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hooligan, Brit minder, US buddy, cohort; Slang heavy, US
torpedo, gunsel, goon: Mr Big strutted in with his henchmen and
wrecked the place.
henpeck v. nag, harass, hector, pester, torment, bully, carp, cavil:
She henpecked him so much that he finally left her.
herd n. 1 group, pack, bunch, cluster, flock, crowd, multitude,
host, horde, throng, mass, swarm, press, crush; assemblage,
collection: A herd of protesters gathered before the embassy.
2 common herd, rabble, hoi polloi, great unwashed, riff-raff,
masses: How can you expect the herd to understand these
principles?
--v. 3 gather, congregate, flock, assemble, collect: The
reporters herded round to interview the minister. 4 round up,
gather (together), shepherd, drive, W US and Canadian wrangle,
corral: Herd those cattle into the pen.
hereditary
adj. 1 heritable, inheritable, transmissible, transferable or
transferrable, inherited, genetic, congenital, inborn, innate;
atavistic: Green eyes and red hair are hereditary in our
family. 2 traditional, handed down, inherited, bequeathed,
willed; ancestral: Priesthood was hereditary among Aaron's
descendants. These are the hereditary lands that go with the
castle.
heretical adj. unorthodox, heterodox, impious, freethinking, heretic,
apostate or apostatical, iconoclastic, schismatic, sceptic,
agnostic, atheist(ic), idolatrous, heathen, pagan, infidel,
godless: The purpose of the Inquisition was to discover and
suppress heretical views.
heritage n. 1 estate, inheritance, legacy, patrimony, birthright: The
manor-house was included in the heritage that was passed on to
me. 2 tradition: The documentary examines our cultural
heritage.
hermetic adj. hermetical, airtight, sealed; impervious: If the hermetic
seal is broken, sterility is not guaranteed.
hermit n. recluse, eremite, anchorite or anchoret or anchoress,