frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

him and Carrie.
hippie n. bohemian, Old-fashioned drop-out, beatnik, beat, longhair,
flower child or person, hipster: A few hippies were playing
their guitars at the street corner.
hire v. 1 engage, employ, take on, appoint, enlist, sign on:
Alexandra had to hire more people to get all the work done. 2
rent, lease, engage, charter: We hired a car for the day. 3
hire out. rent (out), lease (out), let (out), charter (out): I
hire out my boat by the day.
--n. 4 rent, lease, charter, letting: Do you have bicycles for
hire by the day? 5 (hire) charge, cost, fee, price, rate, rent,
rental: How much is the hire of a horse by the hour?
hiss n. 1 hissing, sibilance: Serpents and geese make a sound like
a hiss. 2 catcall, jeer, boo, hoot, Slang raspberry, US Bronx
cheer: The villain was greeted by hisses from the audience.
--v. 3 boo, hoot, jeer, deride, mock, taunt, decry, disparage:
The workers hissed and booed the speaker.
historic adj. momentous, important, noteworthy, significant, red-letter,
notable, celebrated, distinguished, prominent, great,
consequential, signal, unforgettable, memorable: We are
gathered here to commemorate a historic event.
historical
adj. factual, true, verifiable, reliable, real, authentic,
recorded, documented: The historical truth of what actually
happened on that day has been obscured by legends.
history n. 1 account, story, record, description, depiction, portrayal,
representation, telling, retelling, recital, narration,
narrative, relation, retailing: Washington Irving's
Knickerbocker's History of New York begins with the creation of
the world. 2 news, summary, recapitulation, report,
intelligence, information: The history of these events is
recounted in a book by Robinson. 3 past, background, life;
experiences, adventures, story, biography: This woman appears
to have had a rather curious history. The history of your years
in Polynesia would make an interesting book. 4 record,