English Words: H

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hederaceousadj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling ivy.

hederageninnoun

A triterpenoid originally extracted from Hedera helix, the common ivy.

hederaladj

Of, relating to, or composed of ivy.

hederatenoun

Any salt of hederic acid, an organic compound first extracted from ivy seeds, now called hederagenin.

hederatedadj

Decorated with ivy; covered by ivy.

hederic acidnoun

hederagenin

hederiferousadj

Producing or bearing ivy.

hederiformadj

ivy-shaped

Hedetniemi's conjecturename

A conjecture concerning the connection between graph coloring and the tensor product of graphs. A counterexample was found in 2019.

hedgenoun

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

hedge alehousenoun

An inferior inn or tavern.

hedge clippersnoun

Synonym of hedge trimmer.

hedge creepernoun

A thief who hides amongst hedges and robs travellers on the road.

hedge fundnoun

Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).

hedge inverb

To enclose or surround (something) with a hedge, trees or other plant life.

hedge one's betsverb

To place bets with a third party in order to offset potential losses.

hedge priestnoun

An ignorant itinerant priest.

hedge ridernoun

A witch who practises hedge riding; a hedge witch.

hedge ridingnoun

Shamanic journeying, as practised by a hedge witch.

hedge sermonnoun

An open-air religious service held by Calvinists in the Low Countries during the Reformation, typically in rural areas beyond the reach of civic authorities.

hedge treenoun

The Osage orange tree.

hedge whorenoun

An inferior prostitute.

hedge witchnoun

Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.

hedge wizardnoun

An inferior wizard; a wizard of limited ability and little or no formal training.

hedge-breakingnoun

The crime of cutting and taking away branches of a hedge.

hedge-hopverb

Alternative form of hedgehop.

hedge-rownoun

Alternative form of hedgerow.

hedge-trimmernoun

Alternative form of hedge trimmer.

hedgeapplenoun

The fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera), also known as the hedge tree.

hedgebanknoun

A hedgerow.

hedgeberrynoun

The hagberry.

hedgebillnoun

A hedger's tool resembling a sickle.

hedgebornadj

Born under a hedge or of low birth.

hedgebotenoun

A haybote.

hedgebreakernoun

A vandal who damages a hedge.

Hedgecockname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Hedgecoxname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hedgedverb

simple past and past participle of hedge

hedgefulnoun

An amount held in a hedge.

hedgehognoun

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

hedgehog plantnoun

The spiny evergreen flowering plant Erinacea anthyllis.

hedgehogginessnoun

Hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness.

hedgehoggyadj

Of the nature of a hedgehog: externally repellent; difficult to get on with.

hedgehoglessadj

Without hedgehogs.

hedgehoglikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a hedgehog.

hedgehopverb

Of an aircraft: to fly very close to the ground, such that evasive manoeuvres need to be taken to avoid obstacles.

hedgehoppernoun

An aircraft that hedgehops.

hedgehyssopnoun

Any of various plants of the genus Gratiola.

hedgelessadj

Without hedges.

hedgelessnessnoun

Absence of hedges (thickets of bushes etc.).

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