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

hold over
verb intimidate somebody (with a threat); `She was holding it over him`

hold sway
verb be master; reign or rule

hold the line
verb hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant

hold up
stick up verb rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

hold-down
noun a limitation or constraint; `taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending`

holder
noun a holding device; `a towel holder`

holding cell
noun a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial

holding company
noun a company with controlling shares in other companies

holding device
noun a device for holding something

holding pattern
noun the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land

holding pen
holding paddock noun a pen where livestock is temporarily confined

holdout
noun the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

hole
noun an opening deliberately made in or through something

hole card
noun (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown

hole out
verb hit the ball into the hole

hole up
verb score a hole in one

hole-and-corner
hole-in-corner adjective relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; `a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community`- H.G.Wells

hole-in-the-wall
noun a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; `his office was a hole-in-the-wall`

holey
porous adjective allowing passage in and out; `our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous`

holier-than-thou
pietistic adjective excessively or hypocritically pious; `a sickening sanctimonious smile`

holiness
sanctity noun the quality of being holy

holism
holistic theory noun the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; `holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts`; `holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states`

holistic
adjective emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole

holistic medicine
noun medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors; `holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body`

hollandaise
noun eggs and butter with lemon juice

holler
verb shout out; `He hollered out to surrender our weapons`

holler out
verb shout out; `He hollered out to surrender our weapons`

hollow
adjective as if echoing in a hollow space; `the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom`

hollow
noun a small valley between mountains; `he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians`

hollow-horned
adjective having horns that are hollow

hollowness
noun the property of having a sunken area

hollowware
holloware noun silverware serving dishes

holly fern
Polystichum aculeatum noun tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum

Hollywood
adjective flashy and vulgar; `young white women dressed Hollywood style`; `Hollywood philandering`

Holmes
noun English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

holocaust
noun an act of great destruction and loss of life

Holocaust
noun the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

Holocentridae
family Holocentridae noun squirrelfishes and soldierfishes

Holocentrus
genus Holocentrus noun type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes

Holocentrus ascensionis
noun bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda

holocephalan
noun fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail

Holocephali
subclass Holocephali noun chimaeras and extinct forms

hologram
holograph noun the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography

holograph
noun handwritten book or document

holographic
holographical adjective written entirely in one`s own hand; `holographic document`

holography
noun the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image

holometabola
metabola noun insects that undergo complete metamorphosis

holometabolic
holometabolous adjective (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

holonym
whole name noun a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; ``hat` is a holonym for `brim` and `crown``

holophytic
adjective obtaining nourishment as green plants do

Holothuria
genus Holothuria noun type genus of the Holothuridae

Holothuridae
family Holothuridae noun a family of Holothuroidea

Holothuroidea
class Holothuroidea noun class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers

holozoic
adjective obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter

holster
noun a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun

holy
adjective belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

Holy Communion
sacramental manduction noun the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; `the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation`

Holy Eucharist
Eucharist noun a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine

holy of holies
sanctum sanctorum noun (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept

holy order
noun the sacrament of ordination

holy place
sanctum 1 holy noun a sacred place of pilgrimage

Holy Roman Empire
noun a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon

Holy Sepulcher
Holy Sepulchre noun the sepulcher in which Christ`s body lay between burial and resurrection

holystone
verb scrub with a holystone; `holystone the ship`s deck`

Homaridae
family Homaridae noun large-clawed lobsters

Homarus
genus Homarus noun type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters

home
adjective relating to or being where one lives or where one`s roots are; `my home town`

home
rest home noun an institution where people are cared for; `a home for the elderly`

home appliance
household appliance noun an appliance that does a particular job in the home

home away from home
home from home noun a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home

home banking
noun banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)

home brew
homebrew noun an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home

home computer
noun a computer intended for use in the home

home court
noun (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games

home economics
home ec noun theory and practice of homemaking

home folk
noun folks from your own home town

home fries
home-fried potatoes noun sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp

home front
noun the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war

home game
noun a game played at home

home guard
noun a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere

home invasion
noun burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home

Home Loan Bank
noun one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region

home movie
noun a film made at home by an amateur photographer

Home Office
noun the government department in charge of domestic affairs

home page
homepage noun the opening page of a web site

home plate
noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; `he ruled that the runner failed to touch home`

home port
noun the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered

home range
home territory noun the area in which an animal normally ranges

home room
homeroom noun a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business

home stand
noun a series of successive games played at a team`s home field or court

home study
noun a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom

home theater
home theatre noun television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater

home truth
noun an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself)

home-baked
adjective baked at home; `home-baked cakes and pies`

home-brewed
adjective brewed at home; `home-brewed beer`

home-cured
adjective cured at home; `home-cured hams`

home-farm
noun a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment

home-loving
adjective devoted to home duties and pleasures

home-school
verb educate (one`s children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school; `The parents are home-schooling their daughter`

home-style
adjective as if in the home; `home-style cooking`