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 or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. A hurricane is characterized by heavy rains along with winds exceeding 73 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. |
hush-hush |
(informal) not to be revealed; confidential; secret. |
hush money |
(informal) money paid as a bribe to keep a person from revealing something such as a scandalous or criminal act. |
hush puppy |
a small cake or fritter of deep-fried cornmeal batter. |