hagiographist
1: the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography [syn: {hagiographer}, {hagiologist}]
hagiography
1: a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
hagiolatry
1: worship of saints [syn: {hierolatry}, {worship of saints}]
hagiologist
1: the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography [syn: {hagiographer}, {hagiographist}]
hagiology
1: literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
hagridden
1: tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; "hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis [syn: {hag-ridden}, {tormented}]
Hahn
1: German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968) [syn: {Otto Hahn}]
hahnium
1: a transuranic element that has not been found in nature [syn: {unnilquintium}, {unnilpentium}, {Unp}, {element 105}, {atomic number 105}]
haick
1: a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa [syn: {haik}]
Haida
1: a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska 2: the Na-Dene language of the Haida people
Haifa
1: a major port in northwestern Israel
haik
1: a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa [syn: {haick}]
haiku
1: an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
hail
1: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents 2: enthusiastic greeting v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: {acclaim},...
Hail Mary
1: a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her [syn: {Ave Maria}]
hail-fellow
1: heartily friendly and congenial [syn: {comradely}, {hail-fellow-well-met}]
Haile Selassie
1: emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) [syn: {Ras Tafari Makonnen}, {Ras Tafari}]
hailstone
1: small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
Haiphong
1: a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
hair
1: dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair" 2: a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "...
hair ball
1: a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) [syn: {hairball}, {trichobezoar}]
hair care
1: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair [syn: {haircare}, {hairdressing}]
hair cell
1: a sensory epithelial cell present in the Organ of Corti
hair coloring
1: a dye or tint for the hair [syn: {hair dye}] 2: coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold" 3: the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair
hair curler
1: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: {curler}, {roller}, {crimper}]
hair drier
1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair dryer}]
hair dryer
1: a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair [syn: {hand blower}, {blow dryer}, {blow drier}, {hair drier}]
hair dye
1: a dye or tint for the hair [syn: {hair coloring}]
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hair follicle
1: a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles
hair gel
1: toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: {mousse}, {hair mousse}]
hair grass
1: fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums [syn: {needle spike rush}, {needle rush}, {slender spike rush}, {Eleocharis acicularis}]
hair grease
1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic}, {hair oil}]
hair mousse
1: toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: {mousse}, {hair gel}]
hair oil
1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair tonic}, {hair grease}]
hair seal
1: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers [syn: {earless seal}, {true seal}]
hair shirt
1: an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance
hair slide
1: a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
hair space
1: (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters
hair spray
1: toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place
hair style
1: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: {hairdo}, {coiffure}]
hair tonic
1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: {hairdressing}, {hair oil}, {hair grease}]
hair trigger
1: a gun trigger that responds with little pressure
hair's-breadth
1: a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: {hairsbreadth}, {hair}, {whisker}]
hair-raiser
1: excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" [syn: {chiller}]
hair-raising
1: extremely alarming [syn: {bloodcurdling}, {nightmarish}]
hair-shirt
1: self-sacrificing or austere [syn: {hair-shirted}]
hair-shirted
1: self-sacrificing or austere [syn: {hair-shirt}]
hair-tailed mole
1: mole of eastern North America [syn: {brewer's mole}, {Parascalops breweri}]
hair-trigger
1: responsive to the slightest stimulation or provocation; "he has a hair-trigger temper"
hairball
1: a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) [syn: {hair ball}, {trichobezoar}]
hairbrush
1: a brush used to groom a person's hair
haircare
1: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair [syn: {hair care}, {hairdressing}]
haircloth
1: cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments [syn: {hair}]
haircut
1: the style in which hair has been cut 2: the act of cutting the hair
hairdo
1: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: {hair style}, {coiffure}]
hairdresser
1: someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: {hairstylist}, {stylist}, {styler}]
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