English to English Dictionary

Habayashi

A specific transliterated geographic or cultural reference originating from Japanese terminology concerning wooded landscapes.

Haberdashery

The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher, such as buttons, ribbons, zippers, and thread.

Habergeon

A short coat of armor, typically made of chain mail or similar material, worn to protect the upper body.

Habitant

A person who lives in a particular place.

Habitat survey

A systematic assessment and mapping of the types and distributions of plants, animals, and ecological communities within a specific geographic area.

Habitat-range

The geographical area and ecological space within which a particular animal or plant species naturally occurs, lives, and breeds.

Habitual liar

A person who lies constantly, compulsively, and as a regular matter of habit rather than on isolated occasions.

Habitual-response

An automatic or customary reaction to a recurrent stimulus, developed through frequent repetition.

Habituation

The diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus.

Habitus

The deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions that individuals acquire through their life experiences.

Habu

A venomous pit viper species native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

Hack-reporter

An incompetent, unoriginal, or sensationalist journalist who produces low-quality or plagiarized copy.