| hoot |
to utter a loud, harsh shout or cry, esp. of disapproval or scorn. [7 definitions] |
| 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] |