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have sternway on of a vessel, to move backward.
have the Midas touch (informal) to have a knack for making money easily.
have to to have the necessity to do something; be required to; must. [2 definitions]
have to do with to be about or have some kind of connection with something. [2 definitions]
havoc ruin or devastation. [2 definitions]
haw1 the fruit of a hawthorn bush or tree.
haw2 to pause or stumble in speaking, or make a noise indicating a pause or stumble. [2 definitions]
haw3 turn left! (used as a command to a draft animal). (Cf. gee1.) [2 definitions]
Hawaii a North Pacific island state of the United States. [2 definitions]
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time the standard time used in Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, ten hours behind Greenwich time.
Hawaiian of or pertaining to Hawaii or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions]
hawk1 a bird of prey that has a short hooked beak and curved claws and is similar to but usu. smaller than an eagle. [5 definitions]
hawk2 to offer (goods) for sale by crying out or going from place to place.
hawk3 to try to clear phlegm from the throat, as by coughing.
hawker1 a person who hunts using trained hawks; falconer.
hawker2 a person who tries to sell goods by crying out or going from place to place; peddler.
hawk-eyed having extremely keen eyesight.
hawk moth any of various moths with a thick body, long, slender wings, and a long feeding tube used for sipping nectar from flowers while in flight; sphinx moth.
hawksbill a sea turtle with a hawklike beak and a horny shell that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkweed any of various plants related to the daisy, with leaves growing from the base of the stem, and yellow or red flowers.
hawse the part of a ship containing the hawseholes. [2 definitions]