| hobnail |
a short nail with a wide head, used on the soles of heavy shoes or boots to protect against wear. |
| hobnob |
to keep company socially; associate on friendly and familiar terms, esp. with one's superiors. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. [2 definitions] |
| Hobson's choice |
the illusion of a free choice; choice of one thing or nothing. |
| Ho Chi Minh |
a Vietnamese political leader and president of North Vietnam in 1954-69 (b.1890--d.1969). |
| Ho Chi Minh City |
a seaport in southern Vietnam, formerly Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. |
| hock1 |
the portion of the hind leg of a horse, cow, or the like that corresponds to the human ankle. [4 definitions] |
| hock2 |
to leave (something) temporarily in exchange for money borrowed, until such time as the money is repaid; pawn. [2 definitions] |
| hockey |
a sport played on ice, in which two teams of six skating players each try to drive a puck into each other's goal using angled hockey sticks; ice hockey. [2 definitions] |
| hockshop |
(informal) a pawnbroker's place of business. |
| hocus |
to defraud, hoax, or hoodwink. [3 definitions] |
| hocus-pocus |
meaningless or nonsensical words or phrases repeated by magicians. [2 definitions] |
| hod |
a tray set crosswise on top of a long handle, used for carrying bricks, mortar, or the like. |
| hodgepodge |
a confused, disorderly mixture or mess of diverse things; jumble. |
| Hodgkin's disease |
a progressive, sometimes fatal disease in which the lymph tissues, spleen, and kidneys become enlarged or inflamed. |
| hodoscope |
a device used to follow the paths of charged particles in a magnetic field. |
| hoe |
a garden tool with a flat crosswise blade at the end of a long handle, used for loosening the soil and weeding. [3 definitions] |
| hoedown |
a square dance. [2 definitions] |
| hog |
a domestic pig or swine, esp. one that weighs over 120 pounds, raised for meat. [4 definitions] |
| hogan |
a dwelling of the Navajo and other American Indians, constructed of earth walls supported by timbers. |
| hogback |
a long, sharp, mountainous ridge, often formed of steeply inclined strata. |