harridan | (n) a scolding (even vicious) old woman |
harrier | (n) a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits |
harrier | (n) hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals |
harrier eagle | (n) any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles, Syn. short-toed eagle |
harriman | (n) United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986), Syn. William Averell Harriman, Averell Harriman |
harriman | (n) United States railway tycoon (1848-1909), Syn. E. H. Harriman, Edward Henry Harriman |
harris | (n) United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908), Syn. Joel Chandler Harris, Joel Harris |
harris | (n) United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992), Syn. Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris |
harris | (n) United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878), Syn. Townsend Harris |
harris | (n) Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931), Syn. James Thomas Harris, Frank Harris |
harris | (n) British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984), Syn. Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris |
harris | (n) publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713), Syn. Benjamin Harris |
harrisburg | (n) capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state, Syn. capital of Pennsylvania |
harrisia | (n) genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America, Syn. genus Harrisia |
harrison | (n) English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990), Syn. Rex Harrison, Reginald Carey Harrison, Sir Rex Harrison |
harrison | (n) English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001), Syn. George Harrison |
harrison | (n) 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901), Syn. President Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison |
harrison | (n) 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841), Syn. President William Henry Harrison, President Harrison, William Henry Harrison |
harris tweed | (n) a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides |
marsh harrier | (n) Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions, Syn. Circus Aeruginosus |
montagu's harrier | (n) brownish European harrier, Syn. Circus pygargus |
dempsey | (n) United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983), Syn. Jack Dempsey, Manassa Mauler, William Harrison Dempsey |
harasser | (n) a persistent attacker, Syn. harrier |
hays | (n) United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954), Syn. William Harrison Hays, Will Hays |
jones | (n) United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930), Syn. Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones |
marsh hawk | (n) common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land, Syn. hen harrier, Circus cyaneus, northern harrier |
stowe | (n) United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896), Syn. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe |
tubman | (n) United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913), Syn. Harriet Tubman |
wilson | (n) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870), Syn. Harriet Wilson |