| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| hooey |
(informal) nonsense; foolishness. |
| hoof |
the hard horny covering that encases the foot of certain mammals such as horses, pigs, and deer. [5 definitions] |
| hoof-and-mouth disease |
see "foot-and-mouth disease." |
| hoofbeat |
the sound of an animal's hoof as it hits the ground or other hard surface in running or walking. |
| hoofed |
having hoofs. |
| hoof it |
(informal) to walk quickly to reach a destination. |
| hook |
a curved or angled piece of metal, plastic, or the like that is used for holding, hanging, securing, or pulling things. [19 definitions] |
| hookah |
a smoking pipe with a long tube set in water, designed to cool the smoke as it is drawn through. |
| hook and eye |
a clothes-fastening device having a small metal hook, on one side of the opening, that attaches to a loop or small bar on the other side. |
| hook and ladder |
a fire engine carrying extension ladders, hooked tools, and other equipment; hook-and-ladder truck. |
| hooked |
curved or shaped like a hook. [4 definitions] |
| hooker1 |
a type of fishing boat with a single mast, used off the Irish and English coasts. [2 definitions] |
| hooker3 |
(slang) a prostitute. |
| hooker2 |
one that hooks. |
| hook, line, and sinker |
(informal) without any question or hesitation; completely. |
| hooknose |
a nose that has a prominent outward curve; aquiline nose. |
| hook shot |
in basketball, a shot made, with the body sideways to the basket, by the far hand arcing the ball over the head. |
| hookup |
an arrangement or system, as of electrical circuits and equipment designed to operate together. [3 definitions] |
| hook up |
to connect to a system or power source. [3 definitions] |
| hookworm |
a parasitic bloodsucking worm with hooks around its mouth with which it attaches itself to human and animal intestine walls. [2 definitions] |