All English words - page 1724

Meanings of Hushes:

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

Usage examples:

He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

noun

A silence.

Usage examples:

A hush descended over the crowd

Meanings of Hushing:

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

Usage examples:

He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

noun

A silence.

Usage examples:

A hush descended over the crowd

phrasal verb

To prevent something from becoming known

Usage examples:

The mayor tried to hush up the fact that he had been in prison.

Meanings of Hushing-up:

phrasal verb

To prevent something from becoming known

Usage examples:

The mayor tried to hush up the fact that he had been in prison.

Meanings of Hushpuppies:

noun

Lightweight casual shoes made of soft suede or leather.

Meanings of Huskanaw:

noun

Among certain north american indian peoples of virginia and north carolina: an initiation period or ritual in which adolescents are prepared for adulthood by means of solitary confinement, fasting, and the use of narcotics, usually undergone by boys, but also in some cases by girls.

verb

To subject (a person) to a huskanaw, an initiation ritual practised by certain north american indian peoples of virginia and north carolina.

Meanings of Husked:

verb

Remove the husk or husks from.

Usage examples:

They set up mills to husk the rice

noun

The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.

Usage examples:

The fibrous husk of the coconut

Meanings of Huskies:

noun

A powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the arctic for pulling sledges.

Usage examples:

Similarly, a trip to where the huskies are bred and trained to pull sleighs takes you right to the …

adjective

(of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

Usage examples:

His voice became a husky, erotic whisper

Meanings of Huskiest:

adjective

(of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

Usage examples:

His voice became a husky, erotic whisper

noun

A powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the arctic for pulling sledges.

Usage examples:

Similarly, a trip to where the huskies are bred and trained to pull sleighs takes you right to the …

Meanings of Husking:

verb

Remove the husk or husks from.

Usage examples:

They set up mills to husk the rice

noun

The dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds.

Usage examples:

The fibrous husk of the coconut

Meanings of Husky:

adjective

(of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

Usage examples:

His voice became a husky, erotic whisper

noun

A powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the arctic for pulling sledges.

Usage examples:

Similarly, a trip to where the huskies are bred and trained to pull sleighs takes you right to the …

Meanings of Huss:

noun

A dogfish, especially the nurse hound or bull huss.

Usage examples:

When they hatch the young huss are almost perfect miniatures of the adults, measuring around 10 cm …

Meanings of Hussars:

noun

A soldier in a light cavalry regiment which had adopted a dress uniform modelled on that of the hungarian hussars (now only in titles).

Usage examples:

The queen's royal irish hussars

Meanings of Hussite:

noun

A member or follower of the religious movement begun by john huss. after huss's execution the hussites took up arms against the holy roman empire and demanded a set of reforms that anticipated the reformation. most of the demands were granted (1436), and a church was established that remained independent of the roman catholic church until 1620.

Usage examples:

A compromise between the hussites and the catholic church was not reached until 1436.

adjective

Relating to the hussites.

Usage examples:

The hussite church

Meanings of Hustings:

noun

A meeting at which candidates in an election address potential voters.

Usage examples:

He could hold his own in an election hustings

Meanings of Hustle-and-bustle:

phrase

Noise and activity

Usage examples:

I love the hustle and bustle of the marketplace., i come from new york, so i'm used to hustle and b…

Meanings of Hustled:

verb

Push roughly; jostle.

Usage examples:

They were hissed and hustled as they went in

noun

A state of great activity.

Usage examples:

The hustle and bustle of the big cities

Meanings of Hustles:

verb

Push roughly; jostle.

Usage examples:

They were hissed and hustled as they went in

noun

A state of great activity.

Usage examples:

The hustle and bustle of the big cities

Meanings of Hut:

noun

A small, simple, single-storey house or shelter.

Usage examples:

A beach hut

verb

Provide with huts.

Usage examples:

It will be advisable to hut the troops, for their protection during the cold season

Meanings of Hutch:

noun

A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals.

Usage examples:

A rabbit hutch

Meanings of Hutia:

noun

A rodent resembling a cavy, with short legs and tail, found only in the caribbean.

Usage examples:

It was said to be slightly larger than a hutia and was a source of food for natives.

Meanings of Hutment:

noun

An encampment of huts.

Usage examples:

They work in dilapidated sheds and live in illegal hutments that the municipal corporation is threa…

Meanings of Hutted:

adjective

Provided with or consisting of huts.

Usage examples:

A hutted encampment

verb

Provide with huts.

Usage examples:

It will be advisable to hut the troops, for their protection during the cold season

Meanings of Hutting:

verb

Provide with huts.

Usage examples:

It will be advisable to hut the troops, for their protection during the cold season

noun

A small, simple, single-storey house or shelter.

Usage examples:

A beach hut

Meanings of Hutzpa:

noun

Extreme self-confidence or audacity.

Usage examples:

Love him or hate him, you have to admire cohen's chutzpah

Meanings of Hutzpah:

noun

Extreme self-confidence or audacity.

Usage examples:

Love him or hate him, you have to admire cohen's chutzpah