honorable |
deserving of respect or consideration. [2 definitions] |
honorable mention |
recognition for one whose work or part in a competition was noteworthy, but not award-winning. |
honorarium |
a payment or other reward made to a professional person in recognition of services for which, by tradition, there is no set fee. |
honorary |
given or held for reasons of public honor only. [2 definitions] |
honoree |
one who is given an honor, award, or the like. |
honor guard |
a guard assigned to attend honorable persons or guests or to walk alongside the casket at a military funeral. |
honorific |
showing respect, esteem, or honor. [2 definitions] |
honor society |
a high-school or college organization for which students outstanding in academics are selected. |
honor system |
an arrangement wherein participants in a particular program, such as students in a school, are trusted to perform various tasks or duties without direct supervision. |
honour |
a spelling of "honor" used in Canada and Britain. See "honor" for more information. |
-hood |
state; condition; quality; nature. [2 definitions] |
hood |
a covering for the head and neck, often attached to a coat, jacket, robe, or the like. [6 definitions] |
hoodie |
a sweatshirt with an attached hood. |
Hood Island |
the seventh-largest island of the Galápagos Islands, celebrated for its population of giant tortoises. |
hoodlum |
a gangster or thug. [2 definitions] |
hoodoo |
religious sorcery practiced esp. by some of the Afro-Caribbean population of Haiti, Jamaica, and other Caribbean islands; voodoo. [3 definitions] |
hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
hooey |
(informal) nonsense; foolishness. |
hoof |
the hard horny covering that encases the foot of certain mammals such as horses, pigs, and deer. [5 definitions] |
hoof-and-mouth disease |
see "foot-and-mouth disease." |
hoofbeat |
the sound of an animal's hoof as it hits the ground or other hard surface in running or walking. |