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help (
someone
) out to help some-
one do something; to help some-
one with a problem.
hem ["hEm] 1. n. the folded and
sewn edge of a piece of cloth.
2. tv.
to make a nice, even edge on a
piece of cloth by folding and
sewing.
hemisphere ["hEm @s fIr] 1. n. half
of a sphere; half of a ball.
2. n. one
of two halves of the earth.
hen ["hEn] n. a female bird, espe-
cially a female chicken.
→
(as) mad as a wet hen
→ (as) scarce as hens’ teeth
→ scarcer than hens’ teeth
her ["h#] 1. pron. an objective form
of
she, referring to females. (Used
after prepositions and as the
object of verbs.)
2. pron. an objec-
tive form of
she, referring to ships
and certain countries. (Also other
informal uses.)

3. pron. a posses-
sive form of
she, referring to
females. (Used as a modifier
before a noun. Compare this with
hers.)
→
give the devil her due
herb ["#b] n. a plant whose seeds or
leaves are used for flavoring food
or for medicines.
herd ["h#d] 1. n. a large group of
cattle or other similar large ani-
mals such as elk, buffalo, zebra,
elephants, etc.
2. tv. to cause a
large group of people or animals
to move together.
3. tv. to take
care of cattle, sheep, or other
groups of animals.
4. iv. to form
into a group; to move as a group.
here ["hIr] 1. adv. in, at, to, or from
the location of the speaker or
writer who uses this word.
2. adv.
now; at this point in time or in a
process.
3. adv. a form that begins

a sentence and is followed by a
verb, which then is followed by the
subject of the sentence. (Often
used to point out or offer some-
thing. Takes be, go, stand, rest, or a
similar verb.)
4. n. this place.
Here’s to
someone or something.
an expression used as a toast to
someone or something to wish
someone or something well.
heritage ["hEr I tIdZ] n. the cultural
background of a group of people.
(No plural.)
hermit ["h# mIt] n. someone who
moves away from society and who
lives alone.
hero ["hIr o] 1. n. someone who is
honored and respected for bravery
or courage. (Compare this with
heroine. Plural ends in -es.) 2. n.
the main male character in a story,
movie, or play. (See also
heroine.
Plural ends in -es.)
heroic [hI "ro Ik] adj. courageous;
brave; valiant. (Adv: heroically
[
Ik li].)

heroine ["hEr o In] 1. n. a brave and
courageous woman; a woman who
does heroic actions. (Compare this
with
hero.) 2. n. the main female
character in a story, movie, or
play. (See also
hero.)
hers ["h#z] pron. a possessive form
of
she. (Used in place of a noun.
Compare this with
her.)
herself [h# "sElf] 1. pron. the
reflexive form of
she. (Used after a
verb or a preposition when the
subject of the sentence is the same
female to which the pronoun
help (someone) out
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refers.) 2. pron. an emphatic form
of
she. (Follows the nominal that
is being emphasized.)
→
by herself
he’s ["hiz] 1. cont. he is. 2. cont. he

has. (Where
has is an auxiliary.)
hid ["hId] past tense of hide.
hidden ["hId n] Past participle of
hide.
hide ["haId] 1. tv., irreg. to place
something out of view; to place
something so that it cannot be
seen; to conceal something. (Past
tense:
hid; past participle: hidden.)
2. iv., irreg. to place oneself so that
one cannot be seen; to conceal
oneself.
3. n. the skin of an ani-
mal, especially when used to make
leather.
→
go into hiding
→ neither hide nor hair
hide
one’s
head in the sand Go to
bury
one’s
head in the sand.
hide
one’s
light under a bushel
to conceal one’s good ideas or tal-

ents. (A biblical theme.)
hide out (from
someone or some-
thing
) to hide oneself so that one
cannot be found by someone or
something.
hide
someone or something
away
(
someplace
) to conceal someone
or something somewhere.
high ["haI] 1. adj. far above the
ground; further above than aver-
age; not low. (Comp: higher; sup:
highest.)
2. adj. extending a cer-
tain distance upward; at or reach-
ing a particular distance above the
ground or above sea level. (Follows
the measure of height. Comp:
higher; sup: highest.)
3. adj. great
in power, rank, or importance.
(Adv: highly. Comp: higher; sup:
highest.)
4. adj. [of heat, number,
pitch, price, velocity, intelligence,

standards, etc.] great or strong, or
greater or stronger than what is
normal or average. (Adv: highly.
Comp: higher; sup: highest.)
5. n.
the top point; a peak.
6. adv. to or
at a place that is far up. (Comp:
higher; sup: highest.)
→
(as) high as a kite
→ (as) high as the sky
→ act high-and-mighty
→ hold
someone
in high regard
→ hunt high and low for
someone or
something
→ leave
someone
high and dry
→ run high
→ search high and low for
someone
or something
high heels ["haI "hilz] n. women’s
shoes having long or tall heels.
(Treated as plural, but not counta-
ble. Can be shortened to

heels.)
high school ["haI skul] 1. n. a
school for students who have fin-
ished the lower grades of school.
2. the adj. use of Q. (Hyphen-
ated.)
highly ["haI li] the adv. form of high
E; very much. (Comp: higher;
sup: highest.)
highway ["haI we] n. a main
road—especially one designed for
high speed—used to get from one
city to another.
hike ["haIk] 1. n. a long walk, espe-
cially in the woods, mountains,
etc.
2. iv. to travel or walk as in Q.
hike
something
up to raise some-
thing, such as prices, interest rates,
a skirt, pants legs, etc.
hike something up
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hiker ["haIk #] n. someone who
hikes.
hill ["hIl] 1. n. a raised part of the
earth’s surface, smaller than a

mountain.
2. n. a heap or mound
of soil, especially one made by an
animal.
→
over the hill
hilltop ["hIl tap] n. the top of a hill.
him ["hIm] 1. pron. an objective
form of
he Q. (The pronoun used
to refer to males. Used after
prepositions and as the object of
verbs.)
2. pron. an objective form
of
he W. (Used when the sex of a
grammatical object of a verb or
preposition is unimportant, inde-
terminate, undetermined, or irrel-
evant. Objected to by some as
actually referring only to males in
this sense. See also
them W.)
himself [hIm "sElf] 1. pron. the
reflexive form of
he Q. (Used
after a verb or a preposition when
the subject of the sentence is the
same male to which the pronoun
refers.)

2. pron. the reflexive form
of
he W. (Used after a verb or a
preposition when the sex of the
subject of the sentence is unim-
portant, indeterminate, undeter-
mined, or irrelevant. This sense is
objected to by some as actually
referring only to males.)
3. pron.
an emphatic form of
him. (Follows
the nominal being emphasized.)
→
by himself
hind ["haInd] adj. positioned at the
rear or back of something.
(Prenominal only.)
hinge ["hIndZ] n. a jointed device
that fits two things together so
that one of the things, such as a
door or gate, can move.
hinge (up)on
someone or some-
thing
to depend on someone or
something; to depend on what
someone or something does.
hint ["hInt] 1. n. a clue; a suggestion
that helps solve a puzzle or answer

a question.
2. n. a small trace; a
little bit of something; a small
amount.
3. tv. to suggest Q; to
provide Q. (The object is a clause
with
that U.)
hip ["hIp] 1. n. the joint that con-
nects the leg with the body; the
area on each side of the body,
below the waist, where the leg
joins the trunk of the body.
2. adj.
in style; fashionable. (Older slang.
Comp: hipper; sup: hippest.)
→
shoot from the hip
hippopotami [hIp @ "pat @ maI] a
plural of
hippopotamus.
hippopotamus [hIp @ "pat @ m@s]
n., irreg. a large, round-shaped
African mammal that lives in and
near rivers, having thick skin and
very little hair. (Plural: hippopota-
muses or
hippopotami.)
hire ["haI#] tv. to employ someone
at a job; to pay someone to do

work.
→
not for hire
hire
someone
away (from
some-
one or something
) [for one] to get
someone to quit working for
someone or something and begin
working for one.
his ["hIz] 1. pron. the possessive
form of
he, referring to a male
who has already been mentioned.
(Comes before a noun.)
2. pron.
the possessive form of
he, refer-
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ring to a male who has already
been mentioned. (Used in place of
a noun.)
3. pron. the possessive
form of
he, referring to a person

who has already been mentioned.
(Used when the sex of the person
referred to is unimportant, inde-
terminate, undetermined, or irrel-
evant. Objected to by some as
referring only to males in this
sense. See also
their W.) 4. pron.
the possessive form of
he, refer-
ring to a person who has already
been mentioned. (Used in place of
a noun. Used when the sex of the
person referred to is unimportant,
indeterminate, undetermined, or
irrelevant. Objected to by some as
actually referring only to males in
this sense.)
hiss ["hIs] 1. n. the sound that a
snake makes; a long s sound.
2. iv.
to make Q.
history ["hIs t@ ri] 1. n. the study of
events that have happened. (No
plural.)
2. n. a record of events
that have happened.
3. n. back-
ground; facts about the past of
someone or something.

→
go down in history
hit ["hIt] 1. tv., irreg. to strike some-
one or something; to contact
someone or something violently or
with force. (Past tense and past
participle: hit.)
2. tv., irreg. to
reach something.
3. n. someone or
something that is very successful.
4. n. [in baseball] a play where the
batter
hits as in Q the ball with a
bat and is able to get to a base
safely.
5. adj. [of music or per-
formances] popular. (Prenominal
only.)
→
make a hit (with
someone or
something
)
hit a happy medium Go to strike
a happy medium.
hit a plateau to reach a higher
level of activity, sales, production,
output, etc., and then stop and
remain unchanged.

hit a snag to run into a problem.
hit a sour note Go to strike a sour
note.
hit back (at
someone or some-
thing
) 1. to strike someone or
something back.
2. to retaliate
against someone or something; to
get even with someone or some-
thing for doing something wrong.
hit bottom to reach the lowest or
worst point.
hit home and strike home to
really make sense; [for a com-
ment] to make a very good point.
hit it off (with
someone
) to start a
good and friendly relationship
with someone from the first meet-
ing.
hit
someone
hard to affect some-
one’s emotions strongly.
hit (
someone
) like a ton of bricks

to surprise, startle, or shock some-
one.
hit
someone
(right) between the
eyes to become completely
apparent; to surprise or impress
someone.
hit
someone
(up) for
something
to
ask someone for the loan of
money or for some other favor.
(Colloquial.)
hit
something
off to begin some-
thing; to launch an event.
hit something off
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hit the bull’s-eye to achieve the
goal perfectly.
hit the nail (right) on the head
to do exactly the right thing; to do
something in the most effective
and efficient way.

hit the spot to be exactly right; to
be refreshing.
hit (up)on
someone or something
1. to discover someone or some-
thing.
2. to strike or pound on
someone or something. (Collo-
quial.)
hitch a ride Go to thumb a ride.
hive ["haIv] n. the box, container,
or structure that bees live in. (See
also
beehive.)
a
hive of activity the location
where things are very busy.
hives n. any one of various skin dis-
eases characterized by a rash.
(Treated as singular or plural, but
not countable.)
hobby ["hab i] n. an activity that is
done in one’s spare time; an activ-
ity that one likes to do.
hobo ["ho bo] n. a tramp; someone
who travels from city to city look-
ing for food or work. (Usually
male. Plural ends in -s or -es.)
Hobson’s choice the choice
between taking what is offered

and getting nothing at all. (From
the name of a stable owner in the
seventeenth century who offered
customers the hire of the horse
nearest the door.)
hockey ["hak i] n. a game, played
on ice, where skaters try to hit a
rubber disk into a goal area. (No
plural.)
hoe ["ho] 1. n. a garden tool con-
sisting of a small blade attached to
a long handle, used to remove
weeds or to break up soil.
2. tv. to
use Q on something; to remove
weeds or break up soil with Q.
→ a
tough row to hoe
hog ["hOg] 1. n. a full-grown pig,
especially one raised for food or to
produce young.
2. n. someone
who is very greedy or messy. (Fig-
urative on Q.)
3. tv. to take more
than one’s fair share of something.
(Informal.)
→
road hog
hoist ["hoIst] 1. n. a device for lift-

ing heavy things.
2. tv. to raise
something using ropes or chains.
hold ["hold] 1. tv., irreg. to keep
someone or something in one’s
arms or hands. (Past tense and
past participle:
held.) 2. tv., irreg.
to support the weight of someone
or something; to bear the weight
of someone or something.
3. tv.,
irreg. to grasp something so it
remains in a certain position.
4. tv., irreg. to reserve something;
to set something aside, waiting for
further action.
5. tv., irreg. to con-
tain something; to have enough
room for something.
6. tv., irreg.
to cause an event to take place.
7. tv., irreg. to retain a certain
position or condition.
8. tv., irreg.
to restrain someone or something;
to keep someone or something
under control.
9. iv., irreg. to with-
stand a strain; not to break under

pressure.
10. iv., irreg. to remain
connected to a telephone line
while one’s call has been tem-
porarily suspended—so the caller
or the person who was called can
hit the bull’s-eye
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talk on another telephone line.
11. n. a grasp; a grip. 12. n. a good
or secure grasp of something.
13. n. the place in a ship or plane
where cargo is stored.
→
can’t hold a candle to
someone
→ Don’t hold your breath.
→ have a hold on
someone
→ leave
someone
holding the baby
→ leave
someone
holding the bag
→ put a hold on
something
hold back (on

something
) to with-
hold something; to give only a lim-
ited amount.
hold forth (on
someone or some-
thing
) to speak at great length
about someone or something.
hold off ((from)
doing something
)
to avoid doing something; to post-
pone doing something.
hold on
1.
to wait. (Often a com-
mand.)
2. to be patient. (Often a
command.)
hold on (to
someone or something
)
Go to hang on (to
someone or some-
thing
).
hold
one’s
ground Go to stand

one’s
ground.
hold
one’s
head up to have self-
respect; to retain or display one’s
dignity.
hold
one’s
own to do as well as
anyone else.
hold
one’s
peace to remain silent.
hold
one’s
temper Go to keep
one’s
temper.
hold
one’s
tongue to refrain from
speaking; to refrain from saying
something unpleasant.
hold out to endure; to last; to sur-
vive.
hold out (against
someone or
something
) to continue one’s

defense against someone or some-
thing.
hold out (for
someone or some-
thing
) to insist on getting someone
or something; to refuse to accept
less than someone or something.
(Informal.)
hold out the olive branch to
offer to end a dispute and be
friendly; to offer reconciliation.
(The olive branch is a symbol of
peace and reconciliation. A bibli-
cal reference.)
hold
someone
hostage to keep
someone as a hostage.
hold
someone
in high regard to
have very great respect for some-
one or something; to admire
someone or something greatly.
hold
someone or something
down
1. to keep someone, something, or
some creature down.

2. to prevent
someone or something from
advancing.
hold
someone or something
off
1. to make someone or something
wait.
2. and keep
someone or
something
off to resist and attack
by someone or something.
hold
someone or something
out (of
something
) 1. to keep someone or
something out of something.
2. to
set someone or something aside
from the rest; to prevent someone
or a group from participating.
hold
someone or something
over to
keep a performer or performance
for more performances. (Because
the performance is a success.)
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hold
someone or something
up
1. to keep someone or something
upright.
2. to rob someone or a
group.
3. to delay someone or
something.
hold
someone’s
attention to keep
someone’s attention; to keep
someone interested.
hold
something
out (to
someone
)
to offer something to someone.
hold the fort to take care of a
place, such as a store or one’s
home.
hold true [for something] to be
true; (for something) to remain
true.
hold up (for

someone or some-
thing
) to wait; to stop and wait for
someone.
hold up (on
someone or some-
thing
) to delay or postpone further
action on someone or something.
hold up
one’s
end (of the bar-
gain) to do one’s part as agreed; to
attend to one’s responsibilities as
agreed.
hold water to be able to be proved;
to be correct or true.
holder ["hold #] n. something that
holds something; something that
keeps something in a certain posi-
tion.
holdup ["hold @p] 1. n. a robbery,
especially one committed with a
gun; a stickup.
2. n. a delay; the
reason that something is not mov-
ing properly.
hole ["hol] n. an opening made in
or through a solid object; an open-
ing in the surface of something.

→ a
square peg in a round hole
→ in the hole
→ Money burns a hole in
someone’s
pocket.
→ out of the hole
→ poke a hole in
something
→ poke a hole through
something
→ punch a hole in
something
a hole in one 1. an instance of hit-
ting a golf ball into a hole in only
one try. (From the game of golf.)
2. an instance of succeeding the
first time.
holiday ["hal @ de] 1. n. a period of
time when most businesses and
schools are closed in honor of
someone or something.
2. n. a
holy day; a religious celebration.
holier-than-thou excessively
pious; acting as though one is
more virtuous than other people.
hollow ["hal o] 1. n. an open space
inside an object; a cavity.
2. n. a

small valley; a sunken area of land.
3. adj. having an open space
inside; not solid. (Adv: hollowly.
Comp: hollower; sup: hollowest.)
4. adj. sunken. (Adv: hollowly.
Comp: hollower; sup: hollowest.)
hollow
something
out to make the
inside of something hollow.
holster ["hol st#] n. a fabric or
leather case for a gun, worn on the
body or attached to a saddle.
holy ["hol i] adj. sacred; associated
with divine matters. (Comp:
holier; sup: holiest.)
homage ["am IdZ] praise, respect,
and honor.
→
pay homage to
someone
home ["hom] 1. n. the place where
one lives; one’s house or apart-
ment.
2. n. the place where some-
one was born; the place that
someone comes from; the place
hold someone or something up
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where someone grew up. 3. n. an
institution or building where peo-
ple who need special care live.
4. n. a place where something is
found, based, or located; a place
where something originated or
was invented.
5. the adj. use of Q,
W, E, or R.
6. adv. at Q or W; to
Q or W.
→
chickens have come home to
roost
→ come home (to roost)
→ eat
someone
out of house and
home
→ funeral home
→ hammer
something
home
→ hit home
→ keep the home fires burning
→ make
oneself
at home
→ strike home

home in (on
someone or some-
thing
) to aim directly at someone
or something.
home office ["hom "Of Is] 1. n. the
central office of a company.
2. n.
an office in one’s home.
home on(to
something
) to aim
directly at something; to fix some
type of receiver on a signal source.
homemaker ["hom mek #] n. a
person who manages a home,
especially a married woman who
manages her home and, possibly,
children.
homeowner ["hom o n#] n. some-
one who owns a home.
homesick ["hom sIk] adj. sad and
depressed because one is away
from one’s home.
homework ["hom w#k] 1. n.
schoolwork that is to be com-
pleted at home or elsewhere out-
side the school building. (No
plural.)
2. n. preparation that

should be done before a meeting
or discussion. (Figurative on Q.
No plural.)
honest ["an @st] 1. adj. always
telling the truth; not lying; able to
be trusted. (Adv: honestly.)
2. adj.
obtained fairly and legally; not
stolen. (Adv: honestly.)
3. adj. sin-
cere; appearing fair and Q. (Adv:
honestly.)
honesty ["an Is ti] n. the quality of
being honest; truthfulness. (No
plural.)
honey ["h^n i] n. a sweet, sticky
substance made by bees. (Plural
only for types and instances.)
honeymoon ["h^n i mun] 1. n. the
vacation that two newly married
people take after the wedding.
2. n. a calm period of good busi-
ness or political relations, espe-
cially right after someone new has
come to power.
The
honeymoon is over. a phrase
said when the early, pleasant
beginning of something has
ended.

honk ["hONk] 1. n. the sound made
by a horn or a goose.
2. iv. to make
the sound of a horn or a goose.
3. tv. to sound a horn; to cause a
horn to make a noise.
honor ["an #] 1. n. the respect or
regard shown to someone or
something. (No plural.)
2. n. char-
acter and integrity; honesty and
fairness; a way of being that earns
trust. (No plural.)
3. n. a pleasure;
a privilege.
4. tv. to hold someone
in high regard; to respect some-
one.
5. tv. to make a payment as
agreed; for a bank to accept a
honor
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check and pay out the money that
the check was written for.
→
do the honors
→ guest of honor
→ on

one’s
honor
honor
someone’s
check to accept
someone’s personal check.
hood ["hUd] 1. n. a covering for the
head and neck, sometimes
attached to a coat and sometimes
also covering the face.
2. n. the
metal panel that covers the top of
the front of a car.
hoof ["hUf, "huf] n., irreg. the hard
part on the bottom of the foot of a
horse, deer, and certain other ani-
mals. (Plural:
hooves.)
hook ["hUk] 1. n. a bent or curved
piece of plastic, wood, wire, or
metal, used to catch, pull, or hold
something.
2. n. [in boxing] a
short blow given while one’s elbow
is bent.
3. tv. to catch and pull
something with Q.
→
get (
someone

) off the hook
→ get off the hook
→ let
someone
off (the hook)
hook in(to
something
) to connect
into something.
hook
someone or something
up (to
someone or something
) and hook
someone or something
up (with
someone or something
) to attach
someone or something to someone
or something.
hook
someone or something
up
(with
someone or something
) Go
to
hook
someone or something
up (to

someone or something
).
hook
something
into
something
to
connect something to something.
hook
something
up to set some-
thing up and get it working—
such as electricity, gas, water, tele-
phone lines, etc.
hoot ["hut] 1. n. the noise that an
owl makes.
2. iv. to make Q; to
make a noise like Q.
hooves ["huvz] plural of hoof.
hop ["hap] 1. n. a small movement
upward, like a jump.
2. n. an air-
plane flight, especially a short one.
3. iv. to jump up and down; to
jump forward a small distance.
4. iv. [for frogs, rabbits, kanga-
roos, etc.] to move by jumping.
hop in
something
to get into a car,

truck, van, or taxi quickly to make
a quick or short trip.
hop on
something
to board a plane,
train, bus, or bicycle to make a
quick trip.
hope ["hop] 1. n. the happy feeling
that something one wants to hap-
pen will actually happen. (No plu-
ral.)
2. n. something that is
desired; something that one wants
to happen; an expectation.
3. tv. to
feel happy about and wish for
something that one wants to hap-
pen in the future. (The object is a
clause with
that U.)
→
cross
one’s
heart (and hope to
die)
hope against all hope to have
hope even when the situation
appears to be hopeless.
hope to
do something

to feel happy
about and wish to do something in
the future.
horizon [h@ "raI z@n] n. the line in
the distance where the sky seems
to meet the earth.
→
on the horizon
honor someone’s check
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horizontal [hor @ "zan t@l] adj. flat;
parallel to flat ground; not up and
down. (Adv: horizontally.)
horn ["horn] 1. n. a hard, usually
pointed growth on the heads of
cattle, goats, antelope, sheep, etc.
2. n. the hard substance that an
animal’s hoof or
horn as in Q is
made of. (No plural.)
3. n. a
device that makes noise, as in a car
or other vehicle.
4. n. one of the
brass musical instruments, such as
the trumpet, the cornet, the tuba,
the French horn, and the trom-
bone, played by blowing air

through a shaped tube. (Often in
compounds.)
→
blow
one’s
own horn
→ lock horns (with
someone
)
→ on the horns of a dilemma
→ take the bull by the horns
→ toot
one’s
own horn
horn in (on
someone
) to attempt
to displace someone.
hornet ["hor nIt] n. a large kind of
stinging wasp.
→
(as) mad as a hornet
→ stir up a hornet’s nest
horrible ["hor @ b@l] 1. adj. causing
horror or terror. (Adv: horribly.)
2. adj. awful; bad. (Adv: horribly.)
horrify ["hor @ faI] tv. to frighten
someone very badly; to terrify
someone.
horror ["hor #] 1. n. intense dread

or fear; fright. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
2. n. some-
one or something that causes fear
or fright; an experience of Q.
→
in horror
horse ["hors] n. an animal, larger
than a donkey, that is used for car-
rying people and pulling heavy
things, especially on farms.
→
beat a dead horse
→ dark horse
→ eat like a horse
→ put the cart before the horse
→ straight from the horse’s mouth
→ work like a horse
a horse of a different color See a
horse of another color.
a horse of another color and a
horse of a different color
another matter altogether.
horse sense common sense; prac-
tical thinking.
hose ["hoz] 1. n. a flexible tube
used to direct water or some other
liquid. (Treated as singular. Plural:
hoses.)
2. n. men’s socks, especially

to go with formal clothing. (No
plural. Treated as plural, but not
countable. Number is expressed
with pair(s) of hose.)
3. n. women’s
long, sheer stockings, made of silk
or nylon. (No plural. Treated as
plural, but not countable. Number
is expressed with pair(s) of hose.)
4. n. pantyhose. (No plural.
Treated as plural, but not counta-
ble.)
hospital ["has pIt @l] n. a building
where medical care for serious dis-
eases and illnesses is provided.
host ["host] 1. n. someone who
receives and welcomes guests.
(Male or female. Sometimes host-
ess is used for a female.)
2. n. the
person arranging a party or gath-
ering, especially where food is
served. (Male or female. Some-
times hostess is used for a female.)
3. n. someone who introduces
people on a television show; some-
one who has a talk show on televi-
sion.
4. n. a large number of
host

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