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helium
  • n  a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
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helix
  • n  a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
  • n  a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
  • n  type genus of the family Helicidae
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helix angle
  • n  the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone
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helix aspersa
  • n  serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
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hell
  • n  any place of pain and turmoil;
    the hell of battle
  • n  a cause of difficulty and suffering
    war is hell
  • n  (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
  • n  (religion) the world of the dead
  • n  violent and excited activity
  • n  noisy and unrestrained mischief
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hell's half acre
  • n  a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
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hell's kitchen
  • n  a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
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