heartburn
- n a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
heartburning
- n intense resentment
his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals
hearth
- n an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires - n home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
driven from hearth and home - n an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
hearth money
- n an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
heartiness
- n active strength of body or mind
- n the quality of hearty sincerity
heartland
- n the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture
heartleaf
- n wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
- n evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
heartleaf arnica
- n wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
heartleaf manzanita
- n erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base