hammurapi
- n Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)
hamper
- n a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- n a basket usually with a cover
- v prevent the progress or free movement of
He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather - v put at a disadvantage
hampshire
- n a county of southern England on the English Channel
- n British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
hampshire down
- n British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep
hampton
- n United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
hampton roads
- n a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
- n a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
hamster
- n short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
hamstring
- n one of the tendons at the back of the knee
- v make ineffective or powerless
- v cripple by cutting the hamstring
han
- n imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
han-gook
- n an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
han dynasty
- n imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
hancock
- n American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)