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

historical school
noun a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms

historically
adverb with respect to history; `this is historically interesting`

historicalness
noun significance owing to its history

historiography
noun the writing of history

history
account noun a record or narrative description of past events; `a history of France`; `he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president`; `the story of exposure to lead`

history department
department of history noun the academic department responsible for teaching history

history lesson
noun a less in the facts of history

histrionic
adjective characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; `histrionic gestures`; `an attitude of melodramatic despair`; `a theatrical pose`

hit
hitting noun the act of contacting one thing with another; `repeated hitting raised a large bruise`; `after three misses she finally got a hit`

hit home
strike home verb refer to or be relevant or familiar to; `I hope this message hits home!`

hit list
noun a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)

hit parade
noun a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time

hit squad
noun a team of assassins

hit the books
verb learn by reading books; `He is studying geology in his room`; `I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now`

hit the dirt
hit the deck verb fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; `The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire`

hit-and-run
tip-and-run adjective designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape; `hit-and-run units`; `tip-and-run assaults`

hit-and-run(a)
adjective involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

hitch
hobble noun the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

hitch
rub noun an unforeseen obstacle

hitchhike
hitch verb travel by getting free rides from motorists

hitching post
noun a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

Hitchiti
noun the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti

hitchrack
hitching bar noun a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

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

Hitlerian
adjective of or relating to or suggestive of Adolf Hitler or his Nazi regime in Germany

hitless
adjective (of a batter) without a hit; `he went hitless for three innings`

Hittite
adjective of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture

hive
noun a teeming multitude

hive off
verb remove from a group and make separate; `The unit was hived off from its parent company`

Hizb ut-Tahrir
Freedom Party noun the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure` Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state

Hizballah
Hezbollah noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon

Hmong
adjective of or related to the Hmong people or their language or their culture

hoard
cache verb save up as for future use

hoarsely
huskily adverb in a hoarse or husky voice; ``Excuse me,` he said hoarsely`

hoarseness
noun a throaty harshness

hoary
rusty adjective ancient; `hoary jokes`

hoary marmot
whistler 3 whistling marmot noun large North American mountain marmot

hoary plantain
noun widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers

hoatzin
hoactzin noun crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings

hoax
pull someone`s leg verb subject to a playful hoax or joke

hob
noun a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm

hobble
verb hamper the action or progress of; `The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean`

hobble skirt
noun a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914

hobby
hobbyhorse noun a child`s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

hobbyhorse
noun a topic to which one constantly reverts; `don`t get him started on his hobbyhorse`

hobbyism
noun a devotion to hobbies

hobnail
noun a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots

hobnailed
adjective marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails; `hobnailed laborers`

hobnob
verb rub elbows with; `He hobnobs with the best of society`

hobo camp
jungle noun a place where hoboes camp

Hobson`s choice
noun the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

hock
hock-joint noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

hockey clinic
noun a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction

hockey league
noun a league of hockey teams

hockey skate
noun an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles

hockey stick
noun sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck

hockey team
noun a team that plays ice hockey

hod
noun an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder

Hodgkin
noun English physician who first described Hodgkin`s disease (1798-1866)

hodoscope
noun (physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle

hoe
noun a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

hoe handle
noun the handle of a hoe

hoecake
noun thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)

Hoffman
noun United States sculptor (1887-1966)

Hoffmann
noun German chemist (1818-1892)

hog
pig noun domestic swine

hog
hogg noun a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

hog badger
hog-nosed badger noun southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig

hog plum
noun yellow oval tropical fruit

hog snapper
Lachnolaimus maximus noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig`s snout

hog sucker
hog molly noun widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams

hog-nosed skunk
hognosed skunk noun large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico

hog-tie
verb tie together somebody`s feet; `The prisoner was hog-tied`

hogan
noun a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east

hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus noun useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama

hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig`s snout

hogget
hogg noun a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

hoggish
piggish adjective resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; `piggish table manners`; `the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father`; `swinish slavering over food`

hoggishness
piggishness noun an excessive desire for food

hognose bat
Choeronycteris mexicana noun small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose

hognose snake
noun harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed

hogshead
noun a large cask especially one holding 63 gals

Hohenlinden
battle of Hohenlinden noun a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians

Hohenzollern
noun a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia

Hohenzollern empire
Second Reich noun the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)

Hohhot
noun a northern industrial city of China northwest of Beijing

hoist
noun lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

hoist
verb raise; `hoist the flags`; `hoist a sail`

Hokan
Hoka noun a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California

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)

Holbein the Younger
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)

Holbrookia
genus Holbrookia noun earless lizards

hold
noun power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; `he has a hold over them`

hold
sustain verb be the physical support of; carry the weight of; `The beam holds up the roof`; `He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam`; `What`s holding that mirror?`

hold down
verb restrain; `please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep`

hold forth
discourse verb talk at length and formally about a topic; `The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England`

hold in
hold f contain verb lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; `moderate your alcohol intake`; `hold your tongue`; `hold your temper`; `control your anger`

hold off
verb resist and fight to a standoff; `Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off`

hold off
hold back verb wait before acting; `the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment`

hold one`s own
verb maintain one`s position and be in control of a situation