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1: type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: {genus Haliotis}]

1: an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: {ormer}, {sea-ear}]

1: naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn: {rock salt}]

1: offensive breath

1: exhaled breath [syn: {exhalation}]

1: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" [syn: {hallway}] 2: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom}, {antechamber}, {e...

1: a building containing trophies honoring famous people

1: a university dormitory

1: written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school

1: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {door guard}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]

1: a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States [syn: {Lonicera japonica halliana}]

1: (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking [syn: {challah}] [also: {halloth} (pl), {hallot} (pl), {...

1: a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries [syn: {Halle-an-der-Saale}]

1: a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries [syn: {Halle}]

1: (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh

1: a shout or song of praise to God

1: English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) [syn: {Edmond Halley}, {Edmund Halley}]

1: a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag [syn: {halyard}]

1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {trademark}, {earmark}, {stylemark}] 2: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity [syn: {authentication}, {assay-mark}]

1: a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" v 1: urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" 2: shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention

{hallah}

{hallah}

1: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {bless}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]

1: the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people [syn: {Halloween}, {Allhallows Eve}]

1: worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil" [syn: {sacred}]

1: the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people [syn: {Hallowe'en}, {Allhallows Eve}]

1: a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows}, {November 1}, {Hallowmass}]

1: a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 [syn: {All Saints' Day}, {Allhallows}, {November 1}, {Hallowmas}]

1: a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror

{hallux}

1: perceive what is not there; have illusions

1: experiencing delirium [syn: {delirious}]

1: illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder 2: a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" [syn: {...

1: partaking of hallucination; "fleeing in terror from hallucinatory wolves"; "the bizarre hallucinatory dreams of fever"- Jean Stafford

1: a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogenic drug}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]

1: capable of producing hallucinations; "LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug"

1: a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences [syn: {hallucinogen}, {psychedelic drug}, {psychodelic drug}]

1: a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations

1: the first largest innermost toe [syn: {big toe}, {great toe}] [also: {halluces} (pl)]

1: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" [syn: {hall}]

1: stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding [syn: {haulm}]

1: a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases

1: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: {aura}, {aureole}, {nimbus}, {glory}, {gloriole}] 2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn:...

1: a blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasses 2: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo spot}, {bean blight}]

1: a blight of bean plants [syn: {halo blight}, {bean blight}]

1: organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane [syn: {alkyl halide}]

1: halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats [syn: {halobacteria}, {halobacterium}]

1: halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats [syn: {halobacterium}, {halobacter}]

1: halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats [syn: {halobacteria}, {halobacter}]

1: one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens

1: dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium [syn: {genus Halocarpus}]

1: New Zealand shrub [syn: {tarwood}, {tar-wood}, {New Zealand mountain pine}, {Dacrydium bidwilli}]

{halo}

1: compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom

1: any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions

1: a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content [syn: {Halogeton glomeratus}]

1: a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content [syn: {halogeton}]

1: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate [syn: {barilla}]

1: a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that...

1: tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome [syn: {Haldol}]