hip | (adjective) informed about the latest trends | Synonyms: hep, hip to |
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(noun) either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh | - |
(noun) the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | Synonyms: pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis |
(noun) the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum | Synonyms: articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint |
(noun) the fruit of a rose plant | Synonyms: rose hip, rosehip |
(noun) (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof | - |
hipbone | (noun) large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis | Synonyms: innominate bone |
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hipflask | (noun) a flask that holds spirits | Synonyms: pocket flask |
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hiplength | (adjective) extending to or just over the hips | Synonyms: hip-length |
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hipless | (adjective) having or seeming to have no hips | - |
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hipline | (noun) the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment | - |
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(noun) the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part | - |
hippeastrum | (noun) amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers | Synonyms: Hippeastrum puniceum |
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hipped | (adjective) having hips; or having hips as specified (usually in combination) | - |
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(adjective) (of a roof) sloping on all sides | - |
hippie | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippy, hipster |
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hippies | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hipsters |
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hippo | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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hippoboscid | (noun) bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals | Synonyms: louse fly |
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hippocampus | (noun) a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories | - |
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hippodrome | (noun) a stadium for horse shows or horse races | - |
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hippopotamus | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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hippy | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippie, hipster |
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hipster | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippie, hippy |
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hipsters | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hippies |
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