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Haltere
- noun - either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Halters
- verb - hang with a halter
- prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Halting
- verb -
- cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
- disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
- fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"
- stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
Halving
- verb - divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake"
Halyard
- noun - a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
Helamys
- - See Jumping hare, under Hare.
Helenin
- - A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
Helical
- adjective - in the shape of a coil
Helices
- unknown - Plural of helix. A curve in three-dimensional space