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heat flash |
Noun
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a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion) |
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heat lightning |
Noun
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bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings) |
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home stand |
Noun
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a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court |
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hymeneals |
Noun
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the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
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head crash |
Noun
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(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk) |
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hurdles |
Noun
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a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles |
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hurdling |
Noun
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a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles |
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hurdle race |
Noun
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a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles |
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hammer throw |
Noun
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an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible |
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hop-step-and-jump |
Noun
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an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement |
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horse race |
Noun
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a contest of speed between horses |
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harness race |
Noun
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a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing |
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harness racing |
Noun
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a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing |
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heartbreaker |
Noun
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a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute |
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heartbreaker |
Noun
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a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships |
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house party |
Noun
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a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house |
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hysteria |
Noun
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excessive or uncontrollable fear |
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hysteria |
Noun
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state of violent mental agitation |
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hysteria |
Noun
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neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions |
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hots |
Phrase
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an intense sexual desire |
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heartlessness |
Noun
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an absence of concern for the welfare of others |
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hardheartedness |
Noun
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an absence of concern for the welfare of others |
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hesitance |
Noun
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a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something |
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happiness |
Noun
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emotions experienced when in a state of well-being |
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happiness |
Noun
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state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy |
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high spirits |
Noun
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a feeling of joy and pride |
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heartsease |
Noun
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the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
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heartsease |
Noun
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common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers |
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heartsease |
Noun
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violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet |
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heartsease |
Noun
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a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived |
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hankering |
Noun
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a yearning for something or to do something |
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high dudgeon |
Noun
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a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon') |
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hilarity |
Noun
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great merriment |
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hero worship |
Noun
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admiration for great men (or their memory) |
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huffiness |
Noun
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a passing state of anger and resentment |
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homesickness |
Noun
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a longing to return home |
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hackles |
Noun
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a feeling of anger and animosity |
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heavyheartedness |
Noun
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a feeling of dispirited melancholy |
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heartache |
Noun
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intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) |
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heartburning |
Noun
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intense resentment |
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heartbreak |
Noun
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intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) |
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huffishness |
Noun
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a feeling of sulky resentment |
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high tea |
Noun
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substantial early evening meal including tea |
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heartsickness |
Noun
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feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless |
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helping |
Noun
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an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal |
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hopefulness |
Noun
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the feeling you have when you have hope |
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hopefulness |
Noun
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full of hope |
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hopelessness |
Noun
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the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success |
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haute cuisine |
Noun
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(French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food |
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heartstrings |
Noun
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your deepest feelings of love and compassion |