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  • n  Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
  • n  United States architect (1827-1895)
  • n  British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
  • n  an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
  • n  an instance of searching for something
    the hunt for submarines
  • n  the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
  • n  the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
  • n  the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
  • v  pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
    The Duke hunted in these woods
  • v  pursue or chase relentlessly
    The hunters traced the deer into the woods
  • v  chase away, with as with force
    They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
  • v  yaw back and forth about a flight path
  • v  oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
    The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
  • v  seek, search for
    She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
  • v  search (an area) for prey
    The King used to hunt these forests
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hunter
  • n  someone who hunts game
  • n  a person who searches for something
    a treasure hunter
  • n  a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
  • n  a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
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hunter's chicken
  • n  chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style
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hunter's sauce
  • n  brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine
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hunting
  • n  the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
  • n  the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
  • n  the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
  • v  pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
  • v  pursue or chase relentlessly
  • v  chase away, with as with force
  • v  yaw back and forth about a flight path
  • v  oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
  • v  seek, search for
  • v  search (an area) for prey
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hunting and gathering society
  • n  group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
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hunting and gathering tribe
  • n  group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
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hunting crop
  • n  a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates
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hunting expedition
  • n  an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
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hunting ground
  • n  a place where opportunities abound
  • n  an area in which game is hunted
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