| hurdle |
a movable or fixed barrier over which a runner or horse must leap in the course of certain races. [6 definitions] |
| hurdy-gurdy |
a barrel organ or other musical instrument that is played by turning a crank. [2 definitions] |
| hurl |
to throw forcefully. [5 definitions] |
| hurly-burly |
a loud, busy, confused commotion; uproar; tumult. [2 definitions] |
| Huron |
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes, northeast of the state of Michigan. [3 definitions] |
| hurrah |
used as an exclamation of joy, approval, triumph, encouragement, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| hurricane |
a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean and that has heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-three miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour. |
| hurricane lamp |
a lamp or lantern using kerosene or oil, or a candlestick, having a glass chimney protecting the light from wind or draughts. [2 definitions] |
| hurried |
moving or acting quickly; forced to hurry. [2 definitions] |
| hurry |
to move or act with speed; hasten (sometimes fol. by "up"). [4 definitions] |
| hurry-scurry |
confused, disorderly rushing about. [4 definitions] |
| hurry up |
to go faster. |
| hurt |
to cause physical damage, pain, or impairment to. [8 definitions] |
| hurtful |
causing physical or emotional pain or suffering. |
| hurtle |
to speed violently and often noisily. [2 definitions] |
| hurtless |
combined form of hurt. |
| husband |
a man who is married; a male spouse. [2 definitions] |
| husbandman |
a farmer. |
| husbandry |
the cultivation of land and raising of crops and farm animals; farming. [3 definitions] |
| hush |
used as a request or command to be quiet (sometimes fol. by "up"). [6 definitions] |
| hushed |
quiet, often out of caution, nervousness, or respect. |