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   head linesman
         n 1: a football official in charge of recording yardage gained
               or lost

English Dictionary: heat lamp by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headlamp
n
  1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
    Synonym(s): headlight, headlamp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headland
n
  1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    Synonym(s): promontory, headland, head, foreland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headline
n
  1. the heading or caption of a newspaper article [syn: headline, newspaper headline]
v
  1. publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
  2. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headliner
n
  1. a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner, star]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headlinese
n
  1. using the abbreviated style of headline writers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headlong
adv
  1. with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base"
    Synonym(s): headlong, headfirst
  2. at breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate"
    Synonym(s): headlong, precipitately
  3. in a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin"
    Synonym(s): headlong, rashly
adj
  1. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"
    Synonym(s): hasty, headlong
  2. with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool"
    Synonym(s): headfirst, headlong
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heat lamp
n
  1. electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp"
    Synonym(s): heat lamp, infrared lamp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heathland
n
  1. a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
    Synonym(s): heath, heathland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoodlum
n
  1. an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hot line
n
  1. a direct telephone line between two officials
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hotel manager
n
  1. an owner or manager of hotels [syn: hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotel manager, hotelman, hosteller]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hotelman
n
  1. an owner or manager of hotels [syn: hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotel manager, hotelman, hosteller]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian
      name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written
      by him tauta[a3]og.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An edible labroid fish ({Haitula onitis}, or {Tautoga
      onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When
      adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,
      with greenish gray. Called also {blackfish}, {oyster fish},
      {salt-water chub}, and {moll}. [Written also {tautaug}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Headland \Head"land\, n.
      1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the
            sea or other expanse of water. [bd]Sow the headland with
            wheat.[b8] --Shak.
  
      2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or
            near a fence. --Tusser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Headline \Head"line`\, n.
      1. (Print.) The line at the head or top of a page.
  
      2. (Naut.) See {Headrope}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Headlong \Head"long`\ (?; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge;
      prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]
      1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. --Acts i.
            18.
  
      2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
  
      3. Hastily; without delay or respite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Headlong \Head"long\, a.
      1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
  
      2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
  
                     Like a tower upon a headlong rock.      --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heddling \Hed"dling\, vb. n.
      The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes
      of a weaver's harness; the harness itself. --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hoodlum \Hood"lum\, n.
      A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow. [Colloq. U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Huddle \Hud"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm;
      perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig.
      meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf.
      {Hide} to conceal.]
      To press together promiscuously, from confusion,
      apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to
      press or hurry in disorder; to crowd.
  
               The cattle huddled on the lea.               --Tennyson.
  
               Huddling together on the public square . . . like a
               herd of panic-struck deer.                     --Prescott.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Headland, AL (city, FIPS 33856)
      Location: 31.35193 N, 85.34325 W
      Population (1990): 3266 (1311 housing units)
      Area: 41.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 36345

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hetland, SD (town, FIPS 28460)
      Location: 44.37649 N, 97.23450 W
      Population (1990): 53 (33 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57244

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   hotlink /hot'link/ n.   A {hot spot} on a World Wide Web page;
   an area, which, when clicked or selected, chases a URL.   Also
   spelled `hot link'.   Use of this term focuses on the link's role as
   an immediate part of your display, as opposed to the timeless sense
   of logical connection suggested by {web pointer}. Your screen shows
   hotlinks but your document has web pointers, not (in normal usage)
   the other way around.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Hotline
  
      1. {Hotline Communications Ltd.}.
  
      2. {Hotline Connect}.
  
      (1999-12-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Hotline Communications Ltd.
  
      The company that developes and distributes {Hotline
      Connect}.
  
      {Home (http://www.BigRedH.com/index2.html)}.
  
      (1999-12-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Hotline Connect
  
      A suite of communication products developed by
      {Hotline Communications Ltd.}   Hotline Connect is a
      {real-time}, {multi-platform Internet}/{Intranet}
      communication suite, that operates independent of the
      {World-Wide Web}.   It provides easy-to-use private and public
      {virtual community} building and live interaction with
      real-time {chat}, conferencing, {messaging}, {data
      warehousing}, {file transfer}, and viewing.
  
      Version: 1.7.2, as of 1999-12-07.
  
      (1999-12-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   hotlink
  
      A mechanism for sharing data between two {application
      program}s where changes to the data made by one application
      appear instantly in the other's copy.
  
      Under {System 7} on the {Macintosh} the users establishes a
      hotlink by doing a "Create Publisher" on the server and
      "Subscribe" on the client.
  
      Under {Windows 3} it's "Cut Special"(?) and "Paste Special"
      (as opposed to the normal Cut and Paste).
  
      (1995-02-16)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   HTLM
  
      Do you mean {HTML}?
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Hytelnet
  
      A {hypertext} database of publicly accessible
      {Internet} sites created and maintained by Peter Scott
      .   Hytelnet currently lists over 1400
      sites, including Libraries, Campus-Wide Information Systems,
      {Gopher}, {WAIS}, {WWW} and {Freenets}.
  
      Hytelnet software is available for the {IBM PC}, {Macintosh},
      {Unix} and {VMS} systems.
  
      {(ftp://ftp.usask.ca/pub/hytelnet)} (128.233.3.11).   {Telnet
      (telnet://access.usask.ca/)}, login: hytelnet.
  
      Mailing list: listserv@library.berkeley.edu (no subject, body:
      subscribe hytelnet FirstName LastName).
  
      (1995-10-18)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Hethlon
      wrapped up, a place on the north border of Palestine. The "way
      of Hethlon" (Ezek. 47:15; 48:1) is probably the pass at the end
      of Lebanon from the Mediterranean to the great plain of Hamath
      (q.v.), or the "entrance of Hamath."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Hethlon, a fearful dwelling
  
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