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hack awayUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see hack,‎ away.Rate it:
hack awayTo make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.Rate it:
hack intoTo gain unauthorized entry to, particularly by exploiting little-known weaknesses.Rate it:
hack intoTo reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.Rate it:
hack itTo cope with, to be successful in.Rate it:
hack offTo remove by hacking; to cut offRate it:
hack offTo annoyRate it:
hackles risingAn emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.Rate it:
had betterShould; ought to; need to.Rate it:
hadaway and shitego awayRate it:
haert droppedRichard Dana's heart dropped upon learning of the tragic loss of his friend Miramar!Rate it:
HAHOAcronym of high altitude, high opening.Rate it:
hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:
hail downto appear inexplicablyRate it:
hail fromto be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residenceRate it:
hail to the chiefCommon phrase to recognize or welcome leadersRate it:
hail yes!Expression to avoid using the word hell.Rate it:
hair of the dogAn alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover or withdrawal symptoms.Rate it:
hair-on-fireImpassioned, wild, crazy, rage-filled, frantic.Rate it:
hair-splittingThe act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:
hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:
hair-splittinglyWith exceedingly small differences that are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.Rate it:
hairy mollyA hairy caterpillar.Rate it:
hairy mollyThe vulva.Rate it:
hakuna matatano worriesRate it:
HALhardware abstraction layerRate it:
HALa homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.Rate it:
halcyon daysA period of calm, often nostalgic: “halcyon days of yore”, “halcyon days of youth”..Rate it:
halcyon daysPeriod of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.Rate it:
hale and heartyIn a state of robust good health.Rate it:
half a dozensixRate it:
half a loaf is better than no breadAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:
half a loaf is better than no loafAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:
half a loaf is better than nonePossession or attainment of a partial object, achievement, result, etc is preferable to having no object, achievement, or result at all.Rate it:
half a mindA moderate inclination.Rate it:
half hourperiod of 30 minutesRate it:
half murderThe committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.Rate it:
half nelsonwrestling holdRate it:
half-ass somethingthe meaning of it is to do something poorly due to lack of care or effort.Rate it:
half-bakedPartially cooked by heating in an oven.Rate it:
half-bakedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: Partially cooked by heating in an oven.Rate it:
half-bakedIncomplete; not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; foolish or having no common sense.Rate it:
half-nakedWith very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body.Rate it:
half-nakedWith very few clothes on.Rate it:
half-pintA small child.Rate it:
half-pintA unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.Rate it:
half-pintHalf a pint of beer.Rate it:
halfway decentNo more than adequate.Rate it:
halfway decentGood - better than expected.Rate it:
hall porterhotel employeeRate it:

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