halicarnassus

an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus ;

halicoeres

a genus of Labridae ;

halicoeres bivittatus

small wrasse of tropical Atlantic ;

halicoeres radiatus

bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil ;

halictidae

a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture ;

halide

a salt of any halogen acid ;

halifax

provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia ;

halimodendron

one species: salt tree ;

halimodendron argenteum

spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms ;

halimodendron halodendron

spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms ;

haliotidae

abalones ;

haliotis

type genus of the family Haliotidae ;

haliotis tuberculata

an abalone found near the Channel Islands ;

halite

naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride ;

halitosis

offensive breath ;

halitus

exhaled breath ;

hall

a large entrance or reception room or area ; a college or university building containing living quarters for students ; a large building for meetings or entertainment ; a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall" ; a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning" ; an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" ; the large room of a manor or castle ; a large and imposing house ; United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) ; United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) ; United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) ; United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) ; English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) ;

hall's honeysuckle

a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States ;

hall of fame

a building containing trophies honoring famous people ;

hall of residence

a university dormitory ;

hall pass

written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school ;

hall porter

someone who guards an entrance ;

hallah

(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking ;

halle

a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries ;

halle-an-der-saale

a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries ;

hallel

(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh ;

hallelujah

a shout or song of praise to God ;

halley

English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742) ;

halliard

a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag ;

hallmark

a distinctive characteristic or attribute ; a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity ;

halloo

a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" ;

hallowe'en

the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people ;

halloween

the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people ;

hallowmas

a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 ;

hallowmass

a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 ;

hallstand

a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror ;

hallucination

an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" ; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" ; illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder ;

hallucinogen

a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences ;

hallucinogenic drug

a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences ;

hallucinosis

a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations ;