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Hooded Pitcher PlantnounMWEyellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hoodverified
Hooded SheldrakenounMWEsmall North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's headverified
Hoof-And-Mouth DiseasenounMWEacute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofsverified
Hoofed MammalnounMWEany of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomicallyverified
Hook ShotnounMWEa basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basketverified
Hookahnounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterverified
Hookernoun(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the footverified
Hookwormnounparasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hostsverified
Hookworm DiseasenounMWEinfestation of the intestines by hookworms which usually enter the body through the skinverified
Hoop SnakenounMWEany of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoopverified
Hoopsnouna rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pullingverified
Hooternounnocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyesverified
HopnounEach step of a trip a data packet takes from its origination to its destination. For example, on the Internet a data packet may go through several routers before reaching its final destination.Network
Hop HornbeamnounMWEany of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hopsverified
Hop-Step-And-Jumpnounan athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movementverified
Hope ChestnounMWEchest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriageverified
Hopscotchnouna game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stoneverified
Horizonnounthe great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earthverified
Horizontal BarnounMWEgymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both endsverified
Horizontal CombinationnounMWEabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that levelverified
Horizontal defense-in depthnounMWEControls are placed in various places in the path to access an asset (this is functionally equivalent to concentric ring model above).Control
Horizontal IntegrationnounMWEabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that levelverified
Horizontal ParallaxnounMWEthe maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizonverified
Horizontal SectionnounMWEa mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontallyverified
Horizontal StabilisernounMWEthe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hingedverified
Horizontal StabilizernounMWEthe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hingedverified
Horizontal TailnounMWEthe horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraftverified
Hormonenounthe secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effectverified
Hormone Replacement TherapynounMWEhormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal womenverified
Horn of PlentynounMWEa goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperityverified
Horn PoppynounMWEyellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North Americaverified
Hornbillnounbird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberanceverified
Hornbooknouna primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledgeverified
Horned AspnounMWEhighly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eyeverified
Horned DinosaurnounMWEany of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skullsverified
Horned LizardnounMWEinsectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the bodyverified
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