| hunk |
a large, crude, or clumsy piece; chunk. [2 definitions] |
| hunker |
(informal) to hide and wait until an unfavorable circumstance or situation is over (usu. fol. by "down"). [2 definitions] |
| hunt |
to pursue (game animals) for food or sport. [8 definitions] |
| hunt down |
to search for rigorously and find. |
| hunter |
one who hunts. [2 definitions] |
| hunter's moon |
the first full moon following the harvest moon, usu. in late October. |
| hunting |
the act or sport of chasing wild animals for the purpose of capturing or killing them. |
| hunting knife |
a large sharp knife carried by hunters and used esp. to skin, gut, and cut up game. |
| Huntington's chorea |
an inheritable disorder of the nervous system causing progressive deterioration of the mental processes. |
| huntress |
a female hunter. |
| huntsman |
a male hunter. [2 definitions] |
| hurdle |
a movable or fixed barrier over which a runner or horse must leap in the course of certain races. [6 definitions] |
| hurdy-gurdy |
a barrel organ or other musical instrument that is played by turning a crank. [2 definitions] |
| hurl |
to throw forcefully. [5 definitions] |
| hurly-burly |
a loud, busy, confused commotion; uproar; tumult. [2 definitions] |
| Huron |
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes, northeast of the state of Michigan. [3 definitions] |
| hurrah |
used as an exclamation of joy, approval, triumph, encouragement, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| hurricane |
a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. A hurricane is characterized by heavy rains along with winds exceeding 73 miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour. |
| hurricane lamp |
a lamp or lantern using kerosene or oil, or a candlestick, having a glass chimney protecting the light from wind or draughts. [2 definitions] |
| hurried |
moving or acting quickly; forced to hurry. [2 definitions] |
| hurry |
to move or act with speed; hasten (sometimes fol. by "up"). [4 definitions] |