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habitual

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	n. an indirect suggestion n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
	n. a person suffering from hysteria a. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
	n. a unit of power equal to 746 watts
	a. commonly used or practiced; usual

headline

2

	v. put on or wear a hat n. headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
	n. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
	v. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline n. the heading or caption of a newspaper article
	a. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past a. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

heavily

3

	ad. in a heavy-footed manner ad. slowly as if burdened by much weight
	v. append one's signature to n. dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
	ad. in a high position or level or rank ad. at a high rate or wage
	n. the fruit of a rose plant n. the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

height

4

	n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
	a. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate a. not producing desired results; wasteful
	a. located, suited for, or taking place within a building a. within doors
	n. an indirect suggestion n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding

here

5

	n. not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals n. behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
	n. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle n. any long thin projection that is transient
	a. of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower
	n. the present location; this place a. being here now

heroic

6

	n. a native or inhabitant of Japan a. of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
	v. be or become joined or united or linked v. make contact or come together
	v. design or destine v. mean or intend to express or convey
	a. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort n. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

hip

7

	n. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
	v. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline n. the heading or caption of a newspaper article
	n. the fruit of a rose plant n. the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
	a. commonly used or practiced; usual

honor

8

	n. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure n. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
	n. the quality of being honorable and having a good name v. accept as pay
	a. commonly used or practiced; usual
	n. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale n. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

hour

9

	v. put ice on or put on ice n. diamonds
	n. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale n. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
	ad. toward the center or interior a. directed or moving inward or toward a center
	n. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day n. distance measured by the time taken to cover it

ice

10

	n. not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals n. behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
	n. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus n. the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
	a. without dissimulation; frank a. not forged
	v. put ice on or put on ice n. diamonds

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