"George, darling, what is it about me you find so attractive? Is it my personality?"
"No."
"Is it my figure?"
"No."
"Is it my charisma?"
"No."
"I give in."
"That’s it!"
n. Widespread destruction; great disorder. [french havo(t)]
HAZEL
n. - hedgerow shrub bearing round brown edible nuts.
- greenish-brown. [old english]
HBOMB
n. = *hydrogen bomb. [from *h3]
HEADY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 (of liquor) potent.
- intoxicating, exciting.
- impulsive, rash.
- headachy. headily adv. Headiness n.
- adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 (of liquor) potent.
- intoxicating, exciting.
- impulsive, rash.
- headachy. headily adv. Headiness n.
HEART
attack n. Sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis.
- attack n. Sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis.
- attack n. Sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis.
- failure n. Failure of the heart to function properly, esp. As a cause of death.
- failure n. Failure of the heart to function properly, esp. As a cause of death.
- failure n. Failure of the heart to function properly, esp. As a cause of death.
- n. - hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
- region of the heart; the breast.
- a centre of thought, feeling, and emotion (esp. Love). B capacity for feeling emotion (has no heart).
- a courage or enthusiasm (take heart). B mood or feeling (change of heart).
- a central or innermost part of something. B essence (heart of the matter).
- compact tender inner part of a lettuce etc.
- a heart-shaped thing. B conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.
- a playing-card of the suit denoted by a red figure of a heart. B (in pl.) This suit. at heart 1 in one's inmost feelings.
- basically. Break a person's heart overwhelm a person with sorrow. By heart from memory. Give (or lose) one's heart (often foll. By to) fall in love (with). Have the heart (usu. With neg.; foll. By to + infin.) Be insensitive or hard-hearted enough (didn't have the heart to ask him). Take to heart be much affected by. To one's heart's content see *content1. With all one's heart sincerely; with all goodwill. [old english]
- n. - hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
- region of the heart; the breast.
- a centre of thought, feeling, and emotion (esp. Love). B capacity for feeling emotion (has no heart).
- a courage or enthusiasm (take heart). B mood or feeling (change of heart).
- a central or innermost part of something. B essence (heart of the matter).
- compact tender inner part of a lettuce etc.
- a heart-shaped thing. B conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.
- a playing-card of the suit denoted by a red figure of a heart. B (in pl.) This suit. at heart 1 in one's inmost feelings.
- basically. Break a person's heart overwhelm a person with sorrow. By heart from memory. Give (or lose) one's heart (often foll. By to) fall in love (with). Have the heart (usu. With neg.; foll. By to + infin.) Be insensitive or hard-hearted enough (didn't have the heart to ask him). Take to heart be much affected by. To one's heart's content see *content1. With all one's heart sincerely; with all goodwill. [old english]
- n. - hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
- region of the heart; the breast.
- a centre of thought, feeling, and emotion (esp. Love). B capacity for feeling emotion (has no heart).
- a courage or enthusiasm (take heart). B mood or feeling (change of heart).
- a central or innermost part of something. B essence (heart of the matter).
- compact tender inner part of a lettuce etc.
- a heart-shaped thing. B conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.
- a playing-card of the suit denoted by a red figure of a heart. B (in pl.) This suit. at heart 1 in one's inmost feelings.
- basically. Break a person's heart overwhelm a person with sorrow. By heart from memory. Give (or lose) one's heart (often foll. By to) fall in love (with). Have the heart (usu. With neg.; foll. By to + infin.) Be insensitive or hard-hearted enough (didn't have the heart to ask him). Take to heart be much affected by. To one's heart's content see *content1. With all one's heart sincerely; with all goodwill. [old english]
HEATH
n. - area of flattish uncultivated land with low shrubs.
- plant growing on a heath, esp. Heather. [old english]
- n. - area of flattish uncultivated land with low shrubs.
- plant growing on a heath, esp. Heather. [old english]
- n. - area of flattish uncultivated land with low shrubs.
- plant growing on a heath, esp. Heather. [old english]
- robinson adj. Absurdly ingenious and impracticable. [name of a cartoonist]
- robinson adj. Absurdly ingenious and impracticable. [name of a cartoonist]
- robinson adj. Absurdly ingenious and impracticable. [name of a cartoonist]
HEAVE
—v. (-ving; past and past part. Heaved or esp. Naut. Hove) 1 lift or haul with great effort.
- utter with effort (heaved a sigh).
- colloq. Throw.
- rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically.
- naut. Haul by rope.
- retch. —n. Heaving. heave in sight come into view. Heave to esp. Naut. Bring or be brought to a standstill. [old english]
- —v. (-ving; past and past part. Heaved or esp. Naut. Hove) 1 lift or haul with great effort.
- utter with effort (heaved a sigh).
- colloq. Throw.
- rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically.
- naut. Haul by rope.
- retch. —n. Heaving. heave in sight come into view. Heave to esp. Naut. Bring or be brought to a standstill. [old english]
- —v. (-ving; past and past part. Heaved or esp. Naut. Hove) 1 lift or haul with great effort.
- utter with effort (heaved a sigh).
- colloq. Throw.
- rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically.
- naut. Haul by rope.
- retch. —n. Heaving. heave in sight come into view. Heave to esp. Naut. Bring or be brought to a standstill. [old english]
HEAVY
going n. Slow or difficult progress.
- going n. Slow or difficult progress.
- going n. Slow or difficult progress.
- hydrogen n. = *deuterium.
- hydrogen n. = *deuterium.
- hydrogen n. = *deuterium.
- industry n. Industry producing metal, machinery, etc.
- industry n. Industry producing metal, machinery, etc.
- industry n. Industry producing metal, machinery, etc.
- metal n. - heavy guns.
- metal of high density.
- colloq. Loud kind of rock music with a pounding rhythm.
- metal n. - heavy guns.
- metal of high density.
- colloq. Loud kind of rock music with a pounding rhythm.
- metal n. - heavy guns.
- metal of high density.
- colloq. Loud kind of rock music with a pounding rhythm.
- petting n. Erotic fondling that stops short of intercourse.
- petting n. Erotic fondling that stops short of intercourse.
- petting n. Erotic fondling that stops short of intercourse.
- water n. Water composed of deuterium and oxygen.
- water n. Water composed of deuterium and oxygen.
- water n. Water composed of deuterium and oxygen.
- —adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 of great or unusually high weight; difficult to lift.
- of great density (heavy metal).
- abundant, considerable (heavy crop; heavy traffic).
- severe, intense, extensive (heavy fighting; a heavy sleep).
- doing a thing to excess (heavy drinker).
- striking or falling with force; causing strong impact (heavy blows; heavy rain; heavy sea; a heavy fall).
- (of machinery, artillery, etc.) Very large of its kind; large in calibre etc.
- needing much physical effort (heavy work).
- carrying heavy weapons (the heavy brigade). 10 serious or sombre in tone or attitude; dull, tedious. 11 a hard to digest. B hard to read or understand. 12 (of bread etc.) Too dense from not having risen. 13 (of ground) difficult to traverse or work. 14 oppressive; hard to endure (heavy demands). 15 a coarse, ungraceful (heavy features). B unwieldy. —n. (pl. -ies) 1 colloq. Large violent person; thug (esp. Hired).
- villainous or tragic role or actor.
- (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Serious newspaper.
- anything large or heavy of its kind, e.g. A vehicle. —adv. Heavily (esp. In comb.: heavy-laden). heavy on using a lot of (heavy on petrol). Make heavy weather of see *weather. heavily adv. Heaviness n. Heavyish adj. [old english]
- —adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 of great or unusually high weight; difficult to lift.
- of great density (heavy metal).
- abundant, considerable (heavy crop; heavy traffic).
- severe, intense, extensive (heavy fighting; a heavy sleep).
- doing a thing to excess (heavy drinker).
- striking or falling with force; causing strong impact (heavy blows; heavy rain; heavy sea; a heavy fall).
- (of machinery, artillery, etc.) Very large of its kind; large in calibre etc.
- needing much physical effort (heavy work).
- carrying heavy weapons (the heavy brigade). 10 serious or sombre in tone or attitude; dull, tedious. 11 a hard to digest. B hard to read or understand. 12 (of bread etc.) Too dense from not having risen. 13 (of ground) difficult to traverse or work. 14 oppressive; hard to endure (heavy demands). 15 a coarse, ungraceful (heavy features). B unwieldy. —n. (pl. -ies) 1 colloq. Large violent person; thug (esp. Hired).
- villainous or tragic role or actor.
- (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Serious newspaper.
- anything large or heavy of its kind, e.g. A vehicle. —adv. Heavily (esp. In comb.: heavy-laden).
- —adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 of great or unusually high weight; difficult to lift.
- of great density (heavy metal).
- abundant, considerable (heavy crop; heavy traffic).
- severe, intense, extensive (heavy fighting; a heavy sleep).
- doing a thing to excess (heavy drinker).
- striking or falling with force; causing strong impact (heavy blows; heavy rain; heavy sea; a heavy fall).
- (of machinery, artillery, etc.) Very large of its kind; large in calibre etc.
- needing much physical effort (heavy work).
- carrying heavy weapons (the heavy brigade). 10 serious or sombre in tone or attitude; dull, tedious. 11 a hard to digest. B hard to read or understand. 12 (of bread etc.) Too dense from not having risen. 13 (of ground) difficult to traverse or work. 14 oppressive; hard to endure (heavy demands). 15 a coarse, ungraceful (heavy features). B unwieldy. —n. (pl. -ies) 1 colloq. Large violent person; thug (esp. Hired).
- villainous or tragic role or actor.
- (usu. In pl.) Colloq. Serious newspaper.
- anything large or heavy of its kind, e.g. A vehicle. —adv. Heavily (esp. In comb.: heavy-laden).
Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You"ll lose him or her every time.
