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Hunker Down
- verb - hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband''s resistance began to break down"
- hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"
- sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
- sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
- take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
Hybernation
- - See Hibernacle, Hibernate, Hibernation.
Hydraulicon
- - An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water; a water organ.
Hydrocarbon
- noun - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Hyperborean
- noun - (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
Hypertensin
- noun - any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels
Hyphenation
- noun - connecting syllables and words by hyphens
- division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
Hypotension
- noun - abnormally low blood pressure
Hypoxanthin
- - A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also sarcin, sarkin.