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   have a fit
         v 1: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor
               combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very
               elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn:
               {flip one's lid}, {blow up}, {throw a fit}, {hit the roof},
               {hit the ceiling}, {have kittens}, {have a fit}, {combust},
               {blow one's stack}, {fly off the handle}, {flip one's wig},
               {lose one's temper}, {blow a fuse}, {go ballistic}]

English Dictionary: have a fit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heavy-footed
adj
  1. (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk"
    Antonym(s): light-footed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hippopotamidae
n
  1. hippopotami [syn: Hippopotamidae, {family Hippopotamidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hippopotamus
n
  1. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
    Synonym(s): hippopotamus, hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hippopotamus amphibius
n
  1. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
    Synonym(s): hippopotamus, hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hub of the Universe
n
  1. state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
    Synonym(s): Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hypobetalipoproteinemia
n
  1. a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta- lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hypopitys
n
  1. term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa
    Synonym(s): Hypopitys, genus Hypopitys
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hypovitaminosis
n
  1. any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
    Synonym(s): avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hippopathology \Hip`po*pa*thol`o*gy\, n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + E.
      pathology: cf. F. hippopathologie.]
      The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the
      horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L.
      {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.[?]; "i`ppos horse + [?] river.
      Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus
      amphibius}), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to
      the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and
      square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick
      and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the
      behemoth of the Bible. Called also {zeekoe}, and {river
      horse}. A smaller species ({H. Liberiencis}) inhabits Western
      Africa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L.
      {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.[?]; "i`ppos horse + [?] river.
      Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus
      amphibius}), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to
      the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and
      square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick
      and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the
      behemoth of the Bible. Called also {zeekoe}, and {river
      horse}. A smaller species ({H. Liberiencis}) inhabits Western
      Africa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L.
      {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.[?]; "i`ppos horse + [?] river.
      Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus
      amphibius}), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to
      the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and
      square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick
      and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the
      behemoth of the Bible. Called also {zeekoe}, and {river
      horse}. A smaller species ({H. Liberiencis}) inhabits Western
      Africa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L.
      {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.[?]; "i`ppos horse + [?] river.
      Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus
      amphibius}), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to
      the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and
      square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick
      and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the
      behemoth of the Bible. Called also {zeekoe}, and {river
      horse}. A smaller species ({H. Liberiencis}) inhabits Western
      Africa.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hypoptilum \[d8]Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Hypoptila}, E.
      {Hypoptilums}. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + [?] down.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the
      stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also
      {aftershaft}. See Illust. of {Feather}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hypoptilum \[d8]Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Hypoptila}, E.
      {Hypoptilums}. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + [?] down.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the
      stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also
      {aftershaft}. See Illust. of {Feather}.
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