| Hôi An |
a small coastal town and historical trading port in central Vietnam, also known as Ancient City. |
| hoi polloi |
the masses or common people (usu. used as a term of contempt). |
| hoisin sauce |
a sweet rich dark sauce of fermented rice, soy beans, vinegar, and seasonings, used esp. in or on Chinese dishes. |
| hoist |
to lift or haul up, esp. by mechanical means. [3 definitions] |
| hoist by one's own petard |
caught or defeated by one's own traps or schemes. |
| hoity-toity |
affecting superiority; self-important, pompous, or haughty. [3 definitions] |
| hokey |
(slang) obnoxiously sentimental. [2 definitions] |
| hokey-pokey |
trickery; nonsense; hocus-pocus. |
| hokum |
(informal) nonsense or absurdity; bunk or claptrap. [2 definitions] |
| hold1 |
to have or contain within one's hand or hands. [18 definitions] |
| hold2 |
the storage space in the hull of a ship. |
| hold a brief for |
to support or defend, as with words (usu. used in the negative). |
| hold against |
to keep or use (something) as a reason to have a low opinion of (someone or something). |
| hold back |
to restrain (someone or something); prevent from going forth or coming out. [5 definitions] |
| holder |
anything that serves the purpose of holding. [2 definitions] |
| holdfast |
any device used to attach a thing to a surface, such as a clamp, nail, or hook. [2 definitions] |
| hold good |
to remain valid (used esp. in reference to an offer, guarantee, promise, or the like). |
| holding |
the act of one that holds. [2 definitions] |
| holding company |
a corporation that controls other companies, either partially or totally, by ownership of their stock. |
| holding pattern |
the flying pattern of an aircraft while it awaits clearance to land at an airport. |
| hold off |
to delay or refrain from (doing something). [3 definitions] |