country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States
hot jazz
Noun
jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation
hip-hop
Noun
genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment
hip-hop
Noun
an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city
heavy metal
Noun
loud and harsh-sounding rock music with a strong beat
heavy metal
Noun
a metal of relatively high density, i.e. specific gravity greater than about 5, or of high relative atomic weight – especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead
heavy metal music
Noun
loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat
homophony
Noun
part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
homophony
Noun
the same pronunciation for words of different origins
headlinese
Noun
using the abbreviated style of headline writers
hendiadys
Noun
use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
hypallage
Noun
reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')
hyperbaton
Noun
reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
hypozeugma
Noun
use of a series of subjects with a single predicate
hypozeuxis
Noun
use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered')
heroic poetry
Noun
poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero
hyperbole
Noun
extravagant exaggeration
hexameter
Noun
a verse line having six metrical feet
head rhyme
Noun
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
holla
Noun
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holler
Noun
a very loud utterance
holler
Noun
a small valley between mountains
holler
Verb
to utter a cry, shout, or complaint loudly and suddenly
hollering
Noun
a very loud utterance, such as the sound of an animal
hollo
Noun
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
hollo
Verb
utter a sudden loud cry
hollo
Verb
cry hollo
hollo
Verb
encourage somebody by crying hollo
holloa
Noun
a very loud utterance, like the sound of an animal
hue and cry
Noun
loud and persistent outcry from many people
halloo
Noun
a shout to attract attention
halloo
Verb
shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
halloo
Verb
urge on with shouts
hosanna
Noun
a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
honeyed words
Noun
inconsequential expressions of affection
hiss
Noun
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
hiss
Noun
a fricative sound, especially as an expression of disapproval
hiss
Verb
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
hiss
Verb
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
hiss
Verb
express or utter with a hiss
hiss
Verb
move with a whooshing sound
homograph
Noun
two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
homophone
Noun
Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both. For example, bare and bear or to, two, and too.
huddle
Noun
(informal) a quick private conference
huddle
Noun
a disorganized and densely packed crowd
huddle
Verb
crowd or draw together
huddle
Verb
crouch or curl up
howl
Noun
a long loud emotional utterance
howl
Noun
a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound