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hot pants |
Noun
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a state of sexual arousal |
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hydraulic press |
Noun
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press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
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hubble-bubble |
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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hot plate |
Noun
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a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm |
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hydraulic pump |
Noun
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a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
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hubbly-bubbly |
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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hotplate |
Noun
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a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm |
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hydraulic ram |
Noun
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a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
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hook and eye |
Noun
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a kind of fastener used on clothing |
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hot rod |
Noun
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a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration |
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hookup |
Noun
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a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose |
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hookup |
Noun
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a device providing a connection between a power source and a user |
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hot-rod |
Noun
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a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration |
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hook wrench |
Noun
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a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head |
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hot spot |
Noun
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a lively entertainment spot |
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hot spot |
Noun
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a point of relatively intense heat or radiation |
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hot spot |
Noun
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a place of political unrest and potential violence |
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hook spanner |
Noun
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a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head |
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hoopskirt |
Noun
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a skirt stiffened with hoops |
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hotspot |
Noun
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a lively entertainment spot |
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hotspot |
Noun
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a point of relatively intense heat or radiation |
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hotspot |
Noun
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a place of political unrest and potential violence |
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hoosegow |
Noun
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slang for a jail |
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hot tub |
Noun
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a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water |
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hoosgow |
Noun
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slang for a jail |
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hot-water bottle |
Noun
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a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body |
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Hoover |
Noun
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a kind of vacuum cleaner |
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hot-water bag |
Noun
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a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body |
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houndstooth check |
Noun
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textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks |
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hound's-tooth check |
Noun
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textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks |
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hope chest |
Noun
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chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage |
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hop garden |
Noun
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a garden where hops are grown |
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hop field |
Noun
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a garden where hops are grown |
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hourglass |
Noun
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a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes |
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holder |
Noun
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a holding device |
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holder |
Noun
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the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it |
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holder |
Noun
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a person who holds something |
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hop-picker |
Noun
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a machine used for picking hops |
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hour hand |
Noun
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the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours |
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hop pole |
Noun
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a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained |
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holding cell |
Noun
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a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial |
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hopsacking |
Noun
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a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen |
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houseboat |
Noun
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a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling |
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holding device |
Noun
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a device for holding something |
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hopsack |
Noun
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a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen |
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houselights |
Noun
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lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium |
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holding pen |
Noun
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a pen where livestock is temporarily confined |
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horizontal bar |
Noun
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gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends |
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house of cards |
Noun
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an unstable construction with playing cards |
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house of cards |
Noun
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a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control |