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hotspot
  • n  a place of political unrest and potential violence
  • n  a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
  • n  a lively entertainment spot
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hotspur
  • n  English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
  • n  a rash or impetuous person
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hottentot
  • n  any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
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hottentot's bread vine
  • n  South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
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hottentot's fig
  • n  low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
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hottentot bread vine
  • n  South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
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hottentot fig
  • n  low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
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hottonia inflata
  • n  a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers
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hottonia palustris
  • n  featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers
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houdah
  • n  a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
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houdini
  • n  United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
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houghton
  • n  United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
  • n  a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
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houhere
  • n  small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
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hoummos
  • n  a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
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