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hand line |
Noun
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a fishing line managed principally by hand |
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harpoon line |
Noun
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a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat |
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helicopter |
Noun
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an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
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handloom |
Noun
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a loom powered by hand |
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harpoon log |
Noun
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a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance |
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headpin |
Noun
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the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins |
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hand lotion |
Noun
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lotion used to soften the hands |
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harpsichord |
Noun
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a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots |
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heliograph |
Noun
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an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on |
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heliograph |
Verb
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signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays |
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hand luggage |
Noun
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luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand |
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headquarters |
Noun
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the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command |
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headquarters |
Noun
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(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise |
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headquarters |
Noun
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(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff |
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heliometer |
Noun
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an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope |
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hand mower |
Noun
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a lawn mower that is operated by hand |
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heliport |
Noun
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an airport for helicopters |
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hand pump |
Noun
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a pump worked by hand |
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harrow |
Noun
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a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil |
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harrow |
Verb
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draw a harrow over (land) |
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helmet |
Noun
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a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows |
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helmet |
Noun
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armor plate that protects the head |
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hand puppet |
Noun
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a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head |
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hem |
Noun
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the edge of a piece of cloth |
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hem |
Noun
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the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat |
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hem |
Verb
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utter `hem' or `ahem' |
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hem |
Verb
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fold over and sew together to provide with a hem |
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handrest |
Noun
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a support for the hand |
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harvester |
Noun
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farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields |
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harvester |
Noun
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someone who helps to gather the harvest |
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hematinic |
Noun
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a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood |
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handsaw |
Noun
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a saw used with one hand for cutting wood |
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home office |
Noun
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(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise |
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haematinic |
Noun
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a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood |
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hand saw |
Noun
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a saw used with one hand for cutting wood |
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home base |
Noun
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(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise |
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home base |
Noun
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(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands |
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hash house |
Noun
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an inexpensive restaurant |
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hematocrit |
Noun
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a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood |
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hematocrit |
Noun
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the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit |
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headrace |
Noun
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a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine |
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hashish |
Noun
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purified resinous extract of the hemp plant |
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handset |
Noun
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telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
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haematocrit |
Noun
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a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood |
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haematocrit |
Noun
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the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit |
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headrest |
Noun
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a rest for the head |
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headrest |
Noun
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a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash |
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hasheesh |
Noun
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purified resinous extract of the hemp plant |
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hemming-stitch |
Noun
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a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses |
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haschisch |
Noun
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purified resinous extract of the hemp plant |