| 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. |
| hispid |
having a covering of bristlelike hairs, or stiff tiny projections, as the stems of some plants or certain animal parts. |
| hiss |
to produce a sound by pushing air past teeth held close together, as if prolonging an "s." [4 definitions] |
| hist |
used to command attention or silence. |