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hydrogen.noun,.plural.hydrogens
a hydrogen atom
is a single
proton orbited
by an electron:
atomic
number 1; atomic weight
1.00797; melting point 259.14°C; boiling point 252.8°C; density
at 0°C 0.08987 gram per liter; valence
1; it's a colorless, odorless gaseous chemical element
having three isotopes, the
lightest of all known substances; the
perfect balance of abundances of hydrogen and helium
in the multiverse, also denotes
a balance also in the gravitational
and weak-nuclear
energies. One hydrogen atom holds
on to its heat, but two of them in a molecule.dissipate
thermal energy. Such design and so
tiny that 10 million of them can span the diameter of the head of a pin;
protium
is the most common isotope of hydrogen; there are many hydrogen combinations,
hydrogen bomb, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen peroxide, etc.
hydrogen peroxide.noun,.plural.hydrogen
peroxides
a chemical liquid used for killing harmful types
of bacteria and for making hair and other substances lighter in color;
depending on its percentage added to water (H2O2),
it can be a strongly oxidizing liquid capable of and used principally then
in aqueous (water) solution as a mild antiseptic and with increased strength
of solution, can react explosively with combustibles; many people take
a 3% solution internally for health and use it externally on cuts, etc.,
check the Internet for additional information
hydro.noun,.plural.hydros
hydro refers to water; water
can generate electricity by means of turbines rotating from the movement
of runnng water; both hydroelectricity and hydroelectric power are now
superseded
by what's called
free energy
hydrodynamics.noun.plural.but
singular in construction
a branch of physics
that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies
immersed
in fluids and in motion relative to them; compare hydrostatics
hydrodynamicist.noun,.plural.hydrodynamicists
hydrosol.noun,.plural.hydrosols
a colloid
with water as the dispersing medium
hydrosolic.adjective
hinder,
hindered,
hindering,
hinders.verbs
transitive
verb use.to be or get in the way of;
to
impede;
to
obstruct
or delay
the progress
of; to make difficult for; thwart;
impede;
frustrate; to keep or hold back; restrain; hamper
intransitive
verb use.to interfere
with one's actions or progress
hinder.adjective
the rear position; posterior;
hind
hindrance.noun,.plural.hindrances
the act of hindering; the condition of being hindered;
one that hinders; an impediment;
obstacle
hinderer.noun,.plural.hinderers
hind.also.hinder.adjective
located at or forming the
back or rear; posterior (an animal's
hind legs; the hinder part of a steer);
a female red deer; any of several fishes of the genus
Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers,
a class of larger fish inhabiting warm seas
hindquarter.noun,.plural.hindquarters
the hindquarters of a four-legged
animal are its back part, including its two back legs; the posterior.portion
of a side of beef, lamb (young sheep), veal
or mutton, including a hind leg
and one or two ribs; the posterior part of a quadruped,
adjacent
to the hind legs, called the rump
hexagon.noun,.plural.hexagons
a polygon
having six sides, as is for one example, a
honeycomb
hexagonally.adverb
hexagonal.adjective
homeostasis.noun
a relatively stable state of equilibrium
or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent
elements or groups of elements of an organism,
population or group
homeostatic.adjective
hyperon.noun,.plural.hyperons
any baryon
that does not decay.(except
the proton or neutron);
the heavier hyperons are lambda, sigma, xi and omega particles
homologous.adjective
having a related or similar position, structure,
etc.
hacker.noun,.plural.hackers
if you refer to a professional writer, such as
a journalist, as a hack, you disapprove of them because they write for
money without worrying very much about the quality of their writing; if
you refer to a politician as a hack, you disapprove of them because they
are too loyal to their party's old principles and disregard the public's
need and thus
do not deserve the position they have
Computers:.one
who is proficient
at using or programing a computer;
a computer buff;
one who gains access to or enters another's electronic system to obtain
secret information or steal money
hack, hacked,
hacking,
hacks.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows (hacked down the saplings);
if you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes
using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife; if you hack your way through
an area such as a jungle or hack a path through it, you move forward, cutting
back the trees or plants that are in your way; to break up the surface
of something such as soil; to
cut or mutilate
as if by hacking (hacked their arguments
apart; hacked millions off the budget);
to cope
with successfully; manage
(couldn't hack a second job at this time; couldn't hack the constant.criticism);
if you say that someone can't hack it or couldn't hack it, you mean that
they do not or did not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with
a situation
intransitive verb use.to
chop or cut something by hacking; if you hack at or hack something which
is too large, too long or too expensive, you reduce its size, length or
cost by cutting out or getting rid of large parts of it (he hacked away
at the video footage to get the 48 hours of video down to a 2 hour movie)
Computers:.to
work or perform as a hacker; to cough.roughly
or harshly
hack.noun,.plural.hacks
a rough, irregular cut made by hacking; a tool,
such as a hoe, used for hacking; a blow
made by hacking; a rough, dry cough
hackable.adjective
hack.noun,.plural.hacks
a horse used for riding or driving; a worn-out
horse for hire; a nag
hack, hacked,
hacking,
hacks.verbs
transitive verb use.to
let out a horse for hire; to make banal
or hackneyed with indiscriminate
use
intransitive verb use.to
drive a taxicab for a living
hack.adjective
by, characteristic
of or designating.routine
or commercial writing (hacking away at the report); hack prose
hackneyed.adjective
used so often
so as to be trite,
dull
and stereotyped
hackney.transitive
verb,-usually.passive
to make commonplace
and banal by too frequent.use
harebrained.adjective
foolish,
rash,
giddy,
flighty
helical.adjective
of or having the shape of a helix; a spiral;
having a shape approximating
that of a helix
helically.adverb
hoe.noun,.plural.hoes
a tool
with a flat blade attached approximately
at a right angle to a long
handle, used for weeding, cultivating
and gardening
hoe,
hoed,
hoeing,
hoes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
weed, cultivate or dig up with a hoe
intransitive verb use.to
work with a hoe
hoer.noun,.plural.hoers
helix.noun,.plural.helixes.or.helices
a helix's looping curve is identical to the one
below or above; helixes are a form of, but different from spirals;-example
heliosphere.noun,.plural.heliospheres
the region in space through which the Sun's gases
and magnetic field extend
hoodwink,
hoodwinked,
hoodwinking,
hoodwinks.transitive
verbs
to take
in by deceptive means;
to 'pull the wool over someone's eyes' by causing another, to be blind
to a true.situation;
deceive;
bamboozle;
to dupe (the
big hoodwinker:.Revelation
12:9)
hoodwinker.noun,.plural.hoodwinkers
hertz.both
noun and.plural;.abbreviation.Hz
a unit of frequency
equal to one cycle per second (after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, 1857-1894,
German physicist who was the first to produce radio
waves.artificially);
a kilohertz thusly is one thousand
hertz (1000 Hz or 1000 cycles per second {cps}); all
is frequencies
hitherto.adverb
until this time; (the weather, which had hitherto
been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold)
hither.adverb
to or toward this place (reach in hither)
hither.adjective
located on the near side
hither and thither
or hither and yon.idiom
in or to many places; here and there (looked hither
and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon)
hypercritical.adjective
excessively critical;
captious;
hypercritical suggests a tendency
to judge by unreasonably strict standards (hypercritical.disparagement
of other people's work)
hypercritically.adverb
hypercriticism.noun,.plural.hypercriticisms
hallucination.noun,.plural.hallucinations
false or distorted.perception
of objects or events with a compelling
sense of their reality, usually resulting from a mental disorder or as
a response to some drug; the objects or events so perceived; a false or
mistaken idea; a delusion
hallucinational.or.hallucinative.adjective
hallucinatory.adjective
of or characterized by hallucination; inducing
hallucination
hallucinate, hallucinated,
hallucinating,
hallucinates.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
undergo hallucination
transitive verb use.to
cause to have hallucinations
hallucinator.noun,.plural.hallucinators
hallucinogen.noun,.plural.hallucinogens
a dangerous.substance
that induces.hallucination
hallucinogenic.adjective
capable
of causing a hallucination
hint.noun,.plural.hints
a slight.indication
or intimation (wanted to avoid
any hint of impropriety);
a brief or indirect.suggestion;
a clue (give me a hint about the big news); a barely perceptible
amount (just a hint of color)
hint, hinted,
hinting,
hints.verbs
transitive verb use.to
indicate
or make known in an indirect manner
intransitive verb use.to
give a hint (wouldn't hint at who was to be at the surprise party); suggest
hinter.noun,.plural.hinters
hinterland.noun,.plural.hinterlands
the land directly adjacent
to and inland from a coast; a region
remote from urban areas; backcountry; a region situated
beyond metropolitan centers
hymn.noun,.plural.hymns
a song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity;
a song of praise, joy or serious feelings such as one can find in the 150
Psalms in the Bible
and in some of the fine hymns, many written
so long ago.
hymn, hymned,
hymning,
hymns.verbs
transitive verb use.to
praise, glorify or worship in or as if in a hymn
intransitive verb use.to
sing hymns
handbill.noun,.plural.handbills
a printed sheet or pamphlet
distributed by hand
he,
him, his, she, her, hers.pronoun
used to refer to a man or boy, woman or girl previously
mentioned or implied; God is often referred to as 'he', because God created
all and of course this includes humanity and in humanity Adam
was the first human created, so that's why God the Father of all
is referred to as 'he'. The term doesn't exclude 'she', it includes her.
The 'her' of God is the Holy Spirit.
Usage note: as a
substitute for 'his/her' or 'her and his', you can use plural forms such
as 'their', 'them' (make 'someone' happy, give 'them' a goosedown bed covering');
see more Usage notes.
himself, herself.pronouns
a reflexive
form of the word 'him', used as the direct or indirect object of a verb
or as the object of a preposition (he cut himself; he wrote himself a note)
hoard.noun,.plural.hoards
a hoard is a store of things
that you have saved and that are valuable or important to you and that
you do not want other people to have any of what you have hoarded; a hidden
fund or supply stored for future use (people who would rather store and
not use than give to share); a cache
hoard,
hoarded,
hoarding,
hoards.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
gather or accumulate a hoard
transitive verb use.to
accumulate a hoard of; to keep hidden or private
hoarder.noun,.plural.hoarders
horde.noun,.plural.hordes
a large group.or
crowd; a swarm (a horde of mosquitoes)
heebie-jeebies.noun.and.plural
a feeling of uneasiness.or
nervousness;
the jitters
haven.noun,.plural.havens
a harbor or an anchorage; a port; a place of refuge
or rest; a sanctuary (the city provided a peaceful place of rest with the
well treed park)
haven, havened,
havening,
havens.transitive
verbs
to put into or provide with a haven
heartfelt.adjective
deeply or sincerely
felt; earnest;
heartfelt suggests depth of genuine
feeling outwardly expressed (expresses our heartfelt gratitude)
halfhearted.adjective
showing and/or feeling
little interest, enthusiasm
or heart; uninspired (a halfhearted
attempt
at writing a novel)
halfheartedly.adverb
halfheartedness.noun,.plural.halfheartednesses
heartache.noun,.plural.heartaches
emotional.anguish;
sorrow;
regret
heart.noun,.plural.hearts
Anatomy:.the
chambered,
muscular.organ
in vertebrates
that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining
the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system; a similarly.functioning.structure
in invertebrates;
heart.noun,.plural.hearts
the vital
center and source of one's being,
emotions
and sensibilities;
the repository
of one's deepest and sincerest.feelings
and beliefs
(an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart); the seat of the
intellect
or imagination
(he designed the a most helpful course of study taking one into higher
consciousness);
one's emotional constitution,
basic.disposition
or character
(a man after my own heart); one's prevailing.mood
or current.inclination
(we were light of heart; my heart is not in it); capacity
for sympathy
or generosity;
compassion
(ancient David was a leader
who had a heart for both God and others); love
(heart of kindness);
affection
(the child in the movie My
Summer in Provence won my heart); courage;
resolution;
fortitude
(Paul developed and held to the heart to love others);
firmness
of will (Emmanuel hadn't the heart to send them away without food:.Matthew
15:32); a person esteemed
or admired
as lovable, loyal,
courageous and altruistic
(a dear heart); the central or innermost physical part of a place or region
(the heart of the Chinese district);
the core
of a plant, fruit or vegetable (hearts of palm; artichoke hearts); the
most important
or essential
part (it was an interesting talk but he finally got to the heart of the
matter);
a conventionalized
two-lobed.representation
of the heart, usually
colored red or pink; in games, a red, heart-shaped figure on certain
playing cards; a playing card with this figure
heartily.adverb
in a cordial.manner;
with warmth and sincerity
(seeing us coming, she came outside and greeted us heartily; thoroughly;
completely;
with zest
or enthusiasm;
appetite
or enjoyment
(eat heartily, there's lots of food for you all)
heart, hearted,
hearting,
hearts.transitive
verbs
at heart.idiom
in one's deepest feelings; fundamentally
by heart.idiom
learned by rote;
memorized word for word
does one's heart good.idiom
to lift one's spirits; make one happy
from the bottom of one's
heart.or.from
the depths of one's heart.idiom
with the deepest appreciation
and/or feelings; most sincerely
(thank you so much for helping them)
have one's heart in one's
mouth.idiom
to be extremely frightened or anxious
have one's heart in the
right place.idiom
to have good intentions
heart and soul.idiom
completely;
entirely
(he put his whole heart and soul into production
of that movie)
in one's heart of hearts.idiom
in the seat
of one's truest feelings
lose one's heart to.idiom
to fall in love with
near one's heart.or.close
to one's heart.idiom
loved by or important to one
steal someone's heart.idiom
to win one's affection or love
take to heart.idiom
to take seriously
and be affected
by (take the advice to heart and you'll improve)
to one's heart's content.idiom
to one's entire satisfaction,
without limitation
wear one's heart on one's
sleeve.idiom
to show one's feelings clearly and openly by one's
behavior
with all one's heart.idiom
with great willingness or pleasure; with the deepest
feeling or devotion
with half a heart.idiom
in a halfhearted.manner
heartrending.adjective
causing anguish
or deep distress;
arousing
deep sympathy
hearty, heartier,
heartiest.adjectives
expressed
warmly, exuberantly and unrestrainedly
(gave us a hearty welcome); sincere;
complete or thorough;
unequivocal
(received hearty support when building their own home) 3. vigorous;
robust
(a hearty glow of health; providing abundant nourishment (she prepared
a hearty meal; a hearty chowder); satisfying;
substantial
hearty.noun,.plural.hearties
a good fellow; a comrade; a sailor; others you
are in close contact with (hey, me hearties)
heartiness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
Highlands
a mountainous region north of a line connecting
Firth
of Clyde & Firth of Tay in central and northern Scotlandand
extending northwest and including the Grampian Mountains; the highlands
are famous for its
rugged beauty
(see the James Bond flick.Skyfall),
the area maintained a highly distinctive culture, based on the Scottish
Gaelic language and the clan system,
until well into the 19th century, the 1800's
Highland.adjective
Highlander.noun,.plural.Highlanders
highland.noun,.plural.highlands
elevated land; highlands; a mountainous or hilly
section of a country
highland.adjective
of, relating
to or characteristic
of a highland
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