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herakles
  • n  (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
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herald
  • n  (formal) a person who announces important news
    the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
  • n  something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  • v  foreshadow or presage
  • v  praise vociferously
  • v  greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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heraldic bearing
  • n  heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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heraldry
  • n  the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
  • n  emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
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herat
  • n  a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
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herb
  • n  a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  • n  aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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herb bennet
  • n  hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
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herb christopher
  • n  a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
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herb mercury
  • n  Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
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herb of grace
  • n  European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
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