hairy vetch
- n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
haematite
- n the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
habituation
- n being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- n a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
habitus
- n person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
the consumptive habitus - n constitution of the human body
hablot knight browne
- n English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
habsburg
- n a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
hacek
- n a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
hacienda
- n a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
- n the main house on a ranch or large estate