halfpenny - n. (also ha'penny) (pl. -pennies or -pence) (in the UK) a former bronze coin worth...

haka - n. NZ 1 a Maori ceremonial war-dance accompanied...

havoc - n. & v. widespread destruction; great confusion...

halmark - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

hamter - n. any of various rodents of the subfamily Cricetinae, esp. Cricetus cricetus, having...

HAVOC - n. & v. widespread destruction; great confusion...

haar - n. a cold sea-fog on the east coast of England or Scotland. [perh. f. ON hrr hoar,...

hallmak - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

haggus - orig. unkn.]...

hagis - orig. unkn.]...

harfpennie - n. (also ha'penny) (pl. -pennies or -pence) (in the UK) a former bronze coin worth...

hanster - n. any of various rodents of the subfamily Cricetinae, esp. Cricetus cricetus, having...

haft - n. & v. the handle of a dagger or knife etc. tr. provide with a haft. [OE hft f....

harpsicord - n. a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which are plucked mechanically....

hardship - n. 1 severe suffering or privation. 2 the circumstance causing this. ...

haik - n. (also haick) an outer covering for head and body worn by Arabs. [Moroccan Arab....

haematocrit - n. (US hematocrit) Physiol. 1 the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the...

haunting - adj. (of a memory, melody, etc.) poignant, wistful, evocative. hauntingly adv....

habanera - n. 1 a Cuban dance in slow duple time. 2 the music for this. [Sp., fem. of habanero...

habit - has a habit of ignoring me). 2 a practice that is...

halfpenie - n. (also ha'penny) (pl. -pennies or -pence) (in the UK) a former bronze coin worth...

haystack - n. a packed pile of hay with a pointed or ridged top. ...

hallmrk - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

hadware - n. 1 tools and household articles of metal etc. 2 heavy machinery or armaments....

hasty - adj. (hastier, hastiest) 1 hurried; acting too quickly or hurriedly. 2 said, made,...

hammerhead - n. 1 any shark of the family Sphyrinidae, with a flattened head and eyes in lateral...

haemorrage - n. & v. (US hemorrhage) 1 an escape of blood from a ruptured blood-vessel, esp....

hamstring - n. & v. Anat. 1 each of five tendons at the back of the knee in humans. 2 the great...

hallucinogen - n. a drug causing hallucinations. hallucinogenic adj....

haunt - v. & n. 1 tr. (of a ghost) visit (a place) regularly, usu. reputedly giving signs...

hallark - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

handshake - n. the shaking of a person's hand with one's own as a greeting etc. ...

happen - v. & adv. intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have...

hafiz - n. a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart. [Pers. f. Arab. hafiz guardian]...

harlequin - n. & adj. 1 (Harlequin) a a mute character in pantomime,...

halitosis - n. = bad breath. [mod.L f. L halitus breath]...

halelujah - var. of ALLELUIA. ...

hallmalk - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

habital - adj. 1 done constantly or as a habit. 2 regular,...

hardening - n. 1 the process or an instance of becoming hard. 2 (in full hardening of the arteries)...

harem - n. 1 a the women of a Muslim household, living in a separate ...

hawlmark - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

harmonik - adj. & n. 1 of or characterized by harmony; harmonious. 2 Mus. a of or relating...

hallal - var. of HALAL. ...

hawaian - n. & adj. 1 a a native of Hawaii, an island or island-group in the N. Pacific. b...

haltosis - n. = bad breath. [mod.L f. L halitus breath]...

hallucination - n. the apparent or alleged perception of an object not actually present. hallucinatory...

haircut - n. 1 a cutting of the hair. 2 the style in which the hair is cut. ...

hallmark - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

harden - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become hard or harder. 2 intr. & tr. become, or make (one's...

haemophilia - n. (US hemophilia) Med. a usu. hereditary disorder with a tendency to bleed severely...

hallmarc - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

haste - n. & v. 1 urgency of movement or action . 2 excessive...

halibut - n. (also holibut) (pl. same) a large marine flat-fish, Hippoglossus vulgaris, used...

haicut - n. 1 a cutting of the hair. 2 the style in which the hair is cut. ...

hallucinate - v. 1 tr. produce illusions in the mind of (a person). 2 intr. experience hallucinations....

harvest - n. & v. 1 a the process of gathering in crops etc. b the season ...

hardshp - n. 1 severe suffering or privation. 2 the circumstance causing this. ...

hafis - n. a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart. [Pers. f. Arab. hafiz guardian]...

hairstyle - n. a particular way of arranging or dressing the hair. hairstyling n. hairstylist...

halleluah - var. of ALLELUIA. ...

hambuger - n. a cake of minced beef usu. fried or grilled and eaten in a soft bread roll. [G,...

harony - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce...

hamer - n. & v. 1 a a tool with a heavy metal head at right ...

hamsin - var. of KHAMSIN. ...

hagiography - n. the writing of the lives of saints. hagiographic adj. hagiographical adj....

hardare - n. 1 tools and household articles of metal etc. 2 heavy machinery or armaments....

halleujah - var. of ALLELUIA. ...

harlmark - n. & v. 1 a mark used at Goldsmiths' Hall (and by the...

halieutic - adj. formal of or concerning fishing. [L halieuticus f. Gk halieutikos f. halieutes...