hassam
- n United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935)
hassel
- n Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
hasp
- n a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
- v secure or lock with a hasp
hassid
- n a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
hassidim
- n a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
- n a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism
hassle
- n an angry disturbance
- n disorderly fighting
- v annoy continually or chronically
hassock
- n thick cushion used as a seat
- n a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
hastate leaf
- n a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base
haste
- n overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
he soon regretted his haste - n the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
in his haste to leave he forgot his book - n a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
hastinapura
- n one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)
hastiness
- n overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
- n hasty impulsiveness