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hack er /'haeka(r)/ noun a person who secretly finds a way of looking at and/or changing information on sb else’s computer system without permission H ^

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hacking 'cough noun [sing.] a dry painful cough that is repeated often

'hacking jacket noun a short jacket worn for horse riding

hackles /'haeklz/ noun [pi.] the hairs on the back of the neck of a dog, cat, etc. that rise when the animal is afraid or angry (

IRXl make sb’s hackles rise I raise sb’s hackles to make sb angry sb’s hackles rise to become

angry A A ; A M : Ben felt his hackles rise as the speaker continued. ^A^&A

hack ney carriage /'haekni kaerid3/ (also hackney cab) noun {BrE) a word used in official language for a taxi. In the past hackney carriages were carriages pulled by horses that were used as taxis, ft ©A ( JEA

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hackneyed /'haeknid/ adj. used too often and therefore boring jH cliched _: a hackneyed

phrase/subject

hacksaw /‘haekso:/ noun a tool with a narrow blade in a frame, used for cutting metal ( ft H LO i¹]

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had /had; ad; strong form haed/ ohave had dock /'haedak/ noun {pi. haddock) [C, u] a sea fish like a cod but smaller, with white flesh that is used for food ( ft fife, ft#ft ) : smoked haddock HH

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Hades /‘heidirz/ noun [u] (in ancient Greek stories ft# jjjf4fc^) the land of the dead (ft fa]; OT71 hell

Had-ith /hae'di:0/ noun {pi. Had-ith or Had-iths) (in Islam ft- M ft %.) 1 [sing.] a text containing things said by Muhammad and descriptions of his daily life, used by Muslims as a spiritual guide 3rL]l|, W

fj ) 2 [C] one of the things said by Muhammad, recorded in this text ( Si/llftlft ) j§¥i£l§DI|is] hadn’t /'hsednt/ short form had not haematite (er£) (NAmE hema tite) /'hirmatait/ noun [U]

(geology ft) a dark red rock from which iron is obtained

haema tol ogy (BrE) (NAmE hematology) /,hi:ma- 'tnl0d3i; NAmE -'tail-/ noun [U] the scientific study of the blood and its diseases ► haem-ato-logic-al (BrE)

{NAmE hem-) /.hiimata'h^ikl; NAmE -‘la:d3-/ adj. haema-tolo-gist (BrE) {NAmE hem-) /.hiima'tDladsist; NAmE -'tail-/ noun

haem-atorna (BrE) (NAmE hema toma) /.hiima'tauma; NAmE -'touma/ noun {medical E) a swollen area on the body consisting of blood that has become thick jfiLjft haemo- (BrE) {NAmE hemo-) /'hiimao; NAmE -mou/ combining form (in nouns and adjectives i^I) connected with blood ( If A ) haemophilia

haemoglobin (BrE) (NAmE hemoglobin) /,hi:ma- 'glaubin; NAmE -'glou-/ noun [U] a red substance in the blood that carries oxygen and contains iron ifflilUfi haemo philia (BrE) {NAmE hemophilia) /.hiima'filia/ noun [U] a medical condition that causes severe loss of blood from even a slight injury because the blood fails to clot normally. It usually affects only men although it can be passed on by women. haemo phil iac (BrE) {NAmE hemo phil iac) /,hi:ma- 'filiaek/ noun a person who suffers from haemophilia

haemorrhage (BrE) {NAmE hem or rhage) /'hemarid3/ noun, verb

e noun 1 [C, U] a medical condition in which there is severe loss of blood from inside a person’s body ft f£|

( A ) ft Ifi.: cl massive brain/cerebral haemorrhage

fi M II Jfil o He was checked for any signs of haemorrhage, &fll£ji^:9WftJliL&&o 2 [C, usually

sing.] ~ (of sb/sth) a serious loss of people, money, etc. from a country, a group or an organization (A,

#1$ ) AUk'MA: Poor working conditions have led to a steady haemorrhage of qualified teachers from our schools.

verb 1 [V] to lose blood heavily, especially from the inside of the body; to have a haemorrhage ( X fit ft A ) ft ft ft 2 [VN] to lose money or people in large amounts at a fast rate AM'I^jI'SlA ( A^ )

haem or rhagic (BrE) {NAmE hemorrhagic) /.hema- ‘raed3ik/ adj. {medical @E) happening with or caused by haemorrhage ft ft ft ifo. [ft; ft Jfa. 31 ^ : a haemorrhagic

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haem orrhoids (BrE) {NAmE hemorrhoids) /’hema- roidz/ noun [pi.] {medical |£) painful swollen veins at or near the anus 0 HTl piles

hafnium /'haefniam/ noun [U] {symb Hf) a radioactive chemical element. Hafnium is a hard silver-grey metal.

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haft /ha:ft; NAmE haeft/ noun the handle of a knife or weapon ( ) #3

hag /haeg/ noun (offensive) an ugly and/or unpleasant old woman ILK ( ) (ft^AA — see also fag hag

haggard /'haegad; NAmE -gard/ adj. looking very tired because of illness, worry or lack of sleep ( &

MM&) Sd drawn

hag gis /'haegis/ noun [C, U] a Scottish dish that looks like a large round sausage made from the heart, lungs and liver of a sheep that are finely chopped, mixed with oats, herbs, etc. and boiled in a bag that is usually made from part of a sheep’s stomach (

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hag gle /'haegl/ verb [V] ~ (with sb) (over sth) to argue with sb in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of sth #•]£;; ( A LI ) I left him in

the market haggling over the price of a shirt. LSLftTft i

hagi-og-raph-er /.haegi'ngrafaft); NAmE -'a:g-/ noun {formal) 1 a person who writes the life story of a saint 2 a person who writes about another person’s life in a way that praises them too much, and does not criticize them LPi ft # iE 1$ ft#

hagi og raphy /.haegi'ngrafi; NAmE -'a:g-/ noun {pi -ies) [C, U] {formal) a book about the life of a person that praises them too much; this style of writing

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hah = ha*(1)

haiku /'haiku:/ noun {pi haiku or haikus) (from Japanese) a poem with three lines and usually 17 syllables, written in a style that is traditional in Japan ft ( 0

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hail /heil/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (as) sth to describe sb/sth as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc. « { J&mm ) -A;v ( ) : [VN] The

conference was hailed as a great success. ‘

A61n^5(lo O [VN-N] Teenager Matt Brown is being hailed a hero for saving a young child from drowning. @

2[VN]

to signal to a taxi or a bus, in order to get the driver to stop m A ( it ftffiAj&AS^nA^T ) : to hail a taxi/ cab tT A ft ft ffi A- 3 [VN] (literary) to call to sb in order to say hello to them or attract their attention Si ■ • • Li LS ; fn] • • • ; A voice hailed us from the other

side of the street. j£r /L MA r ef L8 nf 1₀ 4 [V] when it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain from the sky TS: It’s hailing! T^®T! IMhVi 'hail from ... (formal) to come from or have been born in a particular place A § ; ft ft A: His father hailed from Italy, ft A

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k noun 1 [U] small balls of ice that fall like rain ©; A S: We drove through hail and snow. Alalfl A

H JfAo 2 [sing.] a ~ of sth a large number or amount of sth that is aimed at sb in order to harm them —

SAM-lft: a hail of arrows/ bullets -imM / 0 a hail of abuse