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hole

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(n) an opening deliberately made in or through something

(n) one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"

(n) informal terms for the mouth

(n) an opening into or through something

(n) a depression hollowed out of solid matter

(n) an unoccupied space

(n) informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

(n) a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"

(v) make holes in

(v) hit the ball into the hole

hope

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(n) one of the three Christian virtues

(n) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

(n) a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

(n) the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

(n) someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"

(n) United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)

(v) intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

(v) be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"

(v) expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

hurt

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(n) the act of damaging something or someone

(n) a damage or loss

(n) feelings of mental or physical pain

(n) psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

(n) any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

(v) give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"

(v) feel pain or be in pain

(v) cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

(v) cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

(v) hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"

(v) feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"

(v) be the source of pain

(s) used of inanimate objects or their value

(s) suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"

heat

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(n) utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"

(n) intense passion or emotion

(n) the presence of heat

(n) the sensation caused by heat energy

(n) a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race

(n) a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

(n) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

(v) make hot or hotter; "heat the soup"

(v) gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"

(v) arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

(v) provide with heat; "heat the house"

heavy

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(n) a serious (or tragic) role in a play

(n) an actor who plays villainous roles

(s) darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"

(s) (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

(s) (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

(s) lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"

(s) characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a

(s) requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

(s) usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

(s) full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"

(s) sharply inclined; "a heavy grade"

(s) dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding"

(a) of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogony furniture"

(s) large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"

(a) marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"

(a) unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"

(a) (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"

(a) of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"

(s) slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"

(a) of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such a

(s) of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

(s) full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

(s) used of syllables or musical beats

(s) of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately; "does a lot of hard drinking"; "a heavy drinker"

(s) made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat"

(s) permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"

(s) having or suggesting a viscous consistency; "heavy cream"

(s) (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"

(s) wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark"

(r) slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands"

hotel

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(n) a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

head

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(n) oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"

(n) a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"

(n) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

(n) a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

(n) (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

(n) the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"

(n) (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"

(n) (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

(n) that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

(n) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"

(n) the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"

(n) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

(n) (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

(n) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

(n) the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

(n) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

(n) forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

(n) a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

(n) the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"

(n) the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"

(n) the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

(n) the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"

(n) the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam"

(n) a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"

(n) a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"

(n) a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"

(n) an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"

(n) the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

(n) the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"

(n) a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"

(n) the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head"

(n) the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

(v) remove the head of; "head the fish"

(v) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

(v) to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"

(v) travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"

(v) be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"

(v) form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"

(v) be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"

(v) be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"

(v) take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

huge

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(s) unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base

help

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(n) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

(n) a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

(n) a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"

(n) a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

(v) improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

(v) improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

(v) help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

(v) take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

(v) give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

(v) contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries"

(v) abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle"

(v) be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"

hang

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(n) a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

(n) the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

(n) a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

(v) of meat, in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

(v) hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

(v) cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

(v) place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"

(v) be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

(v) be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

(v) be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

(v) fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

(v) decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

(v) let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

(v) give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

(v) kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"

(v) prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

(v) be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

(v) be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

hard

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(a) not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why i

(s) dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"

(s) unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

(a) not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated; "hard as rock"

(a) metaphorically hard; "a hard fate"; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; "a hard climb"

(a) of speech sounds

(s) having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"

(s) very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"

(s) having undergone fermentation; "hard cider"

(r) with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard"

(r) to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left"

(r) slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard"

(r) causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

(r) with firmness; "held hard to the railing"

(r) earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused"

(r) with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard"

(r) very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening"

(r) into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"

(r) indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"

happy

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(s) satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment; "felt content with her lot"; "quite happy to let things go on as they are"

(a) exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

(s) well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"; "a felicitous comment"

(s) marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"

(a) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

(s) experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news"

hospital

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(n) a health facility where patients receive treatment

(n) a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care

husband

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(n) a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

(v) use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

hundred

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(n) ten 10s

(s) being ten more than ninety

hair

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(n) a filamentous projection or process on an organism

(n) cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

(n) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"

(n) dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"

(n) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"

(n) a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"

half

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(n) one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"

(n) in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval

(a) (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"

(r) partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes"