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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

hadal
adjective relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters)

haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus noun important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

Hadean
Plutonian adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

Hadith
noun (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions

hadrosaur
hadrosaurus noun any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic

Hadrosauridae
family Hadrosauridae noun duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous

haemagglutinate
hemagglutinate verb cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)

Haematobia
genus Haematobia noun European genus of bloodsucking flies

Haematopodidae
family Haematopodidae noun oystercatchers

Haematopus
genus Haematopus noun oystercatchers

haemophilic
hemophilic adjective relating to or having hemophilia

Haemopis
genus Haemopis noun leeches

haemoproteid
noun related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds

Haemoproteidae
family Haemoproteidae noun bird parasites

Haemoproteus
genus Haemoproteus noun type genus of the family Haemoproteidae

Haemosporidia
order Haemosporidia noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia

haemosporidian
noun minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens

Haemulidae
family Haemulidae noun grunts

Haemulon
genus Haemulon noun type genus of the Haemulidae

haft
helve noun the handle of a weapon or tool

Haftorah
Haftarah noun a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah

hag-ridden
hagridden adjective tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; `hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth`- C.S.Lewis

Haganah
noun 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

hagfish
hag noun 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

Haggadah
Haggada noun Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition

Haggai
Aggeus noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity

haggardly
adverb in a haggard manner; `she looked haggardly out of her tent`

haggis
noun made of sheep`s or calf`s viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal`s stomach

haggle
haggling noun an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sofia noun a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century

Hagiographa
Ketubim noun the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

hagiography
noun a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

hagiolatry
hierolatry noun the worship of saints

hagiology
noun literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints

Haida
noun the Na-Dene language of the Haida

haik
haick noun a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa

haiku
noun an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

hail
noun enthusiastic greeting

hair
noun a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; `he combed his hair`; `each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells`

hair
noun any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; `there is a hair in my soup`

hair care
haircare noun care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair

hair cell
noun a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti

hair coloring
noun the act of dyeing or tinting one`s hair

hair follicle
noun a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them

hair of the dog
noun an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover

hair shirt
noun an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance

hair slide
noun a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place

hair space
noun (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters

hair spray
noun toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place

hair stroke
noun a very fine line in writing or printing

hair trigger
noun a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

hair-raiser
chiller noun excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; `the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser`

hair-shirt
hair-shirted adjective self-sacrificing or austere

hairbrush
noun a brush used to groom a person`s hair

haircloth
hair noun cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

haircut
noun the act of cutting the hair

hairdo
hairstyle noun the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman`s hair)

hairdressing
hair tonic noun a toiletry for the hair

hairiness
pilosity noun the quality of having hair

hairless
adjective 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`

hairlessness
noun the quality of not having hair

hairline
noun the natural margin formed by hair on the head

hairnet
noun a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place

hairpiece
false hair noun a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

hairpin
noun a double pronged pin used to hold women`s hair in place

hairpin bend
noun a U-shaped bend in a road

hairsplitting
word-splitting noun making too fine distinctions of little importance; `they didn`t take his hairsplitting seriously`

hairspring
noun a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece

hairstreak
hairstreak butterfly noun small butterflies having striped markings under the wings

hairweaving
noun the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair

hairy
haired adjective having or covered with hair; `Jacob was a hairy man`; `a hairy caterpillar`

hairy-legged vampire bat
Diphylla ecaudata noun similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas

Haitian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people; `Haitian shantytowns`

Haitian Creole
noun a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages

hajj
haj noun 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`

hake
noun any of several marine food fishes related to cod

Hakham
noun a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man

Hakka
adjective of or relating to the Hakka people or their language

Halakah
Halaka noun Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures

halal
adjective conforming to dietary laws; `halal meat`; `a halal kitchen`

halberd
noun a pike fitted with an ax head

halcyon
adjective idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; `a halcyon atmosphere`

Haldane
Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane noun Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)

Haldea
genus Haldea noun ground snakes

hale
whole adjective exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; `hale and hearty`; `whole in mind and body`; `a whole person again`

Hale
noun United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

Haleakala National Park
noun a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano

haleness
noun a state of robust good health

half
adverb partially or to the extent of a half; `he was half hidden by the bushes`

half binding
noun book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another

half cross stitch
noun a single cross stitch at a diagonal

half gainer
noun 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

half hatchet
noun a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other

half hitch
noun a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double

half mask
eye mask noun a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes

half nelson
noun a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent`s arm and exerts press on the back of the neck

half note
minim noun a musical note having the time value of half a whole note

half page
noun something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page

half rest
noun a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time

half snipe
Limnocryptes minima noun a small short-billed Old World snipe