or likely to do harm
In a detrimental manner
The quality of being noxious
Destructiveness that causes harm or injury
Not threatening to life or health; not malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless"
Not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
Not injurious to physical or mental health
Unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man"
Not producing any toxic effects
In a harmless manner; "this is a harmlessly childish game"
A tone that is a component of a complex sound
Involving or characterized by harmony Back to top
Relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration"
Of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill
Of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds; "the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response"
A small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
Involving or characterized by harmony
With respect to harmony; "harmonically interesting piece"
The study of musical sound
Analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components
A law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
The mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers
A periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions
(mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression
Existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"
Suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
Musically pleasing
In a harmonious manner; "the problem of absorbing immigrants harmoniously into British society is as important to the immigrants as to the British"
Compatibility in opinion and action
The property of sounding harmonious
Singing in harmony Back to top
A piece of harmonized music
Bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
Bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one''s goals with one''s abilities"
Bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"
Sing or play in harmony
Write a harmony for
Go together; "The colors don''t harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
Involving or characterized by harmony
A mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another
A musician who sings or plays in harmony
A free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
Capable of being made harmonious or consistent
Singing in harmony
A piece of harmonized music
Bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
Bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one''s goals with one''s abilities"
Bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"
Sing or play in harmony
Write a harmony for
Go together; "The colors don''t harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" Back to top
Involving or characterized by harmony
A mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another
A musician who sings or plays in harmony
Compatibility in opinion and action
An agreeable sound property
The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
Agreement of opinions
A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
British newspaper publisher (1865-1922)
Stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
A support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
Keep in check; "rule one''s temper"
Exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources"
Put a harness; "harness the horse"
Control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
Brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom"
Any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness
Horse used for pulling vehicles
A horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing
A horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing Back to top
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)
Illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
United States poet (1899-1932)
Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
Illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
King of England who succeeded Edward the Confessor in 1066 and was the last of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs; he was killed fighting the invasion by William the Conqueror (1045-1066)
British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939)
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
English diplomat and author (1886-1968)
English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)
United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981)
British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939)
A small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
A chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
A pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
Come back to; "Don''t dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
Play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
Someone who plays the harp
A genus of Accipitridae Back to top
Large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
Someone who plays the harp
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
Spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"
Someone who launches harpoons
Someone who launches harpoons
A cannon or cannon-like gun that fires harpoons
A strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner''s boat
A cylindrical log with a device that registers distance
A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Someone who plays the harpsichord
Fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building
Any of various tree of the genus Harpullia
Fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building
Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood
Large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
A malicious fierce-tempered woman Back to top
Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
Large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
Common arctic seal; the young are all white
An obsolete firearm with a long barrel
A scolding (even vicious) old woman
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
Hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
A hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
A persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
Any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists'' cause (1811-1896)
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists'' cause (1811-1896)
United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
Author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
United States railway tycoon (1848-1909)
United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
Publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) Back to top
Capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
Genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America
9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
A loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides
English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885)
English merchant who expanded his father''s shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905)
A cultivator that pulverizes or smoothes the soil
Draw a harrow over (land)
Extremely painful
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)
United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)
English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926)
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) Back to top
United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)
United States psychiatrist (1892-1949)
Elected Vice President in Roosevelt''s 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt''s death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Elected Vice President in Roosevelt''s 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt''s death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
Used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters"
Severe; "a harsh penalty"
Extremely unkind or cruel; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"
Unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous"
Disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"
Make harsh or harsher; "Winter harshened the look of the city"
In a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears"
In a harsh or unkind manner; "`That''s enough!,'' he cut in harshly"
Excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
Harsh or rough to the ear
Male red deer
United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) Back to top
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
Common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay
Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
A large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
The state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
Delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
United States poet (1899-1932)
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
In a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs"
A university in Massachusetts
American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)
A university in Massachusetts
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing''s syndrome (1869-1939)
The season for gathering crops Back to top
The gathering of a ripened crop
The consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
The yield from plants in a single growing season
Remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"
Gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
Erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats
Farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
Someone who helps to gather the harvest
Butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina
The gathering of a ripened crop
Spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Its distinctive song is heard during July and August
The gathering of a ripened crop
Larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
The full moon nearest the September equinox
Small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
Any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
The season for gathering crops
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing''s syndrome (1869-1939) Back to top
A cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano
Someone who is no longer popular
Purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
General who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC)
Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923)
Purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
Chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
Chop up; "hash the potatoes"
Purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
Autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women
Purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
An insignia worn to indicate years of service
A user of hashish
An inexpensive restaurant
An insignia worn to indicate years of service
Speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"
Go back over; "retrograde arguments"
A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
Of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices Back to top
Sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly
Beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
Heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised
A fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
Secure or lock with a hasp
United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935)
Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
A member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
Of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices
Sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly
Beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
Disorderly fighting
An angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
A cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
Thick cushion used as a seat
Of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
Shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" Back to top
A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
Act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!"
Cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
Speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"
Proceeding quickly or in haste; "to hastening ills a prey"- Oliver Goldsmith
In a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice"
One of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)
Hasty impulsiveness
Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
A town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
Excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether
A defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
A defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
Cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar)
Sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water
An informal term for a person''s role; "he took off his politician''s hat and talked frankly" Back to top
Headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
Put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
Furnish with a hat
A band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
A round piece of luggage for carrying hats
A movable barrier covering a hatchway
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
The production of young from an egg
Sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
Emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch"
Draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"
Devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
Inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
A sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
A car having a hatchback door
A female checker
Shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines
Produced from an egg
A comb for separating flax fibers
Comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax" Back to top
A place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery"
Short ax used to chop wood
Weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians
A malicious attack
One whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
A professional killer
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
The production of young from an egg
Any recently hatched animal (especially birds)
An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
The emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
Treated with contempt
Evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
Characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
In a hateful manner
The quality of being hateful
One who arouses hatred for others
A person who hates
Mail that expresses the writer''s dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) Back to top
As many or as much as a hat will hold
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
Yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing
Small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti
Spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera
Not wearing a hat; "stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck"
Someone who makes and sells hats
A protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds)
A long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
A rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
The emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
Wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind; "two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved"; "a bearskin-hatted sentry"
Someone who makes and sells hats
A barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
A town in southeast Mississippi
Shop selling women''s hats
(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)
A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor
In a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose" Back to top
Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swa
The act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
The quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish"
Transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market"
Draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
The act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
A haulage contractor
A haulage contractor
The activity of transporting goods by truck
Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
Take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture"
Take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture"
Come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
The loin and leg of a quadruped
The hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
A frequently visited place
Haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"
Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" Back to top
Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry fo
Inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house"
Showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted"
Continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
Having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee
The chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language
A member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
Valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
A mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese
The chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language
A member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
A rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host
A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
A division of Normandy
Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Trend-setting fashions
(French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food
Capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
The Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai people Back to top
A member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona
A person who possesses great material wealth
Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
Undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
Serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don''t take sugar in my coffee"
Have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
Organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
Of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master''s degree from Harvard"
Have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
Have left; "I have two years left"; "I don''t have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
Get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
Receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller''s daughter"; "I won''t have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
Achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
Have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
Have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" Back to top
Be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
A person with few or no possessions
Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
A cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun
A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
The form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States
A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone
Enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn''t come home until 2 AM"
Be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I''ll give it a go"
Enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn''t come home until 2 AM"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Look at with attention; "Have a look at this!"; "Get a load of this pretty woman!"
Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master''s degree from Harvard"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Intend to refer to; "I''m thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Back to top
Deserve (either good or bad); "It''s too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Birth; "the whales calve at this time of year"
Violent and needless disturbance
The nictitating membrane of a horse
A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
Utter `haw''; "he hemmed and hawed"
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape
A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
The largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
The Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii
A resident of Hawaii
Of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language
The capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu Back to top
A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
Guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
Small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
The largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks
Standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
Standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
A national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
An underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction; "terrorists make extensive use of hawala"
A common large finch of Eurasia
Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
Clear mucus or food from one''s throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak"
Hunt with hawks; "the Arabs like to hawk in the desert"
Sell or offer for sale from place to place
Any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
Any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
Having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat"
Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell Back to top
Any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions
A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
A state in midwestern United States
The act of selling goods for a living
English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
Any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
Resembling a hawk (in character or appearance)
Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
Pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
Someone who is a detective
Any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
Any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
Resembling a hawk (in character or appearance)
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
A nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk Back to top
Gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
English biochemist who was a pioneer in research on carbohydrates; when he synthesized vitamin C he became the first person to synthesize a vitamin artificially (1883-1950)
The hole that an anchor rope passes through
The hole that an anchor rope passes through
The hole that an anchor rope passes through
Large heavy rope for nautical use
A knot uniting the ends of two lines
A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
Grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world''s oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by thei
A small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
The music of Haydn
Prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992)
19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
Acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900)
A field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay Back to top
A long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay
The season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
The harvesting of hay
The season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
A loft for storing hay
A hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
A farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
Cutting grass and curing it to make hay
Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
American financier and Revolutionary patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785)
A frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry
A rack that holds hay for feeding livestock
A stack of hay
A frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry
A town in central Kansas
United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
Not very intelligent or interested in culture
A stack of hay
An island in the West Indies Back to top
Wire for tying up bales of hay
Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)
A species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics
A bale of hay
A farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
A seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
The official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
An obstacle on a golf course
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
Small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature
Western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple
Involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a venturesome journey in wintertime"; "a venturous enterprise"
In a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"
The state of being dangerous Back to top
Insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity
Atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
Harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
Become hazy, dull, or cloudy
Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
The fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
Of a light brown or yellowish brown color
Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
Common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
A variety of dormouse
Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
In an indistinct way; "he remembered her only hazily"
Through a haze; "we saw the distant hills hazily"
Cloudiness resulting from haze or mist Back to top
Vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
An abbreviation for `hazardous material'' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL"
Filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning"
Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
A fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
The cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good'' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease
A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
The 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
Male goat
Deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers
A man who is virile and sexually active
Oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
A single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
A projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" Back to top
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
The striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person''s head; "call heads or tails!"
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
That part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
The rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
That which is responsible for one''s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn''t get his words out of my head"
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
The subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
Forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
A difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
The front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
The source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
The part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
The top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
The foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam"
A rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet" Back to top
A user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
A person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
An individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
The pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
A dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
The length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head"
The tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Remove the head of; "head the fish"
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
To go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
Travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
Be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
Form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
Be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
Take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
Absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor"
Meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"
Characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation" Back to top
With the front foremost; "the cars collided head-on"
In direct opposition; directly; "we must meet the problem head-on"
A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
A physician who specializes in psychiatry
Inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair"
Involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation"
Even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it''s a major worry"
Pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
A powdered form of aspirin
A band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband"
A vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead
Sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig
Number of people in a particular group
Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads"
Clothing for the head
Having a head or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination; "headed bolts"; "three-headed Cerberus"; "a cool-headed fighter pilot"
Having a heading or caption; "a headed column"; "headed notepaper"
Of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head; "headed cabbages"
Having a heading or course in a certain direction; "westward headed wagons" Back to top
A headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"
(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
A machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
A framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
A mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf
With the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"
With the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"
Among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
A covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice"
The quantity of information that a head will hold; "he has a headful of baseball statistics"
Clothing for the head
Stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse''s head
The hoist at the pithead of a mine
A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
A recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" Back to top
The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
A powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Not having a head or formed without a head ; "the headless horseman"; "brads are headless nails"
Not using intelligence
A powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
Having a protuberance that resembles a head
The heading or caption of a newspaper article
Publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
Provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
A performer who receives prominent billing
Using the abbreviated style of headline writers
A wrestling hold in which the opponent''s head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
With the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"
Excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"
With the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"
In a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"
At breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"
The head of a tribe or clan
An executioner who beheads the condemned person Back to top
Presiding officer of a school
The position of headmaster
A woman headmaster
The position of headmistress
Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"
A protective helmet for the head
The band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse''s head
The front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
(usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general''s headquarters were a couple of large tents"
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
Military staff stationed at headquarters
A waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine
A rest for the head
A cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile''s seat to prevent whiplash
The capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
Fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"
Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
A kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin Back to top
Receiver consisting of a pair of headphones
The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn''t believe me"
The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn''t believe me"
The position of head
The position of headmaster or headmistress
A shot aimed at a person''s head
An attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head
A photograph of a person''s head
An executioner who beheads the condemned person
The volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
The source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
The band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse''s head
An acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)
The stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)
A stone that is used to mark a grave
The central building block at the top of an arch or vault
A stream that forms the source of a river
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
The source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile" Back to top
Forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
Wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
A word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
A word that is qualified by a modifier
Extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
Pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Outstandingly superior to; "in intelligence he was head and shoulders above the others in his class"
A blight of the heads of cereals
Any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
A common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache
Number of people in a particular group
A garment that covers the head and face
(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
A gasket to seal a cylinder head
A gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end Back to top
Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Return home; "After the movie, we went home"
An important influential person; "he thinks he''s a big shot"; "she''s a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
Distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
Infestation of the scalp with lice
A football official in charge of recording yardage gained or loss
Infests the head and body of humans
A woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
The head of a household or family or tribe
The chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
In disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"
The higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
A cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile''s seat to prevent whiplash
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
A sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the ship
A shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop"
Smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut
Advantage gained by an early start as in a race; "with an hour''s start he will be hard to catch" Back to top
The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
The higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
The act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
An exciting or stimulting experience
Be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
The higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
A word that is qualified by a modifier
Provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy''s acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
Get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
Heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
Freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron
A person skilled in a particular type of therapy
The natural process by which the body repairs itself
Tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
Leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
The general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"
A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"
The preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
The provision of health care Back to top
Building where medicine is practiced
Conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens''s relatively healthful exuberance"
Free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
The quality of promoting good health
Improved in health or physical condition
In a levelheaded manner; "the answers were healthily individual"
The state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
Physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
Having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
Exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advi
Financially secure and functioning well; "a healthy economy"
Promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"
The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
The preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Social insurance for the ill and injured
The provision of health care
A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
A place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
Set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc Back to top
Building where medicine is practiced
Any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health
Hazard to the health of those exposed to it
Insurance against loss due to ill health
Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
A state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
The body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients
A person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
A place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
Common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits
Decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
A car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
A collection of objects laid on top of each other
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes"
Arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
Bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him"
Thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high"
Thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high"
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" Back to top
Very much; "thanks heaps"
Arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
Receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
Listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
Heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"
Detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall"
Someone who listens attentively
The act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
The ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
The range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"
An opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
Able to perceive sound
Having a hearing loss
A conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person
An electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing Back to top
Impairment of the sense of hearing
Dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds
An official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
Impairment of the sense of hearing
Partial or complete loss of hearing
An official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
Listen; used mostly in the imperative
Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
Heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
Evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge
A rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
A vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
A playing card in the major suit of hearts; "he led the queen of hearts"
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven''t got the heart for baseball"
The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
The locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
A positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone''s heart" Back to top
A firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
An area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
A plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine"
Of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease
Evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
Perennial wood aster of eastern North America
A pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body
(of a leaf) shaped like a heart
An intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart"
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"
Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
An animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash"
Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin''s granddaughter"
Full of sorrow
A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder Back to top
Intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"
(used only in combination) having a heart as specified; "gave pleasure to lighter-hearted members of the staff"
Give encouragement to
Cheerfully encouraging
Earnest; "one''s dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
A rug spread out in front of a fireplace
A stone that forms a hearth
An annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the Papal see
With gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself heartily into his work"
In a hearty manner; "`Yes,'' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly"
The quality of hearty sincerity
The central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture
Evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
Wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
Erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base
Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth Back to top
Marked by lack of heart or feeling; "a heartless tyrant"; "heartless words"
Devoid of courage or enthusiasm
In a heartless manner; "she behaves rather heartlessly toward her admirers"
An absence of concern for the welfare of others
Causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin''s granddaughter"
Any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees)
A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades
The absence of mental stress or anxiety
Common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers
Violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
Herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
Without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"
Full of sorrow
Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings"
An object of infatuation
Causing gladness and pleasure; "Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion?"
The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
Without reservation; "hearty support" Back to top
Consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"
Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"
Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; "gave us a cordial reception"; "a hearty welcome"
Providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
With complete faith; "she was with him heart and soul"
A sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
Recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
Large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh
Any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits
A disease of the heart
A disease of the heart
Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
An emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
A piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart
An abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
The muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America Back to top
The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person''s health
The rhythm of a beating heart
A specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
A specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
Any surgical procedure involving the heart
Sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell
An implant that replaces a natural heart valve
A valve to control one-way flow of blood
A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
Listen to every detail and give a full hearing to
Utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn''t working"; "they have radiant heating"
Intense passion or emotion
The presence of heat
The sensation caused by heat energy
A preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Make hot or hotter; "heat the soup"
Gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
Arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees'' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" Back to top
Provide with heat; "heat the house"
(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat
(of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with evolution of heat
A missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
Capable of becoming hot; "the heatable tip of a soldering iron"
Made warm or hot (`het'' is a dialectal variant of `heated''); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"
Marked by emotional heat; vehement; "a heated argument"
In a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,'' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"; "the children were arguing hotly"
Made warm or hot (`het'' is a dialectal variant of `heated''); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
Device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
A tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
A person who does not acknowledge your God
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism
Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Common low European shrub with purple-red flowers Back to top
Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color
Large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail
A tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
Resembling heath
Common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
Common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
Heathers
Female black grouse
Extinct prairie chicken
European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
Utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn''t working"; "they have radiant heating"
The process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
Serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory"
The component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat
A petroleum product used for fuel
Heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad
Utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn''t working"; "they have radiant heating"
Utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn''t working"; "they have radiant heating"
Without generating heat; "luminescent organisms emit heatless light" Back to top
Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
A limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system capable of doing mechanical work"
Dissipation of heat
A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Any engine that makes use of heat to do work
Device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix
A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
A flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)
Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
Electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp"
Bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds
Heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid; "the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization"
The heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents
The heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements
Heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification"
Heat liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies
The heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent
Heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state
Heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure Back to top
Heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
Heat absorbed by a unit mass of a material at its boiling point in order to convert the material into a gas at the same temperature
A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
Apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building
Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
A ray that produces a thermal effect
A protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on re-entry
A metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
A unit of measurement for work
Make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
Make hot or hotter; "heat the soup"
Gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
A wave of unusually hot weather
A large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders
Throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
The act of lifting something with great effort
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" Back to top
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
Utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
Lift or elevate
Throw with great effort
Rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
Nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
The abode of God and the angels
Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery"
Of or belonging to heaven or god
Relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts"
Of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body"
Natural objects visible in the sky
Phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian''s goal in Bunyan''s `Pilgrim''s Progress''"
A member of the Taoist Trinity
The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight"
Toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward" Back to top
Toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward"
Toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward"
A bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
A workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
A chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
Lift or elevate
Relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces
A non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
To a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others'' data"
Indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
Slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands"
In a manner designed for heavy duty; "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
In a heavy-footed manner; "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
With great force; "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
Subject to much traffic or travel; "the region''s most heavily traveled highways"
The property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
Used of a line or mark
Throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
The act of lifting something with great effort
Breathing heavily (as after exertion) Back to top
An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
Rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog''s heaving chest"
English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925)
A region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
A serious (or tragic) role in a play
An actor who plays villainous roles
Darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"
(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
Lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a
Requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"
Sharply inclined; "a heavy grade"
Dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding"
Of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogony furniture"
Large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"
Marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"
Unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic" Back to top
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"
Of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"
Slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"
Of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such a
Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
Full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
Used of syllables or musical beats
Of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker"
Made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat"
Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
Having or suggesting a viscous consistency; "heavy cream"
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello''"
Wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark"
Slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands"
Prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"
In an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
Having massive arms; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
Wearing a heavy coat; "heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses"
Designed for heavy work; "a heavy-duty detergent"; "heavy-duty gloves"
(of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk" Back to top
Not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
Unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government''s heavy-handed economic economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"
Bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down with packages"
Burdened by cares; "all ye that labor and are heavy-laden"-Matt.11:28
Depressed
A feeling of dispirited melancholy
Heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
A person of exceptional importance and reputation
A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
Heaviest in a category or of a heavyweight category (more than 190 pounds for prizefighters); "a heavyweight boxer"
Contains more than 36% butterfat
An influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
An isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
Difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn''t willing to do the heavy lifting"
Loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
A metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight
Any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 Back to top
A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
A broad and deep undulation of the ocean
Water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
Large but transportable armament
Cream with a fat content of 48% or more
German dramatist (1813-1863)
Any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"
Appearing or occurring every seven days; "hebdomadal (or weekly) newspapers"; "hebdomadal meetings"
Without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly"
Appearing or occurring every seven days; "hebdomadal (or weekly) newspapers"; "hebdomadal meetings"
(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
A populous province in northeastern China
A populous province in northeastern China
A form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
Suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior
A form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
Mental lethargy or dullness
Of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels"
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets"
Of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels" Back to top
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets"
A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
Linguist specializing in the Hebrew language
The ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels"
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets"
A New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
The ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac''s son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
(Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
Instruction in the Hebrew language
A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
The Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
Of or relating to the Hebrides
A group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
A group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
A group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches Back to top
A great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
A euphemism for `hell''; "Oh what the heck"
A oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
A comb for separating flax fibers
Challenge aggressively
Comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"
Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
Shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
(abbreviated `ha'') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
Marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace"
In a frenzied manner; "we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere"
100 grams
Duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Copy on a duplicator; "hectograph the hand-outs"
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War Back to top
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869)
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
Small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
Aromatic oil from American pennyroyal
Erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
Old World woody vines
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe'' you are just hedging"
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
Minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
Enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property"
Hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in"
Evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
A flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
Small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur Back to top
Cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines
Cactus of the genus Echinocereus
Fly very close to the ground
A gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
Someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
A respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
A flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
European herb that smells like garlic
Enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property"
Shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge
Stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally
Foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
Perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
Small brownish European songbird
South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging
A garden tool for trimming hedges
Common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows Back to top
An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe'' you are just hedging"
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
Desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
An ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
Devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
Genus of herbs of north temperate regions
Perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints
Perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
Braying characteristic of donkeys
Extreme nervousness
Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"
Pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"
Giving attention
Taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
Cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father''s advice" Back to top
In a careful deliberate manner
The trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
Characterized by careless unconcerned; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
Marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child''s crying"
Without care or concern; "carelessly raised the children''s hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"
The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
The trait of acting rashly and without prudence
A lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
The piece of leather that fits the heel
The bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground
(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
The lower end of a ship''s mast
The back part of the human foot
One of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
Put a new heel on; "heel shoes"
Strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"
Perform with the heels; "heel that dance"
Follow at the heels of a person
Tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" Back to top
The largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
In disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the shelter"
The property of being large in mass
Lift or elevate
Test the weight of something by lifting it
The property of being large in mass
Large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
Of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
Lift or elevate
Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States
German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)
Of or relating to Hegel or his dialectic philosophy
The domination of one state over its allies
A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976)
A type of primitive man who lived in Europe
Young cow
Natural height of a person or animal in an upright position Back to top
Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth''s surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"
The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
The highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist''s gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of
Make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
Make (one''s senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
Become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
Reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears"
A high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn''t like heights"
An Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
God of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
God of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
God of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
An emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
An emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988)
Shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
In a terribly evil manner; "the child was heinously murdered" Back to top
The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)
German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919)
A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
A person who inherits some title or office
The person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate
A female heir
Something that has been in a family for generations
(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor
A person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative
German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)
Robbery at gunpoint Back to top
The act of stealing
Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Brazilian composer (1887-1959)
A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
(religion) the world of the dead; "he didn''t want to go to hell when he died"
Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination; "enemy-held territory"
Thought of and clung to fondly or reverentially
Delayed or obstructed
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
Capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
Genus of American herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds
North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers
Stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep
A sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)
Acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900) Back to top
United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)
United States social economist (1876-1933)
United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
United States tennis player who dominated women''s tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906)
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
United States operatic soprano (1903-1972)
United States tennis player who dominated women''s tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906)
United States tennis player who dominated women''s tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906)
Alternative classifications for the cactus wrens
Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal ri
Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal ri
Genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America
Any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
Perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts
Woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States
Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
Sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs
Annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America Back to top
Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
Tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States
Tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers
Similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States
Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
In the shape of a coil
Large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus
Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers
Shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum
Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
Genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another
East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers
A genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans)
The type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers)
Having the sun as the center
The parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth''s orbit around the sun as the baseline
A message transmitted by means of the sun''s rays
An apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun''s rays off and on Back to top
Signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun''s rays
An intaglio print produced by gravure
Worship of the sun
The boundary marking the edge of the sun''s influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind and the wind from other stars meet
Any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
Any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
The region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
Therapeutic exposure to sunlight
A genus of Noctuidae
Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
Green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
An orienting response to the sun
Duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Mostly freshwater protozoa
Protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods
An airport for helicopters
Genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially Pteropogon and Hyalosperma Back to top
Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
The series of inert gases
Type genus of the family Helicidae
A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
The constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone
Serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
A kind of garden snail
One of the chief edible snails
Noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
Violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
(religion) the world of the dead; "he didn''t want to go to hell when he died"
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl''d headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"
A cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
Any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you''re alone Christmas is the pits";
A district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
A district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
Recklessly determined; "hell-bent on winning"
At breakneck speed; "they were travelling hell-for-leather" Back to top
Someone who is a very fierce fighter
Someone who is a very fierce fighter
The bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC
The bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC
The bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC
Large salamander of North American rivers and streams
A malicious fierce-tempered woman
Any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
Perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
Any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
Any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
Any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
A genus of Helleborus
Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers
Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green
Deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers
A native or inhabitant of Greece
The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures Back to top
Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation
Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks; "Greek mythology"; "a grecian robe"
The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
The principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation
Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation
A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
United States novelist whose best known work was a black comedy inspired by his experiences in the Air Force during World War II (1923-1999)
100 halers equal 1 koruna
100 halers equal 1 koruna
Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
A place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
Large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
Any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you''re alone Christmas is the pits";
(Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
A very evil man
A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "in Back to top
Very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"
Extremely; "infernally clever"; "hellishly dangerous"
United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)
An expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
Street names for heroin
Any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you''re alone Christmas is the pits";
Making trouble just for the fun of it
Dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"
A position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"
Steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
A protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
Armor plate that protects the head
Equipped with or wearing a helmet
A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
A poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
Any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
Any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
Worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes Back to top
Infestation of the body with parasitic worms
A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
1 species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia
Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds
The person who steers a ship
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
Type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
Only known venomous lizards
Lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
Large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
Student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
A fungus family of order Helotiales
Order of fungi having asci in a disk- to goblet-shaped apothecium
Type genus of the Helotiaceae
The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
A means of serving; "of no avail"; "there''s no help for it"
A resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas" Back to top
A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
Improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
Improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
Help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
Take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
Give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
Contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"
Abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can''t help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
Be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"
A service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network
A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
Showing a willingness to cooperate; "a helpful cooperative patient"; "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others"
Providing assistance or serving a useful function
Of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"
In a helpful manner; "the subtitles are helpfully conveyed"
Friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
The property of providing useful assistance Back to top
An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there''s enough for two servings each"
Physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
Unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby"
Unable to function; without help
Lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
In a helpless manner; "the crowd watched him helplessly"
Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"
A feeling of being unable to manage
The state of needing help from something
A helpful partner
A helpful partner
A service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network
Abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can''t help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"
Be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?"
The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
With undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train"
Lacking a visible order or organization
Haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter"
The handle of a weapon or tool Back to top
Any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds
Family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
A helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed
A helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted
A helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull gray with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale gray; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted
A typeface in which characters have no serifs
Deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan
1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb
Prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves
Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
Utter `hem'' or `ahem''
Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
Ringhals
Highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet
Cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Agglutination of red blood cells
Relating to the blood vessels or blood
A structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels
Benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
A soft red birthmark Back to top
Relating to the blood vessels or blood
Vomiting blood
Relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis"
A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
The principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
Passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
A reddish coloring material found in some algae
Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
Accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus
Accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen)
A measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
A cyst containing blood
An abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood
The presence of red blood cells in the urine
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells Back to top
An orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
Of or relating to or involved in hematology
Of or relating to or involved in hematology
A doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
A localized swelling filled with blood
Blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
The presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease
A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
Inability to see clearly in bright light
Small dark-colored lacewing fly
Brown lacewings
Small dark-colored lacewing fly
One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
East Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
A day lily with yellow flowers
A day lily with yellow flowers Back to top
An organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
Blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
A scotoma involving half of the visual field
Blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes
Class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites
Relating to or containing or affecting blood; "a hematic cyst"; "a hematic crisis"
A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
A plane figure with the shape of half a circle
A musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
A plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
Banded palm civets
An East Indian civet
Tetras
Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
Incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
Incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
Incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects Back to top
(of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult
A white mineral; a common ore of zinc
A reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare''s plays (1556-1630)
An American writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
In the manner of Ernest Hemingway
A parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis
Of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites
Paralysis of one side of the body
A person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)
Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
Tree swifts
Plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Razorfishes
A kind of razorfish
Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
Either half of the cerebrum Back to top
Half of the terrestrial globe
Half of a sphere
Of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres
Of or relating to or being a hemisphere
Sea ravens
Large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught
A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
A continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
The line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
An evergreen tree
Soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
An evergreen tree
European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
A stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses
English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare''s plays (1556-1630)
Pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
Dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure
A machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient''s body Back to top
A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
Presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma
A blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood
Presence of hemoglobin in the urine
Any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin
Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
Relating to or involving or causing hemolysis; "hemolytic anemia"
Anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
Hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
A clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
Relating to or having hemophilia
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells; "hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
A conjugated protein linked to an iron-porphyrin compound
Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs Back to top
Flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels
Lose blood from one''s body
Of or relating to a hemorrhage
A cyst containing blood
A group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage
An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection
Stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
Pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
Any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum
Surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
A granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
Abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis
Surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
Surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
A surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
Any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
A plant fiber Back to top
Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
Coarse European herb with palmately-divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads
2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
Coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
Willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry
Embroidery similar to drawnwork
Stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
Sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"
Stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
Utter `hems'' and `haws''; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
Surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
Female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
Adult female bird
Adult female chicken
Flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
Large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
Bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine Back to top
Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and
From this time; "a year hence it will be forgotten"
From this place; "get thee hence!"
From this time forth; from now on; "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith"
From this time forth; from now on; "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith"
Someone who assists in a plot
A farm building for housing poultry
Use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928)
South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966)
Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934)
South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966)
United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
A farm building for housing poultry
A reddish brown dye used especially on hair
Apply henna to one''s hair; "She hennas her hair every month"
Harassed by persistent nagging
French actress (1844-1923)
Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906) Back to top
Realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)
French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
Belgian architect (1863-1957)
French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954)
French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)
French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954)
French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)
French primitive painter (1844-1910)
French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music halls of Montmartre (1864-1901)
Belgian architect (1863-1957)
A roost for hens at night
United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)
A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
A unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
(chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases
United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)
King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135) Back to top
The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)
United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
United States film actor (1905-1982)
United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
United States architect (1838-1886)
United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611)
King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135)
First Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the crown over the church (1133-1189)
King of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559)
Son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272)
Son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589)
The first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413) Back to top
Writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919)
English film director (born in 1927)
United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)
Leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)
Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier''s principle (1850-1936)
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
Baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert''s Rules of Order (1837-1923)
Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert''s Rules of Order (1837-1923)
United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)
A Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695) Back to top
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)
British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)
United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
First Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1
Son of Henry IV and King of England from 1413 to 1422; reopened the Hundred Years'' War and defeated the French at Agincourt (1387-1422)
United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
Son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of
First Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1
Son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)
United States railroad magnate and businessman (1835-1900)
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)
Common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
Nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry Back to top
Large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
A party for women only
An enclosed yard for keeping poultry
Informed about the latest trends
A group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans
A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombos
Pertaining to or affecting the liver; "hepatic ducts"; "hepatic cirrhosis"
A common liverwort
Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
Liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales
Liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales
Arteries that supply the liver
Coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease
The duct that drains bile from the liver
Any of the five lobes forming the liver
A short vein that carries blood into the liver
Common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
A vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin
An acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaiminated with fecal matter Back to top
The virus causing hepatitis A
An acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids
A viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products)
A severe form of hepatitis
Carcinoma of the liver
Carcinoma of the liver
A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
A venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure
A rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain
Carcinoma of the liver
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
Toxic to the liver
Any toxin that affects the liver
United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909)
(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
A colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
A seven-sided polygon
A colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings Back to top
British sculptor (1902-1975)
Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers
Tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
A presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
An indication of the approach of something or someone
(formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
Praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
Greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Foreshadow or presage
Publicly announced; "the royal couple''s much heralded world tour"
Indicative of or announcing something to come; "the Beetles were heraldic of a new style of music"
Of or relating to heraldry
Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
Of or relating to heraldry
Emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
A city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities Back to top
Aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
A plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
A plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
Of or relating to herbs; "herbal tea, herbal medicine"
A therapist who heals by the use of herbs
The use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health
A medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health
Tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs
The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
German philosopher (1776-1841)
(literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)
United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)
United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) Back to top
British field marshal (1850-1916)
United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979)
Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980)
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores"
Feeding only on plants
Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
A sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere
Hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
A plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
A therapist who heals by the use of herbs
A garden for growing herbs
Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
A sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere
A sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere Back to top
United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)
Tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs
Ancient city; now destroyed
Of extreme difficulty; requiring the strength of a Hercules; "a herculean task"
Displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions"
A large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
Densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
Densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
Densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
A group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
Move together, like a herd
Cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
Keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
Grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay
Someone who drives a herd
German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803) Back to top
(of birds and animals) tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"; "the herding instinct in sheep or cattle"; "swarming behavior in bees"
Someone who drives a herd
The present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"
Queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
In or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth"
To this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please"
In this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"
At this time; now; "we''ll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"
Being here now; "is everyone here?"; "present company excepted"
In this general vicinity; "the people are friendly hereabouts"
In this general vicinity; "the people are friendly hereabouts"
The time yet to come
Life after death
Following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"
In a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"
In a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder"
(formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and wife"
Sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children
Any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited
The philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth Back to top
Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus
A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
A form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
The total of inherited attributes
The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
Hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States
In this place or thing or document; "I shall discuss the question herein"
In a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder"
In the preceding part of the current text
The state of being here in this place
Of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic"
A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
A person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards Back to top
To this writing or document; "the charts hereto attached"
Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn''t called"; "the sun isn''t up yet"
Under the terms of this agreement
In a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder"
Immediately after this; "hereupon, the passengers stumbled aboard"
(formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and wife"
At this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"
In or to various places; first this place and then that; "he worked here and there but never for long in one town"; "we drove here and there in the darkness"
That can be inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"
Hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
Any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother''s blessing"; "the world''s heritage of knowledge"
Practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
That which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses
Small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath
Large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath
Large tree of Australasia
A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
A statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) Back to top
German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers
African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)
German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)
Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)
German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
A French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909)
Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)
German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)
German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)
United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929)
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991)
United States writer (born in 1915)
Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
One having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs Back to top
Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs
Of or relating to monoclinous plants
Showing characteristics of both sexes
Congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
(Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
Interpretive or explanatory
The branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
Completely sealed; completely airtight
In an airtight manner; "this bag is hermetically sealed"
Genus of marine sea slugs
A kind of sea slug
One who lives in solitude
One retired from society for religious reasons
The abode of a hermit
Characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
Characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence"
Small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods
North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song Back to top
A city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves
Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures
Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
A painful rupture of the fibrocartilage of the disc between spinal vertebrae; occurs most often in the lumbar region
Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
Someone who fights for a cause
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
The ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (425-485 BC) Back to top
King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G
Impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings"
Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
Relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"
Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
In a heroic manner; "he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms"
A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
Ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or hammy conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"
A couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style
A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
A long narrative poem telling of a hero''s deeds
Poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero
A quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
A story of an adventure
A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
The main good female character in a work of fiction Back to top
A woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
Someone addicted to heroin
An addiction to heroin
The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
Gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
Any of various plants of the genus Erodium
A breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
Admiration for great men (or their memory)
Someone who worships heroes
Someone who worships heroes
A viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time
Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
Viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
Mongooses
Northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
Keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
Common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes Back to top
An infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
Caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
A herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
An infection caused by the herpes simples virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes
A herpes virus that causes oral herpes
A herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
Common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
A herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
A herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
A herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
A herpes virus that causes shingles
Eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
A herpes virus that causes shingles
A zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
The branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
A German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
A race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others
A kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina
A kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina Back to top
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
Valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
Large gull of the northern hemisphere
The common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
Based on pickled herring
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
A reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed
An industrial town east of Harrisburg
United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)
A bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company
A county in southern England
The Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord
German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)
German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
The unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
Of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work; "Hertzian discoveries"
An electromagnetic wave generated by oscillations in an electric circuit Back to top
Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904)
The second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC)
A feeling of diffidence about doing something
A certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
A feeling of diffidence about doing something
Acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand"
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"
With hesitation; in a hesitant manner; "he finally accepted hesitantly"
Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
One who hesitates (uaually out of fear)
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"
With hesitation; in a hesitant manner; "he finally accepted hesitantly"
The act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
A certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
Indecision in speech or action
One who hesitates (uaually out of fear)
Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"
(Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera Back to top
Evening grosbeak
North American grosbeak
Biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
Long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
A planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)
Nazi leader who in 1941 flew to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)
Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)
English pianist (1890-1965)
Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
(19th century) a man''s high tasseled boot
(19th century) a man''s high tasseled boot
Small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
A garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
Made warm or hot (`het'' is a dialectal variant of `heated''); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"
Mud plantains
Grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms
Category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts
Sand rats Back to top
Possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
Tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks
A ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
A compound containing a heterocyclic ring
A compound containing a heterocyclic ring
Containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
A compound containing a heterocyclic ring
A ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
(of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
Having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward
A genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
The quality of being unorthodox
Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
Combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two
Of or relating to the the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
An oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones
A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
Of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species; "heteroecious fungi"; "heteroecious insects"
The quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind Back to top
Originating outside the body
Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
The quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Originating outside the body
Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
Tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
All the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length
Algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
Derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a heterologous graft"
Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
(biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
1 species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
Ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
Small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats Back to top
Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow'')
An antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
An antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
A blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis
(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
The condition of being heteroploid
True bugs
True bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
Tattlers
Tattler of Pacific coastal regions
Discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
A heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
A heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
Flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
Characterized by heterospory
The development of both microspores and megaspores
Extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian Back to top
Extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fishlike vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
Any abnormal position of the organs of the body
Genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs
Hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
Yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae
An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
Requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment; "most animals are heterotrophic"
The state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "heterozygous for eye color"
The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Made warm or hot (`het'' is a dialectal variant of `heated''); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"
Worked up emotionally by anger or excitement; "was terribly het up over the killing of the eagle"; "got really het up over the new taxes"; "he was suddenly het up about racing cars"
Genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
Plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems
Plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
Perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental
A group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium
A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation Back to top
A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
A commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Small genus of South American trees yielding latex
Deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber
Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)
Strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"
Make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"
A person who hews
Cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush"
Cut down with an ax; "a hewn oak"
Make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"
An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
Antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste
A white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
A saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
Any notation that uses 16 different characters Back to top
A positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16
A positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
A six-sided polygon
Having six sides or divided into hexagons
A regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
Greenlings
Type genus of the Hexagrammidae
Common food and sport fish of western coast of North America
Any polyhedron having six plane faces
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
Orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States
Orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas
A verse line having six metrical feet
Flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds
Primitive sharks
A genus of Hexanchidae
Large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
A colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
A carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon Back to top
Having six sides or divided into hexagons
A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
Insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune
An abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance
Estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy
A monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
A nut with a hexagonal shape
The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002)
Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967)
German writer (1830-1914)
United States writer (1885-1940)
A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)
3 to 30 megahertz
A gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons
A fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
100 grams
A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures Back to top
The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
An expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
The reproduction of sound with little or no distortion
Equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity
Characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi system"
Resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices
Hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
An interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
A native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)
A portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking
Cook over a hibachi grill
Slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental
Evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia
A town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
Characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"
Sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" Back to top
Be in an inactive or dormant state
In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
The act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Any plant of the genus Hibiscus
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
Southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
Australian tree with acid foliage
Bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
Showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
Large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America Back to top
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
Breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
Ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
Breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
Ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber
Not very intelligent or interested in culture
Awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
Something whose name is either forgotten or not known
A temporary red mark on a person''s skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
Frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
Valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
Small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
Small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales
American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
A Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa people
A member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota
Covered from view; "her face buried (or hidden) in her hands"; "a secret buried deep within herself" Back to top
Difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
Designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
Not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"
A green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone
Reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values)
A tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)
Body covering of a living animal
The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
Cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
Prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
Be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
A game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
An area where you can be alone
A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981)
So extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
In a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident" Back to top
Extreme ugliness
A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
United States bacteriologist (born in Japan) who discovered the cause of yellow fever and syphilis (1876-1928)
A game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
Be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
The activity of keeping something secret
A place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
Of or relating to sweat
Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
Characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"
Large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
A hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky
A senior clergyman and dignitary
Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" Back to top
In a hierarchical manner; "hierarchically organized"
A classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure
A structure of data having several levels arranged in a tree-like structure
A secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu
A structure of data having several levels arranged in a tree-like structure
The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
A series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"
A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
Adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; "the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved"
Written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; "hieratic Egyptian script"
Associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
Associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
A cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
Written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
Resembling hieroglyphic writing
Written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols Back to top
Resembling hieroglyphic writing
By means of hieroglyphs; "hieroglyphically written"
Worship of saints
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
Dutch painter (1450-1516)
Affectedly genteel
United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)
Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let''s not haggle over a few dollars"
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
In a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-piggledy"
A forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
A lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
A high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn''t like heights"
A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
A state of sustained elation; "I''m on a permanent high these days"
An air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
Happy and excited and energetic
Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
Used of the smell of game beginning to taint Back to top
(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high''); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"
Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
At a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
Far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
In or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
In a rich manner; "he lives high"
On a beach
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisteri
Fire from a cannon fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range
A cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
Having a high back; "a high-backed sofa"
High-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries
Having a higher than normal ceiling
Pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant"
A television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
Vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
Of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts Back to top
The branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
Characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi system"
A gesture of greeting or elation; one person''s upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"
Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
Surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"
Given to haughty disregard of others
In a domineering high-handed manner; "he behaved high-handedly toward his employees"
Cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal
(of persons) excitable
Occurring at or from a relative high altitude; "high-level bombing"
At an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management"
(computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
A problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run
Radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed
Poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
Card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"
In a high-minded manner; "he talks high-mindedly, but we don''t know whether he acts according to his principles"
Elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued Back to top
An arrogant or conceited person of importance
(of a garment) having a high neckline; "a high-necked blouse"
Vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
Used of gasoline; having a high octane number
Modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car"
Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof"
Operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-voltage generator"
Vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
Vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
(used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"
Aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman"
Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
Having high principles
A diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass
At an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management"
Producing images that are sharp and finely detailed; "high-resolution photography"; "a high-resolution lens"; "high-resolution television"
Tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block'' is the British term for `high-rise''"
Used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings"
Not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can''t help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" Back to top
The most active period; "high season is most expensive"
Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
Operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"
Taking place at high speed; "a high-speed chase"
An alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
Joyously unrestrained
Exuberant liveliness
Having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse"
Having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse"
A brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it
Being in a tense state
Used of e.g. detergents
Retreat at full speed; "The actress haigh-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"
Resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices
Subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage; "high-tension wire"
Very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program"
Pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant"
(of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers
(of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers
An important or influential (and often overbearing) person Back to top
Operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"
A diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies
Vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
Operating on or powered by a high voltage; "a high-voltage generator"
A handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry
A line marking the highest level reached
A (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
A mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
A tall glass for serving highballs
A corrupt politician
A high diving board
Belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes"
A tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
A person of intellectual or erudite tastes
Highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic"
Highly cultured or educated; "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"; "a highbrowed literary critic"
Deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries
A chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray
Of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"
Advanced in complexity or elaboration; "high finance"; "higher mathematics" Back to top
Having a higher rank; "superior officer"
One of greater rank or station or quality
Cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
The scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning
Education provided by a college or university
A principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
A diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree
Higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
Higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
In or to a place that is higher
Approaching or constituting a maximum; "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency"
Highest and most significant; "his highest achievement"
The largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
Affectedly genteel
Affectedly genteel
A person of great ability and ambition
A person of great ability and ambition
Extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions; "they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company"
Moving upward or along at a considerable height; "some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it"
Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors Back to top
Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
Elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
Used of high or hilly country
A native of the Highlands of Scotland
A soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
A mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
A mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
A vigorous Scottish reel
Excessive spending
An area of lightness in a picture
The most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker''s distinguished career in linguistics"
A fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text
A cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones
An area of lightness in a picture
In a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons" Back to top
To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"
At a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"
(used of societies) having high industrial development; "developed countries"
Having excessive sexual desire or appeal
A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
(of a microorganism) extremely infective; "a highly infective organism"
Readily affected by various agents; "a highly sensitive explosive is easily exploded by a shock"; "a sensitive colloid is readily coagulated"
Being in a tense state
The condition of being high or lofty
(Your Highness or His Highness of Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
A highway
A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
Leave as fast as possible; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in"
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
The tide when the water is highest
A major road for any form of motor transport
A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
The code of rules governing the use of public roads
A civil engineer who specializes in the design and construction of roads and highways
Robbery of travellers on or near a public road Back to top
An exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery"
A transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
The main altar in a church
Everywhere; "searched high and low"
A doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition
A group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends
The beam of a car''s headlights that provides distant illumination
A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Brass with 35% zinc
A group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
Irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon
A sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
The highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
An embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another
A senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank
The highest court in most states of the United States
One of the world''s largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
A feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon'')
The branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions Back to top
A powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
Trend-setting fashions
The reproduction of sound with little or no distortion
Equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity
Large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)
A pitch that is perceived as above other pitches
3 to 30 megahertz
A forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
The standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
A position of superiority over opponents or competitors
A man''s hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk
Cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal
Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
An attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"
Noisy and mischievous merrymaking
Noisy and mischievous merrymaking
The act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar
A competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal high bar
Excessive spending Back to top
Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
A solemn and elaborate Mass with music
An important or influential (and often overbearing) person
The middle of the day
A pitch that is perceived as above other pitches
The most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"
An air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
A senior clergyman and dignitary
A preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he''s the high priest of contemporary jazz"
A position attracting much attention and publicity
The quality of being superior
A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
The artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
A gambler who wagers large sums
One who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders"
A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
The season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season"
A mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
A silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign" Back to top
The fashionable elite
A feeling of joy and pride
The most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
A position of superior status
A horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
Street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
Trend-setting fashions
A dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons
Substantial early evening meal including tea
Highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)
The presence of heat
The tide when the water is highest
The latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"
A crime that undermines the offender''s government
At a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
The tide when the water is highest
A very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"
A tightrope very high above the ground
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
The custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing" Back to top
A headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
Stopping and stealing or stealing from a vehicle in transit; "hijacking gangs after truckloads of cigarettes"
A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Noisy and mischievous merrymaking
A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
An increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"
Walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
Increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
Pull up; "hitch socks and pants"
Increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"
English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953)
Of or relating to or located near a hilum
Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" Back to top
In a hilarious manner; "hilariously funny"
Great merriment
German mathematician (1862-1943)
A metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional
The pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085)
Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
A local and well-defined elevation of the land
Risque English comedian (1925-1992)
United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916)
Form into a hill
New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)
A disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
Country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States
A small natural hill
Hilly land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; "the Black Hills"
The side or slope of a hill
The peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills"
Having hills and crags; "hilly terrain"
Glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech Back to top
A town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
The handle of a sword or dagger
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
Of or relating to the Himalayas; "Himalayan peaks"
Tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber
Robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers
Asian herb (Himalayas)
A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world''s highest mountain
Shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world''s highest mountain
The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim
Small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region
An orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
Major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
Stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
Stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
Blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt Back to top
Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)
Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)
An offensive name for Theravada Buddhism
A major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one''s own efforts
An offensive name for Theravada Buddhism
An adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
Female red deer
Any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
Located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963)
German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
Be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
Preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
In an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project" Back to top
Located farthest to the rear
A rear foot of a quadruped
The caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
The most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
Located farthest to the rear
A person who adheres to Hinduism
A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a
The predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
A form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
A form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
The back half of a side of meat
The part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
A cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg Back to top
Understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"
A person who adheres to Hinduism
A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith"
One of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a
The predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
Northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
A form of Hindi spoken around Delhi
A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
Of or relating to or characteristic of Hindustan or its people or language
The lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
Any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
A deity worshipped by the Hindus
A mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
A mountain range extending west of the Himalayas
One of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
The back limb of a quadruped
A posterior leg or homologous structure in other animals Back to top
A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan"
Attach with a hinge
A joint allowing movement in one plane only
A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
The gatepost on which the gate is hung
Sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
A slight indication
An indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
A just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
A slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Drop a hint; intimate by a hint
A remote and undeveloped area
Either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
The fruit of a rose plant Back to top
Informed about the latest trends
Genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
An urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city
Extending to or just over the hips; "a hiplength jacket"
Large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
A flask that holds spirits
Extending to or just over the hips; "a hiplength jacket"
Having or seeming to have no hips; "slim and hipless"
The line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
The line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)
Amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
Amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
(of a roof) sloping on all sides; "a hipped roof has sloping ends rather than gables"
Having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination); "broad-hipped"
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
A youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
An ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
Type genus of the Hippoboscidae Back to top
Winged fly parasitic on horses
Blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
Winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
Seahorses
A complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
Trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
Medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic Oath (circa 460-377 BC)
Of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name
An oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
Species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch
European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints
Genus of ladybugs
A variety of ladybug
A stadium for horse shows or horse races
A genus of Pleuronectidae
Large American food fish
Halibuts
Largest United States flatfish
A righteye flounder found in the Pacific
French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944) Back to top
Hippopotami
Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Old World leafnose bats
Horseshoe bats
Sable antelopes
Large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns
An ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
A youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
A genus of Embiotocidae
Pacific coast fish
A bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position
Very high boots; used especially for fishing
Very high boots; used especially for fishing
The ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
Protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and hockey players
A pocket in rear of trousers
A roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides Back to top
The socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone
A tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof
Informed about the latest trends
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let''s rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
Engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never"
Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time"
Having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun"
A professional killer who uses a gun
A hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
Employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)
A hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
A person who works only for money
A person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job"
A rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" Back to top
Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"
Freeze on hiring
A union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation
Emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)
A port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
Danish pediatrician (1830-1916)
Congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon
Having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
Excessive hairiness
Excessive hairiness
Hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
A family of Hirudinea
Type genus of the family Hirudinidae
Large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
Swallows and martins
Type genus of the Hirundinidae
Of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
Common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. Back to top
An American whose first language is Spanish
Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain; "the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly"
An American whose first language is Spanish
An island in the West Indies
Of or relating to the West Indian island of Hispaniola
(of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems"
Large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
Express or utter with a hiss
Move with a whooshing sound
Someone who communicates disapproval by hissing
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
Noisy sound like a sustained `s''; "`hissing'' is the sound a snake makes"
Enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine
Amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the humane immune system during allergic reactions
A medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
A painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells Back to top
An essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue
A macrophage that is found in connective tissue
Leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
Leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
A blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
Condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or translplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility"
A bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies
Incompatibility in which one person''s tissue cannot be transplanted to another person
Of or relating to histology
Of or relating to histology
Involving the use of histology or histological techniques; "histologically identifiable structures"
Anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues
The branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues
A simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids
A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
Important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"
Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"
Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"
Having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"
Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" Back to top
Of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"
With respect to history; "this is historically interesting"
Throughout history; "historically they have never co-existed peacefully"
Significance owing to its history
The state of having in fact existed in the past
Writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
The study of linguistic change
Writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
A stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period"
The use of the present tense to describe past actions or states
Writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
A school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms
An era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age"
A stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period"
Having an illustrious past
A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
The discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"
All that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"
A record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
The aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school''s history" Back to top
The continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history"
The academic department responsible for teaching history
A less in the facts of history
A theatrical performer
Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"
A performance of play
A deliberate display of emotion for effect
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams'' hit"
A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
A connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
A dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
Gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy''s oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to
Hit with a missile from a weapon
Hit the intended target or goal
Consume to excess; "hit the bottle" Back to top
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z'' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"
Hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
Cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
Reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
Drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
Cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
Encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run assaults"
Involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
Dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
A knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it
A connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
An unforeseen obstacle
The state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" Back to top
A period of time spent in military service
To hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
Connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
Travel by getting free rides from motorists
English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
Travel by getting free rides from motorists
A person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (born in 1905)
A fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
A fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
The Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti people
A member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
A fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
Pull up; "hitch socks and pants"
To this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please"
Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn''t called"; "the sun isn''t up yet"
From one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post"
German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945) Back to top
Of or relating to or suggestive of Adolf Hitler or his Nazi regime in Germany
(of a batter) without a hit; "he went hitless for three innings"
Having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"
A professional killer who uses a gun
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
Someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters"
The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
The language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
A member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
Of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture
Refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"
Become drunk or drink excessively
A list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)
A professional killer who uses a gun
A ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time
A collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind
A team of assassins
Learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire" Back to top
Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
Go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
Succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
Infection by the human immunideficiency virus
A man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
A teeming multitude
A structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
Gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
Move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
Store, like bees; "bees hive honey and pollen"; "He hived lots of information"
An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn''t eat"
Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company"
Save up as for future use
A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon Back to top
A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
The most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure'' Islam and the creatioon of a worldwide Islamic state
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
A liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
Group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
A diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn''t capture their attention";
Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
United States physiologist (1899-1982)
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
Ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
A secret store of valuables or money
Get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man''s unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" Back to top
Save up as for future use
Accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"
A person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
Large outdoor signboard
Ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Great age (especially gray or white with age)
A silvery-white color
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog''s gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
In a hoarse or husky voice; "`Excuse me,'' he said hoarsely"
A throaty harshness
Covered with fine whitish hairs or down
Ancient; "hoary jokes"
Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
Tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
Tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
Western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple
Large North American mountain marmot
A plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
Widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves Back to top
Perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Subject to a palyful hoax or joke
Someone who plays practical jokes on others
A shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
A hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
Cut with a hob
A port and state capital of Tasmania
English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
An imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
A shackle for the ankles or feet
Strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses"
Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
Hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
An awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy Back to top
Someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
A long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914
Notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
An auxiliary activity
Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
A child''s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
A child''s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
A topic to which one constantly reverts; "don''t get him started on his hobbyhorse"
A person who pursues and activity in their spare time for pleasure
An object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
A short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
Supply with hobnails
Marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails; "hobnailed laborers"
Rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
A disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
A place where hoboes camp
The choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
Tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock'' is British usage) Back to top
Disable by cutting the hock
Leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather''s gold watch"
A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents'' goal with hockey sticks
Hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents'' net
A meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction
A coach of hockey players
A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents'' goal with hockey sticks
A league of hockey teams
An athlete who plays hockey
A vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
The season when hockey is played
Sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck
A team that plays ice hockey
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
An open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
An important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
A motley assortment of things
English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914) Back to top
English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
English physician who first described Hodgkin''s disease (1798-1866)
A malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver
A laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
A meter that shows mileage traversed
(physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle
A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe
A laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers
A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
Dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"
Thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (Southern)
A cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
One of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind
The handle of a hoe
United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)
Versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
United States sculptor (1887-1966)
German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
German chemist (1818-1892) Back to top
Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929)
Domestic swine
A sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
A person regarded as greedy and pig-like
Take greedily; take more than one''s share
Southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
Large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
Tie together somebody''s feet; "The prisoner was hog-tied"
A Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912)
English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)
A narrow ridge of hills
Useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama
Found from Long Island southward
Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig''s snout
A sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
A sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared Back to top
Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food"
An excessive desire for food
New Year''s Eve in Scotland
Large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
Small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
Harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
A large cask especially one holding 63 gals
A British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
Tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
Southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
Highly infectious virus disease of swine
Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
Extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage
Widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams
Vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
Yellow oval tropical fruit
Wild plum of southern United States
Small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
Tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit Back to top
Small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig''s snout
Widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams
A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians
A German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia
The Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)
Small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks
Small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
A northern industrial city of China northwest of Beijing
A thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment
Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
Raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
Move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
An operator of a hoist
Affectedly genteel
The common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
A family of Amerindian languages spoken in California
A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language
A family of Amerindian languages spoken in California Back to top
A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language
Artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
The second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu
Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
A message that seems to convey no meaning
Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849)
A gene located on a Y chromosome
Genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia
Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
German painter of religious works (1465-1524)
German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king''s prospective brides (1497-1543)
German painter of religious works (1465-1524)
German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king''s prospective brides (1497-1543)
Earless lizards
A genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
Tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage
European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" Back to top
The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
A cell in a jail or prison
A stronghold
Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them"
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
A state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
Keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"
Remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"
Assert or affirm; "Rousseau''s philosophy holds that people are inherently good"
Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"
Hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
Be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can''t agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
Declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He''s held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise"
Protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy''s attacks"
Aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"
Drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
Have or hold in one''s hands or grip; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" Back to top
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What''s holding that mirror?"
To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists h
Cover as for protection against noise or smell; "She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate"; "hold one''s nose"
Support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
Organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
Cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master''s degree from Harvard"
Secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
Take and maintain control over, often by violent means; "The dissatisfied students held the President''s office for almost a week"
Keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"
Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim''s"
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
Stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President''s office while he is in a meeting"
Be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
Be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
Remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"
Contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" Back to top
Be capable of holding or containing; "This box won''t take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
Have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can''t hold more than 500 people"
Have as a major characteristic; "The novel holds many surprises"; "The book holds in store much valuable advise"
A limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending"
A capacious bag or basket
A holding device; "a towel holder"
The person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer''"
Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
The act of keeping in your possession
Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
Designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen"; "a retaining wall"
A jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
A company with controlling shares in other companies
A device for holding something
The flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
A state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"
The act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
A refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
A negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks" Back to top
Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"
An official who remains in office after his term
Robbery at gunpoint
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
An armed thief
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
Hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
Secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
Keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
Wait before acting
Hold firmly, usually with one''s hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
Be fond of; be attached to
Restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
Keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs"
Stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
Refuse to abandon one''s opinion or belief
Hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
Close in or confine
Fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back" Back to top
Wait before acting
Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"
Hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
Hold firmly
Retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
Maintain one''s position and be in control of a situation
Be sufficiently competent in a certain situation; "He can hold his own in graduate school"
Retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
Thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
Wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
Last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
Intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
Hold over goods to be sold for the next season
Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"
Continue a term of office past the normal period of time
Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
Tolerate or bear; "I won''t stand for this kind of behavior!" Back to top
Be master; reign or rule
Hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
Hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
Hold firmly, usually with one''s hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"
Cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What''s holding that mirror?"
Hold up something as an example; hold up one''s achievements for admiration
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
Continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won''t hold up"; "This theory won''t hold water"
Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won''t hold up"; "This theory won''t hold water"
An opening deliberately made in or through something
One playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
Informal terms for the mouth
An opening into or through something
A depression hollowed out of solid matter
An unoccupied space
Informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
A fault; "he shot holes in my argument" Back to top
Make holes in
Hit the ball into the hole
Relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilizati
Relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
A small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall"
Allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
(poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown
Any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously
A hole in the ground made by excavating
Hit the ball into the hole
Sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"
Score a hole in one
Remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"
Marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
A day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it''s a good thing that New Year''s was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
Spend or take a vacation
Someone who travels for pleasure
A hotel located in a resort area Back to top
A time when many people take holidays
Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
The quality of being holy
The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental st
Emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
Medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors; "holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body"
The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"; "holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental st
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
A constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level
Eggs and butter with lemon juice
A native or inhabitant of Holland
Made in the Netherlands
Made in the Netherlands
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
Complain; "What was he hollering about?"
Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"
Shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929) Back to top
A card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes
Shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"
Cry hollo
Encourage somebody by crying hollo
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
A depression hollowed out of solid matter
A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
A cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
Remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
Remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
Devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
As if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
Deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"
Not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
An abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
Characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver
Silverware serving dishes
Having a cavity within; "canoe made of a hollowed log" Back to top
The property of having a sunken area
The state of being hollow: having an empty space within
Silverware serving dishes
Remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
United States rock star (1936-1959)
Any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
Any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
Any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
The film industry of the United States
A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood"
Flashy and vulgar; "young white women dressed Hollywood style"; "Hollywood philandering"
Of or relating to the film industry in the United States; "a Hollywood actor"
Widely distributed shrubs and trees
Tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum Back to top
Any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
A fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
Hard wood of the holm oak tree
Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
Gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil
An act of great destruction and loss of life
The Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
Approximately the last 10,000 years
Approximately the last 10,000 years
Squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
Type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes
Bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda
A squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
On reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America Back to top
Fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
Chimaeras and extinct forms
(Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith
The intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
The intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
Handwritten book or document
Written wholly in the handwriting of the signer; "a holographic will"
Written entirely in one''s own hand; "holographic document"
Of or relating to holography or holograms
Written entirely in one''s own hand; "holographic document"
The branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image
Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis
(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis in insects
(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis in insects
A word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat'' is a holonym for `brim'' and `crown''"
The semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts
Obtaining nourishment as green plants do
Type genus of the Holothuridae Back to top
Echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers
Of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese
A family of Holothuroidea
Class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers
The original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
Obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter
A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
A sheath (usually leather) for a handgun; attaches to a belt or saddle
A belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
A sacred place of pilgrimage
Belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
A soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
Scrub with a holystone; "holystone the ship''s deck"
Phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian''s goal in Bunyan''s `Pilgrim''s Progress''"
Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
A day specified for religious observance
A day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Back to top
The head of the Roman Catholic Church
The third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
(legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper
December 28, commemorating Herod''s slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
A chaplain in one of the military services
An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Person of exceptional holiness
(Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
(figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System"
A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop'' should or should not be a separate order"
The sacrament of ordination
Person of exceptional holiness
A sacred place of pilgrimage
A member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor
Sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250)
The lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
The Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent Back to top
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
The smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
The sepulcher in which Christ''s body lay between burial and resurrection
The sepulcher in which Christ''s body lay between burial and resurrection
The third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
A very troublesome child
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
The Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
A paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam
Water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification
The week before Easter
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
Respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
Large-clawed lobsters
Type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
Lobster of Atlantic coast of America
Small lobster of southern Africa
Lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe Back to top
An informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy''s only doing it for some doll"
Felt hat with a creased crown
Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
An institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
A social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
The country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey"
The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn''t have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
Place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball"
An environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there''s no place like home"
Return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
Provide with, or send to, a home
Relating to or being where one lives or where one''s roots are; "my home town"
At or to or in the direction of one''s home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I''ll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I''ll tak
To the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home"
On or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home"
Inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation''s internal politics"
Used of your own ground; "a home game"
Baked at home; "home-baked cakes and pies" Back to top
Brewed at home; "home-brewed beer"
Someone who builds houses as a business
Cured at home; "home-cured hams"
A farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment
Sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp
Devoted to home duties and pleasures
Educate (one''s children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school; "The parents are home-schooling their daughter"
As if in the home; "home-style cooking"
A person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
People who are confined to their homes
Confined usually by illness
A male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
A fellow male member of a youth gang
An alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
Someone who builds houses as a business
A coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
An annual school or university reunion for graduates
The advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you
The people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day"
A fellow female member of a youth gang Back to top
Grown or originating in a particular place; "stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables"
Industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk
The country where you were born
An independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks
People who are homeless; "the homeless lived on the city streets"
Someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"
Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern
Without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons"
The state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
Someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"
Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl''s homeliness"
Lacking stylishness or neatness
Lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
Without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
Plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"
Made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread"
A wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
The management of a household Back to top
One of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
One of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
A practitioner of homeopathy
Of or relating to the practice of homeopathy; "homeopathic medicine"
A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
Metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
Related to or characterized by homeostasis
In a homeostatic manner; "blood pressure is homeostatically regulated"
Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature
One the genes that are involved in embryologic development
Someone who owns a home
A base hit on which the batter scores a run
Pigeon trained to return home
Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
Hit a home run
Relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek"
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) Back to top
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
Unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons
A longing to return home
A rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun yarn
Made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments"
Characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"
Of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
A rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun yarn
Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
Land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
Someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
A law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads
The straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
The end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
The town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again"
Oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters"
Toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow"
Oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters" Back to top
Toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow"
Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
A problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
An appliance that does a particular job in the home
A place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
Banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
An alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
Someone buying a house
A computer intended for use in the home
The English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
(basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games
Theory and practice of homemaking
Theory and practice of homemaking
A loan secured by equity value in the borrower''s home
A loan secured by equity value in the borrower''s home
Folks from your own home town
Sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp Back to top
A place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
The civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war
A game played at home
The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"
A volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere
A person hired to help in another''s home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work)
Direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids
Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home
The basic key in which a piece of music is written
A loan secured by equity value in the borrower''s home
One of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
A film made at home by an amateur photographer
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
The port from which a ship originates of where it is registered
The area in which an animal normally ranges
United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either
Self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull''s eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president''s speech was a home run"
A base hit on which the batter scores a run Back to top
The British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office
A series of successive games played at a team''s home field or court
A course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom
The area in which an animal normally ranges
Television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater
Television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater
An important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)
Capable of or conducive to bloodshed; "a cutthroat rogue"; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs"
The killing of a human being by another human being
Of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech"
Of the nature of a homily or sermon
Of or relating to homiletics; "homiletic speech"
Of the nature of a homily or sermon
The art of preaching
The branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies
A sermon on a moral or religious topic
Of humankind as a species; "the hominal kingdom"
Orienting or directing homeward or to a destination; "the homing instinct"; "a homing beacon"
The mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective
Pigeon trained to return home Back to top
A torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship''s engines)
Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
A primate of the family Hominidae
Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
Modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
Characteristic of humankind
A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
Anthropoid apes and human beings
Hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
Coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
A thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
Category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes
Having a common center; "concentric rings"
Possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes)
Symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes
(of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; "monochromatic light"
Containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms
Of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi" Back to top
A practitioner of homeopathy
A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
Of or concerning homosexual love
A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
Material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed); "liver homogenate"
The quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies"
The quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure
All of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
All similarly; "the students at this college are homogeneously middle-class"
The quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies"
The act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network''s homogenization of political news"
Cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients"
Become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender"
Break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk"
Made homogeneous
Formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance
The act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network''s homogenization of political news"
Cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients"
Become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender"
Break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk" Back to top
Made homogeneous
Formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance
Milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise
All of the same or similar kind or nature; "a close-knit homogeneous group"
An acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
(biology) similarity because of common evolution
Tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient''s immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
Two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
Small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago
Rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago
Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature
Similar in evolutionary origin but not in function
Similar in evolutionary origin but not in function
Make homologous
Make homologous
Be homologous; "A person''s arms homologize with a quadruped''s forelimbs"
Corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft"
Having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
The quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function
An equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents Back to top
Similarity of form
Similarity of form
Tea tortrix
Small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
A person who hates or fears homosexual people
Prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
Prejudiced against homosexual people
Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
Having a single melodic line with accompaniment
Having the same sound
The phenomenon of words of different origins coming to pronounced the same way; "homophonous words"
Part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
The same pronunciation for words of different origins
Plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
Insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
Insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
Sexually attracted to members of your own sex Back to top
A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
Characterized by homospory
The development of a single kind of asexual spores
(botany) having styles all of the same length
(botany) having styles all of the same length
Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature
The state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene
Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color"
Extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
A member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man
Extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
A type of primitive man who lived in Europe
A primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa
The only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
Extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus
A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal Back to top
Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
Industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk
A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
The central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
A native or inhabitant of Honduras
Of or relating to or characteristic of Honduras or its people
The capital and largest city of Honduras
Monetary unit in Honduras
A republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
An important Central American mahogany tree
Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
A whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
Make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"
Sharpen with a hone; "hone a knife"
Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)
Free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest"
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
Marked by truth; "gave honest answers"
Habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness"
Without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food" Back to top
Without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
Worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
Used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
Used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
In an honest manner; "in he can''t get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker''s attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don''t believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn''t have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don''t give a damn"
The quality of being honest
The quality of being honest
Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
A wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time); "he made an honest woman of her"
A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Sweeten with honey
Having the color of honey
Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
Social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
A framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
Make full of cavities, like a honeycomb Back to top
Penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization"
Carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed"
Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
Lining of the reticulum (or second stomach) of a ruminant used as food
Small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
Small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
The fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
The fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
Any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell
Pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
With honey added
Inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear"
Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
Erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
Resembling honey
A holiday taken by a newly married couple
The early usually calm and harmonious period of a relationship; business or political
Spend a holiday after one''s marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai''i"
Someone recently married
South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes Back to top
Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
Columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
Shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
Shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
Shrubs and small trees and woody vines
Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
Arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
Rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
A spicy cake partially sweetened with honey
A crisp candy made with honey
Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
A honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
A gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar
Small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae
Tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World
Thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets
A honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw Back to top
Street names for ketamine
A plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey
Formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world''s leading commercial centers
The basic unit of money in Hong Kong
National capital of Solomon Islands
With honey added
The cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"
Use the horn of a car
Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
Common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
Informal terms for the nose
A driver who causes his car''s horn to make a loud honking sound; "the honker was fined for disturbing the peace"
Offensive names for a White man
Offensive names for a White man
Offensive names for a White man
A cheap drinking and dancing establishment
A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
The capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu Back to top
A woman''s virtue or chastity
The quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor"
A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
The state of being honored
Accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
Show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
Bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action"
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
Showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family''s good name"
Adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
Used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"
The quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
An official recognition of merit; "although he didn''t win the prize he did get special mention"
With honor; "he was honorably discharged after many years fo service"
In an honorable manner; "he acted honorably"
A fee paid for a nominally free service
Given as an honor without the normal duties; "an honorary degree"
A degree conferred to honor the recipient
An institution for the advancement of art or science or literature Back to top
French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791)
Having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"
Worthy of honor; "an honored name"; "our honored dead"
A recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)
French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
An expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
Conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
Conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
An escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
An ancient Muslim tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
A system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on the honor system"
(botany) having styles all of the same length
A woman''s virtue or chastity
The quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor"
A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
The state of being honored
Accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
Show respect towards; "honor your parents!" Back to top
Bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action"
Showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
Adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
Used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"
The quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
With honor; "he was honorably discharged after many years fo service"
Worthy of honor; "an honored name"; "our honored dead"
A university degree with honors
A university degree with honors
A list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
The central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
An illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane''s engine"
A headdress that protects the head and face
The folding roof of a carriage
Metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
An aggressive and violent young criminal
Cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded" Back to top
A long hooded cloak
A long hooded overcoat
Orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
Small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male''s head
Yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
Medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
Small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male''s head
Of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
An aggressive and violent young criminal
A protective drip that is made of stone
A protective drip that is made of stone
Something believed to bring bad luck
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
A practitioner of voodoo
A column of weathered and eccentrically shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
Bring back luck; be a source of misfortune
A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
Influence by slyness
A catch that holds the hood of a car shut Back to top
An ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer
Senseless talk; "don''t give me that stuff"
The foot of an ungulate mammal
The horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals
Dance in a professional capacity
Walk; "let''s hoof it to the disco"
Acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
A visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
Having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals"
Any of a number of hoofed mammals superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
A professional dancer
Dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
Resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof; "hooflike calluses"
A visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
Walk; "let''s hoof it to the disco"
A visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something Back to top
A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
A catch for locking a door
Anything that serves as an enticement
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
Approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
Entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
Secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Fasten with a hook
Catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
Hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
Make off with belongings of others
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
Having an aquiline nose
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introd
(physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced Back to top
Addicted to a drug
Curved down like an eagle''s beak
(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
A golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
English theologian (1554-1600)
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
Green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
A common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado
A long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
Resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold); "hooklike thorns"
A nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge
Large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him"
A system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
A device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"
Parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
Infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
Failure to attend (especially school) Back to top
One who is absent from school without permission
A kind of fastener used on clothing
In every detail; "he believed her story hook, line, and sinker"
A cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
Adopt; "take up new ideas"
A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
A wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
Connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
Take in marriage
A wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
A cruel and brutal fellow
Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball
A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
A small arch used as croquet equipment
Bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"
Blatant or sensational promotion
Any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill
Any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill Back to top
A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
A skirt stiffened with hoops
Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
Pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
Any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop
A victory cheer; "let''s give the team a big hurrah"
A lively and ineffectual upper-class young man
A slang term for a jail
A slang term for a jail
A resident of Indiana
A state in midwestern United States
Something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
A loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
To utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"
An illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
A device on an automobile for making a warning noise
Informal terms for the nose
Any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching Back to top
Having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals"
A kind of vacuum cleaner
31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
Clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"
A large dam on the Colorado River in Nevada
The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
An informal dance where popular music is played
Twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
Informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
Jump lightly
Make a jump forward or upward
Jump across; "He hopped the bush"
Make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
Move quickly from one place to another
A machine used for picking hops
Jump lightly
An athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement
One of the three Christian virtues Back to top
Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
A specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
Intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"
Expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
Expected hopefully
An ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
Presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
Having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
It is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"
With hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"
The feeling you have when you have hope
Full of hope
A populous province in northeastern China
A populous province in northeastern China
(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"
Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down" Back to top
Certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"
Of a person unable to do something skillfully; "I''m hopeless at mathematics"
Without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success; "he hung his head hopelessly"; "`I must die,'' he said hopelessly"
In a hopeless manner; "the papers were hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"
In a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances"
The despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
A person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now"
Chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage
The Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi people
A member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
Welsh film actor (born in 1937)
English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947)
English poet (1844-1889)
United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791)
Under the influence of narcotics
(of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power; "a hopped-up jalopy"
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping Back to top
Funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
A machine used for picking hops
Someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children"
Strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the like-sided legs moving in unison; "hobble race horses"
Twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
A loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing
A loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing
A game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
A garden where hops are grown
A garden where hops are grown
Any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
Get on the back of; "mount a horse"
Get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car"
A tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872) Back to top
United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
Relating to the hours; "the horary cycle"
An ode with several stanzas
United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
British field marshal (1850-1916)
A fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
A vast multitude
A moving crowd
A nomadic community
An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley
Barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
Annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America
Grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages
A candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant
Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium Back to top
The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
The great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
Something that is oriented horizontally
Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface"
The quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality"
In a horizontal direction; "a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally"
Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends
Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
The maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizon
A mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally
The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft''s tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
The horizontal airfoil of an aircraft''s tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged
A flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
The horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
Of or relating to or caused by hormones; "hormonal changes"
The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis Back to top
Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
One of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
Any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
A device on an automobile for making a warning noise
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
A brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
An alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
A high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
A noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
A noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
The material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
Stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"
Having the frame made of horn or tortoise shell or plastic that simulates either; "horn-rimmed glasses"
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
Bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
A green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron
Having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind; "horned viper"; "great horned owl"; "the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"; "long-horned cattle"
Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
A kind of chameleon
Any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia Back to top
Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
Large owls having prominent ear tufts
Found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria
Yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
Catfish common in eastern United States
Northern Pacific puffin
Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
Screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
European viola with an unusually long corolla spur
Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
Whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller
A pattern of symptoms occurring as a result of damage to nerves in the cervical region of the spine (drooping eyelids and constricted pupils and absence of facial sweating)
Large stinging paper wasp
Habitation for wasps or hornets
A highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets'' nest"
Habitation for wasps or hornets
A highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets'' nest"
A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks Back to top
A state of sexual arousal
A musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)
Having no horns; "hornless cattle"
Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
A British solo dance performed by sailors
An ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
Music for dancing the hornpipe
Catfish common in eastern United States
A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
Liverworts with slender hornlike 2-valved capsules
Any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
Having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"
Feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
Insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
A button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile
Small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
Poke one''s nose into Back to top
A peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia
Yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
Someone who makes or repairs watches
Someone who makes or repairs watches
The art of designing and making clocks
A diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
A prediction of someone''s future based on the relative positions of the planets
The drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes
Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
Provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
Of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
Exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
In a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident"
A quality of extreme unpleasantness
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
Stricken with horror
Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" Back to top
Provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
In a horrifying manner; "he laughed horrifyingly"
Cause (someone''s) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"
Have one''s hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television"
Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
Something that inspires horror; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him"
Intense aversion
Intense and profound fear
Stricken with horror
Stricken with horror
Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
A padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
A chessman in the shape of a horse''s head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
A framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"
Provide with a horse or horses
The hoof of a horse
The hoof of a horse
Relating to the time before automobiles (and other inventions) changed the way people lived in industrialized nations
A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries Back to top
Heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
Trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
Pulled by a horse; "a horse-drawn carriage"
A wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
A large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
Compete in a horse race
Negotiate with much give and take
A trail for horses
The back of a horse
A narrow ridge of hills
On the back of a horse; "he rode horseback to town"; "managed to escape ahorse"; "policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
A man skilled in equitation
Riding a horse as a means of transportation
Riding a horse as a sport
Large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in souther
Seed of the broad-bean plant
A conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses
An early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses
A cloth for the trapping of a horse Back to top
Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
The flesh of horses as food
Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Winged fly parasitic on horses
Much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida
Fabric made from horsehair fibers; used for upholstery
Hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
Any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
A wig made of horsehair; "the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs"
Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
Leather from the hide of a horse
A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
Any of several large freshwater leeches
An early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages"
Resembling a horse
A person who breeds and cares for horses
A man skilled in equitation
Skill in handling and riding horses
The flesh of horses as food
A coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States Back to top
Tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico
An annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
Rowdy or boisterous play
A pond for watering horses
A unit of power equal to 746 watts
A unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour
Grated horseradish root
Coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
The root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
An enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies
The root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
Creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse''s hoof
Game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
Equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes
A person who shoes horses
A game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
A round arch that widens before rounding off
Bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose Back to top
Any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
Large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
A part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints
Slender fast-moving Eurasian snake
A competitive exhibition of horses
Perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
Sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
Any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
Milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
Common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
A whip for controlling horses
Whip with a whip intended for horses
The act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
A woman horseman
A set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
Indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let''s get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
A farm building for housing horses or other livestock Back to top
A bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
Stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
Parasitic chiefly on horses
Breeding horses
A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
Heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
Tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental
East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine
An army unit mounted on horseback
Troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"
Tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
The inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
A veterinarian who treats horses
A person who breeds and cares for horses
Large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers
Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light baffling winds
A California food fish Back to top
Large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
Largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
Horse excreta used as fertilizer
Coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap
Coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States
Large black Old World grouse
A film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
A large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
A contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
The sport of racing horses
Coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
Sound practical judgment; "I can''t see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn''t got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
Winged fly parasitic on horses
The swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
A hard bargainer
The swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
Negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining
A cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses Back to top
A ridge of the earth''s crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
A set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
A dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
So badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans"
Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947)
Giving strong encouragement
Giving strong encouragement
Very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
Deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
Of or relating to the cultivation of plants
By means of horticulture
The cultivation of plants
An expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants)
Egyptian falcon-headed solar god
A cry of praise or adoration (to God)
A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
Man''s garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet
Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery)
Water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
An Old Testament book telling Hosea''s prophecies Back to top
A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
Water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
A tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear
Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery)
Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929)
A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
A lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
Favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"
Disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"
(`hospitable'' is usually followed by `to'') having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"
A disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining
In a hospitable manner; "she was received hospitably by her new family"
A health facility where patients receive treatment
A medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
Placing in medical care in a hospital
Admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
Kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
Placing in medical care in a hospital
Insurance that pays all or part of a patient''s hospital expense Back to top
The condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
A period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient''s hospitalization"
Insurance that pays all or part of a patient''s hospital expense
Admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
A male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
A single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required
Placing in medical care in a hospital
A chaplain in a hospital
Occupancy rate for hospitals
A room in a hospital for the care of patients
A ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
A military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital
Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"
An animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
A technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
A vast multitude
Archaic terms for army
Any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
The owner or manager of an inn Back to top
A person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
Be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
A traveler who lodges in hostels; "a youth hosteller"
An owner or manager of hotels
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
A woman innkeeper
A woman host
A woman steward on an airplane
Used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
Marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"
Very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
Not belonging to your own country''s forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
Very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" Back to top
Characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
Impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
In a belligerent hostile manner; "he pushed her against the wall belligerently"
A military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
Fire that injures or kills an enemy
A takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
A witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party; "a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined"
Acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
Violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"
The feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility"
A state of deep-seated ill-will
Someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
Marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
Charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
Having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"
Of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you''re getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel"
Very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
Capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car" Back to top
Newly made; "a hot scent"
Very good; often used in the negative; "he''s hot at math but not so hot at history"
Used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she''s hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
Extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
Recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
Having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"
Newest or most recent; "news hot off the press"; "red-hot information"
Very unpleasant or even dangerous; "make it hot for him"; "in the hot seat"; "in hot water"
Very popular or successful; "one of the hot young talents"; "cabbage patch dolls were hot last season"
Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce"
Sexually excited or exciting; "was hot for her"; "hot pants"
Performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy; "a hot drummer"; "he''s hot tonight"
Characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"
Wanted by the police; "a hot suspect"
(color) bold and intense; "hot pink"
Balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
Prone to emotion; "hot-blooded Latin-Americans"
Thick chocolate sauce served hot
Stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
A car modified to increase its speed and acceleration Back to top
Quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
A stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body
A stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body
A heater and storage tank to supply heated water
A heater and storage tank to supply heated water
Start (a car engine) without a key by short-circuiting the ignition system; "The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van"
An alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools
A bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
A situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"
A journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated
A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
A stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables
A motley assortment of things
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
A frankfurter served hot on a bun
Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
A long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter
One of the 7 gods of happiness
Small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services Back to top
A building that houses both a hotel and a casino
A business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel
An owner or manager of hotels
An owner or manager of hotels
An owner or manager of hotels
Statement of charges for staying in a hotel
A hotel receptionist
A hotel receptionist
A private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
An owner or manager of hotels
Occupancy rate for hotels
A plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel
A bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel
Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
Without delay; speedily; "sent ambassadors hotfoot to the Turks"- Francis Hackett; "drove hotfoot for Boston"
A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person
A belligerent grouch
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish'' is archaic)
Quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" Back to top
A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe
In a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,'' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"; "the children were arguing hotly"
A hot spiciness
The presence of heat
A state of sexual arousal
A portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
A stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
A lively entertainment spot
A point of intense heat or radiation
A place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world''s hot spots"
A rash or impetuous person
English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
Any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
Thick edible rootstock of elephant''s-foot
South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
Low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
Thick edible rootstock of elephant''s-foot
South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark Back to top
Low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
Somewhat hot
Aquatic herbs
A featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers
Featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers
Loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
Air that has been heated and tends to rise
Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled'' is an informal term)
A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
A cereal that is served hot
A beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
Moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
A frankfurter served hot on a bun
Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
Newly issued stock that is in great public demand
Jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation
A direct telephone line between two officials
Heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad Back to top
A pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table
Skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
A state of sexual arousal
Any of various pungent capsicum fruits
Plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
A portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
A stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
A difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"
A car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
A pungent peppery sauce
A difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism
An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
A spell of hot weather
A lively entertainment spot
A point of intense heat or radiation
A place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world''s hot spots"
A natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
A town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
A national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
Newly issued stock that is in great public demand Back to top
The quality of being popular; "skiing is hot stuff in New Hampshire"
The quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff"
Tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
A mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
A very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water
Very angry
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
Make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
Gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
Actual fighting between the warring parties
A dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"
Any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
A period of unusually hot weather
A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926)
A town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
Small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
A thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears Back to top
Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
Pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"
Biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
Perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
Textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
Textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
Distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
Clock time; "the hour is getting late"
A special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"
A sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
A voluptuously beautiful young woman
Lasting for an hour; "an hourlong examination"
Occurring every hour or payable by the hour; "hourly chimes"; "hourly pay"
Every hour; "daily, hourly, I grew stronger"
An indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours"
A period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"
The angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer''s meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body Back to top
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
A great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
The shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours
A river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
A river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
A building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
Aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
A social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
An official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"
The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
The members of a religious community living together
The management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
Contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
Someone who builds houses as a business Back to top
Proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep
Construction by a group of neighbors
Omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage"
Of pets; trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place; "housebroken pets"; "`house-trained'' is chiefly British"
A barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
Confined usually by illness
Train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
A burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person''s house
A wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker"
Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Of pets; trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place; "housebroken pets"; "`house-trained'' is chiefly British"
Someone who builds houses as a business
Clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
The act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time"
(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
A loose dressing gown for women
Skill in domestic management
A dog trained to guard a house
A man in charge of children in an institution
Common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases Back to top
As many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a houseful of guests"
A guest entertained in your house
A social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
Someone who owns a home
An appliance that does a particular job in the home
Theory and practice of homemaking
Drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
Maintain a household; take care of all household-related business
A servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
The work of cleaning and running a house
Lights that illuminate the audience part of a theater or other auditorium
A female domestic
Swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman'' is a British term)
Teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse
A woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
Paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
Any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
Space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn''t give that table houseroom"
The building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet Back to top
The roof of a house; "shout it from the housetops"
A party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home
A wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Related or suited to a housewife; "housewifely virtues"
The work of a housewife
The work of cleaning and running a house
A wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker"
A person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent"
Confinement to your own home
Any domesticated member of the genus Felis
Long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
A person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
A private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
A private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
Small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
A guest entertained in your house
A husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
Brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
An unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed" Back to top
A speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
The lower house of the British parliament
(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
An institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
Any building where congregations gather for prayer
The English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
A building where prostitutes are available
Areas where Muslims are in the majority
The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
The upper house of the British parliament
Any building where congregations gather for prayer
A building where prostitutes are available
The lower legislative house of the United States Congress
An English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
Areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
The British royal family since 1917
Any building where congregations gather for prayer
The English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
A periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers
Paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house Back to top
A painter of houses a similar buildings
The occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"
A party lasting over one or more nights at a large house
A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital"
A household servant
A custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)
Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
Small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe
A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
Common American wren that nests around houses
Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
Housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed
A protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
The United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
A commissioner in charge of public housing
A residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management; "they live in the new housing development"
A residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time
An industry that builds housing
A housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families Back to top
The act of starting to construct a house
English poet (1859-1936)
The largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
1 species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
One of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift
A land imagined by Jonathan Swift where intelligent horses ruled the Yahoos
Any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets
Small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
Be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
Move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
A craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
To what extent or amount or degree; "how tall is she?"
In what way or manner or by what means (`however'' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how''); "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; "however did you get here so soon?"
An awkward situation; "that''s a fine how-d''ye-do"
An expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
An awkward situation; "that''s a fine how-d''ye-do" Back to top
Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968)
United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)
A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
An expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
United States feminist who was active in the women''s suffrage movement (1819-1910)
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I''m a little afraid, however I''d like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all t
In whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"
To whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general, are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition''s concerns"
By contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"
In what way or manner or by what means (`however'' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how''); "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; "however did you get here so soon?"
A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
A long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
A loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless" Back to top
The long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
Emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
Cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
A glaring blunder
Monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
A joke that seems extremely funny
Monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
A long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
Noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend"
Extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
Question word; what is the reason (`how come'' is a nonstandard variant); "why are you here?"; "how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn''t?"
A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
Succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers
A girl who behaves in a boyish manner
Used of boisterous girls
Used of girls; wild and boisterous
Used of boisterous girls Back to top
Masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
English writer on games (1672-1769)
An English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969)
A city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
A unit of power equal to 746 watts
(usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general''s headquarters were a couple of large tents"
A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
The basic unit of money in Ukraine
A herpes virus that causes oral herpes
A herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
A city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic
A herpes virus that causes oral herpes
A herpes virus that can cause genital herpes
Retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
A set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents Back to top
A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir''s accession by Pakistan
An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783
The Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people
A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona
The Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people
A member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona
Common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum
A major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
A sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
A sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
A mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
The Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525)
The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
A center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area"
A system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available
A system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available
A mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high)
A United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
Large football-shaped winter squash with a warty gray-green rind Back to top
Any of several winter squash plants producing large grayish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953)
(cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the reciprocal of the Hubble constant is the age of the universe
(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
(cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the reciprocal of the Hubble constant is the age of the universe
(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
Loud confused noise from many sources
A married man; a woman''s partner in marriage
Cap that fits over the hub of a wheel
United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926)
Overbearing pride or presumption
State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
Toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
Toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
Blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States
Any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
Any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries
A mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain Back to top
A low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry
A seller of shoddy goods
A person who writes radio or tv advertisements
Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let''s not haggle over a few dollars"
Sell or offer for sale from place to place
A mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain
The United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)
A quick private conference
A disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
Crowd or draw together; "let''s huddle together--it''s cold!"
Crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
Crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"
Squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
A person who crouches; "low huddlers against the wind"
A member of a huddle
Crowd or draw together; "let''s huddle together--it''s cold!"
Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterent punishments for serious crimes
A New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) Back to top
English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)
Small evergreen subshrubs of North America
New World godwit
North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers
Small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
An inland sea in northern Canada
Of northern Canada
United States physiologist (1899-1982)
A New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
The first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
Muskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskin
Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterent punishments for serious crimes
The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
Suffuse with color
Take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"
Totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no hue
Loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
A state of irritation or annoyance
Blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
Inhale recreational drugs Back to top
In a huffy manner; "`Don''t bother to call me back,'' he said huffily"
A passing state of anger and resentment
An act of forcible exhalation
Breathing heavily
Sullen or moody
A feeling of sulky resentment
Roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
Quick to take offense
A tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
Fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds"
Hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
A woman''s fitted jacket
Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base
Extremely; "he was enormously popular"
A person who hugs
A state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilizati
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
In secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger"
Act stealthily or secretively Back to top
Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
United States jurist who served on the Supreme Court (1862-1948)
United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)
United States writer (1902-1967)
English poet (born in 1930)
King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996)
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
In the manner of Victor Hugo
Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel''s laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel''s laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935)
German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929)
Austrian composer (1860-1903)
1 species: tansy-leaved rocket
Perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
A French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine Back to top
Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
Edible body of any of numerous oysters
An extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan
A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
Plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips
A Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)
A ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
A very large person; impressive in size or qualities
Appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
Of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"
Of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"
The frame or body of ship
A large fishing port in northeastern England
United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution'' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
Persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
Dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
Remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"
Disturbance usually in protest Back to top
An expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"
Small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States
Low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
Similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea
A humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"
An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir''s accession by Pakistan
The state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
Sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"
Make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"
Sound with a monotonous hum
Be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
A human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
Having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"
Characteristic of humanity; "human nature"
Relating to a person; "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects"
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
Marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering Back to top
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
In a humane manner; "let''s treat the prisoners of war humanely"
The quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
The act of making more human
Make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
The doctrine emphasizing a person''s capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
The doctrine that people''s duty is to promote human welfare
The cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
An advocate of the principles of humanism
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning"
Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man''s capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning"
Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man''s capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
Someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms Back to top
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
Of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"
The doctrine that people''s duty is to promote human welfare
Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
The quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
The quality of being humane
All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"
The act of making more human
Make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"
Suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
In the manner of human beings; "humanly possible"
The quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
An automaton that resembles a human being
All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"
Something that people do or cause to happen
Something that people do or cause to happen
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"
Alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" Back to top
Large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
A death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"
A highly energetic and indefatigable person
The branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
The foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
A plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses
An international study of the entire human genetic material
A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
The head of a human being
The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
The branch of information science that deals with natural language information
The shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature"
The scientific study of human fossils
The scientific study of human fossils
Any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors
A process in which human beings are involved
All of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women" Back to top
A relation between people; (`relationship'' is often used where `relation'' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment'', but the preferred usage of `relationship'' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relati
A bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed
The reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generaly considered ethically unacceptable
(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
Retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
The body wastes of human beings
Material that is high in humic acids
An estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River
A suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
Of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"
A humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"
The state of being humble and unimportant Back to top
Prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
Causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
In a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head"
In a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation"
German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
A cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific cost of South America before turning west
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
Trick or deceive
Someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary"
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
Any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist
A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
Of or relating to or derived from humus; "humic acid"
A dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only at pH values greater than 2; "the half-life of humic acid is measured in centuries" Back to top
Shale that is rich in humic acids
An organic residue of decaying organic matter
Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor; "humid air"; "humid weather"
Make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house"
Wetness in the atmosphere
Wetness in the atmosphere
The proces of the formation of humus
Converted to humus; "humified soil"
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
Causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
In a humiliating manner; "the painting was reproduced humiliatingly small"
Depriving one of self-esteem
An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"
Strong feelings of embarrassment
State of disgrace or loss of self-respect
A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"
A humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"
A black humic substance that is not soluble in water Back to top
(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
A singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
The act of singing with closed lips
A humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"
Tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
A top that makes a humming noise as it spins
A small natural hill
A thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"
The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn''t appreciate my humor"; "you can''t survive in the army without a sense of humor"
The quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"
The liquid parts of the body
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
Put into a good mood
Of or relating to bodily fluids
An immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells Back to top
The act of indulging or gratifying a desire
Someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
Lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
In a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"
Full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
In a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul''s Cathedral"
The trait of merry joking
The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn''t appreciate my humor"; "you can''t survive in the army without a sense of humor"
The quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"
The liquid parts of the body
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
Put into a good mood
Someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
Lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
In a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"
Full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
A thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Back to top
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Arch one''s back
Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
German composer of six operas who influenced Wagner (1854-1921)
United States film actor (1899-1957)
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
United States film actor (1899-1957)
English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
An egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)
A form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin
Hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
Native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
Ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
A thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East Back to top
Partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
Offensive terms for a person of German descent
A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
A province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
A province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
The act of bending yourself up together
An impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
Arch one''s back
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
Arch one''s back
Arch one''s back
Ten 10s
Being ten more than ninety
The ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred five in counting order Back to top
The ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred one in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting order
The ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting order
An extreme bellicose nationalist
By a factor of one hundred; "they money increased a hundredfold"
One part in a hundred
Position 100 in a countable series of things
The ordinal number of one hundred in counting order Back to top
A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
Being one more than one hundred
A United States bill worth 100 dollars
The cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
(in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units
The series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453
(usually followed by `with'' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support; "walls hung with valuable paintings"; "a vine-hung trellis"
The official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages
A native or inhabitant of Hungary
Relating to or characteristic of Hungary; "Hungarian folk music"
Capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
A rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika
Coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
Central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers
Monetary unit in Hungary
Common European partridge
Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat
Veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream Back to top
A republic in central Europe
Strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
A physiological need for food; the consequence of foood deprivation
Be hungry; go without food; "Let''s eat--I''m starving!"
Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Feel the need to eat
A march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
An unemployed person who participates in a hunger march
A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
In the manner of someone who is very hungry; "he pounced on the food hungrily"
A physiological need for food; the consequence of foood deprivation
Feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
(usually followed by `for'') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
A large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"
A well-built sexually attractive man
Sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
Squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
Hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband''s resistance began to break down" Back to top
Sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
A Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa people
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the western Dakotas; the were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything''s fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I''d have
Native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage
1 species: golden cup
The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
An instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines"
An association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
United States architect (1827-1895)
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
Search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"
Seek, search for; "She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them"
Oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"
Pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" Back to top
Yaw back and forth about a flight path; "the plane''s nose yawed"
Chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood"
Reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted; "the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner''s face"; "a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes"
A person who is hunted
A watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
Someone who hunts game
A person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"
Chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style
Brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine
A member of a hunting and gathering society
The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Erect vigorous hybrid ornamental
Large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark
A city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)
American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
Hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia
Hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia Back to top
Group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
Group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
A short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates
A dog used in hunting game
An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
An area in which game is hunted
A place where opportunities abound
Guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory
A large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip
A license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time
A license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time
A small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
A license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time
The season during which it is legal to kill a particular species
Ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
A watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
A woman hunter
Someone who hunts game
Perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
Perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland Back to top
Pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids
Pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids
A city in northern Alabama; center for space research
An association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
Pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium
The Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa people
A member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California
The act of jumping over an obstacle
A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
An obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
Jump a hurdle
An athlete who runs the hurdles
A footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles
A footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles
A footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles
A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
A violent throw
Utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"
Throw forcefully Back to top
Make a thrusting forward movement
(baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
Hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
Hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
A traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
Rushing and whirling; "the hurling water"
A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)
The 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
A victory cheer; "let''s give the team a big hurrah"
Shout `hurrah!''
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
A deck at the top of a passenger ship
An oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
An oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
A deck at the top of a passenger ship
Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"
In a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice"
Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" Back to top
Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door"
Urge to an unnatural speed; "Don''t rush me, please!"
Act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!"
Move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
Changing location rapidly
Moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
The act of damaging something or someone
A damage or loss
Feelings of mental or physical pain
Psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
Feel pain or be in pain
Cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
Cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
Feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
Be the source of pain
Used of inanimate objects or their value Back to top
Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"
Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
Causing hurt; "her hurtful unconsidered words"
A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
Throw forcefully
Make a thrusting forward movement
Move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"
Moving or moved with great speed; "the hurtling express train"
Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
King of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
King of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
A married man; a woman''s partner in marriage
Use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
Neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
Related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn"
Of or befitting or characteristic of a husband
A person who operates a farm
The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock Back to top
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
Become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
Cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilizati
In a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
(used of information or news) kept secret by using influence; "hushed-up stories sometimes leak out"
Deep-fried cornbread ball (Southern)
A bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret
Deep-fried cornbread ball (Southern)
Cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let''s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
Outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Remove the husks from; "husk corn"
In a hoarse or husky voice; "`Excuse me,'' he said hoarsely"
A throaty harshness
The property of being big and strong Back to top
The removal of covering
A social gathering for the purpose of husking corn
Breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog''s gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
Muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly'' is a Scottish term"
Small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk
Any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
A member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
Reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa
King of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938)
An adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
A woman adulterer
The activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
A rapid bustling commotion
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater" Back to top
Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)
Small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Temporary military shelter
Small crude shelter used as a dwelling
A cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
An encampment of huts (chiefly military)
Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)
English cricketer (1916-1990)
A member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi
(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
Of or relating to Thomas Huxley
English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin''s theory of evolution (1825-1895)
English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
Of or relating to Thomas Huxley Back to top
Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)
The displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light"
A major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
Any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
A red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
One of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
Small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla
Southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers
Widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers
Hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb
Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Do
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward
Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Of southern Africa
Of northern Africa and Arabia and India
Hyenas
A glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
A glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions
Resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell Back to top
Translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton
An acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
The state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient''s arterioles showed marked hyalinization"
The state of being hyaline or having become hyaline; "the patient''s arterioles showed marked hyalinization"
Resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell
Transparent membrane that enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina
American silkworm moth
North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
The clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Of or relating to hyaloplasm
Genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum
Sponges with 6-rayed siliceous spicules; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers
A viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance
An enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids
An enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids
A genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions
An organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
A composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual'' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
Produced by crossbreeding Back to top
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
A hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
Hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple
Any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
Any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy
A pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants
Cyst filled with liquid; forms as a result of infestation by tapeworm larvae (as in echinococcosis)
An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around an aborting embryo degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs
Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
Infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around an aborting embryo degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs
A city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
A city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
Tooth fungi
Medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees
East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy Back to top
Leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely-hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
Oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
Leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely-hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
A family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
Type genus of Hydnaceae
Small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
An antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
An abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid
Any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
Sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
Deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads
Deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States
Sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
Deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
Deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters
Deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads
A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks Back to top
A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
Inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid
Small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan
Perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
Any compound that contains water of crystallization
Cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"
Become hydrated and combine with water
Supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"
Containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
A caustic substance produced by heating limestone
A compound of an oxide with water
The process of combining with water; usually reversible
Of or relating to the study of hydraulics; "hydraulic engineer"
Moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); "hydraulic erosion"; "hydraulic brakes"
In a hydraulic manner; "the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately"
In a hydraulic manner; "the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately"
Study of the mechanics of fluids Back to top
Brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes
Brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes
A cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
A cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
The branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion
Press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area
A water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
A water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
A mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube
A transmission that depends on a hydraulic system
A transmission that depends on a hydraulic system
A colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels
A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
A salt of hydrazoic acid
The bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine
The bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine
Blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood
Having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat"
Any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements
Submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida''s waterways Back to top
Submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida''s waterways
(HI) a colorless or yellow aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide; "hydriodic acid is a strong acid"
Type genus of the Hydrobatidae
Sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Storm petrels
An aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide that is a strong liquid acid
An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
Relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus
An abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
An abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
Frogbit
European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers
Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
An aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
A complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride
A fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
A diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension
Capybara Back to top
A genus of Hydrochoeridae
Pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent
A substance that forms a gel with water
An adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
An adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
The process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
A genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller''s sea cow
Extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
A diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension
Of or relating to hydrodynamics
Study of fluids in motion
Of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower; "hydroelectric power"
Electricity produced by water power
Turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator
Diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema
A weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water
A fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
An unstable poisonous corrosive acid know primarily in the form of its salts
A speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record" Back to top
A device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
A colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium
A nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
Attack with a hydrogen bomb
Combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
Combined with hydrogen; especially of an unsaturated fatty acid combined with hydrogen
A chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"
An atom of hydrogen
A colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
A chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond
A colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water
A salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
A colorless corrosive gas: HCl
A highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing
A colorless poisonous corrosive liquid made by the action of sulphuric acid on calcium fluoride; solutions in water are hydrofluoric acid
A colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution
A positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus
The number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter
A viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels Back to top
A sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs
Of or relating to the science of hydrography
Of or relating to the science of hydrography
The science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation
Colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
An acid formed by aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide
Relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion
Study of fluids in motion
Make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis
A salt-like binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen
Make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis
The branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
A product of hydrolysis
Undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
A chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water
Capable of undergoing hydrolysis
Undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
One who practices hydromancy
Divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
Web-toed salamanders Back to top
Similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
Primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
Honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
A measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
Of or relating to hydrometry
The measurement of specific gravity
A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
Water rats of Australia and New Guinea
Water rats
Accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
Of or relating to hydropathy or its administration; "hydropathic treatments"
The internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
Sea snakes
Having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water
An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
A morbid fear of water
A symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
Abnormally afraid of water
Lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water Back to top
The property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water
Perennial woodland herbs
Waterleaf
Showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
Growing wholly or partially in water; "water lilies are hydrophytic"
A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
A speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
An airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"
Glide on the water in a hydroplane
Racing in high-speed motor boats
Of or relating to aquiculture; "aquacultural methods"; "hydroponic lettuce"
A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
The watery layer of the earth''s surface; includes water vapor
Relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit; "hydrostatic pressure"
Study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion
The pressure at a given point in a liquid measured in terms of the vertical height of a column of the liquid needed to produce the same pressure
The internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
Accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys Back to top
Containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
A chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
A compound of an oxide with water
The anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom
Being or containing a hydroxyl group
A translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
A crystalline derivative of benzoic acid
Hydroxy derivative of butyric acid
Anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus
The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
The anion OH having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom
The monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols
A methyl with hydroxide replacing the hydrogen atoms
A crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen
A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
Any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself Back to top
Coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
Colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole
Water chevrotains
Largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
A powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
(Greek mythology) the goddess of health
The science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
A condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"
Tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air"
Tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air"
In a hygienic manner; "the body must cared for hygienically"
The science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
A fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
A wet and dry bulb hygrometer Back to top
Measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere
A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
A fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
A fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
A fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills
A fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray
A gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
A fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
An edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
An edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills
A fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
A small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
A plant that grows in a moist habitat
Requiring an abundance of moisture; "some tropical ferns are hygrophytic"
Hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere
Absorbing moisture (as from the air)
A diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that casue edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
A small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs Back to top
Type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads
Barking frogs
Of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog''s bark
Small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico
Small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring
Most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
Tree frogs
Gibbons
Smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web
Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
Genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers
American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery
Tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
Large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
A genus of Formicariidae
A kind of antbird
United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986)
United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986) Back to top
A fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
Genus of tropical American timber trees
West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood
Of or relating to the hymen
A genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand
A wedding hymn
Of or relating to a wedding or marriage; "hymeneal rites"
The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
Spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
An order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
Used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi
Terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
Type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
An order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
Of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera
Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing Back to top
Perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America
Whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
Offensive terms for a Jew
A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
Sing a hymn
A songbook containing a collection of hymns
A songbook containing a collection of hymns
A songbook containing a collection of hymns
The act of singing psalms or hymns
Earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania
Fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Of or relating to the hyoid bone
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
A poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
Genus of poisonous herbs: henbane
Poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine Back to top
Partly or entirely open to the sky
Reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty''s face'')
The cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
Blatant or sensational promotion
A genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
Widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams
A steel that contains more than 0.9% carbon
Excessive acidity
More active than normal; "a hyperactive child"
A condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement
Abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
Abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
A glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
A glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol
Increased blood in an organ or other body part
A condition caused by over-production of aldosterone
Administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
A large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
Reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love'') Back to top
A genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age
Abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
A common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously
An open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
Extravagant exaggeration
Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
Of or relating to a hyperbola; "hyperbolic functions"
In an exaggerated manner
A non-Euclidean geometry in which it is assumed that through any point there are two or more parallel lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
A quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis
Having the shape of a hyperboloid
(Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget''s disease
The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget''s disease
The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
The presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
The presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
(verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot Back to top
The state of having abnormally many cells
The presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
The presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
Anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
Anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
A roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets
Inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality"
Birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
Severe and excessive vomiting
Hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney
Increased blood in an organ or other body part
Relating to or caused by hyperemia
Extend a joint beyond its normal range; "Don''t hyperextend your elbow"
Greater than normal extension
Extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components; "hyperfine structure"
The distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear
Abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
Abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
Blackish fish of New England waters
Excessive and profuse perspiration Back to top
Used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae
A large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
A severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John''s wort
Large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and arctic or high altitudes and desert regions
Deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain
Perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes
Creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover
Shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas
Annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers
Low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico
European perennial St John''s wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
Yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands
Stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers
Perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes
Stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers
European perennial St John''s wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
Perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States
Excessive and profuse perspiration
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology
Higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs Back to top
A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
A link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
Presence of excess lipids in the blood
Presence of excess lipids in the blood
Presence of excess lipids in the blood
Presence of excess lipids in the blood
Presence of excess lipids in the blood
Presence of excess lipids in the blood
Any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood
A huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)
Cellulose-producing flagellates
Flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites
A multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together
A multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together
Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Excessive movement; especially excessive motility of the gastrointestinal tract
Excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus Back to top
A word that is more generic than a given word
The semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
Lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
Beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
A genus of Stromateidae
Any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron
Bottle-nosed whales
Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
A person with hyperopia; a farsighted person
Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
Hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
Excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis)
Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
Persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found
Unusual darkening of the skin
Excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
Abnormal increase in number of cells
Energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders
Extremely high fever (especially in children) Back to top
Excessive secretion
Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
Extreme sensitivity
Pathological sensitivity
An inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock
Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen"
An inability to stay awake
Enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders
Vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
Any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
Having abnormally high blood pressure
Machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected; "Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not c
A set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
A set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
A database management system that allows chunks of text (objects) to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way
A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
Of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia
Abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) Back to top
Abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
An overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
(of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension; "hypertonic muscle tissue"
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
A disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
Abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
Undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"
Excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts"
Breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate"
Produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient"
An increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued
An abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K
A blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood
A blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood Back to top
Impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity
Partly or entirely open to the sky
Get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
Fall webworms
Moth whose larvae are fall webworms
A variety of webworm
Bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
Divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
(of words) combined by means of a hyphen to form a unit; "hyphenated words"; "many femninists have chosen hyphenated names their children--today''s so-called hyphenated babies"; "multiculturalism nurtures respect for hyphenated identities"
Connecting syllables and words by hyphens
Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
Sleep inducing
An agent that induces drowsiness or sleep
The use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis
The induction of sleep or hypnosis
Sleep inducing
Of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis Back to top
Teaching during sleep (as by suing recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)
A morbid fear of falling asleep
(Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
A state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
The use of hypnosis in psychotherapy
A drug that induces sleep
Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"
A trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist
Induce hypnosis in
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
A person who induces hypnosis
The act of inducing hypnosis
A person who induces hypnosis
Induce hypnosis in
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
A person who induces hypnosis
A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
A compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
A steel that contains less that 0.9% carbon
Abnormally inactive Back to top
A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales
A hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol
The inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
A state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing
The state of having abnormally few cells
Widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat''s ears
Any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
A weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
Widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
Suffering from hypochondria
Suffering from hypochondria
Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
The upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium Back to top
Anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
Anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy'' is a hypocorism for `William''"
Family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales
Used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
Professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"
In a hypocritical manner; "he behaved hypocritically by praying piously when people were watching"
A line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle
In some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
Of or relating to the hypodermis
Warble flies
A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
Relating to or located below the epidermis; "hypodermic needle"; "subcutaneous implant"
A hollow needle
A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
Impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity Back to top
An abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection
The inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas
A plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera
A vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
Supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
Supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
Abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
Of or relating to hypoglycemia; "hypoglycemic agents"
Any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
Of or relating to hypoglycemia; "hypoglycemic agents"
Any of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
Having a projecting lower jaw
Incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk
Abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics
Any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood
Abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration
An explosive white crystalline weak acid (H2N2O2)
A word that is more specific than a given word
The semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class Back to top
Sheep frogs
Inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood
A crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6)
A clear or yellow-colored monobasic acid (H3PO2)
Of or relating to the hypophysis
The funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
Remove the pituitary glands
Having the pituitary gland removed by surgery; "hypophysectomized tadpoles"
Remove the pituitary glands
Having the pituitary gland removed by surgery; "hypophysectomized tadpoles"
Surgical removal of the pituitary gland
Of or relating to the hypophysis
The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Unusual lack of skin color
Term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa
Underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
Anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia
Anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia
A dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
Slow or shallow breathing Back to top
Abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders
Lessened sensitivity to odors
An abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
Any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
The accumulation of blood in an organ
The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Regarding something abstract as a material thing
Construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
Regarding something abstract as a material thing
Construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
Abnormally low blood pressure
Having abnormally low blood pressure
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
Of or relating to the hypothalamus
With respect to the hypothalamus; "hypothalamically controlled secretions"
Any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
Any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
A basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" Back to top
Pledge without delivery or title of possession
Subnormal body temperature
Of or relating to or affected by hypothermia
A tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Based on hypothesis; "a hypothetical situation"; "the site of a hypothetical colony"
Based on hypothesis; "a hypothetical situation"; "the site of a hypothetical colony"
By hypothesis
A creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist
A principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
A low level of prothrombin (factor II) in the circulating blood; results in long clotting time and poor clot formation and sometimes excessive bleeding; can result from vitamin K deficiency
An underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other Back to top
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
Any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
A blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood
Of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood
A blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood
Of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood
Shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss
A very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)
Hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
In some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
Small plants that resemble Amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
Perennial star grass of North America
Use of a series of subjects with a single predicate
Use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered'')
Night snakes
Nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico
Musk kangaroos
Small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
Measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
The scientific study of the earth''s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level) Back to top
An altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
Measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
Hyraxes and some extinct animals
Extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus
Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
A Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
Bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes
A European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
A European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
Annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
Used chiefly in liqueurs
Surgical removal of the uterus
The lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
Excessive or uncontrollable fear
State of violent mental agitation
Neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
A person suffering from hysteria
Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"
Marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes" Back to top
Characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"
In a hysterical manner; "she screamed hysterically when she heard the news"
Neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
An attack of hysteria
Hysteria with cataleptic symptoms
The logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved
Reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born'')
X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages)
Visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina
Surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)
Old World porcupines
An order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
Antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure
The unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second Back to top |