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

herb tea
herbal tea noun tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs

herbaceous
adjective characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

herbal
adjective of or relating to herbs; `herbal tea, herbal medicine`

herbal medicine
noun the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health

herbarium
noun a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study

Herbert McLean Evans
noun United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

herbivore
noun any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; `horses are herbivores`; `the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores`

herbivorous
adjective feeding only on plants

herculean
powerful adjective displaying superhuman strength or power; `herculean exertions`

Hercules`-club
noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies

Hercules`-clubs
noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies

Hercules-club
noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies

herd
noun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

Herder
noun German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)

here
adverb in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; `I work here`; `turn here`; `radio waves received here on Earth`

here
adverb to this place (especially toward the speaker); `come here, please`

here and there
adverb 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`

here(p)
adjective being here now; `is everyone here?`

hereabout
hereabouts adverb in this general vicinity; `the people are friendly hereabouts`

hereby
herewith adverb (formal) by means of this; `I hereby declare you man and wife`

hereditarianism
noun the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth

hereditary pattern
noun (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

heredity
genetic endowment noun the total of inherited attributes

Hereford
whiteface noun hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States

herein
adverb in this place or thing or document; `I shall discuss the question herein`

hereinafter
hereafter adverb 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`

hereinbefore
adverb in the preceding part of the current text

hereof
adverb of or concerning this; `the twigs hereof are physic`

heresy
noun a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

hereto
adverb to this writing or document; `the charts hereto attached`

hereupon
adverb immediately after this; `hereupon, the passengers stumbled aboard`

heritage
noun practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; `a heritage of freedom`

heritage
noun any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; `my only inheritance was my mother`s blessing`; `the world`s heritage of knowledge`

herm
noun 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

hermaphroditic
hermaphrodite adjective of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs

hermeneutic
adjective interpretive or explanatory

hermeneutics
noun the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis

hermetic
adjective completely sealed; completely airtight

hermetically
adverb in an airtight manner; `this bag is hermetically sealed`

Hermissenda
genus Hermissenda noun genus of marine sea slugs

Hermissenda crassicornis
noun a kind of sea slug

hermit crab
noun small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods

hermit thrush
Hylocichla guttata noun North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song

hermitage
noun the abode of a hermit

hero
noun the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

Hero
Hero of Alexandria noun Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

hero worship
noun admiration for great men (or their memory)

heroic
heroical adjective having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; `the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy`; `heroic explorers`

heroic couplet
noun a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style

heroic poetry
epic poetry noun poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero

heroic stanza
noun a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab

heroic verse
heroic meter noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

heroically
adverb in a heroic manner; `he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms`

heroics
noun ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; `heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood`

heroin
diacetylmorphine noun a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush

heroism
gallantry noun 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`

heron
noun grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

Heron
Hero of Alexandria noun Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

heronry
noun a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery

herpes
herpes virus noun any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

herpes simplex
herpes simplex virus noun a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system

herpes simplex 1
HS1 noun a herpes virus that causes oral herpes

herpes simplex 2
HS2 noun a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes

herpes varicella zoster
herpes varicella zoster virus noun a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles

herpes zoster
herpes zoster virus noun a herpes virus that causes shingles

Herpestes
genus Herpestes noun mongooses

herpetology
noun the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians

Herr
noun a German courtesy title or form of address for a man

herrerasaur
herrerasaurus noun a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina

herring
Clupea harangus noun commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

herring gull
Larus argentatus noun large gull of the northern hemisphere

herring salad
noun based on pickled herring

herring-like
adjective resembling a herring

herringbone
noun a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern

herringbone
noun a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery

herringbone pattern
noun a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery

Herschel
Sir John Herschel noun English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

Herschelian telescope
off-axis reflector noun a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed

Hershey bar
noun a bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company

Hertz
Heinrich Rudolph Hertz noun German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)

Hertzian
adjective of or relating to the physicist Heinrich Hertz or his work; `Hertzian discoveries`

hesitance
hesitancy noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

hesitant
hesitating adjective lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

hesitantly
hesitatingly adverb with hesitation; in a hesitant manner; `he finally accepted hesitantly`

hesitate
waver verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; `Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures`

hesitate
verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; `The speaker paused`

hesitation
waver 1 falter noun the act of pausing uncertainly; `there was a hesitation in his speech`

Hesperiphona
genus Hesperiphona noun evening grosbeak

Hess
noun English pianist (1890-1965)

Hessian boot
hessian noun (19th century) a man`s high tasseled boot

Hessian fly
Mayetiola destructor noun small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains

het up(p)
adjective 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`

Heterocephalus
genus Heterocephalus noun sand rats

heterocercal
adjective possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe

heterocercal fin
noun tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks

heterocyclic
adjective containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom

heterodactyl
adjective (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward

heterodactyl foot
noun having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward

Heterodon
genus Heterodon noun a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes

heterodyne
adjective of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations