hame |
either of two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness collar that fit on either side of a draft animal's neck and to which the traces are attached. |
ham-handed |
clumsy or indelicate, as using large awkward hands or an awkward, insensitive approach. |
Hamilton |
the capital of Bermuda. |
Hamlet |
in one of Shakespeare's tragedies, the title character, a prince who avenges his father's death by slaying the murderer, his own uncle. |
hamlet |
a small village or settlement. |
hammer |
a hand tool having a solid, heavy head set across a handle and used to pound, indent, or beat metal, nails, or the like into shape or place, or any similar device. [14 definitions] |
hammer and sickle |
a representation of these implements, crossed, used as a symbol of the Communist party, the hammer representing workers and the sickle representing peasants. |
hammered dulcimer |
see "dulcimer." |
hammerhead |
the head of a hammer. [2 definitions] |
hammerless |
combined form of hammer. |
hammerlock |
a hold in which a wrestler pulls one arm of an opponent backward and twists it upward. |
hammer out |
to construct or bring about (an agreement or settlement) with energy and determination on all sides. |
hammertoe |
a deformity of the toe in which the second and third joints are permanently bent downward, or a toe so deformed. |
hammock |
a hanging, swingable lounge or bed made of canvas or other strong fabric or netting and slung between two trees or other supports. |
Hammurabi |
a king and lawgiver of Babylonia (about the eighteenth century B.C.). |
hammy |
characteristic of someone who overacts. [2 definitions] |
hamper1 |
to impede or interfere with the progress or action of. |
hamper2 |
a large receptacle, usu. a basket with a lid or cover, as for picnic supplies or dirty laundry. |
hamster |
any of several short-tailed, round-bodied Eurasian rodents that have large cheek pouches, often kept as pets or laboratory animals. |
hamstring |
one of two tendons at the hollow of a human knee. [5 definitions] |
hanbok |
traditional Korean clothing, esp. a garment consisting of a short, long-sleeved jacket and a very high-waisted flowing skirt. |