A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. A plant of the genus Senecio (Senecio hieracifolius).

To lounge; to loiter.

A hawse hole.

a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes.

A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see Illust. of Cordage.

A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed.

To cut and cure grass for hay.

A machine in which hay is chopped short, as fodder for cattle.

The European spotted flycatcher. The European blackcap.

An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedgebote. See Bote.

A conical pile or heap of hay in the field.

A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow.

A fork for pitching and tedding hay.

A loft or scaffold for hay.

One who cuts and cures hay.

The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.

A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation.

A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging and hay rig.

A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by a horse or horses.

A heap or pile of hay, usually covered with thatch for preservation in the open air.

a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry.

a rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture.

A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air.

A stalk of hay.

Hawthorn.

Of or pertaining to Haiti; now usually written Haitian. A native of Haiti.

An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large.

To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.

Liable to hazard or chance; uncertain; risky.

A player at the game of hazard; a gamester.

A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard.

Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.

the state of being dangerous.

Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling.

To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult work.

Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.

Destitute of haze.

Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown.

The nut of the hazel.

A reddish-brown wood and lumber from the heartwood of the sweet gum tree.

The asarabacca.

In a hazy manner; mistily; obscurely; confusedly.

The quality or state of being hazy.

To make dry; to dry.

Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent.

High density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis; sometimes called good cholesterol. Contrasted with LDL.

The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated.

A deciduous much-branched shrub (Lyonia ligustrina) with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers.

To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river.

A dish made of portions of the head, or head and feet, of swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a cheeselike mass.

A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters.

unable to concentrate on matters at hand; flighty[2].

Lugged or dragged by the head.

characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on confrontation.

Pain in the head; cephalalgia.

Afflicted with headache.

A fillet; a band for the head.

A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave.

A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire; as, chiefs among the plains Indians had elaborate long headdresses with many feathers.

Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.

One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.

The sunfish (Mola).

With the head foremost; -- of motion.

Headdress.

In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.

The quality of being heady.

The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.

A powerful light with a reflector, attached to the front of an automobile, locomotive, or other vehicle; called also headlight.

A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.

Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.

A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the front of a vehicle such as an automobile, truck, locomotive etc., to throw light on the road or track ahead of the vehicle at night, or in going through a dark tunnel; a headlamp.

The line at the head or top of a page.

To mention in a headline.

The abbreviated writing style of headline writers.

A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body.

Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.

A head or leading man, especially of a village community.

Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.

A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.

The brainpan.

Head.

The front pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins.

The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.

See Race, a water course.

See Headway, 2.

That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.

a warning to be prepared for an imminent event.

Any sail set forward of the foremast.

A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial.

Authority or dignity; chief place.

An executioner who cuts off heads.

Fountain; source.

That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.

A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock. The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.

The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.

Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.

Obstinacy.

A headdress.

The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri.

The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.

a word that is qualified by a modifier.

Mental labor.

Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.

Health.

Capable of being healed.

A common herb of the Mint family (Brunella vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought to be a panacea.

A heddle.

One who, or that which, heals.

Tending or serving to heal; healing.

Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.

So as to heal or cure.

The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain.

Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.

In health; wholesomely.

The state of being healthful.

In a healthy manner.

The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease.

Without health, whether of body or mind; infirm.