| Houses of Parliament |
in the UK, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, or the building in London where the houses meet. |
| housetop |
the roof or top of a house. |
| House Un-American Activities Committee |
a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1938-75) created to investigate organizations and individual Americans suspected of being subversive or disloyal to the country. (abbr.: HUAC) |
| housewares |
household equipment, esp. kitchen items such as appliances and utensils. |
| housewarming |
a party given to celebrate moving into a new home. |
| housewife |
a married woman whose primary occupation is managing the cooking, cleaning, and other necessary duties of her family's household. |
| housework |
the tasks of housekeeping, such as cooking and cleaning. |
| housing |
a shelter or dwelling; lodging. [4 definitions] |
| housing project |
a publicly funded and administered housing development, usu. for low-income families. |
| hove |
a past tense and past participle of heave. |
| hovel |
a small, uncomfortable, often dirty dwelling. [2 definitions] |
| hover |
to stay suspended in the air, often by rapid fluttering, spinning, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| Hovercraft |
trademark for a vehicle able to move rapidly across land or water on air that is produced by powerful fans blowing downward from the craft. |
| how |
by what manner or means. [10 definitions] |
| how about |
what is your desire about having or doing. |
| how come |
(informal) why is it that. |
| how'd |
(informal) contracted form of "how did". ; contracted form of "how would". |
| howdah |
a seat, usu. equipped with a railing and canopy, designed for riding on the back of an elephant or camel. |
| howdy |
hello; how are you (an expression of greeting). |
| however |
in spite of that; nevertheless. [6 definitions] |
| howitzer |
a cannon that has a short barrel and is used for firing shells at high angles of elevation and low speeds. |