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

hopped-up
stoned adjective under the influence of narcotics

hopper
noun funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

hopple
hobble verb strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison; `hobble race horses`

hopsacking
hopsack noun a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing

hopscotch
noun a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone

Horace Mann
noun United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)

Horace Walpole
Horatio Walpole noun English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

horary
adjective relating to the hours; `the horary cycle`

Horatian ode
Sapphic ode noun an ode with several stanzas

horde
host noun a vast multitude

horehound
noun a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant

horizon
view noun the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; `It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge`

horizon
noun the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

horizontal
adjective parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; `a horizontal surface`

horizontal bar
high bar noun gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends

horizontal integration
horizontal combination noun absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level

horizontal section
noun a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally

horizontal stabilizer
horizontal stabiliser noun the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft`s tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged

horizontal surface
noun a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; `park the car on the level`

horizontal tail
noun the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft

horizontality
noun the quality of being parallel to the horizon; `houses with a pronounced horizontality`

horizontally
adverb in a horizontal direction; `a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally`

hormonal
adjective of or relating to or caused by hormones; `hormonal changes`

hormone
endocrine noun the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

hormone replacement therapy
hormone-replacement therapy noun hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis

horn
tusk verb stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; `the rhino horned the explorer`

horn
noun a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

horn button
noun a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile

horn fly
Haematobia irritans noun small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn

horn of plenty
cornucopia noun a goat`s horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity

horn-rimmed
adjective having the frame made of horn or tortoise shell or plastic that simulates either; `horn-rimmed glasses`

horn-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a horn

hornbill
noun bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers

hornbook
noun a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge

horned
adjective having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind; `horned viper`; `great horned owl`; `the unicorn--a mythical horned beast`; `long-horned cattle`

horned chameleon
Chamaeleo oweni noun a kind of chameleon

horned lizard
horned toad 2 horny frog noun insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America

horned owl
noun large owls having prominent ear tufts

horned pout
hornpout noun catfish common in eastern United States

horned puffin
Fratercula corniculata noun northern Pacific puffin

horned screamer
Anhima cornuta noun screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead

horned viper
cerastes noun highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye

horned whiff
Citharichthys cornutus noun whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

hornet
noun large stinging paper wasp

hornless
adjective having no horns; `hornless cattle`

hornpipe
pibgorn noun an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone

horny
adjective having horns or hornlike projections; `horny coral`; `horny (or horned) frog`

horny structure
unguis noun any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin

horology
noun the art of designing and making clocks

horoscope
noun a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place

horoscopy
noun the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes

horrid
adjective exceedingly bad; `when she was bad she was horrid`

horrified
horror-stricken adjective stricken with horror

horrifyingly
adverb in a horrifying manner; `he laughed horrifyingly`

horripilate
verb cause (someone`s) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; `Hitchcock movies horripilate me`

horror
noun something that inspires dislike; something horrible; `the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him`

hors d`oeuvre
noun a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal

horse
Equus caballus noun solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

horse
noun a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

horse around
arse around verb indulge in horseplay; `Enough horsing around--let`s get back to work!`; `The bored children were fooling about`

horse bean
noun a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder

horse botfly
Gasterophilus intestinalis noun parasitic chiefly on horses

horse breeding
noun breeding horses

horse cart
horse-cart noun heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work

horse cassia
Cassia marginata noun East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine

horse cavalry
noun an army unit mounted on horseback

horse cavalry
noun troops trained to fight on horseback; `500 horse led the attack`

horse chestnut
noun the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut

horse fancier
noun a person who breeds and cares for horses

horse latitude
noun either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light baffling winds

horse mackerel
Spanish mackerel 3 saurel 2 Trachurus symmetricus noun a California food fish

horse pistol
horse-pistol noun a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen

horse race
noun a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting

horse racing
noun the sport of racing horses

horse tick
horsefly 2 Hippobosca equina noun winged fly parasitic on horses

horse trade
horse trading noun the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)

horse trading
noun negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining

horse`s foot
horse`s hoof noun the hoof of a horse

horse-and-buggy
adjective relating to the time before automobiles (and other inventions) changed the way people lived in industrialized nations

horse-drawn
adjective pulled by a horse; `a horse-drawn carriage`

horse-drawn vehicle
noun a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses

horse-race
verb compete in a horse race

horse-trade
verb negotiate with much give and take

horse-trail
noun a trail for horses

horseback
ahorse adverb on the back of a horse; `he rode horseback to town`; `managed to escape ahorse`; `policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback`

horseback riding
noun the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

horsebean
Parkinsonia aculeata noun large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States

horsebox
noun a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses

horsecar
noun an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses

horsecloth
noun a cloth for the trapping of a horse

horsefly
cleg noun large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals

horsehair
horsehair fabric noun fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery

horsehair wig
noun a wig made of horsehair; `the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs`

horseleech
noun any of several large freshwater leeches

horseless carriage
noun an early term for an automobile; `when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages`

horselike
horse-like adjective resembling a horse

horseman
noun a person who breeds and cares for horses

horsemanship
noun skill in handling and riding horses

horsemeat
horseflesh noun the flesh of horses as food

horsemint
noun a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States