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Hermes
- noun - (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
Hermit
- noun - one retired from society for religious reasons
- one who lives in solitude
Hernia
- noun - rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Heroes
- noun - (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
- (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese
- a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
- Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- someone who fights for a cause
- the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
Heroic
- adjective - a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
- having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
- of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
- relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"
- showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"
- very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
Heroin
- noun - a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Herons
- noun - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Herpes
- noun - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
- viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane