| CHIRU | • chiru n. The Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii. • CHIRU n. (Tibetan) a Tibetan antelope, having a dense woolly pinkish-brown fleece. |
| CUISH | • cuish n. Alternative form of cuisse (“thigh armour”). • CUISH n. a piece of armour for the thigh, also CUISSE. |
| DHUTI | • dhuti n. Alternative form of dhoti. • DHUTI n. (Hindi) a loincloth worn by Indian men, also DHOOTI, DHOOTIE, DHOTI. |
| FICHU | • fichu n. (Chiefly historical) A woman’s lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front… • FICHU n. (French) a light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders. |
| HAIKU | • haiku n. A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting… • haiku n. A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables… • HAIKU n. (Japanese) a Japanese poem, also HOKKU. |
| HILUM | • hilum n. (Botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or… • hilum n. (Botany) The nucleus of a starch grain. • hilum n. (Anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland… |
| HILUS | • hilus n. (Anatomy) A hilum. • HILUS n. (Latin) the scar on a seed where it joined its stalk, also HILUM. |
| HINAU | • HINAU n. (Maori) a New Zealand tree. |
| HOURI | • houri n. (Islam) A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. • houri n. (By extension) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman. • HOURI n. (Persian) any of the virgins of the Muslim paradise, promised as wives to believers. |
| HUIAS | • huias n. Plural of huia. • HUIA n. (Maori) a New Zealand bird akin to a crow. |
| HUMIC | • humic adj. Of, or relating to humus. • HUMIC adj. pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mould; as, humic acid. |
| HUMID | • humid adj. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. • HUMID adj. moist, having much humidity. |
| HUTIA | • hutia n. Any of the medium-sized rodents of the family Capromyidae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands. • HUTIA n. (Spanish) a West Indian rodent, aka hog-rat. |
| QUICH | • quich n. Obsolete spelling of quitch. • quich v. Obsolete spelling of quitch. • QUICH v. (Spenser) to stir, move, also QUATCH, QUETCH, QUINCHE, QUITCH. |
| RAHUI | • rahui n. (New Zealand) In Māori culture, restriction of access to a place, as a form of taboo. • RAHUI n. (Maori) a Maori prohibition. |
| SHIUR | • shiur n. A lesson on a topic in the Tanakh. • SHIUR n. (Hebrew) a lesson, esp. one in which a passage of the Talmud is studied together by a group of people. |
| SUSHI | • sushi n. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in… • sushi n. (Proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. • Sushi n. (Informal) A person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism. |
| UNHIP | • unhip adj. Not hip; uncool, unfashionable. • UNHIP adj. (slang) square, not trendy. |