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head gate |
Noun
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regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
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handgrip |
Noun
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the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
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harpoon |
Verb
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spear with a harpoon |
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harpoon |
Noun
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a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing |
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headlight |
Noun
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a powerful light with reflector |
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hipflask |
Noun
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a flask that holds spirits |
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home theater |
Noun
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television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater |
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hosepipe |
Noun
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas |
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home theatre |
Noun
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television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater |
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hosiery |
Noun
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socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) |
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hip pad |
Noun
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protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and hockey players |
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homing device |
Noun
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the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective |
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hospital |
Noun
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a health facility where patients receive treatment |
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hospital |
Noun
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a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care |
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humeral veil |
Noun
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a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church |
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hip pocket |
Noun
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a pocket in rear of trousers |
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homing torpedo |
Noun
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a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines) |
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humming top |
Noun
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a top that makes a humming noise as it spins |
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hippodrome |
Noun
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a stadium for horse shows or horse races |
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homolosine projection |
Noun
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an equal-area projection map of the globe |
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hospital bed |
Noun
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a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required |
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hip roof |
Noun
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a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
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hone |
Noun
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a whetstone made of fine gritstone |
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hone |
Verb
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make perfect or complete |
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hone |
Verb
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sharpen with a hone |
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hospital room |
Noun
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a room in a hospital for the care of patients |
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hipped roof |
Noun
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a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
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hospital ship |
Noun
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a ship built to serve as a hospital |
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hunter |
Noun
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a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal |
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hunter |
Noun
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someone who hunts game |
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hunter |
Noun
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a person who searches for something |
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histamine blocker |
Noun
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a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux |
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honeycomb |
Noun
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a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees |
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honeycomb |
Noun
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a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae |
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honeycomb |
Verb
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make full of cavities, like a honeycomb |
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honeycomb |
Verb
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penetrate thoroughly and into every part |
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honeycomb |
Verb
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carve a honeycomb pattern into |
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hospital train |
Noun
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a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital |
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hitching post |
Noun
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a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying |
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hostel |
Noun
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inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) |
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hostel |
Noun
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a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
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hunting watch |
Noun
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a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal |
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hitchrack |
Noun
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a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying |
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hunting knife |
Noun
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a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip |
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hitching bar |
Noun
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a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying |
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hurricane deck |
Noun
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a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
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honkytonk |
Noun
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a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall |
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hob |
Noun
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a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm |
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hob |
Noun
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a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears |
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hob |
Noun
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(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |