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heilong jiang
  • n  an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
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hector
  • n  (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
  • v  be bossy towards
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hector berlioz
  • n  French composer of romantic works (1803-1869)
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hector hevodidbon
  • n  Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
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hector hugh munro
  • n  British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
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hedeoma pulegioides
  • n  erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
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hedera helix
  • n  Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
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hedge
  • n  a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  • n  any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
  • n  an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
  • v  avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • v  hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
    The animals were hedged in
  • v  enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
    hedge the property
  • v  minimize loss or risk
    diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks
    hedge your bets
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hedge bindweed
  • n  common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
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hedge fund
  • n  a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
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