| hot spring |
a natural, usu. mineral spring having water warmer than body temperature. |
| hot under the collar |
(informal) very angry or upset. |
| hound |
a member of any of various breeds of hunting dogs, esp. one that has short hair, a deep voice, and long, drooping ears. [6 definitions] |
| hour |
a unit of time equal to sixty minutes. [5 definitions] |
| hourglass |
an instrument that measures time by channeling a quantity of sand or mercury through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs in exactly one hour. [2 definitions] |
| hour hand |
the shorter hand on a watch or a clock, which moves around the entire face twice a day and indicates the hour. |
| hourly |
done or occurring every hour. [5 definitions] |
| house |
a building, usually with one set of connecting rooms, designed to be lived in by one family or one group of people, or a building that resembles this. [13 definitions] |
| houseboat |
a bargelike boat that has been constructed and equipped for use as a home. |
| housefly |
a fly that is commonly found in and around human dwellings and is known to spread a number of diseases. |
| household |
the group of people, such as a family, that lives in a particular dwelling. [4 definitions] |
| housekeeper |
a person, often an employee, who performs or oversees the tasks required to take care of a home. |
| House of Commons |
the elective lower legislative house of the British and Canadian parliaments. |
| House of Lords |
the upper, nonelective legislative house of the British parliament, made up of the nobility and high-ranking clergy. |
| House of Representatives |
the lower legislative house in many bicameral governing bodies, as in the U.S. Congress, most U.S. states, and many nations, such as Australia and New Zealand. |
| houseplant |
a plant grown indoors, esp. as decoration. |
| housewife |
a married woman whose primary occupation is managing the cooking, cleaning, and other necessary duties of her family's household. |
| housework |
the tasks of housekeeping, particularly cleaning and caring for items inside the house. |
| housing |
a shelter or dwelling; lodging. [4 definitions] |
| hovel |
a small, uncomfortable, often dirty dwelling. [2 definitions] |
| hover |
to stay suspended in the air, often by rapid fluttering, spinning, or the like. [4 definitions] |