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herald.noun
a person who carries or proclaims
important news; a messenger; one that gives a sign or indication
of something to come; a harbinger.(the
crocus is a herald of spring)
herald, heralded,
heralding,
heralds.transitive
verbs
to proclaim; announce
hierarchy.noun.inflected
form(s).plural.hierarchies
a system of persons or things arranged in order
of rank; a graded or ranked series
hierarchical.adjective
of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy
hierarchically.adverb
haughty.adjective
having or showing great pride
or in oneself and disdain, contempt
or scorn for others; presenting one's
self with an
attitude.exuding
an overtone of superiority;
arrogant
haughtiness.noun
haughtily.adverb
hearken also spelled
harken.transitive-and.intransitive
verb
to give careful attention to follow guidance
harrowing.transitive
verb
to cultivate with a harrow (a cultivating implement
set with spikes, spring teeth, or disks and used primarily for pulverizing
and smoothing the soil); torment; vex
habitable.adjective
that can be inhabited (lived in); habitat
habitation.noun
a place in which to live; a habitable
locale
however.adverb
on
the other hand; by contrast (the first part was easy; the second, however,
took hours); in spite
of that; all the same; nevertheless
(the book is expensive; however, it's worth it); in whatever manner or
way (however he did it, it was very clever); to whatever degree or extent
(have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some
of the concerns); in what way; used as an intensive of how (however did
you get here so soon?)
however.conjunction
in whatever manner or way (dress however you like)
hybrid.noun
the offspring of two animals or plants of different
races, varieties, species,
etc.
hermaphrodite.noun
an animal with the sexual organs of both male
and female
hadron.noun-(from
Greek 'hadros, thick')
hadrons are constructed from quarks. A hadron
is any of the subatomic-particles,
such as a proton, that are made up of three quarks
and are subject to the strong
force. Hadrons can be manufactured in accelerators.
A hadron is any particle that feels the strong
force. Subclasses of hadrons are baryons
and mesons. All hadrons except protons
and neutrons are unstable and decay into other hadrons (baryons and mesons).
hadronic.adjective
hybrid.noun
in Genetics, the offspring of genetically dissimilar
parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants
or animals of different varieties, species, or races; something of mixed
origin or composition; something, such as a computer or power plant, having
two kinds of components that produce the same or similar results; a word
whose elements are derived from different languages
attributive.often
used to modify another noun (a hybrid tulip; a hybrid cell, a hybrid vehicle
engine)
hybridism, hybridist,
hybridity.nouns
hybridize, hybridized,
hybridizing,
hybridizes.transitive.and
intransitive
verbs
to produce or cause to produce hybrids;
crossbreed
hybridization, hybridizer.noun
humanoid.adjective
having human characteristics or form
humanoid.noun
a being having human form; also called android
Hammurabi died 1750
B.C., Babylonian king, 1792-1750, who made Babylon the chief Mesopotamian
kingdom and codified the laws of Mesopotamia and Sumeria
high horse.noun
if you are on a/your high horse, you are talking
or behaving in a way that shows that you think you are better than other
people or that you know more about something than other people do
hostile.adjective
feeling or showing enmity
or ill will; antagonistic.(a
hostile remark); unfavorable to health or well being; inhospitable or adverse
(a hostile climate); of, relating to, or characteristic
of an enemy (hostile forces; hostile acts)
hostile.noun
an antagonistic person or thing; an enemy in warfare
hostilely.adverb
hostility.noun,.plural.hostilities
the state of being hostile; antagonism
or enmity; overt
warfare
honorarium.noun,.plural.honorariums.or.honoraria
a payment given to a professional person for services
for which fees are not legally or traditionally required
humus.noun
a brown or black organic substance consisting
of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides
nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water
hummus.noun
a smooth, thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini,
oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita bread
honor.or.honour.noun
high respect, as that shown for special merit;
esteem.(the
honor you show to another recognizing his higher, though maybe hidden,
qualities that you know are there because you understand that underneath
it all we are all of the same source) the honor shown to a Nobel
laureate); good name; reputation;
mark, token, or gesture of respect or distinction (the place of honor at
the table)
honors.special
recognition for unusual academic achievement (graduated with honors); a
program of individual advanced study for exceptional students (planned
to take honors in quantum physics)
honor, honored,
honoring,
honors.transitive
verbs
to hold in respect;
esteem; to show respect for; to bow to (another dancer) in square dancing
(honor your partner); to confer.distinction
on (he has honored us with his presence); to accept or pay as valid (honor
a check; a store that honors all credit cards)
honor bound.idiom
under an obligation
enforced by the personal integrity
of the one obliged
honorer.noun
honorable.adjective
deserving or winning honor and respect
(led an honorable life bu being honest); bringing distinction
or recognition.(honorable
service to helping less fortunate persons); consistent
with honor or good name (followed the only honorable course of action).
distinguished;
illustrious.(this
honorable gathering of scholars); attended by marks of recognition and
honor (received an honorable burial); used as a title of respect for certain
high government officials (The Honorable Jane Doe, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; used in the House
of Commons as a title of respect when speaking of another member
honorableness.noun
honorably.adverb
hand.noun
the terminal part of the human arm located below
the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist,
palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb; a round of applause (clapping)
to signify approval; physical assistance; help (gave me a hand with the
bags please); the cards held in a card game by a given player at any time;
a player or participant in a card game (we need a fourth hand for bridge);
one who performs manual labor (a farm hand); the strength or force of one's
position (negotiated from a strong hand); possession, ownership, or keeping
(the books should be in your hands by noon); power; jurisdiction; care
(the dinner is in the hands of the chef); iinfluence or effect (the general
manager had a hand in all the major decisions).; evidence of craft or artistic
skill (can see the hand of a genius even in the lighter poems); an aptitude
or ability (I tried my hand at decorating)
hander.noun
handless.adjective
hand down.phrasal
verb
to bequeath
as an inheritance to one's heirs; to make and pronounce an official decision,
especially a court verdict
hand on.phrasal
verb
to turn over to another
hand out.phrasal
verb
to distribute freely; disseminate;
to administer or deal out
hand over.phrasal
verb
to release or relinquish
to another
at hand.idiom
close by; near; soon in time; imminent
by hand.idiom
performed manually
hand it to.idiom
to give credit to (you've got to hand it to her;
she came off those horrible drugs mostly by herself)
in hand.idiom
under control (the project is well in hand);.
accessible at the present time; in preparation
off.(one's).hands
no longer under one's responsibility, or in one's
care (we finally got that project off our hands)
on hand.idiom
available; on (one's) hands or upon (one's) hands;
in one's possession, often as an imposed responsibility or burden (now
they have the grandchildren on their hands)
on the one hand.idiom
as one point of view; from one standpoint
on
the other hand.idiom
as another point of view; from another standpoint
out of hand.idiom
out of control (untruths in society have gotten
out of hand; over and done with; finished; uncalled for or improper; indiscreet
to hand.idiom
nearby; in one's possession
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