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Horned PoppynounMWEyellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North Americaverified
Horned RattlesnakenounMWEsmall pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United Statesverified
Horned VipernounMWEhighly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eyeverified
Horned WhiffnounMWEa whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazilverified
Horny FrognounMWEinsectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the bodyverified
Horny LayernounMWEthe outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough offverified
Horse BalmnounMWEerect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowersverified
Horse BriernounMWEa very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berriesverified
Horse CassianounMWEEast Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicineverified
Horse ChestnutnounMWEtree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seedsverified
Horse GentiannounMWEcoarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowersverified
Horse LatitudenounMWEeither of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees southverified
Horse NettlenounMWEcoarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruitverified
Horse OperanounMWEa film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentverified
Horse ParsleynounMWEEuropean herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherbverified
Horseback RidingnounMWEthe sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movementsverified
Horsehair LichennounMWEany of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hairverified
Horseradish PeroxidasenounMWEan enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodiesverified
Horseshoe BatnounMWEany of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the noseverified
Horseshoe CrabnounMWElarge marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tailverified
Horseshoe VetchnounMWEEuropean woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped jointsverified
Horsetail LichennounMWEany of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hairverified
Horsey SetnounMWEa set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racingverified
Horsy SetnounMWEa set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racingverified
Hospital AttendantnounMWEa male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patientsverified
Hospital BednounMWEa single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as requiredverified
Hospital WardnounMWEblock forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of careverified
Hospitalization InsurancenounMWEinsurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expenseverified
Host bus adapter (HBA)nounMWEA host bus adapter provides I/O processing and physical connectivity between a server and storage. As the only part of a storage area network that resides in a server, HBAs also provide a critical link between the storage area network and the operating system and application software.verified
Host-Based IDnounMWEHost-based intrusion detection systems use information from the operating system audit records to watch all operations occurring on the host that the intrusion detection software has been installed upon. These operations are then compared with a pre-defined security policy. This analysis of the audit trail imposes potentially significant overhead requirements on the system because of the increased amount of processing power which must be utilized by the intrusion detection system. Depending on the size of the audit trail and the processing ability of the system, the review of audit data could result in the loss of a real-time analysis capability.verified
Host=based Intrusion Detection SystemsnounMWEIDSs which operate on information collected from within an individual computer system. This vantage point allows host-based IDSs to determine exactly which processes and user accounts are involved in a particular attack on the Operating System. Furthermore, unlike network-based IDSs, host-based IDSs can more readily “see” the intended outcome of an attempted attack, because they can directly access and monitor the data files and system processes usually targeted by attacks.verified
Hostile ExpeditionnounMWEa military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign countryverified
Hostile WitnessnounMWEa witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing partyverified
Hot Cross BunnounMWEmoderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glazeverified
Hot FlashnounMWEsudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)verified
Hot JazznounMWEjazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisationverified