| HM |
abbreviation of "Her Majesty," or "His Majesty." |
| hmm |
used to indicate the act or process of thinking and considering a matter. |
| HMO |
abbreviation of "health maintenance organization." |
| Hmong |
an ethnic group of Asia whose homeland includes the mountainous regions of southern China and northern Southeast Asia. [2 definitions] |
| HMS |
abbreviation of "Her Majesty's Ship," or "His Majesty's Ship." |
| Ho |
symbol of the chemical element holmium. |
| ho |
used to express joy, surprise, or derision. [2 definitions] |
| hoar |
hoarfrost. |
| hoard |
a collection or supply of something that is hidden, stored, or guarded, as for use at a later time or to keep it from being stolen; cache. [3 definitions] |
| hoarding |
the action of accumulating and saving money or goods as provision against future need, especially in a secretive and guarded fashion. [2 definitions] |
| hoarfrost |
a white coating of tiny ice crystals that forms on the ground and other surfaces on some cold nights; frozen dew. |
| hoarhound |
variant of horehound. |
| hoarse |
of the voice, rough and weakened, as from excessive use or respiratory difficulties. [2 definitions] |
| hoarsen |
of the voice, to make or become hoarse. |
| hoary |
whitish or grayish, esp. when associated with age. [3 definitions] |
| hoary bat |
any of a family of North American migratory bats, often found in the Galápagos Islands. |
| hoatzin |
a crested bird of tropical South America whose young have two claws on each wing. |
| hoax |
an act of deception, esp. a humorous or mischievous trick. [3 definitions] |
| hob1 |
a shelf or protrusion on the interior of a fireplace, used for warming food. [2 definitions] |
| hob2 |
a mischievous elf; hobgoblin. |
| Hobbamock |
member of the Wampanoag Indian tribe of North America who had a special status as a counselor to the tribe's chief, Chief Massasoit, and as an interpreter for English colonists living alongside the tribe in Plymouth Colony in the 1620s. |