heilong jiang
- n an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
hedger
- n a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
- n someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
- n a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
hedgerow
- n a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
hedging
- 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
when you say `maybe' you are just hedging - 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
- v enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
- v minimize loss or risk
hediondilla
- n desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
hedjaz
- n a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
hedonism
- n the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
- n an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
hedysarum boreale
- n perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints
hedysarum coronarium
- n perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
hee-haw
- n a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
- v braying characteristic of donkeys