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   hair ball
         n 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}, {hair ball}, {trichobezoar}]

English Dictionary: harebell by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hair follicle
n
  1. a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hairball
n
  1. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
    Synonym(s): hairball, hair ball, trichobezoar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harebell
n
  1. sometimes placed in genus Scilla [syn: wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth, bluebell, harebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta]
  2. perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell- shaped blue flowers
    Synonym(s): harebell, bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harpulla
n
  1. fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building
    Synonym(s): harpulla, Harpullia cupanioides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harpullia
n
  1. any of various tree of the genus Harpullia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harpullia cupanioides
n
  1. fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building
    Synonym(s): harpulla, Harpullia cupanioides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harpullia pendula
n
  1. Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood [syn: Moreton Bay tulipwood, Harpullia pendula]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harvey Wallbanger
n
  1. a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hearable
adj
  1. heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"
    Synonym(s): audible, hearable
    Antonym(s): inaudible, unhearable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herbal
adj
  1. of or relating to herbs; "herbal tea, herbal medicine"
n
  1. tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herb tea}, herbal tea, herbal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herbal medicine
n
  1. a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health
  2. the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herbal tea
n
  1. tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herb tea}, herbal tea, herbal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herbal therapy
n
  1. the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
    Synonym(s): phytotherapy, herbal therapy, botanical medicine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herbalist
n
  1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs [syn: herbalist, herb doctor]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hero of Alexandria
n
  1. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
    Synonym(s): Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoary plantain
n
  1. North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves
    Synonym(s): hoary plantain, Plantago virginica
  2. widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
    Synonym(s): hoary plantain, Plantago media
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horrible
adj
  1. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
    Synonym(s): atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horribly
adv
  1. of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
    Synonym(s): dreadfully, awfully, horribly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horripilate
v
  1. have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television"
  2. cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horripilation
n
  1. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    Synonym(s): pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose bump, goosebump, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hair \Hair\, n. [OE. her, heer, h[91]r, AS. h[aemac]r; akin to
      OFries, h[emac]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[amac]r, Dan.
      haar, Sw. h[86]r; cf. Lith. kasa.]
      1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin
            of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the
            head or for any part or the whole of the body.
  
      2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in
            invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is
            free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the
            skin.
  
                     Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair
            for stuffing cushions.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle
            of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
            Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in
            structure, composition, and mode of growth.
  
      5. An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of
            several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or
            stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the
            yellow frog lily ({Nuphar}).
  
      6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
  
      7. A haircloth. [Obc.] --Chaucer.
  
      8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
  
      Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
               hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin,
               hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.
  
      {Against the hair}, in a rough and disagreeable manner;
            against the grain. [Obs.] [bd]You go against the hair of
            your professions.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Hair bracket} (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the
            back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
  
      {Hair cells} (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the
            sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.
           
  
      {Hair compass}, {Hair divider}, a compass or divider capable
            of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
  
      {Hair glove}, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin.
  
      {Hair lace}, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the
            head. --Swift.
  
      {Hair line}, a line made of hair; a very slender line.
  
      {Hair moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth which destroys goods made of
            hair, esp. {Tinea biselliella}.
  
      {Hair pencil}, a brush or fine hair, for painting; --
            generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a
            camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc.
  
      {Hair plate}, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of
            a bloomery fire.
  
      {Hair powder}, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or
            starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of
            the head, or on wigs.
  
      {Hair seal} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of eared
            seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion.
  
      {Hair seating}, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc.
  
      {Hair shirt}, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of
            horsehair, and worn as a penance.
  
      {Hair sieve}, a strainer with a haircloth bottom.
  
      {Hair snake}. See {Gordius}.
  
      {Hair space} (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in
            lines of type.
  
      {Hair stroke}, a delicate stroke in writing.
  
      {Hair trigger}, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a
            firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a
            hair. --Farrow.
  
      {Not worth a hair}, of no value.
  
      {To a hair}, with the nicest distinction.
  
      {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hairbell \Hair"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Harebell}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harebell \Hare"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
      A small, slender, branching plant ({Campanula rotundifolia}),
      having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, {Scilla nutans}, which
      has similar flowers; -- called also {bluebell}. [Written also
      {hairbell}.]
  
               E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott
                                                                              .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hairbell \Hair"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Harebell}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harebell \Hare"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
      A small, slender, branching plant ({Campanula rotundifolia}),
      having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, {Scilla nutans}, which
      has similar flowers; -- called also {bluebell}. [Written also
      {hairbell}.]
  
               E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott
                                                                              .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harebell \Hare"bell`\, n. (Bot.)
      A small, slender, branching plant ({Campanula rotundifolia}),
      having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, {Scilla nutans}, which
      has similar flowers; -- called also {bluebell}. [Written also
      {hairbell}.]
  
               E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott
                                                                              .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n.
      The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree
      ({Physocalymna floribunda}), much used by cabinetmakers for
      inlaying.
  
      {Queensland tulipwood}, the variegated wood of an Australian
            sapindaceous tree ({Harpullia pendula}). --J. Smith (Dict.
            Econ. Plants).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herbal \Herb"al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to herbs. --Quarles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herbal \Herb"al\, n.
      1. A book containing the names and descriptions of plants.
            --Bacon.
  
      2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved;
            a hortus siccus; an herbarium. --Steele.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herbalism \Herb"al*ism\, n.
      The knowledge of herbs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herbalist \Herb"al*ist\, n.
      One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or
      dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herbless \Herb"less\, a.
      Destitute of herbs or of vegetation. --J. Warton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herblet \Herb"let\, n.
      A small herb. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horrible \Hor"ri*ble\, a. [OE. horrible, orrible, OF. horrible,
      orrible, F. horrible, fr. L. horribilis, fr. horrere. See
      {Horror}.]
      Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful;
      terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible
      story; a horrible murder.
  
               A dungeon horrible on all sides round.   --Milton.
  
      Syn: Dreadful; frightful; fearful; terrible; awful; terrific;
               shocking; hideous; horrid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horribleness \Hor"ri*ble*ness\, n.
      The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness;
      hideousness.
  
               The horribleness of the mischief.            --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horribly \Hor"ri*bly\, adv.
      In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horripilation \Hor*rip`i*la"tion\, n. [L. horripilatio, fr.
      horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair:
      cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.)
      A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body,
      resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hour \Hour\, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure,
      F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. [?], orig., a definite space of
      time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the
      day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.]
      1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
  
      2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes,
            and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At
            what hour shall we meet?
  
      3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or
            occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the
            hour.
  
                     Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. --John ii.
                                                                              4.
  
                     This is your hour, and the power of darkness. --Luke
                                                                              xxii. 53.
  
      4. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated
            times of the day, as matins and vespers.
  
      5. A measure of distance traveled.
  
                     Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. --J. P.
                                                                              Peters.
  
      {After hours}, after the time appointed for one's regular
            labor.
  
      {Canonical hours}. See under {Canonical}.
  
      {Hour angle} (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle
            passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place.
           
  
      {Hour circle}. (Astron.)
            (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles
                  of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an
                  artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the
                  equator into spaces of 15[deg], or one hour, each.
            (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel
                  to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in
                  hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension.
            (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an
                  artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts
                  or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in
                  working problems on the globe.
  
      {Hour hand}, the hand or index which shows the hour on a
            timepiece.
  
      {Hour line}.
            (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour.
            (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given
                  hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the
                  face of the dial.
  
      {Hour plate}, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are
            marked; the dial. --Locke.
  
      {Sidereal hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day.
  
      {Solar hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day.
  
      {The small hours}, the early hours of the morning, as one
            o'clock, two o'clock, etc.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Harvel, IL (village, FIPS 33357)
      Location: 39.35696 N, 89.53107 W
      Population (1990): 213 (105 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62538

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Harviell, MO
      Zip code(s): 63945

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   hairball n.   1. [Fidonet] A large batch of messages that a
   store-and-forward network is failing to forward when it should.
   Often used in the phrase "Fido coughed up a hairball today", meaning
   that the stuck messages have just come unstuck, producing a flood of
   mail where there had previously been drought.   2. An unmanageably
   huge mass of source code.   "JWZ thought the Mozilla effort bogged
   down because the code was a huge hairball." 3. Any large amount of
   garbage coming out suddenly. "Sendmail is coughing up a hairball, so
   expect some slowness accessing the Internet."
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   hairy ball
  
      A result in {topology} stating that a continuous
      {vector field} on a sphere is always zero somewhere.   The name
      comes from the fact that you can't flatten all the hair on a
      hairy ball, like a tennis ball, there will always be a tuft
      somewhere (where the tangential projection of the hair is
      zero).   An immediate corollary to this theorem is that for any
      {continuous map} f of the sphere into itself there is a point
      x such that f(x)=x or f(x) is the {antipode} of x.   Another
      corollary is that at any moment somewhere on the Earth there
      is no wind.
  
      (2002-01-07)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Hierapolis
      sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church
      under the care of Epaphras (Col. 4:12, 13). This church was
      founded at the same time as that of Colosse. It now bears the
      name of Pambuk-Kalek, i.e., "Cotton Castle", from the white
      appearance of the cliffs at the base of which the ruins are
      found.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Hierapolis, holy city
  
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