hemothorax
- n accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest)
hemp
- n a plant fiber
- n any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
- n a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
hemp agrimony
- n coarse European herb with palmately divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads
hemp family
- n two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
hemp nettle
- n coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
hempen necktie
- n a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
hemstitch
- n a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
- n embroidery similar to drawnwork
- v sew with hemstitches
hemstitch a sleeve
hemstitching
- n a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
- v sew with hemstitches
hen
- n adult female chicken
- n adult female bird
- n flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
- n female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
hen-of-the-woods
- n large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
hen harrier
- n common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land