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Heelspur
- - A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter.
Heeltool
- - A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel near the cutting end.
Heemraad
- - In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council.
Heftiest
- adjective -
- large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
- of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
Hegelian
- adjective - a follower of the thought of Hegel
- of or relating to Hegel or his dialectic philosophy
Hegelism
- - The system of logic and philosophy set forth by Hegel, a German writer (1770-1831).
Hegemons
- noun - a leading or paramount power
Hegemony
- noun - the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others; "the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation"; "to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony"; "the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system"
Heigh-Ho
- - An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection, uneasiness, weariness, etc.
Heighten
- verb - become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
- increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
- increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
- make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
- make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"