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

hang
noun a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast`s weight is supported by the arms

hang
verb fall or flow in a certain way; `This dress hangs well`; `Her long black hair flowed down her back`

hang by a thread
hand by a hair verb depend on a small thing or be at risk; `His life now hangs by a thread`

hang glide
verb fly by means of a hang glider

hang glider
noun a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height

hang gliding
noun gliding in a hang glider

hang on
hold the line verb hold the phone line open; `Please hang on while I get your folder`

hang out
verb spend time in a certain location or with certain people; `She hangs out at the corner cafe`

hang together
interdepend verb be connected; `In my heart I can make the world hang together`

hang up
verb interrupt a telephone conversation

hang-up
rub noun an unforeseen obstacle

hangar queen
noun an airplane with a bad maintenance record

hanger
noun anything from which something can be hung

hanging
wall hanging noun decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; `the cold castle walls were covered with hangings`

hanging fly
noun any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
noun a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC

hangman`s rope
hangman`s halter noun a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

hangnail
agnail noun a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

hangover
holdover noun something that has survived from the past; `a holdover from the sixties`; `hangovers from the 19th century`

Hangzhou
Hangchow noun a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world

Hani
Akha noun a Loloish language

hank
noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn

hank panky
noun illicit sexual intercourse

Hank Williams
Hiram Williams noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

hanker
long 2 yearn verb desire strongly or persistently

hankering
yen noun a yearning for something or to do something

Hanover
House of Hanover noun the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)

Hanoverian
adjective of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters

Hans Fischer
noun German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)

Hans Holbein
noun 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)

Hansard
noun 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`

Hanseatic League
noun a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669

hansom
hansom cab noun a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver`s seat above and behind the passengers

hap
noun an accidental happening; `he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life`

haphazard
hit-or-miss adjective dependent upon or characterized by chance; `a haphazard plan of action`; `his judgment is rather hit-or-miss`

hapless
miserable adjective 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 distorted limbs`; `a wretched life`

haploid
haploidic adjective of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes

Haplosporidia
order Haplosporidia noun an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia

haplosporidian
noun parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance

haply
by chance 2 by luck adverb by accident; `betrayed by a word haply overheard`

happen
hap verb come to pass; `What is happening?`; `The meeting took place off without an incidence`; `Nothing occurred that seemed important`

happen
materialise verb come into being; become reality; `Her dream really materialized`

happening
adjective taking place; `the parade is still happening`

happily
adverb in an unexpectedly lucky way; `happily he was not injured`

happily
mirthfully adverb in a joyous manner; `they shouted happily`

happiness
noun emotions experienced when in a state of well-being

happy
well-chosen adjective well expressed and to the point; `a happy turn of phrase`; `a few well-chosen words`

haptic
tactile adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; `haptic data`; `a tactile reflex`

harakiri
hara-kiri noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

harangue
rant 1 ranting noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

harass
hassle verb annoy continually or chronically; `He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked`; `This man harasses his female co-workers`

harassing fire
noun fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale

harassment
molestation noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

harbinger
forerunner noun an indication of the approach of something or someone

harbor
harbour noun a place of refuge and comfort and security

harbor patrol
noun patrol of officers who police a harbor area

harbor porpoise
herring hog noun the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific

harbor seal
common seal noun small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere

harborage
harbourage noun (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)

hard
knockout adjective very strong or vigorous; `strong winds`; `a hard left to the chin`; `a knockout punch`; `a severe blow`

hard candy
noun candy that is brittle; `you can break a tooth on that hard candy`

hard cider
noun alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider` and `cyder` are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage

hard copy
noun (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper; `he ran off a hard copy of the report`

hard core
noun the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement

hard disc
hard disk noun a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit

hard drug
noun a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction

hard hat
tin hat noun a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers

hard line
noun a firm and uncompromising stance or position; `the governor took a hard line on drugs`

hard news
noun news that deals with serious topics or events

hard palate
noun the bony part of the roof of the mouth

hard right
noun the extreme right wing

hard roll
Vienna roll noun yeast-raised roll with a hard crust

hard sauce
noun butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings

hard sell
noun forceful and insistent advertising

hard shoulder
noun a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)

hard surface
verb cover with asphalt or a similar surface; `hard-surface roads`

hard tick
ixodid noun ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

hard up
impecunious adjective not having enough money to pay for necessities

hard-and-fast
strict adjective (of rules) stringently enforced; `hard-and-fast rules`

hard-baked
adjective baked until hard

hard-bitten
hard-boiled adjective tough and callous by virtue of experience

hard-boiled
adjective (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid

hard-boiled egg
hard-cooked egg noun an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify

hard-core
hardcore adjective extremely explicit; `hard-core pornography`

hard-fought
adjective requiring great effort; `a hard-fought primary`

hard-hitting
high-pressure adjective aggressively and persistently persuasive; `a hard-hitting advertising campaign`; `a high-pressure salesman`

hard-line
hardline adjective firm and uncompromising; `a hard-line policy`

hard-of-hearing
hearing-impaired adjective having a hearing loss

hard-shell crab
noun edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell

hard-shelled
adjective of animals or plants that have a hard shell

hard-to-please(a)
hard to please(p) adjective (of persons) `his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster`; `was very hard to please`

hardback
hardcover noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers

hardbacked
hardback adjective having a hard back or cover; `hardback books`

hardbake
noun a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds

hardball
noun baseball as distinguished from softball

harden
indurate verb become hard or harder; `The wax hardened`

hardened
adjective converted to solid form (as concrete)

hardening
noun the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

hardheaded
hard-nosed adjective 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`

hardhearted
stonyhearted adjective devoid of feeling for others; `an unfeeling wretch`