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

harvest mouse
noun small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields

harvester
reaper noun farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields

harvestfish
Paprilus alepidotus noun butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina

harvesting
harvest home noun the gathering of a ripened crop

harvestman
daddy longlegs 2 Phalangium opilio noun spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs

Harvey Wallbanger
noun a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano

hash
noun chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned

hash house
noun an inexpensive restaurant

hash out
discuss verb speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; `We discussed our household budget`

hashish
hasheesh noun purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

Hasidic
Hassidic adjective of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices

Hasidim
Hassidim noun a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly

Hasidism
Hassidism noun beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews

haslet
noun heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised

hasp
noun a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

hassle
scuffle noun disorderly fighting

hassock
noun a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)

hastate
spearhead-shaped adjective of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base

haste
hurry noun the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; `in his haste to leave he forgot his book`

Hastinapura
noun 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)

hastiness
noun hasty impulsiveness

Hastings
battle of Hastings noun 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

hasty
adjective excessively quick; `made a hasty exit`; `a headlong rush to sell`

hasty
precipitate adjective 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 they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king`

hasty defense
hasty defence noun a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited

hat
chapeau noun headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

hat shop
noun shop selling women`s hats

hat trick
noun (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)

hatband
noun a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim

hatbox
noun a round piece of luggage for carrying hats

hatch
hatching noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

hatchback
hatchback door noun a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

hatched
crosshatched adjective shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines

hatchel
heckle noun a comb for separating flax fibers

hatchery
noun a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); `the park authorities operated a trout hatchery`

hatchet
noun a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)

hatchling
noun any recently hatched animal (especially birds)

hatchway
noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

hate
hatred noun the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

hate mail
noun mail that expresses the writer`s dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)

hateful
mean adjective characterized by malice; `a hateful thing to do`; `in a mean mood`

hatefully
adverb in a hateful manner

hatefulness
obnoxiousness noun the quality of being hateful

hatha yoga
noun yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing

hatless
adjective not wearing a hat; `stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck`

hatpin
noun a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair

hatted
adjective wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind; `two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved`; `a bearskin-hatted sentry`

hauberk
byrnie noun a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor

haughtily
adverb in a haughty manner; `he peered haughtily down his nose`

haul
verb transport in a vehicle; `haul stones from the quarry in a truck`; `haul vegetables to the market`

haul
cart verb draw slowly or heavily; `haul stones`; `haul nets`

hauling
trucking noun the activity of transporting goods by truck

haunch
noun the loin and leg of a quadruped

haunt
hangout noun a frequently visited place

haunted
obsessed adjective 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 for the old woman`

haunting
persistent adjective continually recurring to the mind; `haunting memories`; `the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty`- Claudia Cassidy

Hausa
Haussa noun the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language

hausen
white sturgeon 2 Acipenser huso noun valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

haute couture
high fashion noun trend-setting fashions

haute cuisine
noun (French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food

Havasupai
noun the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai

have
have got verb 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
verb undergo; `The stocks had a fast run-up`

have a ball
have a good time verb enjoy oneself greatly; `We had a ball at the party and didn`t come home until 2 AM`

have a bun in the oven
bear verb be pregnant with; `She is bearing his child`; `The are expecting another child in January`; `I am carrying his child`

have a go
verb make an attempt at something; `I never sat on a horse before but I`ll give it a go`

have down
verb have (something) mastered; `She has the names of the fifty states down pat`

have it coming
verb deserve (either good or bad); `It`s too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming`

havelock
noun 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

haven
oasis noun a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

Haversian canal
noun any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone

havoc
noun violent and needless disturbance

haw
noun the nictitating membrane of a horse

Hawaii
noun the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks

Hawaii Island
noun the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
noun a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes

Hawaiian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of Hawaii or to the people or culture or language

Hawaiian guitar
steel guitar noun guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect

Hawaiian honeycreeper
noun small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands

hawala
noun 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`

hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes noun a common large finch of Eurasia

hawk
noun diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

hawk
noun a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

hawk nose
noun a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk

hawk owl
Surnia ulula noun grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

Hawkins
Sir John Hawkins noun English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

hawkishness
noun any political orientation favoring aggressive policies

hawklike
hawk-like adjective resembling a hawk

hawkmoth
hawk moth noun any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

hawksbill turtle
hawksbill noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell

Hawkyns
Sir John Hawkins noun English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

hawse
hawsehole noun the hole that an anchor rope passes through

hawser
noun large heavy rope for nautical use

hawser bend
noun a knot uniting the ends of two lines

hay
noun grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

hay bale
noun a bale of hay

haycock
noun a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

Haydn
noun the music of Haydn

hayfield
meadow noun a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

hayfork
noun a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay