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haminoea
  • n  common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
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hamitic
  • n  a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
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hamitic language
  • n  a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic
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hamito-semitic
  • n  a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
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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
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hammarskjold
  • n  Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961)
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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
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hammer and sickle
  • n  the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union
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hammer nose
  • n  enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
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hammer throw
  • n  an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
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hammerhead
  • n  a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
  • n  the striking part of a hammer
  • n  medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
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hammerhead shark
  • n  medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
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hammering
  • n  the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
  • v  beat with or as if with a hammer
  • v  create by hammering
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hammerlock
  • n  a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
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