hackney means: a carriage for hire
hackney carriage means: a carriage for hire
hackney coach means: a carriage for hire
hackneyed means: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
hacksaw means: saw used with one hand for cutting metal
hackwork means: professional work done according to formula
had best means: act in one's own or everybody's best interest
had crime means: (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran
hadal means: relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters)
haddock means: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
carapace means: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
cheerio means: a farewell remark
color blindness means: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
decolonize means: grant independence to (a former colony)
estrogen means: a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
evenfall means: the time of day immediately following sunset
filibuster means: (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
filibuster means: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
filibuster means: obstruct deliberately by delaying
fohn means: a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps
fountain of youth means: a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again
genus macrotis means: a genus of Peramelidae
harper's ferry means: a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there
nichrome means: an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements
one hundred sixty means: being ten more than one hundred fifty
phoenix means: the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
phoenix means: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor
phoenix means: a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
phoenix means: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
riskless means: thought to be devoid of risk
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