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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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hound
  • n  any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
  • n  someone who is morally reprehensible
  • v  pursue or chase relentlessly
    the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
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hound's-tongue
  • n  perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
  • n  biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
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hound's-tooth check
  • n  textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
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hound dog
  • n  any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
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houndstooth check
  • n  textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
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hour
  • n  a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
    the job will take more than an hour
  • n  clock time
    the hour is getting late
  • n  a special and memorable period
    it was their finest hour
  • n  distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    we live an hour from the airport
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hour angle
  • n  the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
  • n  (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
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hour circle
  • n  a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
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hour hand
  • n  the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours
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houri
  • n  a voluptuously beautiful young woman
  • n  (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
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hours
  • n  a period of time assigned for work
    they work long hours
  • n  an indefinite period of time
    they talked for hours
  • n  a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
  • n  clock time
  • n  a special and memorable period
  • n  distance measured by the time taken to cover it
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housatonic
  • n  a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
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