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

hearing aid
ear trumpet noun a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person

hearing aid
noun an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing

hearing dog
noun dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds

hearing(a)
adjective able to perceive sound

hearsay
adjective heard through another rather than directly; `hearsay information`

hearsay evidence
noun evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge

hearsay rule
noun a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness

hearse
noun a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

heart
pump noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; `he stood still, his heart thumping wildly`

heart
spunk noun the courage to carry on; `he kept fighting on pure spunk`; `you haven`t got the heart for baseball`

heart and soul
body and soul adverb with complete faith; `she was with him heart and soul`

heart cherry
oxheart noun large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh

heart surgery
noun any surgical procedure involving the heart

heart urchin
noun sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell

heart valve
cardiac valve noun a valve to control one-way flow of blood

heart ventricle
noun a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

heart-healthy
adjective of foods that are low in fats and sodium and other ingredients that may foster heart disease

heart-leaf
noun evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina

heart-lung machine
noun a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body

heart-to-heart
noun an intimate talk in private; `he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart`

heart-whole
wholehearted adjective with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; `heart-whole friendship`; `gave wholehearted support to her candidacy`; `wholehearted commitment`; `demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance`

heartbeat
noun an animating or vital unifying force; `New York is the commercial heartbeat of America`

heartburning
noun intense resentment; `his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals`

hearten
recreate verb give encouragement to

heartening
inspiriting adjective cheerfully encouraging

hearth
fireside noun home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; `driven from hearth and home`; `fighting in defense of their firesides`

hearth
noun 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`

hearthrug
noun a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

hearthstone
noun a stone that forms a hearth

heartily
warmly adverb in a hearty manner; ``Yes,` the children chorused heartily`; `We welcomed her warmly`

heartiness
noun the quality of hearty sincerity

heartland
noun the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture

heartleaf
noun evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina

heartless
adjective devoid of courage or enthusiasm

heartlessly
adverb in a heartless manner; `she behaves rather heartlessly toward her admirers`

heartlessness
coldheartedness noun an absence of concern for the welfare of others

hearts
Black Maria noun a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

heartstrings
noun your deepest feelings of love and compassion; `many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings`

heartwarming
adjective causing gladness and pleasure; `Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion?`

hearty
satisfying adjective providing abundant nourishment; `a hearty meal`; `good solid food`; `ate a substantial breakfast`; `four square meals a day`

hearty
lusty adjective endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; `a hearty glow of health`

heat
warmth noun the sensation caused by heat energy

heat
noun the trait of being intensely emotional

heat content
total heat noun (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`

heat engine
noun any engine that makes use of heat to do work

heat exchanger
noun device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix

heat flash
noun a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion)

heat lamp
infrared lamp noun electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; `the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp`

heat lightning
noun bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds

heat pump
noun 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

heat shield
noun a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry

heat sink
noun a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat

heat up
verb make more intense; `Emotions were screwed up`

heat-seeking missile
noun a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)

heatable
adjective capable of becoming hot; `the heatable tip of a soldering iron`

heated
heated up adjective 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`

heatedly
hotly adverb in a heated manner; ``To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,` declared Mr Harvey heatedly`; `the children were arguing hotly`

heater
warmer noun device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

heath
heathland noun a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation

heath aster
noun common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers

heath hen
noun extinct prairie chicken

heathen
heathenish adjective not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

heather bell
fine-leaved heath noun common low European shrub with purple-red flowers

heather mixture
heather noun interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color

heathlike
adjective resembling heath

heating element
noun the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat

heating pad
noun heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad

heating system
heating plant noun utility to warm a building; `the heating system wasn`t working`; `they have radiant heating`

heatless
adjective without generating heat; `luminescent organisms emit heatless light`

heaume
noun a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders

heave
heaving noun throwing something heavy (with great effort); `he gave it a mighty heave`; `he was not good at heaving passes`

heave
noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; `a bad case of the heaves`

Heaven
noun the abode of God and the angels

heaven-sent
providential adjective peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; `a heaven-sent rain saved the crops`; `a providential recovery`

heavenly
adjective of or belonging to heaven or god

heavenward
skyward adjective directed toward heaven or the sky; `the soul in its heavenward flight`

heaver
noun a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)

heavier-than-air
adjective relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces

heavier-than-air craft
noun a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it

heavily
to a great extent adverb to a considerable degree; `he relied heavily on others` data`

heavily
adverb indulging excessively; `he drank heavily`

heavily traveled
adjective subject to much traffic or travel; `the region`s most heavily traveled highways`

heaviness
weightiness noun the property of being comparatively great in weight; `the heaviness of lead`

heaving
adjective rising and falling alternately as in waves; `the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea`; `the exhausted dog`s heaving chest`

Heaviside layer
Kennelly-Heaviside layer noun a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

heavy
leaden adjective lacking lightness or liveliness; `heavy humor`; `a leaden conversation`

heavy
laboured adjective requiring or showing effort; `heavy breathing`; `the subject made for labored reading`

heavy cream
noun contains more than 36% butterfat

heavy lifting
noun difficult work; `the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn`t willing to do the heavy lifting`

heavy metal
noun loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery

heavy-armed
adjective having massive arms; `he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed`

heavy-coated
adjective wearing a heavy coat; `heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses`

heavy-duty
adjective designed for heavy work; `a heavy-duty detergent`; `heavy-duty gloves`

heavy-footed
adjective (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; `his tired heavy-footed walk`

heavy-handed
roughshod adjective unjustly domineering; `incensed at the government`s heavy-handed economic policies`; `a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition`

heavy-limbed
adjective having heavy limbs

heavyhearted
adjective depressed

heavyheartedness
noun a feeling of dispirited melancholy

heavyweight
noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation

hebdomadal
hebdomadary adjective appearing or occurring every seven days; `hebdomadal (or weekly) newspapers`; `hebdomadal meetings`