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   Heuchera americana
         n 1: plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in
               lax panicles on erect stems [syn: {rock geranium},
               {Heuchera americana}]

English Dictionary: hugger-mugger	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hickory nut n small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories
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High Renaissance n the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
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high-ranking adj at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper- level management" Synonym(s): high-level, high-ranking, upper-level
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Higher National Diploma n a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree Synonym(s): Higher National Diploma, HND
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higher rank n higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service Synonym(s): seniority, senior status, higher status, higher rank
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higher-ranking adj having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: ranking(a), superior, higher-ranking]
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hog cranberry n evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn Synonym(s): common bearberry, red bearberry, wild cranberry, mealberry, hog cranberry, sand berry, sandberry, mountain box, bear's grape, creashak, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hook wrench n a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head Synonym(s): hook wrench, hook spanner
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hookworm n parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin Synonym(s): hookworm, hookworm disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hookworm disease n infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin Synonym(s): hookworm, hookworm disease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
house wren n common American wren that nests around houses [syn: {house wren}, Troglodytes aedon]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
houseroom n space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom"
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housewarming n a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home
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Hoya carnosa n succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers Synonym(s): wax plant, Hoya carnosa
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Huascaran n a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
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hugger mugger v act stealthily or secretively
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hugger-mugger adv in secrecy; "they did it all hugger-mugger" adj in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" Synonym(s): clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground n a state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hussar monkey n reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa [syn: patas, hussar monkey, Erythrocebus patas]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hygrometer n measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
French \French\ (fr[ecr]nch), a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[cced]ois, F. fran[cced]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf. {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus vulgaris}). {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment. {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under {Window}. {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}. {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See {Bear's-ear}. {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely. {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum} ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}. {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}. {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure; esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts. {French pie} [French (here used in sense of [bd]foreign[b8]) + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)] (Zo[94]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}. {French polish}. (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added. (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the above. {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants. --Ure. {French red} rouge. {French rice}, amelcorn. {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope. {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure. {French window}. See under {Window}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alum root \Al"um root`\ (Bot.) A North American herb ({Heuchera Americana}) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Highering \High"er*ing\, a. Rising higher; ascending. In ever highering eagle circles. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hogringer \Hog"ring`er\, n. One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{On one's own hook}, on one's own account or responsibility; by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett. {To go off the hooks}, to die. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. {Bid hook}, a small boat hook. {Chain hook}. See under {Chain}. {Deck hook}, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests. {Hook and eye}, one of the small wire hooks and loops for fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc. {Hook bill} (Zo[94]l.), the strongly curved beak of a bird. {Hook ladder}, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can be suspended, as from the top of a wall. {Hook motion} (Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed by V hooks. {Hook squid}, any squid which has the arms furnished with hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera {Enoploteuthis} and {Onychteuthis}. {Hook wrench}, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end, instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or coupling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hose \Hose\ (h[omac]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen} (h[omac]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.] 1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee. These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan. iii. 21. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. --Shak. 2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. 3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine. {Hose carriage}, {cart}, [or] {truck}, a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.] {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end. {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muniment \Mu"ni*ment\, n. [L. munimentum, fr. munire to fortify. See {Munition}.] 1. The act of supporting or defending. [Obs.] 2. That which supports or defends; stronghold; place or means of defense; munition; assistance. [bd]Other muniments and petty helps.[b8] --Shak. 3. (Law) A record; the evidences or writings whereby a man is enabled to defend the title to his estate; title deeds and papers. --Blount. {Muniment} {house [or] room}, that room in a cathedral, castle, or other public building, which is used for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds, and the like. --Gwilt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
--Simonds. {House car} (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car. {House of correction}. See {Correction}. {House cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a European cricket ({Gryllus domesticus}), which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males. {House dog}, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house. {House finch} (Zo[94]l.), the burion. {House flag}, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs. {House fly} (Zo[94]l.), a common fly (esp. {Musca domestica}), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc. {House of God}, a temple or church. {House of ill fame}. See {Ill fame} under {Ill}, a. {House martin} (Zo[94]l.), a common European swallow ({Hirundo urbica}). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also {house swallow}, and {window martin}. {House mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the common mouse ({Mus musculus}). {House physician}, the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution. {House snake} (Zo[94]l.), the milk snake. {House sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the common European sparrow ({Passer domesticus}). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also {thatch sparrow}. {House spider} (Zo[94]l.), any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are {Theridium tepidariorum} and {Tegenaria domestica}. {House surgeon}, the resident surgeon of a hospital. {House wren} (Zo[94]l.), the common wren of the Eastern United States ({Troglodytes a[89]don}). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See {Wren}. {Religious house}, a monastery or convent. {The White House}, the official residence of the President of the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of President.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Houseroom \House"room`\, n. Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housewarming \House"warm`ing\, n. A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hugger-mugger \Hug"ger-mug`ger\, n. [Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen.] Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. [Archaic] Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hugger-mugger \Hug"ger-mug`ger\, a. 1. Secret; clandestine; sly. 2. Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrine \Hy"grine\, n. [From Gr. [?] moist.] (Chem.) An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves ({Erythroxylon coca}), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrometer \Hygrom"eter\, n. [Gr. [?] wet, moist + -meter: cf. F. hygrom[8a]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere. {Daniell's hygrometer}, a form of hygrometer consisting of a bent glass tube terminating in two bulbs, the one covered with muslin, the other of black glass, and containing ether and a thermometer. Ether being poured on the muslin, the black ball, cooled by the evaporation of the ether within, is soon covered with dew; at this moment, the inclosed thermometer gives the dew-point, and this, compared with the reading of one in the air, determines the humidity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrometric \Hy`gromet"ric\, Hygrometrical \Hy`gromet"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. hygrom[82]trique.] 1. Of or pertaining to hygrometry; made with, or according to, the hygrometer; as, hygrometric observations. 2. Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric substances, like potash.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrometric \Hy`gromet"ric\, Hygrometrical \Hy`gromet"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. hygrom[82]trique.] 1. Of or pertaining to hygrometry; made with, or according to, the hygrometer; as, hygrometric observations. 2. Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric substances, like potash.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrometry \Hygrom"etry\, n. [Cf. F. hygrom[82]trie.] (Physics) That branch of physics which relates to the determination of the humidity of bodies, particularly of the atmosphere, with the theory and use of the instruments constructed for this purpose.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hagerman, ID (city, FIPS 34300) Location: 42.81700 N, 114.89665 W Population (1990): 600 (299 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83332 Hagerman, NM (town, FIPS 31330) Location: 33.11348 N, 104.32828 W Population (1990): 961 (390 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88232
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hawk Run, PA Zip code(s): 16840
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hacker humor A distinctive style of shared intellectual humor found among hackers, having the following marked characteristics: 1. Fascination with form-vs.-content jokes, paradoxes, and humor having to do with confusion of metalevels (see {meta}). One way to make a hacker laugh: hold a red index card in front of him/her with "GREEN" written on it, or vice-versa (note, however, that this is funny only the first time). 2. Elaborate deadpan parodies of large intellectual constructs, such as specifications (see {write-only memory}), standards documents, language descriptions (see {INTERCAL}), and even entire scientific theories (see {quantum bogodynamics}, {computron}). 3. Jokes that involve screwily precise reasoning from bizarre, ludicrous, or just grossly counter-intuitive premises. 4. Fascination with puns and wordplay. 5. A fondness for apparently mindless humor with subversive currents of intelligence in it -- for example, old Warner Brothers and Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons, the Marx brothers, the early B-52s, and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Humor that combines this trait with elements of high camp and slapstick is especially favored. 6. References to the symbol-object antinomies and associated ideas in Zen Buddhism and (less often) Taoism. See {has the X nature}, {Discordianism}, {zen}, {ha ha only serious}, {koan}, {AI koans}. See also {filk}, {retrocomputing}, and the Portrait of J. Random Hacker in {Appendix B}. If you have an itchy feeling that all six of these traits are really aspects of one thing that is incredibly difficult to talk about exactly, you are (a) correct and (b) responding like a hacker. These traits are also recognizable (though in a less marked form) throughout {{science-fiction fandom}}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hacker humour A distinctive style of shared intellectual humour found among hackers, having the following marked characteristics: 1. Fascination with form-vs.-content jokes, paradoxes, and humour having to do with confusion of metalevels (see {meta}). One way to make a hacker laugh: hold a red index card in front of him/her with "GREEN" written on it, or vice-versa (note, however, that this is funny only the first time). 2. Elaborate deadpan parodies of large intellectual constructs, such as specifications (see {write-only memory}), standards documents, language descriptions (see {INTERCAL}), and even entire scientific theories (see {quantum bogodynamics}, {computron}). 3. Jokes that involve screwily precise reasoning from bizarre, ludicrous, or just grossly counter-intuitive premises. 4. Fascination with puns and wordplay. 5. A fondness for apparently mindless humour with subversive currents of intelligence in it - for example, old Warner Brothers and Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons, the Marx brothers, the early B-52s, and Monty Python's Flying Circus. Humour that combines this trait with elements of high camp and slapstick is especially favoured. 6. References to the symbol-object antinomies and associated ideas in Zen Buddhism and (less often) Taoism. See {has the X nature}, {Discordianism}, {zen}, {ha ha only serious}, {AI koan}. See also {filk} and {retrocomputing}. If you have an itchy feeling that all 6 of these traits are really aspects of one thing that is incredibly difficult to talk about exactly, you are (a) correct and (b) responding like a hacker. These traits are also recognizable (though in a less marked form) throughout {science-fiction fandom}. (1995-12-18)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hagarene or Hagarite. (1.) One of David's mighty men (1 Chr. 11:38), the son of a foreigner. (2.) Used of Jaziz (1 Chr. 27:31), who was over David's flocks. "A Hagarite had charge of David's flocks, and an Ishmaelite of his herds, because the animals were pastured in districts where these nomadic people were accustomed to feed their cattle." (3.) In the reign of Saul a great war was waged between the trans-Jordanic tribes and the Hagarites (1 Chr. 5), who were overcome in battle. A great booty was captured by the two tribes and a half, and they took possession of the land of the Hagarites. Subsequently the "Hagarenes," still residing in the land on the east of Jordan, entered into a conspiracy against Israel (comp. Ps. 83:6). They are distinguished from the Ishmaelites.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hazar-enan village of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine (Num. 34:9, 10). Some have identified it with Ayan ed-Dara in the heart of the central chain of Anti-Libanus. More probably, however, it has been identified with Kuryetein, about 60 miles east-north-east of Damascus. (Comp. Ezek. 47:17; 48:1.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hazar-maveth court of death, the third son of Joktan, and a region in Arabia-Felix settled by him (Gen. 10:26; 1 Chr. 1:20). It is probably the modern province of Hadramaut, situated on the Indian Ocean east of the modern Yemen.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hazerim villages, probably the name of the temporary villages in which the nomad Avites resided (Deut. 2:23).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hezron enclosed. (1.) One of the sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14). (2.) The older of the two sons of Pharez (Gen. 46:12). (3.) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea (Josh. 15:3).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hazarenan, imprisoned cloud
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hazarmaveth, dwelling of death
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hezron, the dart of joy; the division of the song