hatiora
- n small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti
hatchery
- n a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
the park authorities operated a trout hatchery
hatchet
- n weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
- n a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)
hatchet job
- n a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
hatchet man
- n a professional killer
- n one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
hatching
- n the production of young from an egg
- n shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
- v emerge from the eggs
- v devise or invent
- v inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
- v draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
- v sit on (eggs)
hatchway
- n an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
hate
- n the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- v dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
I hate Mexican food
hate mail
- n mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)