| harem pants |
lightweight pants for women which are fitted at the waist and ankles and have loose, billowy legs. |
| haricot |
the plant that produces kidney beans, or the bean itself. [2 definitions] |
| hari-kari |
see "hara-kiri." |
| hark |
to listen or give heed; pay attention, esp. to sounds, words of advice, or the like. |
| hark back |
to return to a previous point, or, as in memory, to an earlier time or subject. |
| harken |
variant of hearken. |
| Harlem |
a section of northern Manhattan in New York City, mostly African American since the early 1900s and with a substantial Hispanic population, known for both its poverty and its cultural richness. |
| Harlem Globetrotters |
world-renowned U.S. basketball team founded in 1927, which plays exhibition matches highlighting their extraordinary skill and comic maneuvers. |
| harlequin |
(often cap.) a clown in Italian popular comedy of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, traditionally masked and dressed in multicolored diamond-patterned tights. [3 definitions] |
| harlot |
a promiscuous woman, esp. one who sells sexual services; prostitute. |
| harlotry |
prostitution. |
| harm |
injury or damage, either psychological or physical. [3 definitions] |
| harmful |
causing or likely to cause harm; damaging; dangerous. |
| harmless |
lacking the power or intention to cause harm. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to harmony. [3 definitions] |
| harmonica |
a small rectangular hand-held wind instrument played by blowing and inhaling air over a set of metal reeds recessed beneath a row of air holes; mouth organ. |
| harmonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of the physical characteristics of musical sound. [2 definitions] |
| harmonious |
characterized by harmony or agreement. [2 definitions] |
| harmonist |
a musician who is expert in harmony. [2 definitions] |
| harmonium |
a small keyboard organ that produces tones when air from a pedal-operated bellows is drawn through metal reeds. |
| harmonize |
to make harmonious; bring into harmony. [3 definitions] |