head of household
— Noun
– English
~ the head of a household or family or tribe
hypostasis of Christ
— Noun
– English
~ any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
house of cards
— Noun
– English
~ 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
— Noun
– English
~ the lower house of the British parliament
house of God
— Noun
– English
~ any building where congregations gather for prayer
house of correction
— Noun
– English
~ (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
House of Lancaster
— Noun
– English
~ the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
House of Lords
— Noun
– English
~ the upper house of the British parliament
House of Burgesses
— Noun
– English
~ the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
House of Hanover
— Noun
– English
~ the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
house of detention
— Noun
– English
~ an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
house of cards
— Noun
– English
~ an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
House of Islam
— Noun
– English
~ areas where Muslims are in the majority
Horn of Africa
— Noun
– English
~ a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia
Hook of Holland
— Noun
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~ a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
herb of grace
— Noun
– English
~ European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
Henry of Navarre
— Noun
– English
~ 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
head off
— Verb
– English
~ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
haul off
— Verb
– English
~ take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture"
have it off
— Verb
– English
~ have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"