Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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hominoid

noun

a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea

homoeopath

noun

a practitioner of homeopathy

homoeopathy

noun

a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies...

homoeroticism

noun

a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of...

homogenate

noun

material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that h...

homogeneousness

noun

the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature

homogeny

noun

(biology) similarity because of common evolution

homograph

noun

two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way bu...

homograft

noun

tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same specie...

homoiotherm

noun

an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively con...

homology

noun

the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or...

homomorphism

noun

similarity of form

homonymy

noun

the relation between two words that are spelled the same way...

homophone

noun

two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way...

homophony

noun

part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

homoptera

noun

plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant...

homopteran

noun

insects having membranous forewings and hind wings

homospory

noun

the development of a single kind of asexual spores

homotherm

noun

an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively con...

homozygote

noun

(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a par...

honegger

noun

Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member...

honeycreeper

noun

small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands

honeysucker

noun

Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extractin...

honiara

noun

national capital of Solomon Islands

honourableness

noun

the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by...

hoofprint

noun

a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an ani...

hooknose

noun

a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

hookworm

noun

infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the b...

hopeh

noun

a populous province in northeastern China

hopei

noun

a populous province in northeastern China

hopkinson

noun

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the D...

hopsacking

noun

a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in cl...

horehound

noun

a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound pl...

hordeolum

noun

an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

horizontality

noun

the quality of being parallel to the horizon

hornbeam

noun

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

hornblende

noun

a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of...

hornbook

noun

a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic...

hornpout

noun

catfish common in eastern United States

hornstone

noun

a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat...

hornwort

noun

any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerge...

horologe

noun

a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

horologist

noun

someone who makes or repairs watches

horology

noun

the art of designing and making clocks

horoscopy

noun

the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes

horridness

noun

a quality of extreme unpleasantness

horripilation

noun

reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or...

horsebean

noun

large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate...

horsecar

noun

an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses

horsebox

noun

a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting race...