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Habit, n. [wont], [custom], [practice], [usage], habitude, addiction, [way], [routine].
habitual, a. [wonted], [customary], [regular], [accustomed].
habituate, v. [accustom], [addict], inure, [familiarize]. Antonyms: disaccustom, [wean].
hag, n. [vixen], virago, termagant, harridan, [fury], [Jezebel], beldame.
haggard, a. [gaunt], emaciated, hollow-eyed.
haggle, v. hack, hackle; chaffer, higgle.
haggler, n. higgler, chafferer.
hail, v. [accost], [salute], [address], [signal].
hail-storm, n. Associated words: paragrandine, paragrêle.
hair, n. bristle; pubescence; pubes; tentaculum, palpus; [lock], tress; coiffure; chignon; forelock. Associated words: trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, [disheveled], bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, [tousled].
hairiness, n. hirsuteness, hirsuties, pubescence, villosity, capillament, hypertrichosis.
hairless, a. [bald], glabrous, depilous.
hairsplitting, a. [subtle], [fine].
hair-worm, n. gordius.
hairy, a. hirsute, shaggy, bristly, pubescent.
half, adv. partially, imperfectly.
half, n. moiety.
half-blooded, a. [hybrid], [mongrel], [degenerate], half-breed.
half-hearted, a. [indifferent], [lukewarm], perfunctory.
half-moon, n. crescent. Associated word: semilunar.
halfway, adv. in the [middle], imperfectly, partially.--a. [intermediate], midway.
half-witted, a. [imbecile], defective, [silly], dull-witted, witless.
half-yearly, a. semi-annual, bi-annual.
hall, n. auditorium, lyceum; [vestibule], [entry], [court]; corridor, [passage], lobby; manor-house; odeon.
hallow, v. [consecrate], [venerate], [reverence], sanctify, bless.
hallowed, a. [holy], [sacred], consecrated, dedicated, blessed, sanctified.
hallucination, n. [aberration], [chimera], [fallacy], self-deception, [delusion], phantasm, [illusion].
halo, n. [nimbus], [glory], aureola, aureole.
haloed, a. glorified, aureoled.
halve, v. bisect, dimidiate.
halving, n. bisection, dichotomy, dimidiation.
hammer, n. sledge, sledge-hammer, [maul], mallet, [beetle], gavel, kevel, crandall, marteline. Associated words: peen, hephestic, poll.
hammer, v. [beat], [forge], malleate, [beetle].
hammer and tongs. vigorously, forcibly, energetically.
hamper, v. [fetter], [shackle], [impede], [restrain], [hinder], encumber, [embarrass].
hamper, n. hanaper; [shackle], [fetter], [restraint], [impediment].
hamstring, n. hough.--v. [disable], [cripple], [lame], hough.
hand, n. paw, manus. Associated words: chirology, chiromancy, palmistry, chiropody, chiropodist, chirognomy, chirographer, chirographist, chirogymnast, chirologist, cheirosophy, manicure, chiromancer, [manual], chirography, ambidextral, ambidextrous, ambidexterity, ambidexter, achirous, chiragra, fist, [manacle], castanets, [mount], discriminal, bimanual, bimanous.
handbag, n. [satchel], reticule.
handbook, n. [manual], [guidebook], vade mecum, hornbook, enchiridion.
handcuff, n. [manacle], [fetter], [shackle].
hand down. transmit (in succession).
handle, n. [bail]; hilt, haft.
handy, a. [dexterous], adroit, ready; [convenient].
hang, v. suspend; dangle; [execute]; [droop], [drop]; append, [attach]; [depend], [rest]; hover, impend, [threaten]; [lean], [incline], [slope]; lynch.
hang, n. (Colloq.) [connection], [arrangement], [plan].
hang back. [hesitate], [falter], be [reluctant].
hangdog, a. [sneaking], [ashamed], [shamefaced], [guilty].
hanger-on, n. tagtail, satellite, [parasite], [sycophant], [dependant], [vassal], minion, [sponger], [toady], heeler, toadeater, [fawner], [votary].
hanging, a. suspended, pendent, pendulous, pensile, dangling.
hanging, n. [suspension]; [execution]; drapery, valance, tapestry, dorsal, lambrequin. Associated words: gallows gibbet.
hanging on. persistence, [tenacity], importunity.
hangman, n. [executioner].
hangnail, n. agnail.
hang out. project, protrude.
hang over. impend, project.
hang to. [cling].
hanker, v. long for, [yearn], [crave], covet, [lust].
hankering, n. [longing], [craving], [yearning].
haphazard, n. [chance], [accident], [random].
happen, v. occur, [befall], betide; supervene, intervene.
happiness, n. felicity, blessedness, delight, [gladness], [pleasure], ecstasy, [bliss], [rapture], [merriment], [mirth], elation, beatitude, [joy]. Antonyms: [sorrow], [grief]. Associated words: eudemonics, eudemonist, eudemonism, eudemonic, beatify, beatification, hedonics, hedonist, hedonic, hedonism, felicific, [felicitate], [felicitation].
happy, a. [joyous], light-hearted, [gay], [blissful], [glad], [delighted], [elated], [merry], ecstatic, buoyant, [cheerful], gratified, [joyful], beatific, [rapturous], felicitous, blithe, halcyon, charmed, [exultant], [ravishing], gladdened; [lucky], prosperous, [successful]; [auspicious]. Antonyms: See [unhappy].
happy-go-lucky, a. improvident, [easy-going], unthrifty.
harangue, n. declamation, [ranting], effusion, [screed], [tirade].
harangue, v. declaim, [spout], [rant].
harass, v. [fatigue], [tire], [weary]; [annoy], [vex], [torment], [perplex], [distress], [persecute], [worry], [bother].
harbinger, n. [forerunner], precursor, [herald], [messenger].
harbor, n. [refuge], [shelter], [asylum], [retreat]; [port], [haven], destination.
hard, a. [firm], [solid], [compact], [impenetrable], [unimpressible], [unyielding], [rigid], adamantine, dense, [insoluble], [flinty], indurate, indurated, infrangible; [arduous], [laborious], wearisome, [onerous], burdensome, toilsome, [tiresome], exhausting, [difficult], [knotty], [intricate], [puzzling], [incomprehensible]; irresistible, [uncontrollable]; [severe], [rigorous], [unendurable], [oppressive], [unjust], [grievous], [calamitous], incompliant; [stern], [unyielding], obdurate, [unfeeling], [exacting], [insensible], [hard-hearted], [callous], [implacable], [inflexible]; repelling, [constrained], inelegant; [severe], inclement, [rigorous]; [excessive], [immoderate]; unprosperous, [unfavorable], [disastrous].
hard case. (Colloq.) incorrigible, [reprobate], [derelict], [outcast].
hard coal. anthracite, glance [coal].
harden, v. indurate, solidify; [petrify], ossify, [sear], brutalize, embitter; inure, [season], fortify, [steel], [brace], [accustom].
hardened, a. indurated; [callous], [inexorable], ossified, petrified, obdurate, incorrigible, inveterate, [case-hardened], [seared], depraved, [graceless], [impenitent], confirmed; sclerosed, sclerotic.
hardening, n. induration; habituation, [confirmation]; solidification, [petrifaction], ossification; sclerosis (Med.).
hard-headed, a. [shrewd], astute, [sagacious].
hard-hearted, a. unsympathetic, [inexorable], [ruthless], [unsparing], [stern], obdurate, incompassionate.
hardihood, n. [boldness], [bravery], [courage], intrepidity, fortitude; audacity, effrontery, [impudence].
hard lines. [hardship], difficulties, [adversity].
hardness, n. induration, compactness, impenetrability, solidity, firmness, adamant. Associated word: durometer.
hardship, n. [privation], [adversity], [affliction], [reverse], [calamity], [disaster], visitation.
hardware, n. ironmongery.
hardy, a. [courageous], intrepid, [brave]; [hearty], hale, [robust], [lusty].
hare-brained, a. heedless, [reckless], [rash], [giddy], [careless].
harem, n. concubines, seraglio.
harlot, n. [prostitute], [courtesan], [whore].
harlotry, n. [prostitution], [whoredom].
harm, v. [injure], [hurt], [damage], impair, scathe, [mar], [deface], [abuse], [misuse].
harm, n. [injury], [damage], detriment, scath, mischief, [misfortune].
harmful, a. [injurious], [pernicious], detrimental, baneful, [noxious], prejudicial, [deleterious], [ruinous], [hurtful].
harmless, a. innocuous, innoxious; inoffensive, [peaceable]; uninjured, unscathed.
harmonious, a. symmetrical, [correspondent], consistent, congruent, conformable; [consonant], symphonious, melodious [amicable], [peaceable]. Antonyms: inharmonious, [discordant], [antagonistic], incompatible.
harmonize, v. [agree], [chime], [tally], [correspond], [accord]; adjust, [reconcile].
harmony, n. concord, [agreement], concurrence, consonance [chime], unison, [unanimity]; concordance, congruity, [adaptation], consistency. Antonyms: [discord], antagonism, [variance], [contention], incongruity, [inconsistency], dissension, [opposition].
harness, n. saddlery; accouterments, [armor], array, gearing, [equipment], tackling, [gear]; caparison, [trappings], Associated words: saddler, saddlery.
harness, v. [equip], array, caparison, [tackle].
harp, n. [lyre]. Associated words: harpist, lyrist, lyrism, lyric, plectrum.
harpy, n. [extortioner], [oppressor].
harrow, v. [wound], [lacerate], [tear], [distress], torture, [harass].
harsh, a. inharmonious, [rough], [disagreeable], [unpleasant], raucous; dissonant, strident, [discordant], cacophonous: austere, [morose], [severe], ungracious, inurbane, [discourteous], [churlish], [uncivil], [blunt], [bluff], brusque, [acrimonious], [caustic], [acrid], [repulsive].
harum-scarum, a. (Colloq.) [wild], [giddy], [reckless], [volatile], [indiscreet], [hare-brained].
harvest, n. ingathering; [crop], produce, [yield], [fruit].
hash, n. ragout, gallimaufry, potpourri, ollapodrida, olio, réchauffé ([rehash]).
haste, n. celerity, [swiftness], [dispatch], expedition, [speed], [quickness]; [hurry], [urgency], precipitance. Antonyms: slowness, dilatoriness.
hasten, v. accelerate, expedite, [quicken], precipitate [press], [urge]; [hurry].
hastiness, n. [haste], precipitancy, precipitation, precipitance, speediness.
hasty, a. [swift], [rapid], [quick], [fast]; precipitate, [rash], eager, precipitant; cursory, [hurried], superficial.
hatch, v. [breed], incubate; [concoct], excogitate, [brew], [scheme].
hatcher, n. incubator.
hatchet, n. small [ax]; tomahawk; machete; dolabra.
hate, v. [dislike], [detest], [abhor], [despise], abominate, [loathe], execrate.
hateful, a. execrable, [odious], [detestable], [abominable], malevolent, [malicious].
hatred, n. [hate], [aversion], [detestation], [animosity], malignity, [antipathy], [spite], feud, [malice], [grudge], malevolence, [resentment], [dislike], [abhorrence].
haughtiness, n. [arrogance], [hauteur], superciliousness, [disdain], contumely.
haughty, a. [arrogant], supercilious, [disdainful], cavalier, magisterial, [assuming], [lordly].
haunt, n. resort.
hauteur, n. [arrogance], contumely, superciliousness, [haughtiness], [overweening].
haven, n. [harbor], [port], [retreat], [asylum], [refuge], [shelter].
havoc, n. [destruction], [devastation], [waste], [ruin], desolation, demolition, [wreck].
hawk, n. falcon; goshawk, kestrel. Associated words: accipitral, raptorial.
haystack, n. rick.
hazard, n. [chance], contingency, [casualty]; [risk], [random], [jeopardy], [danger], [peril], [venture]. Antonyms: [safety], [security], [assurance], [certainty], [surety].
hazard, v. [venture], [risk], [jeopard], [endanger].
hazardous, a. [perilous], [precarious], [risky], [unsafe], [dangerous].
haze, n. [obscurity], dimness, [fog], [vapor], [mist], [confusion].
hazy, a. [foggy], [misty], [vaporous]; [obscure], confused.
head, n. poll, cephalon; costard (Contemptuous), noddle, pate. Associated words: [phrenology], [phrenologist], craniology, craniologist, cephalology, sinciput, occiput, cephalism, [behead], decapitate, decapitation, [capitation], [vertex], [crown], [skull], [cranium], fontanel, trepan, coronal, microcephaly, craniometry, macrocephaly, cephalic, per capita, scalp.
head, n. [chief], [leader], commander, director; [crisis], culmination; spike; [section], [department], [category], [class].
head, a. [principal], [chief], [leading], [cardinal], foremost, [main], premier.
headache, n. megrim, cephalalgy, galea.
headdress, n. coiffure.
heading, n. title, caption.
headland, n. [cape], promontory, foreland.
heading off. interception.
headless, a. acephalous; beheaded, decapitated; leaderless, unorganized.
headlong, adv. headforemost; precipitately, rashly; pell-mell, [helter-skelter], confusedly.
head off. intercept.
headsman, n. [executioner], Jack Ketch.
headstrong, a. [willful], [perverse], [stubborn], intractable, [froward].
heal, v. [cure], [repair]; cicatrize.
healing, a. [curative], sanative, restorative, remedial, mollifying, sanatory, therapeutic, lenitive, [medicinal], emollient, assuasive.
health, n. Associated words: hygiene, Hygeia, hygienic, hygienics, eucrasy, sanitation, sanitarian, soteriology, eutrophic, hygienist, sanitary.
healthful, a. [healthy]; salubrious, [wholesome].
healthy, a. hale, [well], [hearty]; salubrious, salutary, [wholesome]. Antonyms: [unhealthy], [ill], [sickly], morbid, [delicate], [diseased].
heap, n. [pile], [mass], [accumulation], [lot], [stack], cumulation.
heap, v. [amass], accumulate, [pile], [stack], cumulate.
hearer, n. auditor.
hearing, n. audition, [listening]; audience; earshot, [sound], hearing [distance]. Associated words: auditory, acoumeter, acoumetry, acoustic, audible, audibility, audiometer, deaf, deafness, microcoustic, microphonous, otacoustic, inaudible, inaudibility, clairaudient, clairaudience, audient, audiphone, sonometer, audile.
hearsay, n. [rumor], [report], [gossip], [bruit], on dit.
heart, n. cardia; [conscience], [character]; essence, core, [pith], [kernel], [marrow]. Associated words: cardiology, carditis, cardiac, [cordial], cardialgia, cardiometry, dexiocardia, systole, diastole, pericardium, endocardium, auricle, ventricle, valve, aneurism, stethoscope, peridiastole.
heart-broken, a. [disconsolate], inconsolable, [broken-hearted].
heartburn, n. cardialgia, water-brash, pyrosis.
heartburning, n. [discontent], [resentment], envy, [rankling].
hearthstone, n. hearth, [fireside], ingleside. Associated words: Vesta, Hestia.
heartless, a. acardiac; [cruel], [pitiless]. See cruel.
heart-shaped, a. cordate, cordiform.
heartwood, n. duramen.
hearty, a. [cordial], heartfelt, [sincere]; [healthy], [robust], hale; [nourishing], [nutritious].
heat, n. [warmth], caloric; cauma. Associated words: pyrology, pyrologist, thermology, pyrometry, pyrometer, pyronomics, calorifics, therm, thermal, pyrography, caloric, calorie, thermic, swelter, thermostat, thermometer, thermometry.
heat, n. [vehemence], [fire], [ardor], impetuosity, [fervor], [fervency], [zeal], intensity, [enthusiasm]; œstrus, [rut].
heat, v. [warm], calefy.
heathen, a. [pagan], heathenish, paganic, gentile, paganish; [irreligious], [godless].
heathen, n. [pagan], idolater.
heathenism, n. idolatry, paganism, pagandom, gentilism; irreligion, [godlessness].
heathenize, v. paganize.
heat stroke. [insolation].
heaven, n. Paradise, Elysium, Eden, the New Jerusalem, [glory]; Olympus, Elysium, Elysian, Arcadia; Valhalla, Walhalla; Nirvana.
heavenly, a. celestial, supernal; [divine], beatific, [ravishing], [sublime], ecstatic.
heaviness, n. [weight], ponderosity, ponderousness, gravity.
heavy, a. [weighty], [massive], [ponderous]; burdensome, [oppressive], [onerous], [severe]; unraised, soggy, indigestible, [unleavened].
heavy hand. [severity], [oppression], [persecution], [tyranny], [extortion].
hector, v. [torment], [tease], [plague], [bully], [harass].
heed, v. [mind], [regard], [consider], [notice], [attend].
heed, n. [regard], [attention], [consideration], [notice]. Antonyms: [disregard], [inattention].
heedful, a. [attentive], circumspect, [cautious], [vigilant], [mindful]. Antonyms: [inattentive], uncircumspect, [unmindful], [careless], heedless.
heel bone. calcaneum, fibulare.
height, n. altitude, loftiness; [elevation]; stature, tallness; eminence, [exaltation]; [summit], [zenith], apex, culmination. Associated words: altimetry, altimeter, hypsometry, hypsometer.
heinous, a. [atrocious], [flagrant], flagitious, [monstrous], [nefarious].
heir, n. inheritor; [scion]; [coheir], parcener.
hell, n. inferno, infernal regions, Gehenna, limbo, abyss, Avernus, Pandemonium, Abaddon, [Styx], Hades, Sheol, the [grave]; Naraka (Buddhism).
hellish, a. infernal, malignant, [fiendish], diabolical, [atrocious].
helm, n. [rudder], tiller, [wheel]; [steersman], [pilot]; [command], [control], administration.
helmet, n. casque, headpiece, morion, sallet.
help, v. [abet], [assist], befriend, [succor], [aid], [coöperate], collaborate, [second], facilitate, subsidize; [remedy], ameliorate, [alleviate], [promote], further.
help, n. [aid], [assistance], [succor], [support], facilitation, [backing], subsidy, subvention, [coöperation]; [remedy], [relief], [cure], restorative.
helper, n. [assistant], [ally], [auxiliary], [supporter], abettor, helpmeet, [associate], coadjutor, [confederate], deputy, [aider], colleague, acolyte, adjuvant, collaborator, subsidiary, co-aid, coöperator, [accessory], [accomplice].
helpful, a. [assistant], conducive, instrumental, [useful], salutary.
helping, a. [assisting], [auxiliary], subsidiary, [accessory].
helter-skelter, adv. (Colloq.) irregularly, [disorderly], pell-mell, [headlong].
hem in. environ, [surround], encompass, [beset], hedge in.
hen, n. partlet; pullet (young hen).
herald, n. [messenger], [forerunner], precursor, [harbinger], crier.
herald, v. [proclaim], [announce], [foretell], usher in.
herd, n. [drove]; [rabble], [mob], [multitude]. Associated words: gregarious, gregal.
herdsman, n. ranchman, vaquero, [cowboy], vacher.
hereditary, a. [ancestral], patrimonial, [inheritable], inherited.
heritage, n. [inheritance], hereditament, patrimony; [possession].
hermit, n. [recluse], anchoret, anchorite, eremite, [solitary], cenobite.
heroic, a. [valiant], [bold], daring, [brave]; [desperate], drastic, [extreme].
heroism, n. [courage], [valor], [bravery], [prowess], fortitude, intrepidity.
hesitancy, n. [indecision], [vacillation], [uncertainty], [irresolution], [wavering].
hesitate, v. [doubt], [vacillate], [falter], dubitate, [waver], [scruple], demur, [deliberate].
hesitation, n. [indecision], [doubt], [vacillation], [reluctance], [wavering].
hidden, a. [covert], [latent], [concealed]; [recondite], esoteric, [abstruse], unrevealed.
hide, v. [veil], [cloak], conceal, dissemble, cache, [secrete], [mask]; [skulk], lurk.
hidebound, a. untractable, [bigoted], [obstinate], [uncompromising].
hideous, a. [horrible], grim, ogreish, grisly, [repulsive], [ugly], [ghastly], [shocking].
hiding, n. [concealment], [secretion].
high, a. [lofty], [tall], elevated, towering.
high and dry. [aground], [beached], [stranded].
high and mighty. (Colloq.) [arrogant], [overbearing], [domineering], [lordly].
higher, a. supernal.
highest, a. loftiest, superlative, [meridian], maximum, [supreme], topgallant.
highest good. summum bonum.
highest point. [meridian], culmination, [zenith], maximum.
highfaluting, a. [bombastic], grandiloquent.--n. [bombast].
highflown, a. [bombastic], grandiloquent, pretentious, magniloquent, [grandiose].
highflying, a. [aspiring], presumptuous, [ambitious], Icarian.
highgo, n. (Colloq.) [spree], [revel], [carousal].
highhanded, a. [overbearing], [tyrannical], [arbitrary], [autocratic], [despotic].
high jinks. (Colloq.) [revelry], [carousal], wild [sport].
highland, n. [plateau].
high liver. gormand, sybarite, [epicure], gourmet, [voluptuary], gastronomer, bon vivant.
high living. gormandism, sybaritism, [epicurism], [luxury]. Antonyms: asceticism, abstemiousness, [moderation].
highminded, a. magnanimous, [honorable], [noble]. Antonyms: [mean], [base], [low], [servile], [abject], [ignoble].
highmindedness, n. magnanimity.
high time. full [time]; (Slang) [carousal], [revelry].
hightoned, a. [shrill], acute; magnanimous, [honorable]; (Colloq.) [fashionable], [aristocratic].
highwayman, n. [bandit], desperado, road [agent], [outlaw], [footpad].
hill, n. mound, eminence, [knoll], [elevation]; monadnock; butte; monticle; copple; Acropolis; foothill.
hillock, n. [knoll], mound.
hilly, a. undulating, [uneven], [rolling].
hind, n. [rustic], [boor], [peasant].
hinder, n. (Slang) buttocks, [rump], [seat], [fundament].
hinder, v. [retard], [obstruct], [hamper], [impede], [forestall], forefend, [check], [thwart], [foil].
hindrance, n. retardation, hindering; [obstacle], [impediment], [obstruction], [restraint], [frustration], encumbrance, [check].
hinge joint. diarthrosis, ginglymus.
hint, v. intimate, [suggest], imply, allude to, [refer].
hint, n. allusion, [suggestion], [insinuation], intimation, innuendo, [inkling].
hip, n. haunch, huckle; (hip-bone) innominate, ilium, ischium, pubis. Associated words: sciatic, ischial, ischiatic, coxalgia, acetabulum.
hire, n. salary, [wages], [pay], [stipend], [remuneration], compensation.--v. [engage]; [let], [lease].
hireling, a. [mercenary], [venal].--n. [mercenary].
hiss, n. sibilation, sibilance, [hissing].--v. sibilate, [whiz].
hissing, a. sibilant, sibilatory.
history, n. [annals], [chronicle], [record], [account]; biography, autobiography. Associated words: historic, historicity, historian, historiology, historiography, Clio, prehistoric.
hit, v. [smite], buffet, [strike].
hitch, n. [catch], [impediment], [obstacle], [obstruction], contretemps.--v. [hook], [yoke], [unite], [attach].
hoard, v. garner, [amass], [save], treasure.
hoard, n. [store], [supply], [stock], [accumulation].
hoarse, a. [harsh], [discordant], [husky], raucous, guttural.
hobgoblin, n. [sprite], [goblin], [bugaboo].
hobo, n. (Colloq.) [tramp], [vagrant], [vagabond].
hodgepodge, n. [medley], farrago, salmagundi, potpourri.
hog, n. [swine], porker; [boar]; [sow]; barrow (castrated); [glutton]. Associated word: porcine.
hoggish, a. swinish, [gluttonous], [voracious].
hoitytoity, a. [flighty], [giddy], [thoughtless].
hold, v. sustain, [restrain], [retain], detain, [withhold], [arrest]; [contain]; [clutch], [grasp], [grip], clinch.
hold back. [check], [restrain], [impede], [curb], [retard].
holdback, n. [check], [hindrance], [restraint], [impediment].
holder, n. tenant, occupier; [incumbent].
hold in. [restrain], [curb], [check], [repress], [retain], rein.
holding, n. [restraint], retention, [checking], continence, [tenacity], [detention]; tenure, incumbency. Antonyms: incontinence, [release].
hole, n. cavity, excavation, [pit], [perforation], [rent], fissure, [opening], aperture, delve, cache, concavity, mortise, [puncture], orifice, eyelet, [crevice], [loophole], interstice, [gap], spiracle, [vent], [bung], pothole, manhole, [scuttle], scupper, muset, [muse]; [cave], holt, [den], lair, [retreat], [cover], [hovel], burrow. Antonyms: imperforation, closure. Associated words: auger, [drill], gimlet, [bodkin], [bore], [bit], [puncture], [perforate], [pink], awl, stylet, imperforable, imperforate, [punch], wimble, [pierce], eyeleteer, dibble, [plug], [spigot], spile, gouge, puncheon, [probe].
holiday, n. [festival], fête, fiesta (Sp.).
holiness, n. [sanctity], [piety], godliness, devoutness, [sacredness].
hollow, a. excavated, cavernous, [vacant], [void], [unfilled], [empty]; cannulated; [concave], [depressed], [gaunt], sunken; [insincere], [unsound], [false], [hypocritical]. Antonyms: [convex], protuberant, [sincere].
hollow, v. [scoop], excavate, [concave].
hollow, n. [depression], cavity, [valley]; concavity, [channel], [groove], [concave], [recess]; correi.
holy, a. [sacred], consecrated, [hallowed], sanctified, saintly, [godly], [pious], [guileless].
Holy Ghost. Paraclete, Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the Sanctifier.
holy oil. chrism. Associated words: chrismatory, chrismation, chrismal, cruet, ampulla, [unction].
holy water. Associated words: asperges, aspergill, aspergillum, aspersorium, aspersoir, stoup, font, bénitier, cruet, hyssop.
homage, n. deference, obeisance, [reverence], [honor]; fealty, [fidelity], [allegiance]; adoration.
home, n. domicile, [residence], dwelling-place, [abode], [dwelling], hearth, [hearthstone]; habitat, [seat]; [asylum], [retreat]. Associated words: [domestic], domesticate, domesticity, domestication, inhabitativeness.
homeborn, a. [native], indigenous.
homely, a. [plain], plain-looking, uncomely; inelegant, [rude].
homesickness, n. [nostalgia]. Associated word: nostalgic.
homing instinct. orientation.
hone, n. [oilstone].
honest, a. [honorable], reputable; [upright], [sincere], [guileless], ingenuous, incorruptible.
honesty, n. [uprightness], probity, integrity, [candor], [sincerity], [rectitude].
honey, n. Associated words: melliferous, mellific, mellification, metheglin, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellite, mellivorous, meliphagan, meliphagous, hydromel, [mead], [comb].
honey-combed, a. alveolate, cellular, faviform, favaginous.
honey-dew, n. meligo, nectar.
honeysuckle, n. [woodbine], caprifole.
honey-tongued, a. [persuasive], [seductive].
honor, n. [respect], [esteem], [veneration], [reverence], deference, [homage]; probity, integrity, magnanimity, [uprightness], [chastity], [decency], [virtue], [modesty]; eminence, [distinction], [fame]; [glory], excellency, [pride]. Antonyms: [dishonor], disesteem, irreverence, improbity, [disrepute], [reproach].
honor, v. [esteem], [respect], [revere], [reverence], [venerate]; [dignify], [exalt], [elevate].
honorable, a. [upright], [honest], equitable, reputable, magnanimous.
honors, n. pl. titles, dignities, privileges. Associated words: timocracy, timocratic, honorary, honorific.
hood, n. cowl, fascinator, capote, capoch, camail, amice, chaperon, capuchin, bashlyk ([Russia]).
hooded, a. cowled, capistrate.
hoodlum, n. (Colloq.) [rowdy], larrikin.
hoodwink, v. [deceive], [impose upon], delude, hoax, [dupe], [overreach].
hook, n. hasp, [clasp], [catch]; [crook], tenaculum, peavey, clives, agraffe, fluke, pot-hook, cant-hook, cleek, trammel, cottrel; [snare], [decoy], [trap]; bill-hook, sickle.
hook, v. [fasten], [catch], [secure]; [entrap], ensnare; [gore]; (Colloq.) [steal].
hooked, a. aquiline, [bent], curvated, uncinate.
hookedness, n. aquilinity, incurvation.
hoot, v. [shout], [deride], denounce, execrate.
hop, v. [spring], [jump], [skip], [frisk], [bound], [leap], [caper], [trip], [gambol], [dance].
hope, n. optimism, [anticipation]. Antonyms: [despair], [desperation], pessimism.
hopeful, a. expectant, optimistic, promising, sanguine.
hopeless, a. despairing, [disconsolate], [desperate], unpromising
hops, n. pl. Associated words: lupulin, humulin, lupuline.
horde, n. [troop], [gang], throng, [crowd], multitude (nomadic and predatory).
horn, n. [antler]; epithema; antenna. Associated words: cornification, cornute, dehorn, croche, [gore], crocket.
horn, n. [trumpet], bugle, cornet, trombone; cornucopia; shophar ([Jewish]); [spur].
horning, n. (Slang) charivari.
hornless, a. polled, mulley, mooley, dodded.
horns of a dilemma. alternatives.
horny, a. ceratose, corneous, cornified, [callous], [hard].
horrible, a. [dreadful], [terrible], [hideous], [shocking], grim, [ghastly], [atrocious], [revolting], [nefarious], appalling, [heinous], dire, grewsome, execrable, [awful].
horrid, a. [offensive], [detestable], [horrible].
horror, n. [abhorrence], [dread], [consternation], [detestation].
horror-stricken, a. horror-struck, horrified, appalled.
horse, n. Equus; ([male]) stallion, stud, sire; ([female]) mare, [dam]; ([young]) [colt], foal, filly; ([small]) pony, tit, mustang; steed, charger, [nag], gelding, cockhorse, [cob], [pad], padnag, roadster, [punch], broncho, warragal, sumpter, centaur, hackney, [jade], mestino, pintado, roan, bat [horse], Bucephalus, Pegasus, Dobbin, Bayard, hobby-horse. Associated words: equine, equestrian, equestrianism, equestrienne, equerry, [fractious], [hostler], [groom], hostlery, postilion, [coachman], jockey, hippocampus, hippogriffe, [manège], chack, hippology, hippophile, hippotomy, tandem, equitation, farriery, equitant, paddock, hippiatrics, hippiatry, [neigh], [whinny], nicker, hopple.
horse block. montoir.
horse doctor. [veterinarian], veterinary, [veterinary surgeon], farrier, horse leech.
horseflesh, n. Associated words: hippophagy, hippophagism, hippophagist, hippophagous, equivorous.
horse-fly, n. breese-fly, bot-fly.
horse-laugh, n. guffaw, cachinnation.
horse-louse, n. nitter.
horseman, n. jockey; equestrian; cavalier; cavalryman; chasseur.
horseshoer, n. farrier, [blacksmith].
horseshoeing, n. farriery.
horse-trader, n. jockey.
hose, n. hosiery; tubing.
hospital, n. infirmary, [asylum], [retreat], [sanitarium]. Associated words: nosocomial, hospitalism.
host, n. entertainer; [landlord], [hotel-keeper]; [multitude], throng, [horde]; [army], [legion]. Associated word: xenial.
host, n. Associated words: ciborium, [pyx], paten, monstrance, ostensory, ostension, ostensorium.
hostile, a. [antagonistic], inimical, [unfriendly], [repugnant], adverse.
hostility, n. [enmity], [animosity], [unfriendliness], [opposition], [warfare], aggression.
hostler, n. [groom].
hot, a. torrid, sultry, [fiery], scalding, scorching, [grilling], [broiling], tropical, candent; [vehement], [passionate], irascible, [fervid], [ardent], [piquant], [pungent], [acrid], [spicy].
hot-blooded, a. [ardent], [passionate], [irritable], [excitable], irascible.
hotel, n. hostelry, [inn], tavern, caravansary.
hotel-keeper, n. hosteler, [host], [landlord], inn-keeper, Boniface.
hot room of Roman baths. caldarium.
hot springs. Thermæ.
hound, v. importune, [harass].
house, n. [dwelling], [residence], domicile, [abode], habitation; [mansion], [palace]; tenement; château, pavilion, villa, manse, phalanstery, lodge; kiosk; topek; hutch; (religious house) [monastery], [convent]; [firm], [company], [concern]; palafitte.
house, v. [shelter], [protect], [harbor]; [abide], dwell, lodge.
household, n. [family], [ménage].
household gods. Lares et Penates. Associated word: lararium.
housewarming, n. infare (Local U.S.).
hovel, n. [hut], [shanty], [shack], [cabin], [den], [dugout].
howl, v. yowl, [roar], ululate, yawl.--n. yowling, ululation, howling, wail.
hub, n. nave; protuberance, hummock.
hubbub, n. [tumult], [uproar], [din], [clamor], [commotion], [racket], [hurly-burly].
huckleberry, n. whortleberry.
huckster, n. [peddler], hawker, chapman, cadger, hucksterer.
huff, n. petulance, tiff, [pet].
huffy, a. [petulant], [touchy], [irritable].
hug, n. embrace.--v. embrace, [clasp].
huge, a. [mammoth], [colossal], [vast], stupendous, [enormous].
hullabaloo, n. (Colloq.) [uproar], vociferation, [hubbub], [din], [clamor], [tumult].
hum, n. [drone], [murmur], [buzz], bombination; croon.
hum, v. [drone], [murmur], [buzz], bombinate; croon.
humble, a. [lowly], [meek], [modest], unassuming, [unpretentious].
humble, v. [humiliate], [debase], [abase], [degrade].
humbug, n. imposition, hoax, [deception], [imposture], charlatanism, [quackery], [cajolery]; [impostor], [deceiver], [cheat], [charlatan].
humbug, v. [deceive], impose on, hoax.
humdrum, a. [monotonous], [tedious], [prosy], [tiresome].--n. [monotony], [tedium].
humiliate, v. [humble], [mortify], [abash], [disgrace], [degrade].
humiliation, n. [abasement], [mortification], [degradation], [ignominy]; humbleness, meekness.
humility, n. meekness, [lowliness], [self-abasement], [diffidence], [modesty].
humor, n. [disposition], [temper], [mood]; facetiousness, [jocularity], [waggery], [pleasantry], [wit], [satire]; pl. caprices vagaries, whims, fancies, whimsies.
humor, v. [indulge], [please], [gratify], temporize. A ntonyms: [discipline], [deny], [curb], [mortify].
humorist, n. wag, [droll], [jester], [wit].
humorous, a. facetious, [droll], [comical], [jocular], [waggish].
hump, n. protuberance, [hunch].
humpbacked, a. hunchbacked, [deformed].
humpy, a. protuberant, humped, [uneven].
hunch, n. [hump], protuberance; chunk, [lump].
hundredfold, a. centuple.
hundred years. [century], [centenary], [centennial].
Hungarian, n. Magyar.
hunger cure. nestitherapy, limotherapy, limotherapia.
hungry, a. [voracious], [ravenous], eager; starved, depleted, infertile, [barren].
hunky, a. (Slang) [even], [square], all-right, [satisfactory].
hunt, v. [chase], pursue, [follow]; [search], [seek], [ransack], [rummage], ferret; poach (hunt unlawfully).
hunt, n. [chase], pursuit, [search], [hunting].
hunter, n. huntsman, sportsman, Nimrod; seeker, pursuer, chaser; Diana.
hunting, n. [chase], [hunt], field-sport. Associated words: [quarry], [game], poaching, poacher, mort, yoicks, hoicks.
hunting horn. bugle.
hurly-burly, n. [tumult], [bustle], [turmoil], [confusion], [commotion].
hurrah, n. [cheer], huzza.
hurricane, n. [cyclone], [tornado], typhoon.
hurried, a. cursory, [hasty], superficial.
hurry, n. [haste], [speed], [dispatch], expedition, precipitancy, celerity.
hurry, v. [hasten], impel, expedite, accelerate, [speed], precipitate.
hurt, v. [damage], [wound], impair, [harm], [injure], [offend], harry.
hurt, n. [injury], [wound], detriment, [harm], [damage].
hurtful, a. See injurious.
husband, n. spouse, benedict. Antonyms: [bachelor], celibate. Associated words: marital, monandry, polyandry cuckold, cuckoldom, henpecked.
hush, v. [silence], [still], [repress], [suppress]; [appease], [allay].
husk, n. glume, hull, [rind], [shell], [bark], kex.
husky, a. [dry], raucous, [harsh], [discordant], guttural, [hoarse].
hussy, n. [jade], [quean]; [jilt], [flirt], [jill].
hustle, v. jostle.
hut, n. [hovel], [shack], [shed].
hybrid, n. [mongrel], [crossbreed], [cross].--a. [mongrel], [crossbred].
hypocrisy, n. dissimulation, Pharisaism, sanctimoniousness.
hypocrite, n. dissembler, Pharisee, formalist, dissimulator.
hypocritical, a. Pharisaical, canting, dissembling, sanctimonious, [insincere]. Antonyms: [sincere], [unfeigned], undissembling, ingenuous.