hammerlock

a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back ;

hammerstein

United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960) ;

hammertoe

a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch ;

hammett

United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961) ;

hamming

poor acting by a ham actor ;

hammock

a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily ; a small natural hill ;

hammond organ

(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ ;

hammurabi

Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC) ;

hammurapi

Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC) ;

hamper

a basket usually with a cover ; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) ;

hampshire

British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep ; a county of southern England on the English Channel ;

hampshire down

British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep ;

hampton

United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (born in 1913) ;

hampton roads

a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac ; a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay ;

hamster

short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches ;

hamstring

one of the tendons at the back of the knee ;

hamstring tendon

one of the tendons at the back of the knee ;

hamsun

Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952) ;

han

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy ;

han-gook

an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook ;

han dynasty

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy ;

hancock

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793) ;

hand

physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" ; terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union ; a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" ; the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" ; ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" ; one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." ; something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" ; a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand" ; the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" ; a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand" ; a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" ; a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck" ; a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" ; a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands" ;

hand-held computer

a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket ;

hand-held microcomputer

a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket ;

hand-me-down

outgrown garment passed down from one person to another ;

hand-schuller-christian disease

inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus ;

hand-to-hand struggle

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" ;

hand ax

a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping ;

hand axe

a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping ;

hand blower

a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair ;

hand brake

a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage ;

hand calculator

a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket ;

hand cheese

any cheese originally molded by hand ;

hand clapping

a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together ;

hand cream

moisturizing cream for the hands ;

hand drill

a small portable drill held and operated by hand ;

hand fern

tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds ;

hand glass

light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" ; a mirror intended to be held in the hand ;

hand grenade

a grenade designed to be thrown by hand ;