hopeless |
giving no grounds to be hopeful that a desired thing will happen; beyond hope. [3 definitions] |
hophead |
(slang) a drug addict. |
Hopi |
a member of a tribe of Pueblo American Indians of northeastern Arizona. [2 definitions] |
hoplite |
in ancient Greece, an infantry soldier who was heavily armed. |
hopper |
someone or something that hops. [5 definitions] |
hopsacking |
a coarse, loosely woven material used esp. for making bags. [2 definitions] |
hopscotch |
a children's game in which players toss a small stone or other object onto a pattern of numbered squares drawn on the ground or pavement, and then hop or jump from one square to another, picking up the stone in the process. |
hora |
a spirited round dance, esp. of Israel and Rumania, or the music for this dance. |
horde |
a large number, group, or crowd; throng; multitude. [3 definitions] |
horehound |
an aromatic herb with fuzzy, whitish leaves and a bitter juice that is used as a flavoring and as a remedy for coughs. [3 definitions] |
horizon |
the juncture of the earth and the sky as perceived by the observer. [2 definitions] |
horizonless |
combined form of horizon. |
horizontal |
parallel to the horizon or to the earth; ninety degrees from vertical. |
horizontal union |
see "craft union." |
hormone |
any of various substances secreted by the cells of the body that circulate in the bloodstream and produce specific, usu. stimulating effects in certain receptive organs or tissues. [2 definitions] |
horn |
the hard, bony, hollow growths that extend, usu. in a pair, from the head of certain mammals such as cows and deer. [6 definitions] |
hornbeam |
any of various shrubs or trees of the birch family having hard white wood covered by smooth gray bark, or the wood of this plant. |
hornbill |
any of several tropical birds having a large curved bill, usu. with a horny bulge. |
hornblende |
a variety of amphibole that is greenish to black in color, common in metamorphic rocks and dark igneous rocks that are rich in iron and magnesium. |
hornbook |
formerly, a child's primer for reading or math, consisting of a page of material covered by a transparent sheet of horn and framed. [2 definitions] |
horned lizard |
see "horned toad." |