Hannah Arendt
1: United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975) [syn: {Arendt}]
Hannibal
1: general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC) 2: a town in northeas...
Hannover
1: a port city in northwestern Germany [syn: {Hanover}]
Hannukah
1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hanukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival ...
Hanoi
1: the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam [syn: {capital of Vietnam}]
Hanover
1: a port city in northwestern Germany [syn: {Hannover}] 2: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: {House of Hanover}, {Hanoverian line}]
Hanoverian
1: of or relating to the former English royal House of Hanover or their supporters n 1: any of the British sovereigns belonging to the House of Hanover 2: a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanov...
Hanoverian line
1: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria) [syn: {Hanover}, {House of Hanover}]
Hans Adolf Krebs
1: English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: {Krebs}, {Sir Hans Adolf Krebs}]
Hans Albrecht Bethe
1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) [syn: {Bethe}, {Hans Bethe}]
Hans Arp
1: Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966) [syn: {Arp}, {Jean Arp}]
Hans Bethe
1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906) [syn: {Bethe}, {Hans Albrecht Bethe}]
Hans C. J. Gram
1: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) [syn: {Gram}]
Hans Conrad Julius Reiter
1: German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969) [syn: {Reiter}]
Hans Eysenck
1: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans Jurge...
Hans Fischer
1: German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945) [syn: {Fischer}]
Hans Geiger
1: German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945) [syn: {Geiger}]
Hans Holbein
1: German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn: {Holbein}, {Holbein the Younge...
Hans Jurgen Eysenck
1: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Eysenck}, {Hans Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysen...
Hans Zinsser
1: United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940) [syn: {Zinsser}]
Hansard
1: the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French"
Hanseatic League
1: a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century
Hansen's disease
1: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycoba...
hansom
1: a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers [syn: {hansom cab}]
hansom cab
1: a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers [syn: {hansom}]
Hanukah
1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukkah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival...
Hanukkah
1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: {Hanukah}, {Hannukah}, {Chanukah}, {Chanukkah}, {Channukah}, {Channukkah}, {Festival ...
Hanuman
1: in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage 2: langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India [syn: {entellus}, {Presbytes entellus}, {Semnopithecus entellus}]
hao
1: 10 hao equal 1 dong
haoma
1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: {soma}, {Sarcostemma acidum}]
hap
1: an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" v : come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that ...
hapax legomenon
1: a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion [syn: {nonce word}]
haphazard
1: dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss" [syn: {hit-or-miss}] 2: marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of recor...
haphazardly
1: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random" [syn: {randomly}, {indiscriminately}, {willy-nilly}, {arbitrarily}, {at random}, {every which...
haphazardness
1: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: {randomness}, {stochasticity}, {noise}]
Haphtarah
1: a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah [syn: {Haftorah}, {Haftarah}, {Haphtorah}]
Haphtorah
1: a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah [syn: {Haftorah}, {Haftarah}, {Haphtarah}]
hapless
1: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless chil...
haploid
1: of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes [syn: {haploidic}, {monoploid}] [ant: {diploid}, {polyploid}] n : (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
haploidic
1: of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes [syn: {haploid}, {monoploid}] [ant: {diploid}, {polyploid}]
haploidy
1: the condition of being haploid
Haplopappus
1: genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia [syn: {genus Haplopappus}]
Haplopappus acaulis
1: dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus [syn: {stemless golden ...
Haplopappus phyllocephalus
1: annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers [syn: {camphor daisy}]
Haplopappus spinulosus
1: slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads [syn: {yellow spiny daisy}]
Haplosporidia
1: an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia [syn: {order Haplosporidia}]
haplosporidian
1: parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance
haply
1: by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn: {by chance}, {by luck}]
happen
1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {occur}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come ...
happen upon
1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike}, {come upon}, {light upon...
happening
1: taking place; "the parade is still happening" n : an event that happens [syn: {occurrence}, {natural event}]
happenstance
1: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental [syn: {coincidence}]
happily
1: in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" [syn: {merrily}, {mirthfully}, {gayly}, {blithely}, {jubilantly}, {with happiness}] [ant: {unhappily}] 2: in an unexpectedly lucky way; "happily he was no...
happiness
1: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy [syn: {felicity}] [ant: {unhappiness}] 2: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being [ant: {sadness}]
happy
1: enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" [ant: {unhappy}] 2: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy ...
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happy chance
1: an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" [syn: {break}, {good luck}]
happy event
1: the live birth of a child [syn: {blessed event}]
happy hour
1: the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price
happy-go-lucky
1: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: {carefree}, {devil-may-care}, {freewheeling}, {harum-scarum}, {slaphappy}]
Hapsburg
1: a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806 [syn: {Habsburg}]
haptic
1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {tactile}, {tactual}]
haptic sensation
1: a sensation localized on the skin [syn: {cutaneous sensation}, {skin sensation}]
haptically
1: by touch; "he perceives shapes tactually" [syn: {tactually}]
hara-kiri
1: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {harakiri}, {harikari}]
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
1: a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Ha...
Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
1: an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan [syn: {Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami}, {...
harakiri
1: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {hara-kiri}, {harikari}]
harangue
1: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion [syn: {rant}, {ranting}] v : deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
haranguer
1: a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech
Harare
1: the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe [syn: {Salisbury}, {capital of Zimbabwe}]
harass
1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {b...
harassed
1: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents o...
harasser
1: a persistent tormentor 2: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army" [syn: {harrier}]
harassing fire
1: fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
harassment
1: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" [syn: {torment}] 2: the act of tormenting by continued persistent at...
harbinger
1: an indication of the approach of something or someone [syn: {forerunner}, {herald}, {precursor}] v : foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {foretell}, {herald}]
harbor
1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {haven}, {harbour}] 2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: {harbour}] v 1: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or...
harbor porpoise
1: the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {herring hog}, {Phocaena phocaena}]
harbor seal
1: small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere [syn: {common seal}, {Phoca vitulina}]
harborage
1: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn: {harbourage}]
harbour
1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {haven}, {harbor}] 2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: {harbor}] v 1: secretly shelter (as of fugitives ...
harbourage
1: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn: {harborage}]
hard
1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficul...
hard beech
1: tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood [syn: {Nothofagus truncata}]
hard candy
1: candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy"
hard cash
1: money in the form of bills or coins [syn: {cash}, {hard currency}]
hard cider
1: alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage
hard coal
1: a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat [syn: {anthracite}, {anthracite coal}]
hard copy
1: text that is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report"
hard core
1: the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
hard currency
1: money in the form of bills or coins [syn: {cash}, {hard cash}]
hard disc
1: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit [syn: {hard disk}, {fixed disk}]
hard disk
1: a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit [syn: {hard disc}, {fixed disk}]
hard drink
1: distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard liquor}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
hard drive
1: computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it [syn: {disk drive}, {disc drive}, {Winchester drive}]
hard drug
1: a narcotic that is considered relatively strong
hard fern
1: any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum
hard hat
1: a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. [syn: {construction worker}] 2: a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers [syn: {tin hat}, {safety hat}]
hard knocks
1: a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" [syn: {adversity}, {hardship}]
hard lead
1: a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony [syn: {antimonial lead}] 2: unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
hard line
1: a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"
hard liquor
1: distilled rather than fermented [syn: {liquor}, {spirits}, {booze}, {hard drink}, {John Barleycorn}, {strong drink}]
hard news
1: news that deals with serious topics or events
hard put
1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering th...
hard roe
1: fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture [syn: {roe}]
hard roll
1: yeast-raised roll with a hard crust [syn: {Vienna roll}]
hard rubber
1: a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber [syn: {vulcanite}, {ebonite}]
hard rush
1: tall rush of temperate regions [syn: {Juncus inflexus}]
hard sauce
1: butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings
hard sell
1: forceful and insistent advertising
hard shoulder
1: a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)
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