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noun (countable and uncountable)
- (countable) (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- Balsa is a , but a soft hardwood.
- (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
- In the USA, ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.
- (countable) (forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
- This has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.
- (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
- You should have used for this window sill instead of this junk.
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proper noun
- An English surname.
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noun
- A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying
- A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe
- A dense clump of grass; a tussock
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noun
- a type of jute
proper noun (Hessians)
- a native or inhabitant of Hesse
- a mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War
adjective
- of or relating to Hesse in Germany
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noun
- a hiding place, somewhere you can go to get away from other people
- This weekend, let's find some romantic on the coast.
| | highboy |
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noun
- A tall chest of drawers raised up on high legs, beginning with the simpler William and Mary style of the late 17th century, culminating in the late baroque 18th century Queen Anne style, progressing into the early Georgian style, with an ornate top and extensive carvings; sometimes called a w:Tallboy, tallboy. American examples are highly prized by collectors.
- During the Queen Anne period in America, the highboy attained its characteristic form. ... The cabriole leg was a distinctive feature developed in the Queen Anne period; its shape repeats the S-curve that dominated all Queen Anne design. " http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iadfurn/iadfurn-18142.0.html (US) National Gallery of Art
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noun - an elevated, or high, chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers
| | high-tech |
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adjective
- alternative spelling of hi-tech
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noun
- (anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
- The fruit of a rose.
adjective (hipper, hippest)
- (slang) aware
- (slang) trendy.
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noun
- A box containing items, especially clothing, table linens, towels, bed linens, and quilts, typically stored by unmarried young women in anticipation of future marriages or married lives.
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noun - A cage in which a rabbit or rabbits are kept.
- 1960, w:Harper Lee, Harper Lee, w:To Kill a Mockingbird, To Kill a Mockingbird, chapter 16,
- :To reach the courtroom, on the second floor, one passed sundry sunless county cubbyholes: the tax assessor,... the circuit clerk, the judge of probate lived in cool dim hutches that smelled....
- A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed
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