hispid | (adjective) (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles | - |
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hiss | (noun) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | Synonyms: bird, boo, Bronx cheer, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort |
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(noun) a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | Synonyms: fizzle, hissing, hushing, sibilation |
(verb) make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval | Synonyms: sibilate, siss, sizz |
(verb) express or utter with a hiss | Synonyms: sibilate, siss, sizz |
(verb) show displeasure, as after a performance or speech | Synonyms: boo |
(verb) move with a whooshing sound | Synonyms: whoosh |
hisser | (noun) someone who communicates disapproval by hissing | - |
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hissing | (noun) a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | Synonyms: fizzle, hiss, hushing, sibilation |
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histaminase | (noun) enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine | - |
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histamine | (noun) amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions | - |
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histidine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue | - |
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histiocyte | (noun) a macrophage that is found in connective tissue | - |
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histiocytosis | (noun) a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages | - |
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histocompatibility | (noun) condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue | - |
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histogram | (noun) a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies | - |
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histoincompatibility | (noun) incompatibility in which one person's tissue cannot be transplanted to another person | - |
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histologic | (adjective) of or relating to histology | Synonyms: histological |
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histological | (adjective) of or relating to histology | Synonyms: histologic |
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histologically | (adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques | - |
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histologist | (noun) anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues | - |
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histology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues | - |
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histone | (noun) a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids | - |
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historian | (noun) a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it | Synonyms: historiographer |
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historic | (adjective) important in history | - |
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(adjective) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | Synonyms: historical |
historical | (adjective) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time | Synonyms: diachronic |
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(adjective) of or relating to the study of history | - |
(adjective) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | Synonyms: historic |
(adjective) having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary | - |
historically | (adverb) with respect to history | - |
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(adverb) throughout history | - |
historicalness | (noun) significance owing to its history | - |
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(noun) the state of having in fact existed in the past | - |
historicism | (noun) a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history | - |
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historied | (adjective) having an illustrious past | Synonyms: celebrated, storied |
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historiographer | (noun) a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it | Synonyms: historian |
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historiography | (noun) the writing of history | - |
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(noun) a body of historical literature | - |
history | (noun) the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings | - |
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(noun) all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge | - |
(noun) a record or narrative description of past events | Synonyms: account, chronicle, story |
(noun) the aggregate of past events | - |
(noun) the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future | - |
histrion | (noun) a theatrical performer | Synonyms: actor, player, role player, thespian |
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histrionic | (adjective) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected | Synonyms: melodramatic |
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histrionics | (noun) a performance of a play | Synonyms: representation, theatrical, theatrical performance |
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(noun) a deliberate display of emotion for effect | - |