hank |
a coil or length, as of yarn or hair. [2 definitions] |
hanker |
to crave or long for something (often fol. by "for" or "after"). |
hanky |
a handkerchief. |
hanky-panky |
(informal) devious, unethical, or illegal conduct. [2 definitions] |
Hanoi |
the capital of Vietnam. |
Hanover |
a member of Great Britain's ruling family in 1714-1901, or the name of the family itself. |
Hansa |
a medieval merchants' guild. [2 definitions] |
Hanseatic League |
a medieval association of northern European free towns, formed to promote and protect merchants' interests. |
Hansen's disease |
leprosy. |
hansom |
a two-wheeled, two-passenger, covered carriage drawn by one horse, and driven by a person who sits behind and above the passengers. |
Hanukkah |
an eight-day festival beginning on the twenty-fifth day of Kislev in which, by lighting the menorah each night, Jews celebrate the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrians, the rededication of the temple at Jerusalem, and the miracle of the lamp. |
hao |
the smaller monetary unit of Vietnam. (Cf. dong.) |
hap |
chance or luck. [3 definitions] |
haphazard |
not organized or based on reason or logic; without aim or purpose. [3 definitions] |
haphazardly |
by chance or accident. [2 definitions] |
hapless |
not favored by chance; unlucky; unfortunate. |
haploid |
in biology, having a single set of non-sex-determining chromosomes. (See diploid.) [2 definitions] |
haply |
by chance; fortuitously; perhaps. |
happen |
to take place; occur. [4 definitions] |
happening |
something that happens; event; occurrence. [2 definitions] |
happenstance |
accident or chance. |