house of cards
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～ a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
House of Commons
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～ the lower house of the British parliament
house of God
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～ any building where congregations gather for prayer
house of correction
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～ (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
House of Lancaster
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～ the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
House of Lords
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～ the upper house of the British parliament
House of Burgesses
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～ the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
House of Hanover
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～ the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
house of detention
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～ an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
house of cards
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～ an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
House of Islam
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～ areas where Muslims are in the majority
Horn of Africa
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～ a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia
Hook of Holland
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～ a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
herb of grace
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～ European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
Henry of Navarre
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～ king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established religious freedom in France
Home Office
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～ the government department in charge of domestic affairs
home office
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～ (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
hearing officer
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～ an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
Hyssopus officinalis
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～ a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
heating oil
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～ a petroleum product used for fuel