| 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] |
| hurry-scurry |
confused, disorderly rushing about. [4 definitions] |
| hurry up |
to go faster. |
| hurt |
to cause physical damage, pain, or impairment to. [8 definitions] |
| hurtful |
causing physical or emotional pain or suffering. |
| hurtle |
to speed violently and often noisily. [2 definitions] |
| hurtless |
combined form of hurt. |
| husband |
a man who is married; a male spouse. [2 definitions] |
| husbandman |
a farmer. |
| husbandry |
the cultivation of land and raising of crops and farm animals; farming. [3 definitions] |
| hush |
used as a request or command to be quiet (sometimes fol. by up). [6 definitions] |
| hush-hush |
(informal) not to be revealed; confidential; secret. |
| hush money |
(informal) money paid as a bribe to keep a person from revealing something such as a scandalous or criminal act. |
| hush puppy |
a small cake or fritter of deep-fried cornmeal batter. |
| husk |
a usu. dry outer covering of some seeds and fruits, esp. of an ear of corn. [3 definitions] |
| husking bee |
a gathering of family, friends, or neighbors to husk corn, usu. held as a party or celebration with other festivities included; cornhusking; husking. |
| husky1 |
big and strong; muscular. [3 definitions] |
| husky2 |
(often cap.) a dog of a strong, thick-furred breed developed to pull sleds in arctic regions. |
| hussar |
a member of any of various European cavalry regiments. |