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Hushes
- noun - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
- become quiet or quieter;
- become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"
- cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
- run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
- wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
Husked
- verb - remove the husks from; "husk corn"
Hussar
- noun - a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
Hustle
- noun - a rapid active commotion
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
- get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the waiter"
- move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
- pressure or urge someone into an action
- sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Huston
- noun - United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987)
Hutton
- noun - English cricketer (1916-1990)
- Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)
Huxley
- noun - English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
- English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
- English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
Hyades
- noun - (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward