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   Haloragaceae
         n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
               [syn: {Haloragidaceae}, {family Haloragidaceae},
               {Haloragaceae}, {family Haloragaceae}, {water-milfoil
               family}]

English Dictionary: Haloragidaceae by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Haloragidaceae
n
  1. a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
    Synonym(s): Haloragidaceae, family Haloragidaceae, Haloragaceae, family Haloragaceae, water-milfoil family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hell raising
n
  1. making trouble just for the fun of it [syn: raising hell, hell raising]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hell-rooster
n
  1. someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
n
  1. French impressionist painter (1834-1917) [syn: Degas, Edgar Degas, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hilarious
adj
  1. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories"
    Synonym(s): hilarious, screaming(a), uproarious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hilariously
adv
  1. in a hilarious manner; "hilariously funny" [syn: hilariously, uproariously]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hilary Clinton
n
  1. wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
    Synonym(s): Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Hilary Rodham Clinton
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hyla regilla
n
  1. the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
    Synonym(s): Pacific tree toad, Hyla regilla
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries.
      sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth.
      sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [fb]297. Cf. {Solar},
      {South}.]
      1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and
            its absence night; the central body round which the earth
            and planets revolve, by which they are held in their
            orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its
            mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles,
            and its diameter about 860,000.
  
      Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is
               32[b7] 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in
               25[frac13] days. Its mean density is about one fourth
               of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being
               unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere,
               above which is an envelope consisting partly of
               hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen
               only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a
               total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and
               sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous
               rays or streams of light which are visible only at the
               time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona.
  
      2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of
            orbs.
  
      3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.
  
                     Lambs that did frisk in the sun.         --Shak.
  
      4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or
            importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.
  
                     For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv.
                                                                              11.
  
                     I will never consent to put out the sun of
                     sovereignity to posterity.                  --Eikon
                                                                              Basilike.
  
      {Sun and planet wheels} (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for
            converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working
            beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists
            of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured
            to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel
            (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a
            connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the
            planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel
            on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of
            revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis.
  
      {Sun angel} (Zo[94]l.), a South American humming bird of the
            genus {Heliangelos}, noted for its beautiful colors and
            the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat.
  
      {Sun animalcute}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heliozoa}.
  
      {Sun bath} (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays;
            insolation.
  
      {Sun bear} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bear ({Helarctos
            Malayanus}) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a
            small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur,
            mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily
            tamed. Called also {bruang}, and {Malayan bear}.
  
      {Sun beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small lustrous beetle of the
            genus {Amara}.
  
      {Sun bittern} (Zo[94]l.), a singular South American bird
            ({Eurypyga helias}), in some respects related both to the
            rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white,
            brown, and black. Called also {sunbird}, and {tiger
            bittern}.
  
      {Sun fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun
            stroke.
  
      {Sun gem} (Zo[94]l.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin
            cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright
            colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish
            yellow at the tip. Called also {Horned hummer}.
  
      {Sun grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the finfoot.
  
      {Sun picture}, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's
            rays; a photograph.
  
      {Sun spots} (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's
            disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with
            a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen
            only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye.
            They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions,
            and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of
            50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used
            to include bright spaces (called facul[91]) as well as
            dark spaces (called macul[91]). Called also {solar spots}.
            See Illustration in Appendix.
  
      {Sun star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            starfishes belonging to {Solaster}, {Crossaster}, and
            allied genera, having numerous rays.
  
      {Sun trout} (Zo[94]l.), the squeteague.
  
      {Sun wheel}. (Mach.) See {Sun and planet wheels}, above.
  
      {Under the sun}, in the world; on earth. [bd]There is no new
            thing under the sun.[b8] --Eccl. i. 9.
  
      Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound
               adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright,
               sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched,
               and the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hilarious \Hi*la"ri*ous\, a. [L. hilaris, hilarus, Gr. [?]; cf.
      [?] gracious, kindly.]
      Mirthful; noisy; merry.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Holarctic \Hol"arc*tic\, a. [Holo- + arctic.]
      Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif.
      (Zo[94]geography), designating a realm or region including
      the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises
      the Palearctic and Nearctic regions or subregions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Holly \Hol"ly\, n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to
      D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael.
      cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st {Holm}, {Hulver}.]
      1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The European
            species ({Ilex Aguifolium}) is best known, having glossy
            green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing
            berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.
  
      Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at
               Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of
               good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and
               has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used
               as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative
               and emetic. The American holly is the {Ilex opaca}, and
               is found along the coast of the United States, from
               Maine southward. --Gray.
  
      2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st {Holm}.
  
      {Holly-leaved oak} (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See {Scrub
            oak}.
  
      {Holly rose} (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow
            flowers ({Turnera ulmifolia}).
  
      {Sea holly} (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See {Eryngium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hylarchical \Hy*lar"chi*cal\, a. [Gr. [?] wood, matter + [?]:
      cf. F. hylarchique. See {Archical}.]
      Presiding over matter. [Obs.] --Hallywell.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hillrose, CO (town, FIPS 36610)
      Location: 40.32452 N, 103.52221 W
      Population (1990): 169 (72 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 80733

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hollow Rock, TN (town, FIPS 35280)
      Location: 36.03518 N, 88.27263 W
      Population (1990): 902 (397 housing units)
      Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38342

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   holy wars n.   [from {Usenet}, but may predate it; common] n.
   {flame war}s over {religious issues}.   The paper by Danny Cohen that
   popularized the terms {big-endian} and {little-endian} in connection
   with the LSB-first/MSB-first controversy was entitled "On Holy Wars
   and a Plea for Peace".   Other perennial Holy Wars have included
   {EMACS} vs. {vi}, my personal computer vs. everyone else's personal
   computer, {{ITS}} vs. {{Unix}}, {{Unix}} vs. {VMS}, {BSD} Unix
   vs. {USG Unix}, {C} vs. {{Pascal}}, {C} vs.   FORTRAN, etc., ad
   nauseam.   The characteristic that distinguishes holy wars from
   normal technical disputes is that in a holy war most of the
   participants spend their time trying to pass off personal value
   choices and cultural attachments as objective technical evaluations.
   See also {theology}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   holy wars
  
      [{Usenet}, but may predate it] {flame war}s over {religious
      issues}.   The paper by Danny Cohen that popularised the terms
      {big-endian} and {little-endian} was entitled "On Holy Wars
      and a Plea for Peace".   Other perennial Holy Wars have
      included {Emacs} vs. {vi}, my personal computer vs. everyone
      else's personal computer, {ITS} vs. {Unix}, {Unix} vs. {VMS},
      {BSD} Unix vs. {USG Unix}, {C} vs. {Pascal}, {C} vs. Fortran,
      etc., ad nauseam.   The characteristic that distinguishes holy
      wars from normal technical disputes is that in a holy wars
      most of the participants spend their time trying to pass off
      personal value choices and cultural attachments as objective
      technical evaluations.   See also {theology}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  
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