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English Word Dictionary

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gushingly

adverb · in a gushing manner

Example: a gushingly prolific writer

guttle

verb · eat greedily

Example: he devoured three sandwiches

gutturally

adverb · in a guttural manner

Example: gutturally articulated

guzzle

verb · drink greedily or as if with great thirst

Example: The boys guzzled the cheap vodka

gybe

verb · shift from one side of the ship to the other

Example: The sail jibbed wildly

gynandromorphic

adjective · having both male and female morphological characteristics

gynandromorphous

adjective · having both male and female morphological characteristics

gyrate

verb · revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Example: The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy

haber

noun · German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934)

habitable

adjective · fit for habitation

Example: the habitable world

habitually

adverb · according to habit or custom

Example: her habitually severe expression

habituate

verb · make psychologically or physically used (to something)

Example: She became habituated to the background music

habsburg

noun · a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806

hackelia

noun · stickweed; beggar's lice

hackmatack

noun · poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves

hackneyed

adjective · repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Example: bromidic sermons

had best

verb · act in one's own or everybody's best interest

Example: You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!

haemic

adjective · relating to or containing or affecting blood

Example: a hematic cyst

haemopoietic

adjective · pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells

Example: hemopoietic stem cells in bone marrow

haemostasia

noun · surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

hag-ridden

adjective · tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears- C.S.Lewis

Example: hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth

haggardly

adverb · in a haggard manner

Example: she looked haggardly out of her tent

hair-shirt

adjective · self-sacrificing or austere

hairsplitting

adjective · developed in excessively fine detail

Example: finespun distinctions

hairy

adjective · hazardous and frightening

Example: hairy moments in the mountains

hale

adjective · exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

Example: hale and hearty

half dozen

adjective · denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

half sister

noun · a sister who has only one parent in common with you

half title

noun · a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book

half-heartedly

adverb · without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner

Example: she tried half-heartedly

half-price

adverb · for half the price

Example: she bought it half-price during the sale

half-time

adjective · involving half the standard or customary time for an activity

Example: he had two years of half-time training

haliatus albicilla

noun · bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland

hallowed

adjective · worthy of religious veneration

Example: the sacred name of Jesus

halt

adjective · disabled in the feet or legs

Example: a crippled soldier

halting

adjective · fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

Example: uttered a few halting words of sorrow

haltingly

adverb · in a halting manner

Example: he spoke haltingly

hammer in

verb · teach by drills and repetition

hand and foot

adverb · in all ways possible

Example: they served him hand and foot

hand and glove

adverb · in close cooperation

Example: they work hand in glove

hand down

verb · passed on, as by inheritance

Example: This ring was handed down through many generations

hand in glove

adverb · in close cooperation

Example: they work hand in glove

hand in hand

adverb · clasping each other's hands

Example: they walked hand in hand

hand out

verb · give to several people

Example: The teacher handed out the exams

hand over

verb · to surrender someone or something to another

Example: the guard delivered the criminal to the police

hand over fist

adverb · at a tremendous rate

Example: made money hand over fist

hand puppet

noun · a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand

hand to hand

adverb · at close quarters

Example: fought hand to hand

hand to mouth

adverb · with barely enough money for immediate needs

Example: they lived form hand to mouth

hand-dye

verb · dye by hand

Example: This fabric is hand-dyed

hand-loomed

adjective · made on a handloom

Example: handwoven tablecloth

hand-wash

verb · wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

Example: This delicate sweater must be handwashed

handcolor

verb · color by hand

Example: Some old photographs are handcolored

handcolour

verb · color by hand

Example: Some old photographs are handcolored

handedness

noun · the property of using one hand more than the other