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hypercoaster |
Noun
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a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets |
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hypermarket |
Noun
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a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town) |
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hypodermic needle |
Noun
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a hollow needle |
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hypodermic syringe |
Noun
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a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections |
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hypo |
Noun
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a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections |
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hypo |
Noun
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a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing |
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hypsometer |
Noun
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an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation |
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hysterosalpingogram |
Noun
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X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes |
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honey oil |
Noun
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street names for ketamine |
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hinge joint |
Noun
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a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
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hinge joint |
Noun
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a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane |
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heterodyne oscillator |
Noun
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an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones |
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hunting lodge |
Noun
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a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter |
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high street |
Noun
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street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
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health facility |
Noun
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building where medicine is practiced |
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healthcare facility |
Noun
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building where medicine is practiced |
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half-relief |
Noun
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a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief |
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hair mousse |
Noun
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toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling |
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hair gel |
Noun
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toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling |
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hat shop |
Noun
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shop selling women's hats |
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horseshoe arch |
Noun
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a round arch that widens before rounding off |
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howitzer |
Noun
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a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range |
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hill |
Noun
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structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones |
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hill |
Noun
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(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands |
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hill |
Noun
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a local and well-defined elevation of the land |
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hill |
Verb
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form into a hill |
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housecoat |
Noun
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a loose dressing gown for women |
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hautboy |
Noun
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a slender double-reed instrument |
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hautbois |
Noun
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a slender double-reed instrument |
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hodometer |
Noun
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a meter that shows mileage traversed |
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hydroxytetracycline |
Noun
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a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete |
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half-slip |
Noun
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undergarment worn under a skirt |
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handgun |
Noun
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a firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
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house of prayer |
Noun
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any building where congregations gather for prayer |
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house of God |
Noun
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any building where congregations gather for prayer |
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house of worship |
Noun
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any building where congregations gather for prayer |
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hockey puck |
Noun
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a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey |
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hunting crop |
Noun
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a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates |
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horse blanket |
Noun
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stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle |
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hyoscine |
Noun
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an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures |
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hip bath |
Noun
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a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position |
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horse barn |
Noun
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a farm building for housing horses or other livestock |
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ha-ha |
Noun
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a ditch with one side being a retaining wall |
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ha-ha |
Noun
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a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing |
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haw-haw |
Noun
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a ditch with one side being a retaining wall |
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haw-haw |
Noun
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a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing |
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horologe |
Noun
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a measuring instrument or device for keeping time |
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house trailer |
Noun
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a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy |
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hot-water heater |
Noun
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a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |
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hot-water tank |
Noun
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a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |