hamelia
- n any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
hamelia erecta
- n handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
hamelia patens
- n handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
hamelin
- n a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
hameln
- n a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
hamilton
- n Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
- n English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
- n United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
- n United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
- n a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
- n the capital of Bermuda
haminoea
- n common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
hamitic
- n a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
hamitic language
- n a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
hamito-semitic
- n a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
hamlet
- n a community of people smaller than a village
- n the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
- n a settlement smaller than a town
hammarskjold
- n Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961)
hammer
- n the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- n a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- n the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- n a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- n a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- n a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- n a power tool for drilling rocks
- n the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard - v beat with or as if with a hammer
hammer the metal flat - v create by hammering
hammer the silver into a bowl