| howitzer |
a cannon that has a short barrel and is used for firing shells at high angles of elevation and low speeds. |
| howl |
to utter or make a long, loud, mournful sound like that of a wolf or dog. [8 definitions] |
| howler |
any person or thing that howls. [3 definitions] |
| howling |
uttering or producing the sound of a howl. [3 definitions] |
| how're |
(informal) contracted form of "how are." |
| how's |
(informal) contracted form of "how is." |
| howsoever |
in whatever manner, or by whatever means. [2 definitions] |
| how-to |
(informal) providing basic directions and instructions for doing or making something. |
| how've |
(informal) contracted form of "how have." |
| hoyden |
a girl or young woman who has a rowdy, outspoken, or boisterous manner. [2 definitions] |
| Hoyle |
a popular instruction and rule book, esp. for card games, the first edition of which was written by Edmond Hoyle in the eighteenth century. |
| hp |
abbreviation of "horsepower," a unit of energy equal to 746 watts or 550 foot-pounds per second, used in measuring the power of engines. |
| HQ |
abbreviation of "headquarters." |
| HR |
an abbreviation for human resources. |
| hr. |
abbreviation of "hour" or "hours," a unit of time equal to sixty minutes. |
| HRH |
abbreviation of "Her Royal Highness" or "His Royal Highness." |
| H.S. |
abbreviation of "High School," a school consisting of grades nine or ten through twelve or, formerly, grades seven through twelve (used in a proper name). |
| HST |
abbreviation of "Hawaiian-Aleution Standard Time," the standard time used in Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, ten hours behind Greenwich time. |
| ht. |
abbreviation of "height." |
| html |
abbreviation of "hypertext markup language," a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. |
| HUAC |
abbreviation of "House Un-American Activities Committee," a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1938-75) created to investigate organizations and individual Americans suspected of being subversive or disloyal to the country. |