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Hot SitenounMWEBackup site that includes phone systems with the phone lines already connected. Networks will also be in place, with any necessary routers and switches plugged in and turned on. Desks will have desktop PCs installed and waiting, and server areas will be replete with the necessary hardware to support business-critical functions. Within a few hours, a hot site can become a fully functioning element of an organization.verified
Hot TubnounMWEa very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot waterverified
Hot WashnounMWEA debrief conducted immediately after an exercise or test with the staff and participants.verified
Hot Water PlantnounMWEany plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxiniasverified
Hot-Air BalloonnounMWEballoon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated airverified
Hot-Water BagnounMWEa stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the bodyverified
Hot-Water BottlenounMWEa stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the bodyverified
Hound DognounMWEany of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping earsverified
Hour AnglenounMWE(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossingverified
Hour CirclenounMWEa great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial polesverified
House ArrestnounMWEconfinement to one's own home, usually as a result of criminal proceedingsverified
House DecoratornounMWEa person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishingsverified
House of CardsnounMWEa speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot controlverified
House of CorrectionnounMWE(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offencesverified
House of DetentionnounMWEan institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)verified
House PhysiciannounMWEa physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospitalverified
House SitternounMWEa custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)verified
House TrailernounMWEa wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancyverified
Housemaid's KneenounMWEswelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)verified
Housing DevelopmentnounMWEa residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single managementverified
Housing EstatenounMWEa residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same timeverified
Housing ProjectnounMWEa housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income familiesverified
HTTP ProxynounMWEAn HTTP Proxy is a server that acts as a middleman in the communication between HTTP clients and servers.verified
Hub-And-Spoke SystemnounMWEa system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are availableverified
Hubbard SquashnounMWEany of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rindverified
Huckleberry OaknounMWEa low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberryverified
Human BeingnounMWEany living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriageverified