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1have “” verb had ; hav·ing; has “” 1 : to hold in possession; also : to hold in one's use, service, or regard

2 : to be compelled or forced — usu. used with an infinitive with to <~ to go now>

3 : to stand in relationship to

4 : OBTAIN; also : RECEIVE, ACCEPT

5 : to be marked by

6 : SHOW; also : USE, EXERCISE

7 a : to experience esp. by submitting to, undergoing, or suffering <~ a cold>

b : TAKE <~ a look>

8 : to entertain in the mind <~ an idea>

9 : to cause to

10 : to consent to : ALLOW

11 : to be competent in

12 a : to hold in a disadvantageous position

b : to take advantage of : TRICK

13 : to give birth to

14 : to partake of

15 — used as an auxiliary with the past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect

— have at

: ATTACK

— have coming

: DESERVE

— have done with

: to be finished with

— have had it

: to have endured all one will permit or can stand

— have to do with

: to have in the way of relation with or effect on

Synonyms

[1] command, enjoy, hold, occupy, own, possess, retain; also keep, reserve, withhold; bear, carry; boast, show off, sport

Antonyms

lack, want

usually have to [2] must, need, ought, shall, should—more at NEED

[7a] endure, experience, feel, know, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo—more at EXPERIENCE

[8] bear, cherish, entertain, harbor, hold, nurse—more at HARBOR

[12b] beguile, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misinform, mislead, string along, take in, trick—more at DECEIVE

2have noun : one that has material wealth

ha·ven noun 1 : a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage : HARBOR, PORT

2 : a place of safety

3 : a place offering favorable conditions

Synonyms

asylum, harbor, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter—more at SHELTER

have–not noun : one that is poor in material wealth

hav·er·sack noun [ORIGIN: F havresac, fr. G Habersack bag for oats]

: a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder

hav·oc noun 1 : wide and general destruction

2 : great confusion and disorder

Synonyms

[1] annihilation, demolition, desolation, destruction, devastation, loss, obliteration, ruin, wastage, wreckage—more at DESTRUCTION

[2] chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, hell, jumble, mess, muddle, shambles—more at CHAOS

haw noun : a hawthorn berry; also : HAWTHORN

Ha·wai·ian noun : the Polynesian language of Hawaii

1hawk noun 1 : any of numerous mostly small or medium-sized day-flying birds of prey (as a falcon or kite)

2 : a supporter of a war or a warlike policy

— hawk·ish adjective

2hawk verb : to offer goods for sale by calling out in the street

— hawk·er noun

3hawk verb : to make a harsh coughing sound in or as if in clearing the throat; also : to raise by hawking

hawk·weed noun : any of several plants related to the daisies usu. having yellow flowers

haw·ser noun : a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship

haw·thorn noun : any of a genus of spiny spring-flowering shrubs or small trees related to the apple

1hay noun 1 : herbage (as grass) mowed and cured for fodder

2 : REWARD

3 slang : BED

4 : a small amount of money

2hay verb : to cut, cure, and store for hay

hay·cock noun : a small conical pile of hay

hay fever noun : an acute allergic reaction esp. to plant pollen that resembles a cold

hay·loft noun : a loft for hay

hay·mow noun : a mow of or for hay

hay·rick noun : a large sometimes thatched outdoor stack of hay

hay·seed noun, plural hayseed or hayseeds 1 : clinging bits of straw or chaff from hay

2 : BUMPKIN, YOKEL

hay·stack noun : a stack of hay

hay·wire adjective : being out of order or control : CRAZY

1hazard noun [ORIGIN: ME, a dice game, fr. AF hasard, fr. Sp azar, Ar al-zahr the die]

1 : a source of danger

2 : the assumed impersonal purposeless determiner of unaccountable happenings : CHANCE; also : ACCIDENT

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