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homespun |
Adjective
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characteristic of country life |
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homespun |
Noun
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a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home |
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hard-of-hearing |
Adjective
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having a hearing loss |
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hearing-impaired |
Adjective
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having a hearing loss |
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heterocyclic |
Adjective
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containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom |
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heterocyclic |
Noun
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a compound containing a heterocyclic ring |
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homocyclic |
Adjective
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containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms |
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Hollywood |
Adjective
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flashy and vulgar |
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Hollywood |
Adjective
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of or relating to the film industry in the United States |
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helpless |
Adjective
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unable to manage independently |
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helpless |
Adjective
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unable to function |
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helpless |
Adjective
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lacking in or deprived of strength or power |
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hard-to-please |
Adjective
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(of persons) 'his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster' |
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hard to please |
Adjective
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(of persons) 'his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster' |
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hardworking |
Adjective
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characterized by hard work and perseverance |
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hard-fought |
Adjective
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requiring great effort |
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herculean |
Adjective
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extremely difficult |
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herculean |
Adjective
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displaying superhuman strength or power |
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hands-down |
Adjective
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achieved without great effort |
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humbling |
Adjective
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causing awareness of your shortcomings |
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humiliating |
Adjective
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causing awareness of your shortcomings |
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high-and-mighty |
Adjective
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offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power |
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high-handed |
Adjective
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given to haughty disregard of others |
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henpecked |
Adjective
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harassed by persistent nagging |
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hearsay |
Adjective
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heard through another rather than directly |
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hearsay |
Noun
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gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth |
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half-seas-over |
Adjective
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British informal for `intoxicated' |
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hopped-up |
Adjective
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under the influence of narcotics |
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hopped-up |
Adjective
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(of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power |
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humdrum |
Adjective
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tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
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humdrum |
Adjective
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not challenging |
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humdrum |
Noun
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the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety |
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hammy |
Adjective
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affectedly dramatic |
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histrionic |
Adjective
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characteristic of acting or a stage performance |
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high-octane |
Adjective
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vigorously energetic or forceful |
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high-octane |
Adjective
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used of gasoline |
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high-powered |
Adjective
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vigorously energetic or forceful |
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high-powered |
Adjective
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(used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification |
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high-power |
Adjective
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vigorously energetic or forceful |
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high-voltage |
Adjective
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vigorously energetic or forceful |
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high-voltage |
Adjective
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operating on or powered by a high voltage |
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high-energy |
Adjective
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vigorously energetic or forceful |
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high-energy |
Adjective
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providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction |
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high-energy |
Adjective
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of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts |
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honorary |
Adjective
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given as an honor without the normal duties |
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high-class |
Adjective
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pretentiously elegant |
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high-toned |
Adjective
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pretentiously elegant |
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Hesperian |
Adjective
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denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere |
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hypnotized |
Adjective
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having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
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hypnotised |
Adjective
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having your attention fixated as though by a spell |