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hob |
Noun
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(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings |
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hob |
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cut with a hob |
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hurricane roof |
Noun
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a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
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hostelry |
Noun
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a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
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hobble skirt |
Noun
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a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914 |
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hurricane lamp |
Noun
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an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds |
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hobbyhorse |
Noun
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a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers |
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hobbyhorse |
Noun
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a topic to which one constantly reverts |
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hood latch |
Noun
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a catch that holds the hood of a car shut |
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hurricane lantern |
Noun
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an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds |
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hoodoo |
Noun
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something believed to bring bad luck |
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hoodoo |
Noun
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a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers |
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hoodoo |
Noun
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a practitioner of voodoo |
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hoodoo |
Noun
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(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock |
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hoodoo |
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bring bad luck |
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hobnail |
Noun
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a short nail with a thick head |
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hobnail |
Verb
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supply with hobnails |
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hood ornament |
Noun
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an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer |
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hockey skate |
Noun
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an ice skate worn for playing hockey |
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hot-air balloon |
Noun
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balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air |
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hookah |
Noun
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an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water |
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hockey stick |
Noun
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sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck |
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hotbed |
Noun
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a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants |
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hotbed |
Noun
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a situation that is ideal for rapid development, especially of something bad |
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hod |
Noun
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an open box attached to a long pole handle |
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hutment |
Noun
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an encampment of huts (chiefly military) |
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hotbox |
Noun
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a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated |
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hodoscope |
Noun
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(physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle |
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hydantoin |
Noun
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any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy |
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hotel |
Noun
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a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services |
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hoe |
Noun
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a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle |
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hoe |
Verb
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dig with a hoe |
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hydralazine |
Noun
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an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels |
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hotel-casino |
Noun
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a building that houses both a hotel and a casino |
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hotel-casino |
Noun
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a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel |
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hoe handle |
Noun
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the handle of a hoe |
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hydrant |
Noun
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a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks |
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hydrant |
Noun
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a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask |
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hogan |
Noun
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a Navajo lodge covered with earth |
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hotel room |
Noun
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a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel |
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hydraulic brake |
Noun
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brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder |
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hogshead |
Noun
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a large cask especially one holding 63 gals |
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hogshead |
Noun
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a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages |
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hot line |
Noun
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a direct telephone line between two officials |
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hydraulic brakes |
Noun
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brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder |
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hoist |
Noun
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lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
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hoist |
Verb
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raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help |
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hoist |
Verb
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raise |
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hoist |
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move from one place to another by lifting |
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hot pants |
Noun
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skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment |