| hipped2 |
(informal) very enthusiastic or obsessed (fol. by "on"). |
| hippie |
someone, esp. of the late 1960s, who rejects the established values of contemporary society, and who demonstrates that rejection through unconventional dress and behavior, and by advocating pacifism and communal living. (See flower child.) |
| hippo |
(informal) hippopotamus. |
| hippocampus |
one of two ridges of nerve matter that extend along the lateral ventricles of the brain from the olfactory lobe to the rear of the cerebrum. |
| Hippocrates |
a Greek physician (460?-377? B.C.). |
| Hippocratic oath |
an oath to follow the ethical codes of the medical profession, usu. taken by new physicians. |
| hippodrome |
an outdoor arena for horse shows, circuses, or other public spectacles. [2 definitions] |
| hippopotamus |
a very large, bulky, nearly hairless plant-eating African mammal that lives mostly in and close to water. |
| hippy1 |
having large hips. |
| hippy2 |
variant of hippie. |
| hip roof |
a roof whose sides and ends slope downward. |
| hircine |
of or resembling a goat, esp. in odor. |
| hire |
to take on as an employee for money or other reward. [5 definitions] |
| hireling |
someone who hires himself or herself out, esp. to do menial or unpleasant tasks. [2 definitions] |
| hire out |
to offer one's services for a fee. |
| hiring hall |
an employment office or center, esp. one where a union places applicants in positions according to their seniority as union members, or by the principle of rotation. |
| Hiroshima |
a city in southwest Honshu, Japan, on which the United States dropped an atomic bomb in August, 1945--the first use of a nuclear weapon in history. Hiroshima has been rebuilt and is a thriving city. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| his |
that thing or those things belonging to that male person or animal previously mentioned. [2 definitions] |
| Hispanic |
Spanish or of Spanish descent or origin. [3 definitions] |
| Hispaniola |
a West Indies island shared by Haiti in the western part and the Dominican Republic in the eastern part. |