HUAC -abbr
- House Un-American Activities Committee
hua·ra·che [wə-'rä-chē, hə-] -n
- a low-heeled sandal having an upper made of interwoven leather strips
hub ['həb] -n
- the central part of a circular object (as a wheel or propeller)
- a center of activity : focal point
- an airport or city through which an airline routes most of its traffic
- a central device that connects multiple computers on a single network
- a steel punch from which a working die for a coin or medal is made
hubandspoke -adj
- being or relating to a system of routing air traffic in which a major airport serves as a central point for coordinating flights to and from other airports
Hub·bard squash ['hə-bərd-] -n
- an often large variably green squash of any of several cultivars of a winter squash ( Cucurbita maxima) called also Hubbard
hub·blebub·ble ['hə-bəl-,bə-bəl] -n
- water pipe
- a flurry of sound or activity : commotion
hub·bub ['hə-,bəb] -n
- noise, uproar
- confusion, turmoil
hub·by ['hə-bē] -n
- husband
hub·cap ['həb-,kap] -n
- a removable usu. metal cap over the end of an axle
- one used on the wheel of a motor vehicle
hu·bris ['hyü-brəs] -n, adj
- exaggerated pride or self-confidence
huck ['hək] -n
- huckaback
huck·a·back ['hə-kə-,bak] -n
- an absorbent durable fabric of cotton, linen, or both used chiefly for towels
huck·le·ber·ry ['hə-kəl-,ber-ē] -n
- any of a genus ( Gaylussacia) of American shrubs of the heath family
- the edible dark blue to black usu. acid berry (esp. of G. baccata) with 10 nutlets
- blueberry
huck·ster ['hək-stər] -n
- hawker, peddler
- one who produces promotional material for commercial clients esp. for radio or television
huckster [-st(ə-)riŋ] -vb
- haggle
- to deal in or bargain over
- to promote by showmanship
HUD -abbr
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
hud·dle ['hə-dᵊl] -vb, n
- to arrange carelessly or hurriedly
- to crowd together
- to draw (oneself) together : crouch
- to wrap closely in (as clothes)
- to gather in a close-packed group
- to curl up : crouch
- to hold a consultation
- to gather in a huddle in football
huddle -n
- a close-packed group : bunch
- meeting, conference
- a brief gathering of football players away from the line of scrimmage to receive instructions (as from the quarterback) for the next down
Hu·di·bras·tic [,hyü-də-'bras-tik] -adj, n
- written in humorous octosyllabic couplets
- mock-heroic
hue ['hyü] -n
- complexion, aspect
- political parties of every hue -- Louis Wasserman
- color
- gradation of color
- the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors
hue and cry -n
- a loud outcry formerly used in the pursuit of one who is suspected of a crime
- the pursuit of a suspect or a written proclamation for the capture of a suspect
- a clamor of alarm or protest
- hubbub
hued ['hyüd] -adj
- colored usu. used in combination
hue·vos ran·che·ros ['wā-vōs-,rän-'cher-ōs] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- fried or poached eggs served on a tortilla and topped with a usu. tomato-based sauce
huff ['həf] -vb
- to emit puffs (as of breath or steam)
- to proceed with labored breathing
- to make empty threats : bluster
- to react or behave indignantly
- to treat with contempt
- to make angry
- to utter with indignation or scorn
- to inhale (noxious fumes) through the mouth for the euphoric effect produced by the inhalant
- a usu. peevish and transitory spell of anger or resentment
huff·ish ['hə-fish] -adj
- arrogant, sulky
huffy ['hə-fē] -adj, adv, n
- haughty, arrogant
- roused to indignation : irritated
- easily offended : touchy
hug ['həg] -vt, n, adj
- to press tightly esp. in the arms
- congratulate
- to hold fast : cherish
- hugged his miseries like a sulky child -- John Buchan
- to stay close to
huge ['hyüj, 'yüj] -adj, adv, n
- : very large or extensive: as
- of great size or area
- great in scale or degree
- great in scope or character
huge·ous ['hyü-jəs, 'yü-] -adj, adv
- huge
hug·germug·ger ['hə-gər-,mə-gər] -n
- secrecy
- confusion, muddle
huggermugger -adj, adv
- secret
- of a confused or disorderly nature : jumbled
hugmetight ['həg-mē-,tīt] -n
- a woman's short usu. knitted sleeveless close-fitting jacket
Hu·gue·not ['hyü-gə-,nät] -n, adj
- a member of the French Reformed communion esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries
huh [a grunt articulated as a syllabic m or n with a voiceless onset, or as the syllable 'hə or 'həⁿ, often ending in a glottal stop, and uttered with a range of intonations; often read as 'hə] -interj
- used to express surprise, disbelief, or confusion, or as an inquiry inviting affirmative reply
Hui·chol [wē-'chōl] -n, adj
- a member of an American Indian people of the mountains between Zacatecas and Nayarit, Mexico
- the Uto-Aztecan language of the Huichol people
hui·sa·che [wē-'sä-chē] -n
- a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia ( Acacia farnesiana) of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers
hu·la ['hü-lə] -n
- a sinuous Polynesian dance characterized by rhythmic movement of the hips and mimetic gestures with the hands and often accompanied by chants and rhythmic drumming
Hu·lahoop ['hü-lə-,hüp also ,hu̇p] -trademark
- used for a plastic toy hoop that is twirled around the body
hulk ['həlk] -n
- a heavy clumsy ship
- the body of an old ship unfit for service
- a ship used as a prison usu. used in pl.
- every prisoner sent to the hulk s -- Kenneth Roberts
- an abandoned wreck or shell (as of a building or automobile)
- one that is bulky or unwieldy
- to move ponderously
- to appear impressively large or massive : loom
- factories hulk ed along the river
hulk·ing ['həl-kiŋ] -adj
- ponderous, massive
hull ['həl] -n, adj
- the outer covering of a fruit or seed
- the persistent calyx or involucre that subtends some fruits (as a strawberry)
- the frame or body of a ship or boat exclusive of masts, yards, sails, and rigging
- the main body of a usu. large or heavy craft or vehicle (as an airship or tank)
- covering, casing
- to remove the hulls of : shuck
hul·la·ba·loo ['hə-lə-bə-,lü] -n
- din
- uproar
hull down -adv or adj
- at such a distance that only the superstructure is visible
hulled corn -n
- whole grain corn from which the hulls have been removed by soaking or boiling in lye water
hul·lo [hə-'lō, he-] -n
(variant of hello)
- an expression or gesture of greeting used interjectionally in greeting, in answering the telephone, or to express surprise
hum ['həm] -vb, n, adj
- to utter a sound like that of the speech sound m prolonged
- to make the natural noise of an insect in motion or a similar sound : drone
- to give forth a low continuous blend of sound
- to be busily active
- the museum hummed with visitors
- to run smoothly
- the business started to hum
- to sing with the lips closed and without articulation
- to affect or express by humming
hum ['hem] -n
(variant of hem)
- a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
- rim, margin
- bright green hem of reeds about the ponds -- R. M. Lockley
- to finish with a hem
- border, edge
- to surround in a restrictive manner : confine usu. used with in
- hemmed in by enemy troops
- to make a hem in sewing
- to utter the sound represented by hem
- hemmed and hawed before answering
- equivocate
- the administration hemmed and hawed over the students' demands
- often used to indicate a vocalized pause in speaking
hu·man ['hyü-mən, 'yü-] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or characteristic of humans
- consisting of humans
- having human form or attributes
- susceptible to or representative of the sympathies and frailties of human nature
- such an inconsistency is very human -- P. E. More
human [-mən-,līk] -n, adj
- a bipedal primate mammal ( Homo sapiens) : man
- hominid
human being -n
- human
human chorionic gonadotropin -n
- a glycoprotein hormone similar in structure to luteinizing hormone that is secreted by the placenta during early pregnancy to maintain corpus luteum function and is commonly tested for as an indicator of pregnancy
hu·mane [hyü-'mān, yü-] -adj, adv, n
- marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
- characterized by or tending to broad humanistic culture : humanistic
human ecology -n
- a branch of sociology dealing esp. with the spatial and temporal interrelationships between humans and their economic, social, and political organization
- the ecology of human communities and populations esp. as concerned with preservation of environmental quality (as of air or water) through proper application of conservation and civil engineering practices
human engineering -n
- management of humans and their affairs esp. in industry
- ergonomics
human factors -n pl but sing in constr
- ergonomics
human growth hormone -n
- the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a genetically engineered form that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used esp. by athletes to increase muscle mass
human immunodeficiency virus -n
- hiv
hu·man·ism ['hyü-mə-,ni-zəm, 'yü-] -n, n or adj, adj, adv
- devotion to the humanities : literary culture
- the revival of classical letters, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance
- humanitarianism
- a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values
- a philosophy that usu. rejects supernaturalism and stresses an individual's dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason
hu·man·i·tar·i·an [hyü-,ma-nə-'ter-ē-ən, yü-] -n, adj
- a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
hu·man·i·ty [hyü-'ma-nə-tē, yü-] -n
- the quality or state of being humane
- the quality or state of being human
- human attributes or qualities
- his work has the ripeness of the 18th century, and its rough humanities -- Pamela H. Johnson
- the branches of learning (as philosophy, arts, or languages) that investigate human constructs and concerns as opposed to natural processes (as in physics or chemistry) and social relations (as in anthropology or economics)
- the human race : the totality of human beings
hu·man·ize ['hyü-mə-,nīz, 'yü-] -vt, n
- to represent as human : attribute human qualities to
- to adapt to human nature or use
- to make humane
hu·man·kind ['hyü-mən-,kīnd, 'yü-] -n sing but sing or pl in constr
- the human race
human leukocyte antigen -n
- any of various proteins that are encoded by genes of the major histocompatibility complex in humans and are found on the surface of many cell types (as white blood cells)
- hla
hu·man·ly ['hyü-mən-lē, 'yü-] -adv
- with regard to human needs and emotions
- provide humanly for those who are not needed in the economy -- E. F. Bacon
- with regard to or in keeping with human proneness to error or weakness
- from a human viewpoint
- humanly speaking, the process works...like this -- Elizabeth Janeway
- within the range of human capacity
- did everything humanly possible
- by humans
human nature -n
- the nature of humans
- the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
hu·man·oid ['hyü-mə-,nȯid, 'yü-] -adj, n
- having human form or characteristics
human papillomavirus -n
- any of numerous papillomaviruses (as of the genera Alphapapillomavirus, Betapapillomavirus,and Gammapapillomavirus) that cause various human papillomas (as genital warts and plantar warts) and include some associated with the production of human cancer abbr. HPV
human relations -n pl but usu sing in constr
- a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations (as in industry)
- a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments
human resources -n pl
- personnel
- personnel
- director of human resources
human rights -n pl
- rights (as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons
hu·mate ['hyü-,māt, 'yü-] -n
- a salt or ester of a humic acid
hum·ble ['həm-bəl also chiefly Southern 'əm-] -adj, n, adv
- not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
- reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission
- ranking low in a hierarchy or scale : insignificant, unpretentious
- not costly or luxurious
humble [-b(ə-)liŋ] -vt, n, adv
- to make humble in spirit or manner
- to destroy the power, independence, or prestige of
hum·blebee ['həm-bəl-,bē] -n
- bumblebee
humble pie -n
- a figurative serving of humiliation usu. in the form of a forced submission, apology, or retraction often used in the phrase eat humble pie
hum·bug ['həm-,bəg] -n
- something designed to deceive and mislead
- a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person
- an attitude or spirit of pretense and deception
- nonsense, drivel
- a hard usu. mint-flavored candy
humbug -vb
- deceive, hoax
- to engage in a hoax or deception
hum·ding·er ['həm-'diŋ-ər] -n
- a striking or extraordinary person or thing
hum·drum ['həm-,drəm] -adj, n
- monotonous, dull
hu·mec·tant [hyü-'mek-tənt] -n, adj
- a substance that promotes retention of moisture
hu·mer·al ['hyü-mə-rəl] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or situated in the region of the humerus or shoulder
- of, relating to, or being a body part analogous to the humerus or shoulder
humeral veil -n
- an oblong vestment worn around the shoulders and over the hands by a priest holding a sacred vessel
hu·mer·us ['hyü-mə-rəs] -n
- the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow
hu·mic ['hyü-mik, 'yü-] -adj
- of, relating to, or derived at least in part from humus
humic acid -n
- any of various organic acids obtained from humus
hu·mid ['hyü-məd, 'yü-] -adj, adv
- containing or characterized by perceptible moisture esp. to the point of being oppressive
hu·mid·i·fi·er [hyü-'mid-ə-,fī(-ə)r, yü-] -n
- a device for supplying or maintaining humidity
hu·mid·i·fy [-,fī] -vt, n
- to make humid
hu·mid·i·stat [hyü-'mi-də-,stat, yü-] -n
- an instrument for regulating or maintaining the degree of humidity
hu·mid·i·ty [hyü-'mi-də-tē, yü-] -n
- a moderate degree of wetness esp. of the atmosphere
hu·mi·dor ['hyü-mə-,dȯr, 'yü-] -n
- a case or enclosure (as for storing cigars) in which the air is kept properly humidified
hu·mi·fi·ca·tion [,hyü-mə-fə-'kā-shən, ,yü-] -n
- formation of or conversion into humus
hu·mi·fied ['hyü-mə-,fīd, 'yü-] -adj
- converted into humus
hu·mil·i·ate [hyü-'mi-lē-,āt, yü-] -vt, n
- to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : mortify
humiliating [-tiŋ-lē] -adj, adv
- extremely destructive to one's self-respect or dignity : humbling
hu·mil·i·ty [hyü-'mi-lə-tē, yü-] -n
- the quality or state of being humble
hum·mer ['hə-mər] -n
- one that hums
- hummingbird
- humdinger
- fastball
hum·ming·bird ['hə-miŋ-,bərd] -n
- any of a family (Trochilidae) of tiny brightly colored nonpasserine American birds related to the swifts that have a very slender bill and an extensible tongue for sipping nectar and that usu. hover rather than perch when feeding
hum·mock ['hə-mək] -n, vb, adj
- a rounded knoll or hillock
- a ridge of ice
- hammock
hum·mus ['hə-məs, 'hu̇-] -n
- a paste of pureed chickpeas usu. mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread
hu·mon·gous [hyü-'məŋ-gəs, yü-, -'mäŋ-] -adj
- extremely large : huge
- humongous amounts of money
hu·mor ['hyü-mər, 'yü-] -n
- a normal functioning bodily semifluid or fluid (as the blood or lymph)
- a secretion (as a hormone) that is an excitant of activity
- a fluid or juice of an animal or plant
- one of the four fluids entering into the constitution of the body and determining by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament
- characteristic or habitual disposition or bent : temperament
- an often temporary state of mind imposed esp. by circumstances
- was in no humor to listen
- a sudden, unpredictable, or unreasoning inclination : whim
- the uncertain humor s of nature
- that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous
- the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous
- something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing
humor ['hyüm-riŋ, 'yüm-, 'hyü-mə-, 'yü-] -vt
- to soothe or content by indulgence
- to adapt oneself to
hu·mor·al ['hyü-mə-rəl, 'yü-] -adj
- of, relating to, proceeding from, or involving a bodily humor (as a hormone)
- relating to or being the part of immunity or the immune response that involves antibodies secreted by B cells and circulating in bodily fluids
hu·mor·esque [,hyü-mə-'resk, ,yü-] -n
- a typically whimsical or fanciful musical composition
hu·mor·ist ['hyü-mə-rist, 'yü-] -n
- a person subject to whims
- a person specializing in or noted for humor
hu·mor·is·tic [,hyü-mə-'ris-tik, ,yü-] -adj
- humorous
hu·mor·less ['hyü-mər-ləs] -adj, adv, n
- lacking a sense of humor
- lacking humorous characteristics
hu·mor·ous ['hyüm-rəs, 'yüm-, 'hyü-mə-, 'yü-] -adj, adv, n
- humid
- full of or characterized by humor : funny
- indicating or expressive of a sense of humor
hu·mour ['hyü-mər, 'yü-] -n
(variant of humor)
- a normal functioning bodily semifluid or fluid (as the blood or lymph)
- a secretion (as a hormone) that is an excitant of activity
- a fluid or juice of an animal or plant
- one of the four fluids entering into the constitution of the body and determining by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament
- characteristic or habitual disposition or bent : temperament
- an often temporary state of mind imposed esp. by circumstances
- was in no humor to listen
- a sudden, unpredictable, or unreasoning inclination : whim
- the uncertain humor s of nature
- that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous
- the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous
- something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing
hump ['həmp] -n, adj
- : a rounded protuberance: as
- humpback
- a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal (as a camel, bison, or whale)
- mound, hummock
- mountain, range
- a fit of depression or sulking
- a difficult, trying, or critical phase or obstacle often used in the phrase over the hump
- to copulate with
- to exert (oneself) vigorously
- to make humpbacked : hunch
- to put or carry on the back : lug
- transport
- to exert oneself : hustle
- to move swiftly : race
hump·back [-,bak, for 1 also -'bak] -n
- a humped or crooked back
- kyphosis
- hunchback
- humpback whale
- pink salmon
hump·backed [-'bakt] -adj
- having a humped back
- convexly curved
humpback whale -n
- a large baleen whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) that is black above and white below and has very long flippers, and fleshy tubercles along the snout
humph [a snort articulated as a syllabic m or n with a voiceless onset and ending in a nasal h or a glottal stop; often read as 'həm(p)f] -interj
- used to express doubt or contempt
- to utter a humph
- to utter (as a remark) in a tone suggestive of a humph
humpy ['həm-pē] -adj
- full of humps
- covered with humps
hu·mus ['hyü-məs, 'yü-] -n
- a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil
Hum·vee [,həm-'vē, 'həm-,] -trademark
- used for a military automotive vehicle
Hun ['hən] -n
- a member of a nomadic central Asian people gaining control of a large part of central and eastern Europe under Attila about a.d.450
- a person who is wantonly destructive : vandal
- german
- a German soldier
Hu·nan ['hü-'nän] -adj
- of, relating to, or being a hot and spicy style of Chinese cooking
hunch ['hənch] -vb
- jostle, shove
- to thrust or bend over into a humped or crooked position
- to thrust oneself forward
- to assume a bent or crooked posture
- to draw oneself into a ball : curl up
- huddle, squat
- an act or instance of hunching : push
- a thick piece : lump
- hump
- a strong intuitive feeling concerning esp. a future event or result
hunch·back ['hənch-,bak] -n, adj
- a person with a humpback
- humpback
hun·dred ['hən-drəd, -dərd] -n, adj, adj or adv, adj or n
- the numbers 100 to 999
- a great number
- a 100-dollar bill
- a subdivision of some English and American counties
hun·dredper·cent·er [-pər-'sen-tər] -n
- a thoroughgoing nationalist
hundreds place -n
- the place three to the left of the decimal point in a number expressed in the Arabic system of notation
hun·dred·weight ['hən-drəd-,wāt, -dərd-,wāt] -n
- a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds called also short hundredweight
- a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds called also long hundredweight
hung ['haŋ] -vb, adj
(variant of hang)
- to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend
- to suspend by the neck until dead often hanged in the past often used as a mild oath
- to fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension
- to adjust the hem of (a skirt) so as to hang evenly and at a proper height
- to furnish with hanging decorations (as flags or bunting)
- to hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner
- to apply to a wall
- to display (pictures) in a gallery
- to throw (as a curveball) so that it fails to break properly
- to make (a turn) esp. while driving
- hung a quick U-turn -- Tom Clancy
- base, found
- something to hang our hopes on
- to remain suspended or fastened to some point above without support from below : dangle
- to die by hanging often hanged in the past
- he hang ed for his crimes
- to be connected as something relevant or related
- thereby hang s a tale -- Shak.
- to remain poised or stationary in the air
- clouds hang ing low overhead
- linger, persist
- to be imminent : impend
- doom hung over the nation
- to fall or droop from a usu. tense or taut position
- depend
- election hang s on one vote
- to take hold for support : cling
- to keep persistent contact
- to maintain or continue holding a position
- to stay even : keep up usu. used with with
- trying to hang with the leader
- to be burdensome or oppressive
- to be uncertain or in suspense
- the decision is still hang ing
- to lean, incline, or jut over or downward
- to be in a state of rapt attention
- to fit or fall from the figure in easy lines
- to pass time idly or in relaxing or socializing often used with around or out
- to fail to break or drop as intended
- the manner in which a thing hangs
- declivity, slope
- droop
- facility with or an understanding of something
- can't get the hang of this
- a hesitation or slackening in motion or in a course
Hung -abbr
- Hungary
Hun·gar·i·an [,həŋ-'ger-ē-ən] -n, adj
- a native or inhabitant of Hungary : magyar
- a person of Hungarian descent
- the Finno-Ugric language of the Hungarians
hun·ger ['həŋ-gər] -n
- a craving or urgent need for food or a specific nutrient
- an uneasy sensation occasioned by the lack of food
- a weakened condition brought about by prolonged lack of food
- a strong desire : craving
hunger [-g(ə-)riŋ] -vb
- to feel or suffer hunger
- to have an eager desire
- to make hungry
hunger strike -n
- refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hung·over ['həŋ-'ō-vər] -adj
- suffering from a hangover
hun·gry ['həŋ-grē] -adj, adv, n
- feeling hunger
- characterized by or characteristic of hunger or appetite
- eager, avid
- strongly motivated (as by ambition)
- not rich or fertile : barren
hung up -adj
- delayed or detained for a time
- anxiously nervous
- having great or excessive interest in or preoccupation with someone or something usu. used with on
- they broke up but he's still hung up on her
hunk ['həŋk] -n
- a large lump, piece, or portion
- an attractive and usu. well-built man
hun·ker ['həŋ-kər] -vi
- crouch, squat usu. used with down
- to settle in or dig in for a sustained period used with down
- hunker down for a good long wait -- New Yorker
hun·kers ['həŋ-kərz] -n pl
- haunches
hunks ['həŋ(k)s] -n pl but sing in constr
- a surly ill-natured person
- miser
hunky ['həŋ-kē] -adj
- being a hunk : attractive and usu. well-built
- the film's hunky leading man
Hun·ky ['həŋ-kē] -n
- a person of central or east European birth or descent
hun·kydo·ry [,həŋ-kē-'dȯr-ē] -adj
- quite satisfactory : fine
Hun·nish ['hə-nish] -adj
- relating to or resembling the Huns
hunt ['hənt] -vb
- to pursue for food or in sport
- to manage in the search for game
- to pursue with intent to capture
- to search out : seek
- to drive or chase esp. by harrying
- members...were hunt ed from their homes -- J. T. Adams
- to traverse in search of prey
- to take part in a hunt
- to attempt to find something
- to oscillate alternately to each side (as of a neutral point) or to run alternately faster and slower used esp. of a device or machine
- the act, the practice, or an instance of hunting
- a group of mounted hunters and their hunting dogs
huntandpeck [,hənt-ᵊn-'pek] -n
- a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usu. the index fingers
hunt·er ['hən-tər] -n
- a person who hunts game
- a dog used or trained for hunting
- a horse used or adapted for use in hunting with hounds
- a fast strong horse trained for cross-country work and jumping
- one that searches for something
- a pocket watch with a hinged protective cover
hunt·ergath·er·er ['hən-tər-'ga-thər-ər] -n
- a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry
hunter green -n
- a dark yellowish green
hunt·ing ['hən-tiŋ] -n
- the act of one that hunts
- the pursuit of game
- the process of hunting
- a periodic variation in speed of a synchronous electrical machine
- a self-induced and undesirable oscillation of a variable above and below the desired value in an automatic control system
- a continuous attempt by an automatically controlled system to find a desired equilibrium condition
hunting horn -n
- a signal horn used in the chase
- a coiled circular horn with a flared bell and a cup-shaped mouthpiece
Hun·ting·ton's disease ['hən-tiŋ-tənz-] -n
- a chorea usu. beginning in middle age that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and progresses to dementia called also Huntington's chorea
hunt·ress ['hən-trəs] -n
- a woman who hunts game
- a female animal that hunts prey
hunts·man ['hən(t)-smən] -n
- hunter
- a person who manages a hunt and looks after the hounds
hup ['həp, 'hət] -interj
- used to mark a marching cadence
huppah ['k̲u̇-pə, -(,)pä] -n
(variant of chuppah)
- a canopy under which the bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony
hur·dies ['hər-dēz] -n pl
- rump
hur·dle ['hər-dᵊl] -n
- a portable panel usu. of wattled withes and stakes used esp. for enclosing land or livestock
- a frame or sled formerly used in England for dragging traitors to execution
- an artificial barrier over which racers must leap
- any of various track events in which a series of hurdles must be surmounted
- barrier, obstacle
hurdle ['hərd-liŋ, 'hər-dᵊl-iŋ] -vt, n
- to leap over esp. while running (as in a sporting competition)
- overcome, surmount
hur·dygur·dy [,hər-dē-'gər-dē, 'hər-dē-,] -n
- a stringed instrument in which sound is produced by the friction of a rosined wheel turned by a crank against the strings and the pitches are varied by keys
- any of various mechanical musical instruments (as the barrel organ)
hurl ['hər(-ə)l] -vb, n
- rush, hurtle
- pitch
- vomit
- to send or thrust with great vigor
- the forces that were to be hurl ed against the Turks -- N. T. Gilroy
- to throw down with violence
- to throw forcefully : fling
- hurl ed the manuscript into the fire
- hurl ed myself over the fence
- pitch
- to utter with vehemence
- hurl ed insults at the police
hurling -n
- an Irish game resembling field hockey played between two teams of 15 players each
hur·ly ['hər-lē] -n
- uproar, tumult
hur·lybur·ly [,hər-lē-'bər-lē] -n, adj
- uproar, tumult
Hu·ron ['hyu̇r-ən, -,än] -n
- a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
- the Iroquoian language of the Hurons
hur·rah [hu̇-'rȯ, -'rä, 'hü-,] -n
- excitement, fanfare
- cheer
- fuss
hurrah [hu̇-'rā] -interj
(variant of hooray)
- used to express joy, approval, or encouragement
Hur·ri·an ['hu̇r-ē-ən] -n
- a member of an ancient non-Semitic people of northern Mesopotamia, Syria, and eastern Asia Minor about 1500 b.c.
- the language of the Hurrian people
hur·ri·cane ['hər-ə-,kān, -i-kən, 'hə-rə-, 'hə-ri-] -n
- a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour or greater that occurs esp. in the western Atlantic, that is usu. accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, and that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes
- something resembling a hurricane esp. in its turmoil
hurricane -adj
- having or being a glass chimney providing protection from wind
hurried ['hər-əd-lē, 'hə-rəd-] -adj, adv, n
- going or working at speed
- done in a hurry : hasty
hur·ry ['hər-ē, 'hə-rē] -vb, n
- to carry or cause to go with haste
- hurry them to the hospital
- to impel to rash or precipitate action
- to impel to greater speed : prod
- used spurs to hurry the horse
- expedite
- to perform with undue haste
- to move or act with haste
hurry -n
- disturbed or disorderly activity : commotion
- agitated and often bustling or disorderly haste
- a state of eagerness or urgency : rush
hur·ryscur·ry [,hər-ē-'skər-ē, ,hə-rē-'skə-rē] -n, adj or adv
- a confused rush : turmoil
hur·ryup ['hər-ē-,əp, 'hə-rē-] -adj
- speeded up : completed in a hurry
hurt ['hərt] -vb, adj, n
- to inflict with physical pain : wound
- to do substantial or material harm to : damage
- the dry summer has hurt the land
- to cause emotional pain or anguish to : offend
- to be detrimental to : hamper
- charges of graft hurt my chances of being elected
- to suffer pain or grief
- to be in need usu. used with for
- to cause damage or distress
- a cause of injury or damage : blow
- a bodily injury or wound
- mental distress or anguish : suffering
- wrong, harm
hurt·ful ['hərt-fəl] -adj, adv, n
- causing injury, detriment, or suffering : damaging
hur·tle ['hər-tᵊl] -vb, n
- to move rapidly or forcefully
- hurl, fling
hurt·less ['hərt-ləs] -adj
- causing no pain or injury : harmless
hus·band ['həz-bənd] -n, adj
- a male partner in a marriage
- manager, steward
- a frugal manager
husband -vt, n
- to manage prudently and economically
- to use sparingly : conserve
- to find a husband for : mate
hus·band·man ['həz-bən(d)-mən] -n
- one that plows and cultivates land : farmer
- a specialist in a branch of farm husbandry
hus·band·ry ['həz-bən-drē] -n
- the care of a household
- the control or judicious use of resources : conservation
- the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
- the scientific control and management of a branch of farming and esp. of domestic animals
hush ['həsh] -vb
- calm, quiet
- hush ed the children as they entered the library
- to put at rest : mollify
- to keep from public knowledge : suppress
- to become quiet
- silent, still
- intended to prevent the dissemination of certain information
- a silence or calm esp. following noise : quiet
hushhush ['həsh-,həsh] -adj
- secret, confidential
hush puppy -n
- cornmeal dough shaped into small balls and fried in deep fat usu. used in pl.
husk ['həsk] -n
- a usu. dry or membranous outer covering (as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (as barley and corn) : hull
- one of the constituent parts
- a carob pod
- an outer layer : shell
- an emptied shell : remnant
- a supporting framework
- to strip the husk from
husk·ing ['həs-kiŋ] -n
- cornhusking called also husking bee
huskto·ma·to ['həsk-tə-,mā-(,)tō also -,mä- or -,ma-] -n
- ground-cherry
husky ['həs-kē] -adj
- resembling, containing, or full of husks
hus·ky ['həs-kē] -adj, adv, n
- hoarse with or as if with emotion
- a heavy-coated working dog of the New World arctic region
- siberian husky
- one that is husky
- burly, robust
- large
hus·sar [(,)hə-'zär, -'sär] -n
- a member of any of various European military units orig. modeled on the Hungarian light cavalry of the 15th century
Huss·ite ['hə-,sīt, 'hu̇-] -n, adj
- a member of the Bohemian religious and nationalist movement originating with John Huss
hus·sy ['hə-sē, -zē] -n
- a lewd or brazen woman
- a saucy or mischievous girl
hus·tings ['həs-tiŋz] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- a local court formerly held in various English municipalities and still held infrequently in London
- a local court in some cities in Virginia
- a raised platform used until 1872 for the nomination of candidates for the British Parliament and for election speeches
- an election platform : stump
- the proceedings or locale of an election campaign
hus·tle ['hə-səl] -vb, n
- jostle, shove
- to convey forcibly or hurriedly
- to urge forward precipitately
- to obtain by energetic activity
- to sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity
- to sell or promote energetically and aggressively
- to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game)
- shove, press
- hasten, hurry
- to make strenuous efforts to obtain esp. money or business
- to obtain money by fraud or deception
- to engage in prostitution
- to play a game or sport in an alert aggressive manner
hut ['hət] -n, vb
- an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
- a simple shelter from the elements
- used to mark a marching cadence
hutch ['həch] -n
- a chest or compartment for storage
- a cupboard usu. surmounted by open shelves
- a pen or coop for an animal
- shack, shanty
hut·ment ['hət-mənt] -n
- a collection of huts : encampment
- hut
Hut·ter·ite ['hə-tə-,rīt, 'hü-] -n, adj
- a member of an Anabaptist sect of northwestern U.S. and Canada living communally and holding property in common
Hu·tu ['hü-(,)tü] -n
- a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Rwanda and Burundi
hutzpah ['hu̇t-spə, 'k̲u̇t-, -(,)spä] -n
(variant of chutzpah)
- supreme self-confidence : nerve, gall
huz·zah [(,)hə-'zä] -n
- an expression or shout of acclaim often used interjectionally to express joy or approbation