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| HERBICIDE | | n. Poison used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
- n. Poison used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
- n. Poison used to destroy unwanted vegetation. | |
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| HERBIVORE | | n. Animal that feeds on plants. herbivorous adj. [latin voro devour]
- n. Animal that feeds on plants. herbivorous adj. [latin voro devour]
- n. Animal that feeds on plants. herbivorous adj. [latin voro devour] | |
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| HERCULEAN | | adj. Having or requiring great strength or effort. [from the name hercules, latin alteration of greek herakles]
- adj. Having or requiring great strength or effort. [from the name hercules, latin alteration of greek herakles]
- adj. Having or requiring great strength or effort. [from the name hercules, latin alteration of greek herakles] | |
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| HEREAFTER | | —adv. From now on; in the future. —n. - the future.
- life after death.
- —adv. From now on; in the future. —n. - the future.
- life after death.
- —adv. From now on; in the future. —n. - the future.
- life after death. | |
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| HERITABLE | | adj. - law capable of being inherited or of inheriting.
- biol. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring. [french: related to *heir]
- adj. - law capable of being inherited or of inheriting.
- biol. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring. [french: related to *heir]
- adj. - law capable of being inherited or of inheriting.
- biol. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring. [french: related to *heir] | |
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| HERMITAGE | | n. - hermit's dwelling.
- secluded dwelling.
- n. - hermit's dwelling.
- secluded dwelling.
- n. - hermit's dwelling.
- secluded dwelling. | |
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| HETERODOX | | adj. Not orthodox. heterodoxy n. [from *hetero-, greek doxa opinion]
- adj. Not orthodox. heterodoxy n. [from *hetero-, greek doxa opinion] | |
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| HEURISTIC | | adj. - allowing or assisting to discover.
- proceeding to a solution by trial and error. [greek heurisko find]
- adj. - allowing or assisting to discover.
- proceeding to a solution by trial and error. [greek heurisko find] | |
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| HEXAMETER | | n. Line of verse with six metrical feet.
- n. Line of verse with six metrical feet. | |
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| HEZBOLLAH | | n. (also hiz-) extreme shiite muslim group, active esp. In lebanon. [arabic hisbullah party of god]
- n. (also hiz-) extreme shiite muslim group, active esp. In lebanon. [arabic hisbullah party of god] | |
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