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

hunt
hunting noun the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

Hunt
noun United States architect (1827-1895)

hunted
adjective reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted; `the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner`s face`; `a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes`

hunter
hunting watch noun a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal

hunter`s sauce
sauce chausseur noun brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine

hunting and gathering tribe
hunting and gathering society noun group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic

hunting dog
noun a dog used in hunting game

hunting expedition
safari noun an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

hunting ground
noun an area in which game is hunted

hunting knife
noun a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip

hunting license
hunting licence noun a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time

hunting lodge
noun a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

Huntington
noun American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)

Hupa
noun the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa

hurdle
noun a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

hurdles
hurdling noun a footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles

hurl
noun a violent throw

hurling
adjective rushing and whirling; `the hurling water`

hurrah
hooray noun a victory cheer; `let`s give the team a big hurrah`

hurricane deck
hurricane roof noun a deck at the top of a passenger ship

hurricane lamp
hurricane lantern noun an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney

hurried
adjective moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; `a hurried trip to the store`; `the hurried life of a city`; `a hurried job`

hurriedly
hastily adverb in a hurried or hasty manner; `the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful`; `hastily, he scanned the headlines`; `sold in haste and at a sacrifice`

hurrying
scurrying adjective moving with great haste; `affection for this hurrying driving...little man`; `lashed the scurrying horses`

hurt
weakened adjective damaged inanimate objects or their value

hurt
verb feel physical pain; `Were you hurting after the accident?`

hurtful
adjective causing hurt; `her hurtful unconsidered words`

hurtling
adjective moving or moved with great speed; `the hurtling express train`

husbandly
adjective related to or suited to a husband; `assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn`

hush
stillness noun (poetic) tranquil silence; `the still of the night`

hush
silence verb cause to be quiet or not talk; `Please silence the children in the church!`

hush puppy
hushpuppy noun deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)

hushed
muted 2 subdued adjective in a softened tone; `hushed voices`; `muted trumpets`; `a subdued whisper`; `a quiet reprimand`

hushed-up
adjective (used of information or news) kept secret by using influence; `hushed-up stories sometimes leak out`

husk
verb remove the husks from; `husk corn`

huskiness
toughness noun the property of being big and strong

husking bee
cornhusking noun a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn

hustings
noun the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)

hustle
pluck 1 roll verb sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

hut
field hut noun temporary military shelter

hutch
noun a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals

hutment
noun an encampment of huts (chiefly military)

Hutton
noun English cricketer (1916-1990)

Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley noun English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)

Huxleyan
Huxleian adjective of or relating to Thomas Huxley

Hyaenidae
family Hyaenidae noun hyenas

hyaline
hyaloid adjective resembling glass in transparency or translucency; `the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline`-Sacheverell Sitwell

hyaline cartilage
noun translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton

hyaloid membrane
hyaloid noun transparent membrane that enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina

Hyalophora
genus Hyalophora noun American silkworm moth

hyaloplasm
noun the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell

hyaloplasmic
adjective of or relating to hyaloplasm

Hyalospongiae
class Hyalospongiae noun sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers

hybrid
crossbreed noun an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; `a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey`

hybridization
hybridisation noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

hybridoma
noun a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody

hydantoin
noun any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

hydra
noun small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp

hydralazine
Apresoline noun an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure

Hydrangea anomala
noun deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads

Hydrangea petiolaris
noun deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads

hydrant
noun a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks

hydrate
verb cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; `hydrate your skin`

hydraulic
adjective of or relating to the study of hydraulics; `hydraulic engineer`

hydraulic brake
hydraulic brakes noun brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder; brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes

hydraulic engineering
noun the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion

hydraulic press
noun press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area

hydraulic pump
hydraulic ram noun a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level

hydraulic system
noun a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube

hydraulic transmission
hydraulic transmission system noun a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system

hydraulically
hydraulicly adverb in a hydraulic manner; `the block is then tested hydraulically to its full design test pressure on each stream separately`

hydric
adjective having or characterized by excessive moisture; `a hydric habitat`

Hydrobates
genus Hydrobates noun type genus of the Hydrobatidae

Hydrobatidae
family Hydrobatidae noun storm petrels

hydrocephalic
adjective relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus

hydrochlorothiazide
Esidrix noun a diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension

Hydrochoeridae
family Hydrochoeridae noun capybara

Hydrochoerus
genus Hydrochoerus noun a genus of Hydrochoeridae

Hydrodamalis
genus Hydrodamalis noun a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller`s sea cow

hydrodynamic
adjective of or relating to hydrodynamics

hydrodynamics
hydrokinetics noun study of fluids in motion

hydroelectric
adjective of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower; `hydroelectric power`

hydroelectric turbine
noun turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator

hydroflumethiazide
noun diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema

hydrofoil
noun a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; `the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record`

hydrogen bomb
H-bomb noun a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

hydrogen ion concentration
noun the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter

hydrogen-bomb
verb attack with a hydrogen bomb

hydrogenate
verb combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)

hydrogenated
adjective combined with hydrogen; especially of an unsaturated fatty acid combined with hydrogen

hydrographic
hydrographical adjective of or relating to the science of hydrography

hydrography
noun the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation

hydrokinetic
adjective relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion

hydrology
noun the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

hydrolyzable
adjective capable of undergoing hydrolysis

hydrolyze
hydrolyse verb undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water

hydromancy
noun divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)

Hydromantes
genus Hydromantes noun web-toed salamanders

hydromel
noun honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented

hydrometer
gravimeter noun a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid