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Hamate BonenounMWEthe wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hamburger BunnounMWEa round bun shaped to hold a hamburger pattyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hamburger RollnounMWEa round bun shaped to hold a hamburger pattyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hamburger SteaknounMWEa patty of ground cooked beefverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hammer and SicklenounMWEthe emblem on the flag of the Soviet UnionverifiedMay 18, 2026
hammer inverbMWEteach by drills and repetitionverifiedJun 3, 2026
Hammer NosenounMWEenlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
hammer outverbMWEdiscuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreementverifiedJun 3, 2026
Hammer ThrownounMWEan athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possibleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hammerhead SharknounMWEmedium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hamstring TendonnounMWEone of the tendons at the back of the kneeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand and FootadverbMWEin all ways possiblecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand and GloveadverbMWEin close cooperationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand AxnounMWEa stone tool with a cutting edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand AxenounMWEa stone tool with a cutting edgeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand BlowernounMWEa hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hairverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand BrakenounMWEa brake operated by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand CalculatornounMWEa calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand CheesenounMWEany cheese originally molded by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand ClappingnounMWEa demonstration of approval by clapping the hands togetherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand CreamnounMWEmoisturizing cream for the handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
hand downverbMWEpassed on, as by inheritanceverifiedJun 3, 2026
Hand DrillnounMWEa small portable drill held and operated by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand FernnounMWEtropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid frondsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand GlassnounMWElight microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged imageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand GrenadenounMWEa grenade designed to be thrown by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand in GloveadverbMWEin close cooperationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand in HandadverbMWEclasping each other's handscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand JobnounMWEslang for masturbationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand LotionnounMWElotion used to soften the handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand LuggagenounMWEluggage that is light enough to be carried by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand MirrornounMWEa mirror intended to be held in the handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand MowernounMWEa lawn mower that is operated by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand OrgannounMWEa musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegsverifiedMay 18, 2026
hand outverbMWEgive to several peopleverifiedJun 3, 2026
hand oververbMWEto surrender someone or something to anotherverifiedJun 3, 2026
Hand Over FistadverbMWEat a tremendous ratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand PumpnounMWEa pump worked by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand PuppetnounMWEa puppet with a cloth body and hollow headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand ShovelnounMWEa shovel that is operated by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand ThrottlenounMWEa hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand to HandadverbMWEat close quarterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand to MouthadverbMWEwith barely enough money for immediate needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hand ToolnounMWEa tool used with workers' handsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand TowelnounMWEa small towel used to dry the hands or faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand TrucknounMWEa handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the topverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand-Held ComputernounMWEa portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand-Held MicrocomputernounMWEa portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hand-To-Hand StrugglenounMWEthe act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Handball CourtnounMWEthe court on which handball is playedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Handheld DrillnounMWEa small portable drill held and operated by handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Handicapped PersonnounMWEa person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or sociallyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Handing OvernounMWEthe act of passing something to another personverifiedMay 18, 2026
handle with kid glovesverbMWEhandle with great care and sensitivityverifiedJun 3, 2026
Handling ChargenounMWEthe cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Handling CostnounMWEthe cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Hands DownadverbMWEwith no difficultycandidateMay 18, 2026
Handsaw FishnounMWEa soft-finned fish of the genus AlepisaurusverifiedMay 18, 2026
Handshaking ProceduresnounMWEDialogue between two information systems for synchronizing, identifying, and authenticating themselves to one another.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Handwriting ExpertnounMWEa specialist in inferring character from handwritingverifiedMay 18, 2026
hang aroundverbMWEbe aboutcandidateJun 3, 2026
hang backverbMWEto lag or linger behindverifiedJun 3, 2026
hang by a hairverbMWEdepend on a small thing or be at riskcandidateJun 3, 2026
hang by a threadverbMWEdepend on a small thing or be at riskcandidateJun 3, 2026
hang glideverbMWEfly by means of a hang gliderverifiedJun 3, 2026
Hang GlidernounMWEa glider resembling a large kiteverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hang GlidingnounMWEgliding in a hang gliderverifiedMay 18, 2026
hang inverbMWEbe persistent, refuse to stopcandidateJun 3, 2026
hang onverbMWEbe persistent, refuse to stopcandidateJun 3, 2026
hang outverbMWEspend time in a certain location or with certain peoplecandidateJun 3, 2026
hang togetherverbMWEbe connectedverifiedJun 3, 2026
hang upverbMWEput a telephone receiver back in its cradleverifiedJun 3, 2026
Hangar QueennounMWEan airplane with a bad maintenance recordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hanging ChadnounMWEa chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one cornerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hanging FlynounMWEany of various mecopterous insects of the family BittacidaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hanging GeraniumnounMWEa commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hanging WallnounMWEthe upper wall of an inclined faultverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hangman's HalternounMWEa rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hangingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hangman's RopenounMWEa rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hangingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hank PankynounMWEillicit sexual intercourseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hanky PankynounMWEverbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some wayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hansom CabnounMWEa two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hapax LegomenonnounMWEa word with a special meaning used for a special occasionverifiedMay 18, 2026
happen uponverbMWEfind unexpectedlyverifiedJun 3, 2026
Happy ChancenounMWEan unexpected piece of good luckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Happy EventnounMWEthe live birth of a childverifiedMay 18, 2026
Happy HournounMWEthe time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced priceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haptic SensationnounMWEa sensation localized on the skinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Harassing FirenounMWEfire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy moraleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Harbor PatrolnounMWEpatrol of officers who police a harbor areaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Harbor PorpoisenounMWEthe common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and PacificverifiedMay 18, 2026
Harbor SealnounMWEsmall spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard BeechnounMWEtall New Zealand tree yielding very hard woodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard CandynounMWEcandy that is brittleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard CashnounMWEmoney in the form of bills or coinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard CheesenounMWEbad luckverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard CidernounMWEalcoholic drink from fermented ciderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard ClamnounMWEan edible American clamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard CoalnounMWEa hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hard CopynounMWEin computer science, matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paperverifiedMay 18, 2026