hipbone
- n large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
hipline
- n the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
- n the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
hipparchus
- n Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)
hippeastrum
- n amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
hippeastrum puniceum
- n amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
hippie
- n someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
hippies
- n a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
- n someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
- n someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
hippo
- n an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
- n massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
hippo regius
- n an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
hippoboscid
- n bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals