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Hoodlum (noun) 

gangster, thug, goon 

In some inner cities, there are hoodlums who steal cars and sell drugs.

Hoof (noun) 

relating to a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of her 

digits of an ungulate mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw 

Large hoofed animals such as sheep tend travel in groups called flocks.

Host (noun) 

a very large number of things grouped together

At the old school, there are a host of old desks, chairs, and tables which could be

auctioned off at the outdoor market next week.

Hostile (adjective) 

having or showing unfriendliness or an eagerness to fight

The Sioux fought against hostile tribes and white intruders.

 Hotspot (noun) 

a place in the upper mantle of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle up 

wells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic plate to form a volcanic 

feature; a place in the crust overlying a hot spot 

Volcanoes located away from the edges of continental plates puzzled scientists for years,

until most concluded that hotspots of lava rising from deep in the Earth were the cause.

Household (noun) 

things pertaining to the family living in a house

Group A and Group B had to remember sixteen household items in a given set of time.

The group, which was given the items in an organized fashion, remembered the items

faster and retained the list longer.

Hue (noun) 

gradation of color; the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, 

green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors  

On our image quality tests, the system's 17-inch FPD1730 LCD monitor displayed crisp

and legible fonts on a newsletter and vibrant hues on a test photo.

Humanitarian (noun) 

characterized by kindness and concern for others

Georgia was established by a group of humanitarians who were determined to create

a settlement for debtors imprisoned in British jails.

Hunk (noun) 

an irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size

Frederic Remington, having some success also as a sculptor, was known to take a hunk

of clay and in just a few months turn it into a work or of art.

Hunker (verb) 

to settle in or dig in for a sustained period

Hunkered down in a windowless conference room, five scholars analyzed a high school

student's essay with a scrutiny normally reserved for the likes of Hemingway or Dickens.