| hockey |
a sport played on ice, in which two teams of six skating players each try to drive a puck into each other's goal using angled hockey sticks; ice hockey. [2 definitions] |
| hockshop |
(informal) a pawnbroker's place of business. |
| hocus |
to defraud, hoax, or hoodwink. [3 definitions] |
| hocus-pocus |
meaningless or nonsensical words or phrases repeated by magicians. [2 definitions] |
| hod |
a tray set crosswise on top of a long handle, used for carrying bricks, mortar, or the like. |
| hodgepodge |
a confused, disorderly mixture or mess of diverse things; jumble. |
| Hodgkin's disease |
a progressive, sometimes fatal disease in which the lymph tissues, spleen, and kidneys become enlarged or inflamed. |
| hodoscope |
a device used to follow the paths of charged particles in a magnetic field. |
| hoe |
a garden tool with a flat crosswise blade at the end of a long handle, used for loosening the soil and weeding. [3 definitions] |
| hoedown |
a square dance. [2 definitions] |
| hog |
a domestic pig or swine, esp. one that weighs over 120 pounds, raised for meat. [4 definitions] |
| hogan |
a dwelling of the Navajo and other American Indians, constructed of earth walls supported by timbers. |
| hogback |
a long, sharp, mountainous ridge, often formed of steeply inclined strata. |
| hog cholera |
a contagious and usu. fatal viral infection that affects swine with fever, sluggishness, and other disorders. |
| hoggish |
resembling a hog, esp. in greediness or uncleanliness. |
| hognose snake |
any of several nonvenomous snakes characterized by a thick body and an upturned snout. |
| hogshead |
a large barrel, esp. one that holds from 63 to 140 gallons. [2 definitions] |
| hogtie |
to tie the four legs of (an animal) together. [2 definitions] |
| hogwash |
scraps or garbage given to hogs; swill. [2 definitions] |
| ho-hum |
used to express tiredness, indifference, or boredom. |
| Hôi An |
a small coastal town and historical trading port in central Vietnam, also known as Ancient City. |