hero
— Noun
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~ a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
hero
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~ someone who fights for a cause
herod
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~ king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
herodotus
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~ the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
heroic
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~ a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
heroic couplet
— Noun
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~ a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style
heroics
— Noun
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~ ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"
heroin
— Noun
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~ a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
heroin addict
— Noun
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~ someone addicted to heroin
heroine
— Noun
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~ a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
heroine
— Noun
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~ the main good female character in a work of fiction
heroism
— Noun
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~ the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
heron
— Noun
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~ grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Heron
— Noun
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~ Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
heron's bill
— Noun
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~ any of various plants of the genus Erodium
heronry
— Noun
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~ a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
herpangia
— Noun
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~ a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time
herpes
— Noun
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~ viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
herpes encephalitis
— Noun
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~ common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes