All English words - page 1632

Meanings of Hastening:

verb

Be quick to do something.

Usage examples:

He hastened to refute the assertion

Meanings of Haster:

noun

A metal stand or sceen used to reflect the heat of a fire back on to a roasting joint of meat.

Meanings of Hastily:

adverb

With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.

Usage examples:

Maybe i acted too hastily

Meanings of Hasting:

verb

Archaic term for hasten.

noun

Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.

Usage examples:

Working with feverish haste

Meanings of Hat trick:

noun

Three successes of the same kind within a limited period, in particular (in soccer) the scoring of three goals in a game by one player or (in cricket) the taking of three wickets by the same bowler with successive balls.

Usage examples:

He scored a hat-trick

Meanings of Hat-tip:

noun

The fact of showing thanks for or approval of something someone has done

Usage examples:

Hat tip to nice article - hat tip to adam for the link., a special hat-tip goes to the mezzo-sopran…

Meanings of Hatbands:

noun

A decorative ribbon encircling a hat, held in position above the brim.

Usage examples:

Formality comes into play with very chic suits, shirts and ties; there are also a lot of classic st…

Meanings of Hatbox:

noun

A large cylindrical box used to protect a hat when being transported or stored.

Usage examples:

Hide them in plain sight in fabric-covered hatboxes or file boxes.

Meanings of Hatboxes:

noun

A large cylindrical box used to protect a hat when being transported or stored.

Usage examples:

Hide them in plain sight in fabric-covered hatboxes or file boxes.

Meanings of Hatch:

noun

A door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine.

Usage examples:

And as the forward escape hatch was also destroyed, the lr5's only hope of gaining access to the su…

verb

(of an egg) open and produce a young animal.

Usage examples:

Eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch

Meanings of Hatchel:

verb

Another term for hackle (sense 3 of the noun).

Meanings of Hatcheling:

verb

Another term for hackle.

Meanings of Hatchelled:

verb

Another term for hackle.

Meanings of Hatchels:

verb

Another term for hackle (sense 3 of the noun).

Meanings of Hatcheries:

noun

An installation or building in which the hatching of fish or poultry eggs is artificially controlled for commercial purposes.

Usage examples:

A hatchery where we buy day-old chicks

Meanings of Hatches:

verb

(of an egg) open and produce a young animal.

Usage examples:

Eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch

noun

A newly hatched brood.

Usage examples:

A hatch of mayflies

Meanings of Hatchet:

noun

A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.

Usage examples:

A long handle version is about 36 inches long; a short handle, like a hatchet, is 16 to 20 inches.

Meanings of Hatchet-man:

noun

Someone who is employed to do unpleasant jobs, for example to reduce the number of employees or attack competitors unfairly

Meanings of Hatchetfishes:

noun

A deep-bodied laterally compressed tropical freshwater fish of the new world. it is able to fly short distances above the surface of the water by beating its broad pectoral fins.

Usage examples:

Midwater species, such as lanternfishes, hatchetfishes and dragonfishes have rows of lights along t…

Meanings of Hatchetman:

noun

A person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment.

Usage examples:

He sent over his ace hatchet man to intimidate the business leaders

Meanings of Hatchettolite:

noun

A variety of pyrochlore containing uranium, of reddish or yellow-brown colour and resinous lustre.

Meanings of Hatchety:

adjective

Resembling the blade of a hatchet; specifically (of the face) narrow and sharp-featured. also in "hatchety-faced" adjective.

Meanings of Hatching:

noun

(in fine art and technical drawing) shading with closely drawn parallel lines.

Usage examples:

The miniaturist's use of hatching and stippling

verb

(of an egg) open and produce a young animal.

Usage examples:

Eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch

Meanings of Hatchling:

noun

A young animal that has recently emerged from its egg.

Usage examples:

Predators of eggs and hatchlings include small mammals, birds, and other reptiles.

Meanings of Hatchman:

noun

A person who helps to load and unload cargo through a ship's hatch.