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hush money noun [u] money that is
paid to sb to prevent them from giving other people information that could be
embarrassing or damaging £4of $$ ( ffi'A
hush puppy noun a small fried cake
made of corn- meal, eaten
especially in the southern
m noun the dry
outer covering of nuts, fruits and seeds, especially of grain ( A^#AP*J )
* verb [VN] to
remove the husks from grain, seeds, nuts, etc. A&; A3£
husky /'hAski/ adj.,
noun
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adj. (husk ier, husk iest) 1 (of a person or their voice A
sounding deep, quiet and
rough, sometimes in an attractive way ik ® fill: She spoke in a husky
whisper. 2 (NAmE) (of a man
A) big, strong and sexually
attractive M4nPA lA ► husk ily adv. huski-ness noun [U] mnoun {NAmE also huskie) {pi. -ies) a large
strong dog with thick hair, used for pulling sledges
across snow
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hus sar /ha'zai(r)/ noun (in the past) a cavalry soldier who carried light
weapons (
hussy /'hAsi/ noun {pi. -ies) (old-fashioned,
disapproving) a girl or woman who behaves in a way that is
considered shocking or morally wrong $&f?£A;
Mf^AA; M hust ings /'hAStirjz/ noun the hustings [pi.] {especially
BrE) the
political meetings, speeches, etc. that take place in the period before an
election ( fL)&
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Most candidates will be out on the hustings this week.
hus-tle /'hAsl/
verb, noun
m verb 1 [VN +adv./prep.]
to make sb move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way ft; Sift:
He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. 4& Mf±M^I§SifEiffeflttlJ^|H3o
2 [VN] ~ sb (into sth) to
force sb to make a decision before they are ready or sure 4i4£ ( J£A
) 3 {informal, especially NAmE) to sell or obtain
sth, often illegally ( ^ffinite ) MM:
[VN] to hustle dope A H §? pp O [V] They
survive by hustling on the streets, fife Cl # A H A £ » 4 [V]
{NAmE, informal) to act in an
aggressive way or with a lot of energy MM; ?Sit;
5 [V] {NAmE) to work as a prostitute
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noun [U] busy noisy activity
of a lot of people in one
place We escaped from the hustle and bustle
of the city for the
weekend. AN’I&AA MrfcWMfft
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hust
ler /'hAsla(r)/ noun (informal) 1 {especially
NAmE) a person who tries to trick sb into giving them money
^i£it9i^P<jA 2 (NAmE) a prostitute j&A hut /hAt/ noun a small, simply
built house or shelter MffilttA&A ( #
) : abeachhutmmmmo
a wooden hut A AM —
picture o page R14 hutch /hAtJV noun 1 a wooden box with
a front made of wire, used for keeping rabbits
or other small animals in ( #;feA^ Azy!j$!lP*J ) 31$ A
2 {NAmE) a large piece of
wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for
displaying and storing cups, plates, etc. ( X^AJf^, X£l$A
«A)
hwyl /hu:l/ noun [U] (from Welsh) a strong feeling
of emotion and enthusiasm
hya cinth /'haiasinG/ noun a plant with a
mass of small blue, white or pink flowers with a sweet smell that grow closely
together around a thick stem
JxL4a A hyaena = hyena
hy brid /‘haibrid/ noun 1 an animal or plant
that has parents of different species
or varieties
: A mule
is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse. MAJi&lP*n#5,£KW£
— compare cross-breed
n. 2 ~
(between/of A and B) something that is the product of mixing
two or more
different things ( SEl
mixture : The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional
folk song.
► hy-brid adj.
hy brid ize {BrE also -ise) /'haibridaiz/ verb [V, VN] (technical A ill) if an animal or a plant hybridizes
or
is hybridized with an animal or a plant of another species, they join together to produce a hybrid (
43$ ) & 3E Fa # , hy-brid-iza-tion,
-isa-tion
/.haibridai'zeijn;
NAmE -da’zei-/ noun [U] hydel /'haidel/ abbr. (IndE) hydroelectric TkAANllft hydra /'haidra/ noun 1 Hydra (in ancient Greek
stories A#JJi#i£) a snake with several
heads. As one head was cut off, another one grew. In the end it was killed by
Hercules. ipp3g&, (
IftA—AABPAftfr A,
fs AAA#A: ) 2 {formal) a thing that is very
difficult to deal with, because it continues for a long time or because it has
many different aspects |$A 3 {biology 4.) an extremely small
water creature with a tube-shaped body and tentacles around its mouth 7jC$S hydrangea /hai'dreind30/ noun a bush with white, pink
or blue flowers that grow closely together in the shape of a large ball
hy-drant /'haidrant/
noun = fire hydrant hy-drate /'haidreit; hai'dreit/ verb [VN] {technical A A) to make sth absorb
water {£0gA7jc5f; tK ^; 4£
7K A % ► hy-dra-tior /hai'dreijn/ noun [U] — compare dehydrate
hy draul ic /hai'droilik; BrE also -'drol-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 (of water, oil, etc. 7JC , yft ^) moved
through pipes, etc. under pressure ( )
MJEk
P4J, 7jC A P*l: hydraulic fluid $£HE?j£4£ 2 (of a piece of machinery
#l 3#) operated by liquid moving under pressure X I* Aj PX hydraulic brakes
'M JEE ffrj #£ 3 connected with hydraulic
systems AfTK^J ( A ) APil: hydraulic
engineering TKA'JXjl ► hy-draul- ic-ai-ly /-kli/ adv.: hydraulically
operated doors ^JEk#
hy draul ics /hai'drailiks; BrE also -'drol-/ noun 1 [pi.] machinery that works by
the use of liquid moving under pressure 2 [U]
the science of the use of
liquids moving under pressure tRAA hydr(o)- /'haidr(ao); NAmE -dr(ou)/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives
and adverbs
1 connected with water AtKAAPX 7jc frt) 2 {chemistry 4k) combined with hydrogen ^IIPA 4R4kP*J hydro /'haidrau; NAmE -drou/ noun [U] (CanE) electricity ^: to pay your hydro bill if ifef? hydro-carbon /.haidra'kaiban; NAmE -'kairb-/ noun {chemistry 4k) a chemical made up of hydrogen and carbon only.
There are many different hydrocarbons found in petrol/gas, coal and natural
gas. ^;
f$cig(4k
hydro-chloric acid /.haidra.klonk'aesid; NAmE-,k\o:r-/ noun [U] (chemistry 4k) (symb HCi) an acid containing
HYDROGEN and
CHLORINE
hydro-chlo ro-f I u oro-ca r bo n /.haidrauklnrau-
'fluarakaiben; NAmE .haidroukloirou'flurakairban/
noun = HCFC
hydrocortisone /.haidra'koitizaun; /V/\/r?f-'ka:rtizoun/ noun [U] a hormone produced in the body that is used in drugs
to help with diseases of the skin and muscles
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hydro-elec
tric /.haidraui'lektrik;
NAmE .haidrou-/ adj. using the power of water
to produce electricity; produced by the power of water 4£ffl7jcAAffePA tKA P<]: a
hydroelectric plant TKAAffeM 0 hydroelectric
power 7jcAit tti W ►
hydro-elec-tri-city /-i.lek'trisati/ noun [U]
hydro-fluorocarbon
/.haidrau'fluaraukarban;
NAmE .haidrou'fluroukairban/ noun {chemistry 4k) = HFC hydro-foil /'haidrafoil/ noun a boat which rises above
the surface of the water when it is travelling fast tKMIIp — picture o page R2 — compare hovercraft