howard
- n English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
- n Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
howard carter
- n Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
howard florey
- n British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968)
howard hughes
- n United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)
howard lindsay
- n United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
howard pyle
- n United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
howard robard hughes
- n United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)
howdah
- n a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
huaraches
- n a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
- n a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps
howe
- n United States editor (1920-1993)
- n Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
- n United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
- n United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
howitzer
- n a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
howl
- n a long loud emotional utterance
he gave a howl of pain
howls of laughter
their howling had no effect - n the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
- n a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
the howl of the wind made him restless - v emit long loud cries
howl with sorrow - v cry loudly, as of animals
The coyotes were howling in the desert - v make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
The wind was howling in the trees - v laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
howler
- n a joke that seems extremely funny
- n monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
- n a glaring blunder