hodoscope
- n (physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle
hodr
- n (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
hodur
- n (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
hoe
- n a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- v dig with a hoe
He is hoeing the flower beds
hoecake
- n thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
hoek van holland
- n a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
hoenir
- n (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind
hoffa
- n United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975)
hoffman
- n United States sculptor (1887-1966)
- n versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
hoffmann
- n Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
- n German chemist (1818-1892)
- n United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
- n German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
hoffmannsthal
- n German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929)
hog
- n a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
- n a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
- n domestic swine
- v take greedily; take more than one's share