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noun
- a pass made in a backward direction
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noun
- A large garage like structure where aircraft are kept.
- The plane taxied on over to the for repairs.
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noun
- The title or topic of a document, article, chapter etc.
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(nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
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- An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land and having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
We flew over the city in a .
- a powered trowelling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
- To transport by helicopter
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| helipad |
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noun
- A small landing place from helicopters, denoted by a large "H"
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| heliport |
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noun
- a facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land
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noun
- A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.
The plane flew in a for half an hour because one runway was closed.
- Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity .
This project is in a until all the parts arrive.
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noun
- a hollow in a surface
Get some popcorn out of that popcorn bucket .
- an opening in a solid
There"s a in my bucket.
- a weakness, a flaw
I have found a in your argument.
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(golf) the portion of a game in which the players attempt to hit the ball into a particular hole.
I played 18 holes yesterday.
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(informal) a container or receptacle
car ; brain
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(physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
The shortstop ranged deam into the to make the stop.
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(computer) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit
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(context, anatomy, slang) An orifice, in particular the anus
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(informal) The place where a prisoner is kept
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(slang) An undesirable place to live or visit
Don"t go there, that place is a !
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(baseball) The rear portion of the defensive seam between the shortstop and the third baseman.
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(transitive) To make holes in (an object).
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Shrapnel holed the ship"s hull.
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- One"s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one"s family; also, one"s birthplace.
The disciples went away again to their own . "John xx. 10.
Home is the sacred refuge of our life. "Dryden.
Home! home! sweet, sweet ! There"s no place like . "Payne.
- One"s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one"s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
Our old England. "Hawthorne.
- The place where a person was raised. childhood, Childhood or parental home. Home of one"s parents or guardian.
I left last year.
- The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
He entered in his house " his no more, For without hearts there is no . "Byron.
- The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
the of the pine.
Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. "Tennyson.
Flandria, by plenty made the of war.'' "Prior.
- A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, especially, the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
Man goeth to his long , and the mourners go about the streets. "Eccl. xii.
- In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
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(baseball) The plate at which the batter stands. The home base.
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(lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent"s goal; also, the player.
verb (hom, ing)
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(usually with "in on") To seek or aim for something.
- The missile was able to on the target.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to one"s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
- close, Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
adverb
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To one"s home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
- close, Close; closely.
'How the charge reaches us, has been made out. "South.
They come to men"s business and bosoms. "Bacon.
- To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.
to drive a nail
to ram a cartridge
Wear thy good rapier bare and put it . "Shak.
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noun (horns, -)
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(countable) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals.
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(uncountable) The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.
an umbrella with a handle made of
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(countable) Any of several musical wind instruments.
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(countable) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.
hunting
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(countable) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
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(countable) A conical device used to direct waves.
antenna
loudspeaker
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(context, informal, countable) Generally, any brass wind instrument.
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(context, slang, countable, from the horn-shaped earpieces of old communication systems that used air tubes) A telephone.
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(context, uncountable, coarse, slang, definite article) An erection of the penis.
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(context, countable, coarse, slang, definite article) A peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land. "to navigate around the horn."
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| hydroplane |
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(nautical): A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
- A hydrofoil
- A seaplane
- The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth.
verb (hydroplan, ing)
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To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
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Don't drive too fast on wet roads or the car may and cause you to lose control of the vehicle.
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