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English Word Dictionary

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heterokontae

noun · all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length

heterological

adjective · not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin

hew out

verb · make or shape as with an axe

Example: hew out a path in the rock

hibernal

adjective · characteristic of or relating to winter

Example: bears in brumal sleep

hibernate

verb · sleep during winter

Example: Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves

hibernation

noun · the act of retiring into inactivity

Example: he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years

hick

adjective · awkwardly simple and provincial

Example: bumpkinly country boys

hickory pine

noun · a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales

hidden

adjective · difficult to find

Example: hidden valleys

hide out

verb · be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety

Example: Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding

hideously

adverb · in a hideous manner

Example: her face was hideously disfigured after the accident

hierarchic

adjective · classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers

Example: it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art

hierarchically

adverb · in a hierarchical manner

Example: hierarchically organized

hieratic

adjective · adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal

Example: the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved

hieroglyphic

adjective · written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols

hieroglyphically

adverb · by means of hieroglyphs

Example: hieroglyphically written

higgle

verb · wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

Example: Let's not haggle over a few dollars

high and low

adverb · everywhere

Example: searched high and low

high sierra

noun · a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney

high up

adverb · at a great altitude

Example: he climbed high on the ladder

high-energy

adjective · vigorously energetic or forceful

Example: a high-octane sales manager

high-handedly

adverb · in a domineering high-handed manner

Example: he behaved high-handedly toward his employees

high-minded

adjective · of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks

Example: an exalted ideal

high-mindedly

adverb · in a high-minded manner

Example: he talks high-mindedly, but we don't know whether he acts according to his principles

high-powered

adjective · vigorously energetic or forceful

Example: a high-octane sales manager

high-speed

adjective · operating at high speed

Example: a high-speed food processor

high-tail

verb · retreat at full speed

Example: The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant

high-ticket

adjective · very expensive

Example: big-ticket items like cars and furs

high-top

adjective · (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers

high-topped

adjective · (of shoes or boots) having relatively high uppers

high-velocity

adjective · operating at high speed

Example: a high-speed food processor

higher up

adverb · in or to a place that is higher

highly

adverb · in a high position or level or rank

Example: details known by only a few highly placed persons

highly infective

adjective · (of a microorganism) extremely infective

Example: a highly infective organism

hightail

verb · leave as fast as possible

Example: We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in

hightail it

verb · flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Example: If you see this man, run!

hilariously

adverb · in a hilarious manner

Example: hilariously funny

hilltop

noun · the peak of a hill

Example: the sun set behind the brow of distant hills

hinderance

noun · the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

hinderingly

adverb · in an obstructive manner

Example: he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project

hindermost

adjective · located farthest to the rear

hindi

adjective · of or relating to or supporting Hinduism

Example: the Hindu faith

hinge upon

verb · be contingent on

Example: The outcomes rides on the results of the election

hip

adjective · informed about the latest trends

hirschsprung's disease

noun · congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon

histocompatibility

noun · condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue

Example: a successful graft or transplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility

histologically

adverb · involving the use of histology or histological techniques

Example: histologically identifiable structures

historically

adverb · with respect to history

Example: this is historically interesting

historied

adjective · having an illustrious past

hit it up

verb · become drunk or drink excessively

hit man

noun · a professional killer who uses a gun

hit the books

verb · learn by reading books

Example: He is studying geology in his room

hit the deck

verb · fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger

Example: The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire