hooky |
(informal) illegal absence; truancy (usu. prec. by "play"). |
hooligan |
a rough, reckless, troublemaking person; hoodlum; ruffian. |
hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as that used as a child's toy or for an animal to jump through. [7 definitions] |
hoopla |
(informal) noisy, excited activity or commotion. [2 definitions] |
hoopoe |
a bird with plumage of a marked design, an erect, fanlike crest, and a long, thin, slightly curved bill. |
hoop skirt |
a long, full skirt, fashionable in the eighteenth century, that was made to bell out by hoops worn beneath. |
hooray |
variant of hurrah. |
Hoosier |
(informal) a nickname for a native or resident of the state of Indiana. |
hoot |
to utter a loud, harsh shout or cry, esp. of disapproval or scorn. [7 definitions] |
hootenanny |
(informal) a social gathering at which participants engage in folk singing and sometimes dancing. |
hooves |
a plural form of hoof. |
hop1 |
to make a short, springy leap or series of leaps. [7 definitions] |
hop2 |
a tall, climbing vine having lobed leaves and bearing green cone-shaped flowers. [3 definitions] |
hope |
to desire (something) to be true or to happen while accepting the possibility of it not being true or not coming to pass. [6 definitions] |
hope chest |
a chest, trunk, or the like into which a young woman puts items such as clothing and household articles toward anticipated needs as a wife or homemaker. |
hopeful |
feeling or expressing hope. [3 definitions] |
hopefully |
in a hopeful manner. [2 definitions] |
hopeless |
giving no grounds to be hopeful that a desired thing will happen; beyond hope. [3 definitions] |
Hopi |
a member of a tribe of Pueblo American Indians of northeastern Arizona. [2 definitions] |
hop in |
(informal) to quickly get into (a vehicle), especially in a happy and unhesitant manner. |