| Hollywood |
a section of Los Angeles that is often considered to be the center of the U.S. film industry or to represent the industry's values, lifestyle, or the like. |
| Hollywood bed |
a bed consisting of a mattress and box spring that rests on a metal frame or low legs, and often having a headboard. |
| holmium |
a chemical element of the rare-earth group that contains sixty-seven protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Ho) |
| holm oak |
an oak native to southern Europe with prickly evergreen leaves that resemble holly. |
| holo- |
entire; whole. |
| holocaust |
an extensive or thorough destruction or devastation, esp. by fire. [3 definitions] |
| Holocene |
of, relating to, or designating the latest geological epoch of the Quaternary Period that includes the present and began approximately 10 thousand years ago, marked by the development of modern human culture; Recent. [2 definitions] |
| Holodomor |
a human-engineered famine brought about in Ukraine during the years 1932 and 1933 when Ukraine was under Soviet rule, and, specifically, during the time that Joseph Stalin was in power. Millions of people died of starvation as a result of this famine (often preceded by "the"). |
| hologram |
a three-dimensional photograph produced by a laser beam reflected off an object onto film. |
| holograph |
entirely handwritten by the author. [2 definitions] |
| holography |
the technique or process of producing holograms. |
| holozoic |
feeding on organic materials, as do most animals. |
| Holstein |
any of a black-and-white breed of dairy cow originating in northern Holland. [2 definitions] |
| holster |
a case for a small handgun, pistol, or tool, usu. made of leather and attached to a belt. |
| holy |
being worthy of worship or reverence as a part of or symbol of God, according to religious authority; sacred. [4 definitions] |
| Holy Alliance |
the 1815 alliance of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, which was formed to stifle European democratic movements. |
| Holy Ark |
in Judaism, a cabinet or enclosure in a synagogue, where the scrolls of the Torah are kept. |
| Holy Bible |
see "Bible." |
| Holy Communion |
any of various Christian rites in which bread and wine are consecrated and distributed as the body and blood of Jesus Christ, or as representations thereof. [2 definitions] |
| holy day |
a day of special religious observance. |
| Holy Father |
one of the pope's titles. |