| hermit crab |
any of numerous crabs that have soft unprotected abdomens and that live in the discarded shells of mollusks such as snails. |
| Hernando Cortés |
a Spanish explorer and conqueror of Mexico (1485-1547). |
| Hernando De Soto |
a Spanish explorer in America (b.1500?--d.1542). |
| hernia |
a medical condition in which an organ protrudes through the wall that contains it, esp. in the abdominal region. |
| hero |
one who demonstrates great courage and nobility, esp. one who is considered a model or ideal. [3 definitions] |
| Herod |
the dynastic title of a succession of tetrarchs who governed Palestine for the Roman Empire. [2 definitions] |
| Herodotus |
a Greek historian (484?-425? B.C.). |
| heroic |
of or pertaining to a hero or heroes. [4 definitions] |
| heroic couplet |
a pair of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, esp. when it forms a unit of thought. |
| heroic verse |
any verse form traditionally used for epic or dramatic poetry, such as iambic pentameter for English poetry. |
| heroin |
an illegal addictive narcotic made from morphine that is usu. mixed with water and taken by injection. |
| heroine |
a woman of heroic character or deeds. [2 definitions] |
| heroism |
courageous behavior, or courageous acts collectively. |
| heron |
any of a number of wading birds, such as the egret or great blue heron, that have long necks and legs and usu. long bills. |
| heronry |
a place where herons gather, esp. to breed. |
| hero sandwich |
a large sandwich composed of fillings such as meats, vegetables, and cheeses between the halves of a long roll of bread, usu. Italian bread; submarine; poor boy. |
| hero worship |
much or too much reverence or admiration for a heroic figure or for great persons generally. |
| hero-worship |
to have or show hero worship for. |
| herpes |
any of a number of infectious diseases caused by herpesviruses, esp. herpes simplex and chicken pox and shingles. [2 definitions] |
| herpes simplex |
either of two viral infections resulting in the appearance of blisters on skin and mucous membranes of the face or the genital area. |
| herpesvirus |
any of a family (Herpesviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses, including viruses that cause herpes simplex, chicken pox, and shingles. [2 definitions] |