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Hay-Scented FernnounMWEfern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hayverified
Haycocknouna small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrickverified
Hazannounthe official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solosverified
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
Hazelnutnounany of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy huskverified
Hazelnut TreenounMWEany of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy huskverified
Hazelwoodnounreddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furnitureverified
HDTVnouna television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detailverified
He-Huckleberrynoundeciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowersverified
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
Headachenounpain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugsverified
Headcheesenounsausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pigverified
HeadernounA header is the extra information in a packet that is needed for the protocol stack to process the packet.Data
Headgearnounstable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's headverified
Headlocknouna wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your bodyverified
Headquartersnoun(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterpriseverified
Headrestnouna cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplashverified
Headshakenounthe act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusementverified