| 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. |
| Huang He |
a major river originating in the mountains of western China and flowing mostly eastward toward the Bohai Sea; Yellow River. |
| Huang He River |
a major river originating in the mountains of western China and flowing mostly eastward toward the Bohai Sea; Yellow River. |
| huarache |
a flat Mexican sandal characterized by an upper made of woven leather strips. |
| hub |
the rotating center part of a wheel or similar device to which other parts, such as spokes, are connected. [2 definitions] |
| Hubbard squash |
a winter squash that has a yellow or green rind and yellow flesh. |
| hubbub |
a confusing mix of loud sounds, esp. voices; uproar. [2 definitions] |
| hubby |
(informal) husband. |
| hubcap |
a removable round metal cover over the hub of a motor vehicle wheel. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| huckaback |
a coarse, durable, and absorbent linen or cotton fabric, used esp. for toweling. |
| huckleberry |
any of various low berry-bearing shrubs common in North America and related to the blueberry plant. [2 definitions] |
| Huckleberry Finn |
the protagonist and title character of a late nineteenth-century novel by Mark Twain. |
| huckster |
(informal) one who writes advertising or promotional material, often of an extravagant or misleading type. [4 definitions] |
| HUD |
abbreviation of "Housing and Urban Development." |
| huddle |
to gather in a small, close group. [8 definitions] |
| Hudson Bay |
a large body of saltwater in Canada bordered by the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba, as well as by the territory of Nunavut. It is considered an inland sea and is linked with both the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. |
| Hudson seal |
muskrat fur that is dyed and sheared to look like seal. |
| hue1 |
any of the variations of color that occur at points on the spectrum; color as distinguished from shades of gray. [3 definitions] |
| hue2 |
a clamor or outcry, as of pursuit. (See hue and cry.) |
| hue and cry |
a public outcry of alarm, protest, or the like. |