| Hackney |
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proper noun
- A London borough where once upon a time many horses were pastured.
- One of several breeds of compact English horses. From the London borough where many such animals were kept.
- An English surname.
adjective
- Available for public hire. From the London borough where many horses were kept for public hire.
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| Hainaut |
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proper noun
- A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
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| Haiti |
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proper noun
- A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.
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| Haitian |
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proper noun
- A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, the Haitian people or the Haitian language.
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| Halifax |
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proper noun
- Provincial capital of Nova Scotia (Canada).
- An Industry , industrial center northeast of Manchester, England. Pop: 200,000.
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| Haligonian |
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proper noun
- (context, Canadian) A native or inhabitant of Halifax.
adjective
- (context, Canadian) Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Halifax, Canada.
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| Hamburg |
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proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
- A city in Germany.
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| Hamilton |
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proper noun
- A Scottish lowlands family name.
- (given name, male), transferred use of the surname.
- Cities in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, New Zealand and Scotland.
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| Hamm |
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proper noun
- An English topographic surname for someone who lived in an area of flat land near a river; or a habitational name from several places with the same name in southern England.
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| Hammond |
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proper noun
- An English surname derived from a Norman name
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| Hampshire |
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proper noun
- A maritime county in the south of England bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire and the English Channel; also includes the Isle of Wight.
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| Hampton |
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proper noun
- Any of several placenames in England and Scotland from Saxon words meaning homestead and enclosure
- An English and Scottish habitational surname from the placename
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| Han |
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proper noun
- the ancient dynasty in the mainland China, dated 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 around the Parthian times, and marked by the stable feudal system, and the fusion of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
- the Chinese population and culture, as distinguished from the surroundings, especially in ancient times.
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| Hannibal |
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proper noun
- (given name, male, from Phoenician, ) meaning mercy of Baal.
- (historical) Any of w:Hannibal (disambiguation), several historical figures, most notably the Carthaginian general w:Hannibal Barca, Hannibal Barca.
- A city in Missouri: w:Hannibal, Missouri, Hannibal.
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| Hanoi |
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proper noun - Capital of Vietnam.
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| Hanover |
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proper noun
- British family that ruled from 1714 to 1901.
- Capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. ( http://www.expo.hannover.de/english )
- Former province of Prussia, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.
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| Harlem |
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proper noun
- The northern tip of Manhattan and the southern portion of The Bronx; the flash-point of racial conflict in NYC, hence, the toughest area, especially in movies and on TV.
Harlem is named after the Dutch city of Haarlem.
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| Harley Street |
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proper noun Harley street, Street
- (London) A street in Westminster having many physician's practices
- (context, by extension) The English medical profession as a group
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| Harrisburg |
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proper noun (wikipedia, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
- The capital of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Several other places in the United States and Canada
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| Harrison |
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proper noun
- A northern English patronymic surname derived from Harry
- A town in Arkansas
- (given name, male) derived from the surname.
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| harrow |
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noun
- A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
- 1918: He sent for the carpenter, who was under contract to be with the threshing-machine, but it turned out that he was mending the harrows, which should have been mended the week before Lent. " Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, tr. Louise & Aylmer Maude (Oxford 1998, p. 153)
verb
- To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
- To traumatize or disturb; to subject to a harrowing experience; to frighten or torment.
- The headless horseman harrowed Ichabod Crane as he tried to reach the bridge.
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| Hartford |
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proper noun
- Any of a number of placenames in England, variants of Hertford
- A habitational surname from these places
- The capital city of Connecticut
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| Harvard |
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proper noun
- a city in Massachusetts
- a university in that city
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| Harvey |
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proper noun
- An English and Scottish surname derived from the Norman French given name Haerviu, from haer "battle" + vy "worthy".
- An Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic í� hAirmheadhaigh or í� hEarchaidh
- (given name, male) derived from the surname
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| Haryana |
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proper noun - State in northern India which has Chandigarh as its capital.
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| Hastings |
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proper noun
- a family name
- a place name
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| Havana |
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proper noun
- The capital of Cuba.
- A famous cigar produced in Cuba
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| havelock |
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noun
- A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.
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| Hawaii |
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proper noun
- A state of the United States of America. The capital is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. It is the fiftieth state to join the United States. The nickname is the Aloha State. It is located from 19° to 23° N longitude, with the eight main islands from 155° to 162° W longitude and including many smaller islands extending westward.
- A chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania. Also called the Hawaiian Islands and formerly the Sandwich Islands. The larger islands are:
- Kauai (Kaua'i)
- Hawaii (Hawai'i, the Big Island)
- Lanai (Lana'i)
- Maui
- Molokai (Moloka'i)
- Niihau Ni'ihau
- Oahu (O'ahu)
- The proper name of the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, also called the Big Island. The Big Island lies southeast of the other islands.
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| Hawthorne |
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proper noun
- An English and Scottish topographic or habitational surname for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
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| Hebrides |
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proper noun
- Collective name for the islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
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| Helena |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), a Latinate form of Helen.
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| helicon |
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noun
- (music) A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders
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| Hellas |
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proper noun
- The Ancient Greek name for ancient and modern Greece, �λλά�.
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| Helsinki |
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proper noun
- The capital city of Finland. The Greater Helsinki has a population of 1.2 million.
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| Henderson |
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noun
- a surname
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| Henry |
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proper noun
- (given name, male) popular in England since Middle Ages; name of eight kings.
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| Hereford |
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proper noun
- A city in Herefordshire, England
- A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see w:Hereford (cattle)
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| Hereford and Worcester |
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proper noun
- (From 1974 to 1998) An administrative county in the west midlands of England.
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| Herefordshire |
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proper noun
- An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.
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| Hertford |
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proper noun
- The county town of Hertfordshire
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| Hertfordshire |
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proper noun
- An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
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| Herzegovina |
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proper noun - Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Represents a geographic and historic entity, not an administrative unit.
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| Hesse |
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proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
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| Hessian |
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noun
- a type of jute
proper noun (Hessians)
- a native or inhabitant of Hesse
- a mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War
adjective
- of or relating to Hesse in Germany
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| hickory |
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noun (hickor, ies)
- Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya.
- (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood.
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| highland |
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noun - An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.
adjective - Relating to
- Noun, highlands.
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| Highlands |
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proper noun
- A mountainous area of Scotland.
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| Hiiumaa |
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proper noun
- The second-largest island of Estonia.
- Hiiu County in Estonia.
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| hillside |
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noun
- The side of a hill.
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| Hilo |
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proper noun
- largest town on the Big Island of Hawai'i, located at the eastern corner of the island
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| Himachal Pradesh |
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proper noun - State in northern India which has Shimla as its capital.
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| Himalayas |
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proper noun
- A mountain range of south-central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Xizang (Tibet), Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan; includes nine of the world"s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
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| Hindustan |
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proper noun - (obsolete) the northern region of India, in which the predominant religion is Hinduism
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| Hiroshima |
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proper noun
- a city in Honshu, Japan; devastated by the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare in 1945
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| Hispaniola |
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proper noun
- An island in the Caribbean, comprising the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
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| HK |
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initialism
- Hong Kong
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| Hobart |
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proper noun
- An English surname.
- The state capital of Tasmania (Australia).
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| Ho Chi Minh City |
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proper noun
- The largest city of Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon.
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| Hokkaido |
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proper noun
- The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo
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| Holland |
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proper noun
- The Netherlands.
- A region of the Netherlands formed by two provinces: North Holland and South Holland.
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| Hollywood |
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proper noun
- Area of Los Angeles, famed for its movie studios.
- (context, by extension) The entire American film and television industry, regardless of location.
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| holstein |
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noun
- A type of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white.
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| Holt |
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proper noun
- An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood
- A market town in Norfolk, England
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| Holy Land |
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proper noun the Holy Land category:English proper nouns
- That part of Asia, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set.
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| homestead |
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noun
- a house and the curtilage
verb
- To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.
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| Honduras |
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proper noun
- Country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras.
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| Honiara |
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proper noun
- The capital of the Solomon Islands.
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| Honolulu |
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proper noun
- The capital of Hawaii.
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| Honshu |
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proper noun
- The main island of the Japanese Archipelago.
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| hood |
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noun
- A covering such as worn over one"s head.
- A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
- An enclosure which protects something, especially from above.
- (context, automotive) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
- (context, US, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car.
- (slang) gangster, Gangster, thug. Short for hoodlum.
- (slang) neighborhood, Neighborhood.
verb
- To cover something with a hood.
adjective
- Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people"s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
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| Hoover |
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proper noun
- A brand of vacuum cleaner.
- A surname (shared by several famous people including w:J Edgar Hoover, J Edgar Hoover and w:Herbert Hoover, Herbert Hoover).
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| Hope |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.
- An English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived in a hop, a small enclosed valley
- A town in Arkansas
- A town in British Columbia
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| Hopkins |
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proper noun
- An English and Welsh patronymic surname from Hopkin
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| horn |
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noun (horns, -)
- (countable) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals.
- (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
- (countable) Any of several musical wind instruments.
- (countable) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.
- hunting
- (countable) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
- (countable) A conical device used to direct waves.
- antenna
- loudspeaker
- (context, informal, countable) Generally, any brass wind instrument.
- (context, slang, countable, from the horn-shaped earpieces of old communication systems that used air tubes) A telephone.
- (context, uncountable, coarse, slang, definite article) An erection of the penis.
- (context, countable, coarse, slang, definite article) A peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land. "to navigate around the horn."
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| Houston |
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proper noun
- A city in Texas, USA
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| Huddersfield |
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proper noun
- A town in West Yorkshire, England
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| Hudson |
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proper noun
- (rivers) A river in America that flows through New York into the Atlantic Ocean.
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| Hudson Bay |
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proper noun
- An inland sea in northeastern Canada.
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| hue |
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noun (plural: hues)
- Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
- livid with the hue of death
- ::— Wikipedia:Mary W. Shelley, Mary W. Shelley
- Character; aspect.
- The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color; It can be, from lower to higher wave frequencies, respectively: red, yellow, green, Cyan or blue. In digital arts, in HSV color, it's used together with saturation and value.
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| Hull |
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proper noun - Any of various cities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States (see the Wikipedia article).
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| Humber |
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proper noun
- A large tidal estuary forming part of the boundary between northern and southern England.
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| Humberside |
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proper noun
- (from 1974 to 1996) An administrative county in the east midlands of England carved out of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
category:English counties
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| Hungary |
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proper noun
- Country in Europe. Official name: Republic of Hungary (Magyar Kí¶ztí¡rsasí¡g).
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| Huntingdonshire |
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proper noun
- An inland traditional county of England bordered by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
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| Huntington |
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proper noun (wikipedia, Huntington, West Virginia)
- an English habitational surname for someone who lived at any of several places whose name is derived from hunta, hunter, especially from Huntingdon
- A city in West Virginia, United States
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| Hunts |
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abbreviation
- Huntingdonshire (in postal addresses)
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| hurst |
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noun - A wood or grove.
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| Hyderabad |
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proper noun - State capital of Andhra Pradesh (India).
- A city of Sindh.
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| Hythe |
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proper noun
- A coastal town in Somerset, England
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