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- English Word Hanger-on Definition One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted.
- English Word Hangers-on Definition of Hanger-on
- English Word Hanging Definition of Hang
- English Word Hanging Definition Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
- English Word Hanging Definition Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
- English Word Hanging Definition Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.
- English Word Hanging Definition The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
- English Word Hanging Definition Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
- English Word Hanging Definition That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- English Word Hangman Definition One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office.
- English Word Hangmanship Definition The office or character of a hangman.
- English Word Hangmen Definition of Hangman
- English Word Hangnail Definition A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail.
- English Word Hangnest Definition A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket.
- English Word Hangnest Definition A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.
- English Word Hank Definition A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
- English Word Hank Definition A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- English Word Hank Definition Hold; influence.
- English Word Hank Definition A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
- English Word Hank Definition To fasten with a rope, as a gate.