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hooded merganser
  • n  small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
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hooded seal
  • n  medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
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hooded pitcher plant
  • n  yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
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honourableness
  • n  the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
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honours
  • n  a university degree with honors
  • n  the state of being honored
  • n  a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  • n  the quality of being honorable and having a good name
  • n  a woman's virtue or chastity
  • v  bestow honor or rewards upon
  • v  show respect towards
  • v  accept as pay
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honours list
  • n  a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
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honshu
  • n  the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
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hooch
  • n  an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
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hood
  • n  an aggressive and violent young criminal
  • n  a protective covering that is part of a plant
  • n  (slang) a neighborhood
  • n  a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
  • n  (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
  • n  metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
  • n  the folding roof of a carriage
  • n  a headdress that protects the head and face
  • n  protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
    there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
  • n  (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
  • v  cover with a hood
    The bandits were hooded
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hood ornament
  • n  an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer
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hooded cloak
  • n  a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head
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hooded coat
  • n  a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head
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