| heavy water |
water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
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| hearing aid |
an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person
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| hearing loss |
deafness: partial or complete loss of hearing
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| hearsay |
rumor: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
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| heart |
the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" center: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine" a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six" affection: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"
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