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hootenanny (informal) a social gathering at which participants engage in folk singing and sometimes dancing.
hooves a plural form of hoof.
hop1 to make a short, springy leap or series of leaps. [7 definitions]
hop2 a tall, climbing vine having lobed leaves and bearing green cone-shaped flowers. [3 definitions]
hope to desire (something) to be true or to happen while accepting the possibility of it not being true or not coming to pass. [6 definitions]
hope chest a chest, trunk, or the like into which a young woman puts items such as clothing and household articles toward anticipated needs as a wife or homemaker.
hopeful feeling or expressing hope. [3 definitions]
hopefully in a hopeful manner. [2 definitions]
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]
hop in (informal) to quickly get into (a vehicle), especially in a happy and unhesitant manner.
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.