This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 30 of 66: from “honky-tonk” to “I approve this message”.
- honky-tonk noun A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.
- honky-tonker noun Someone who runs or frequents a honky-tonk, or performs in one.
- honor noun Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
- honor name noun A child's given name that is the name of another person, such as an ancestor, and bestowed in honor of that person.
- honor student noun A schoolchild noted for their high academic grades or presence on the honor roll.
- honor walk noun The transportation of a dying patient in a hospital to the operating theatre for organ donation, flanked by friends, family and hospital…
- honorable adj Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
- honorary noun A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.
- honyock noun A person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.
- hooch noun An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
- hoochie noun Sexual interaction; sexual intercourse.
- hood noun The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle, known as a bonnet in other countries.
- hoodoo noun A practitioner of voodoo.
- hook verb To steal.
- hooker noun A prostitute.
- hooligan noun A member of the United States Coast Guard.
- hoop noun The game of basketball.
- Hooperating noun A radio or television audience rating determined by the C. E. Hooper Company during the Golden Age of Radio.
- Hoosier noun A kind of cupboard or dresser with shelves, drawers, etc.; a kitchenet.
- hootchy-kootchy noun A kind of erotic dance similar to a belly dance, formerly performed at carnivals.
- hooter noun A woman's breast.
- Hoover bag noun An empty floursack or similar makeshift bag used by impoverished families to hold belongings or food during the Great Depression.
- Hoover blanket noun Old newspaper or cardboard, used by a homeless person to cover themselves for warmth, especially during the Great Depression.
- Hoover flag noun An empty (penniless) pocket, turned inside out, showing that someone has no money (especially during the Great Depression.)
- Hoover hog noun An animal which is eaten by poor people during hard times, especially an armadillo or jackrabbit, but also a possum or squirrel.
- Hoover wagon noun A broken-down or permanently out-of-gas car pulled by a horse, chiefly in the US during the Great Depression.
- hop noun A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
- hophead noun A drug addict.
- hopper car noun A railroad freight car which is used to transport bulk materials in a hopper, the load being usually discharged through one or more hinged…
- hopping adj Of a location, crowded with people.
- horizon noun A cultural sub-period or level within a more encompassing time period.
- horned frog noun Synonym of horned lizard; genus Phrynosoma, especially the Texas horned lizard.
- horning noun A mock serenade with tin horns and other discordant instruments by way of showing public disapproval.
- horse noun An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse"…
- horse and carriage noun A light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.
- horse blanket noun Paper money consisting of large-sized notes or bills, printed from 1861 to 1928.
- horse's ass noun A jerk; an unpleasant, unlikable person; an asshole.
- horsefeathers intj Indicates disbelief.
- horsemint noun A coarse American plant of the mint family (Monarda punctata).
- horsepoop noun The manure of a horse.
- hortatory memorandum noun A statement issued by the president of the United States, encouraging or urging action on an issue of public policy, that is directed to…
- hospital corpsman noun A member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.
- hospitalist noun A physician who specializes in the care of hospital in-patients.
- hoss noun A car.
- hostage to fortune noun A person or thing whose fate is seen as dependent on chance or luck.
- hostler noun A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
- hot adj Electrically charged.
- hot check noun A check with non-sufficient funds (not enough money in the bank to back it up), written fraudulently.
- hot dog noun Describing the shape of a rectangular piece of paper folded in half so that it forms a long rectangle.
- hot mess noun A situation or object in a state of extreme disarray.
- hot tamale noun A physically attractive person.
- hot tub noun A large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing.
- hotcake noun Synonym of pancake.
- hotcha adj Flashy, vivacious, attractive, desirable.
- hotfoot noun The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
- hotshot noun A portable device that is used to jump-start an automobile battery, or the electrical output of such a device.
- hotter than a pistol adj Exceptionally popular, productive, or marketable.
- hour noun A distance that can be traveled in one hour.
- house verb To eat; especially, to scarf down.
- house of correction noun A prison.
- house trailer noun A prefabricated home built in a factory, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where it will be occupied.
- housebreak verb To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
- housecoat noun A bathrobe or dressing gown.
- houseman noun A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
- how intj What?, pardon?
- how do you like them apples phrase Used after an actual or proposed action with which the listener might be displeased, and also used after refuting an argument.
- how the cow ate the cabbage phrase The unvarnished truth about something or someone, especially when stated to a person who does not want to hear or acknowledge it.
- how'll contraction will, how about (as a proposal)
- how's your hammer hanging phrase How are you? (generally used between male speakers)
- howdy intj An informal greeting.
- hu noun prefix for utility helicopter designations
- hub noun A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
- hubble noun A lump.
- hubbub noun Synonym of bowl game (“a Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice”).
- hubby adj Full of hubs or protuberances.
- huckleberry noun The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
- Hudson noun A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.
- huey noun A helicopter.
- huffer noun A drug addict who gets a high by inhaling or sniffing (huffing) intoxicating fumes, as in glue or aerosols.
- humbug verb To fight; to act tough.
- humor noun US spelling of humour.
- hump verb To exert oneself; to make an effort.
- Humvee noun A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware.
- hundredweight noun A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
- hunk noun A honyock.
- hunky noun A Hungarian or other eastern European, e.g. a Romanian or a Slav. (Sometimes applied (like honky) to any white person.)
- hurdy-gurdy noun A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
- hurricane party noun A social event in the coastal United States, held during a hurricane, where attendees bring supplies and stay with their host for several…
- hurt for verb To need or crave something vital.
- husker noun A fan or supporter of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the sports teams of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- husky adj Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
- hustings noun An election campaign.
- hustlement noun Miscellaneous household items; odds and ends.
- hybrid car noun A European car fitted with American components.
- hybrid diaper noun Any type of cloth diaper that can be used both with or without diaper inserts; or is partly disposable.
- hydrolyze verb To subject to hydrolysis.
- hydrophobia skunk noun A western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis), at one time thought to be invariable carriers of rabies.
- hyperactive battlefield noun Warfare involving advanced technologies that expand military engagement beyond the physical battlefield, such as high-speed information…
- hyssop noun The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.).
- I approve this message phrase Said by candidates for federal office to show their consent to comply with the elective law passed in 2002.