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have the bestverbMWEovercome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcomeverified
Hawk OwlnounMWEgrey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphereverified
Hay-Scented FernnounMWEfern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hayverified
Hazard InsurancenounMWEinsurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or firesverified
Hazel TreenounMWEAustralian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nutsverified
Hazelnut TreenounMWEany of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy huskverified
Head CabbagenounMWEany of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leavesverified
Head Cabbage PlantnounMWEany of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leavesverified
Head ColdnounMWEa common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headacheverified
Head CrashnounMWE(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)verified
Head GatenounMWEa gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper endverified
Head LettucenounMWEdistinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ballverified
Head of StatenounMWEthe chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of governmentverified
Head RestraintnounMWEa cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplashverified
Head RhymenounMWEuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verseverified
Head WordnounMWE(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituentverified
header informationnounMWEThe structured metadata carried in the leading section of a network packet or message, as distinguished from the payload or body, comprising fields such as source and destination addresses, port numbers, and protocol type. It includes attributes such as "source and destination IP address(s), source and destination port(s), and protocol type(s)" — the routing and control fields that describe where a transmission comes from, where it is going, and how it is to be handled. In security enforcement, boundary protection devices use it to "provide a packet-filtering capability based on header information" as a first-pass control mechanism, distinct from deeper content-based inspection of the payload. It represents a shallower inspection surface than full stateful or content analysis, which is why Access Control Lists that "filter based on header information" are considered less capable than stateful inspection.verified
Heal AllnounMWEcommon woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruitsverified
Health Care ProvidernounMWEa person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disabilityverified
Health ClubnounMWEa place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitnessverified
Health CodenounMWEset of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etcverified
Health Information ExchangenounMWEA health information organization that brings together healthcare stakeholders within a defined geographic area and governs health information exchange among them for the purpose of improving health and care in that community.verified
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)nounMWEAn act of the U.S. Congress that stipulates how personally identifiable information is to be protected by the health care and health care insurance industries. It was signed into law in 1996.candidate
Health Maintenance OrganizationnounMWEgroup insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physiciansverified
Health ProfessionnounMWEthe body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clientsverified
Health ProfessionalnounMWEa person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disabilityverified
Health SpanounMWEa place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitnessverified