proper noun

1. An Islamic fundamentalist organisation that presses for an independent Palestinian theocracy and opposes peace with Israel.

noun

1. A small town
2. A settlement smaller than a village

noun

1. in Soviet iconography, the symbols of industry and agriculture.

noun

1. The official report of discussions in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments.

noun (hegemon, ies)

1. (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others (e.g.: internationally among nation-states, and regionally over social classes, between languages or even culture).

The two political parties battled viciously for .

verb (hewing, hews, hewed or rarely , hewed or hewn)

1. to chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down
2. to complain about
3. to act according to (usually followed by to)

Those who to this policy should be punished.

proper noun

1. A radical political and military organization that arose after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon; often accused of terrorism.

initialism

1. Health and Human Services

noun (hierarchies)

1. A body of ruling officials organized in nested ranks.
2. Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.

noun (Highnesses)

1. (with His, Her or Your) The title, and the form of address of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.

proper noun

1. w:Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill; the US Congress
2. A British topographic surname for someone who lived on or by a hill

noun home, Home office, Office

1. (British) The British government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales; headed by the Home Secretary

noun

1. (British) The British cabinet minister, responsible for law and order, who is head of the Home Office

noun

1. a house and the curtilage

verb

1. To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.

noun

1. a temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
2. one who hops
3. (context, localism, or, slang) a toilet's water tank/toilet seat (rfv-sense)

1. • She got off the just as the phone rang.
     1. an artificial fishing lure
   • To catch a big fish, use a that jumps across the pond surface.

noun (wikipedia, hotspot (geology))
(plural hot spots)

1. (geology) the surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep in the Earth"s mantle
2. a dangerous place of violent political unrest
3. a lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub
4. an area of radioactive contamination
5. (genetics) the region of a gene in which there is higher than normal rate of mutation
6. (computing) a location in which WiFi? Internet access is available

(wikipedia, hotspot (wifi))

proper noun the house, House

1. The House of Representatives.

noun the House of Commons (context, singulare tantum)category:English nouns

1. The lower house of the UK and Canadian Houses of Parliament

noun the House of Lords (context, singulare tantum)category:English nouns

1. The upper chamber of the UK Houses of Parliament

initialism

1. Human Resources
2. (baseball) the statistic for home runs

initialism (wikipedia, House Un-American Activities Committee)

1. House Un-American Activities Committee

noun (plural noun)

1. a platform where candidates in an election give speeches

1. • 1749: w:Henry Fielding, Henry Fielding, From This World to the Next
     
   • :I now mounted the , and, without any regard to decency or modesty, made as emphatical a speech in favour of the king as before I had done against him.
     1. (context, by extension) an election campaign
   • :Washington is awfully deserted now that every congressman is out on the .