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hoodoo
  • n  (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
    a tall sandstone hoodoo
  • n  a practitioner of voodoo
  • n  a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
  • n  something believed to bring bad luck
  • v  bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
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hoodooism
  • n  a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
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hoof
  • n  the foot of an ungulate mammal
  • n  the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
  • v  walk
    let's hoof it to the disco
  • v  dance in a professional capacity
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hoof-and-mouth disease
  • n  acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
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hoof-mark
  • n  a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
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hoof mark
  • n  a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
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hoofed mammal
  • n  any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
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hoofing
  • n  dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
  • v  walk
  • v  dance in a professional capacity
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hoofprint
  • n  a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal
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hook
  • n  a catch for locking a door
  • n  a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  • n  anything that serves as an enticement
  • n  a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  • n  a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  • n  a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    he took lessons to cure his hooking
  • n  a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  • n  a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
  • v  fasten with a hook
  • v  rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • v  make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  • v  hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • v  take by theft
  • v  make off with belongings of others
  • v  hit with a hook
    His opponent hooked him badly
  • v  catch with a hook
    hook a fish
  • v  to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  • v  secure with the foot
    hook the ball
  • v  entice and trap
  • v  approach with an offer of sexual favors
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hook of holland
  • n  a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
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