| herl |
a feather barb or barbs, used esp. in artificial fishing flies. [2 definitions] |
| hermaphrodite |
an individual with both male and female reproductive organs. [2 definitions] |
| hermaphrodite brig |
a sailing ship with a foremast that has square sails and a mainmast that has sails parallel to the keel. |
| Hermes |
in Greek mythology, the messenger of the gods and the god of travelers, invention, commerce, and eloquence; Mercury. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. [3 definitions] |
| hermit |
a person who has withdrawn from society to live a solitary, often religious life; recluse. [2 definitions] |
| hermitage |
any place where a hermit lives. [3 definitions] |
| hermit crab |
any of numerous crabs that have soft unprotected abdomens and that live in the discarded shells of mollusks such as snails. |
| Hernando Cortés |
a Spanish explorer and conqueror of Mexico (1485-1547). |
| Hernando De Soto |
a Spanish explorer in America (b.1500?--d.1542). |
| hernia |
a medical condition in which an organ protrudes through the wall that contains it, esp. in the abdominal region. |
| hero |
one who demonstrates great courage and nobility, esp. one who is considered a model or ideal. [3 definitions] |
| Herod |
the dynastic title of a succession of tetrarchs who governed Palestine for the Roman Empire. [2 definitions] |
| Herodotus |
a Greek historian (484?-425? B.C.). |
| heroic |
of or pertaining to a hero or heroes. [4 definitions] |
| heroic couplet |
a pair of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, esp. when it forms a unit of thought. |
| heroic verse |
any verse form traditionally used for epic or dramatic poetry, such as iambic pentameter for English poetry. |
| heroin |
an illegal addictive narcotic made from morphine that is usu. mixed with water and taken by injection. |
| heroine |
a woman of heroic character or deeds. [2 definitions] |
| heroism |
courageous behavior, or courageous acts collectively. |
| heron |
any of a number of wading birds, such as the egret or great blue heron, that have long necks and legs and usu. long bills. |