a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere
high command
Noun
the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
home reserve
Noun
United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government
hard core
Noun
the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
highschool
Noun
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
high school
Noun
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
hunger march
Noun
a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
hudud
Noun
Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
hudood
Noun
Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
hard right
Noun
the extreme right wing
harmonic progression
Noun
(mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression
hobo camp
Noun
a place where hoboes camp
hate mail
Noun
mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred, usually in offensive language
hawala
Noun
an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction
heliopause
Noun
the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence
heliosphere
Noun
the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
holding pattern
Noun
the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
holding pattern
Noun
a state of inaction with no progress and no change
hinterland
Noun
a remote and undeveloped area
heath
Noun
a tract of level wasteland
heath
Noun
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae
heathland
Noun
a tract of level wasteland
headspring
Noun
the source of water from which a stream arises
headwater
Noun
the source of a river
heavens
Noun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
homeland
Noun
the country where you were born
high country
Noun
an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline
habitat
Noun
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
home ground
Noun
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
half-mast
Noun
a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
half-staff
Noun
a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
heaven
Noun
in religions, often a place where gods, angels, and other beings live
heaven
Noun
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
hatchery
Noun
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
haunt
Noun
a frequently visited place
haunt
Verb
haunt like a ghost
haunt
Verb
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
haunt
Verb
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
hangout
Noun
a frequently visited place
heartland
Noun
the central region of a country or continent
hunting ground
Noun
an area in which game is hunted
hunting ground
Noun
a place where opportunities abound
hell on earth
Noun
any place of pain and turmoil
hellhole
Noun
any place of pain and turmoil
hemline
Noun
the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
heronry
Noun
a breeding ground for herons
hipline
Noun
the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
hipline
Noun
the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
hayfield
Noun
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay