hoist
- n lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
- v raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car - v move from one place to another by lifting
They hoisted the patient onto the operating table - v raise
hoist the flags
hoist a sail
hoka
- n a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
- n a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California
hokan
- n a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California
- n a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages
hokkaido
- n the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu
hokusai
- n Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849)
holarrhena
- n genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia
holarrhena antidysenterica
- n tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
holarrhena pubescens
- n tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
holbein
- n German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)
- n German painter of religious works (1465-1524)
holbein the younger
- n German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)