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Harris, Emmylou /'hæris, 'emilʊ:/ (1949–) a US COUNTRY AND WESTERN singer who has been popular since the 1970s
Harris, Frank (1856–1931) an Irish-born writer and newspaper editor. Harris became famous when he published his life story My Life and Loves. In it Harris described in detail his relationships with many women and wrote about the famous people he knew. The book was banned as OBSCENE because of the sexual content and did not become available in the UK until the 1960s.
Harris, Richard (1930–2002) an Irish-born film actor who often played TOUGH and AGGRESSIVE characters. His films include The Long and The Short and The Tall (1960), This Sporting Life (1963), Camelot (1967), and A Man Called Horse (1969).
Harris, Rolf /rɒlf'ra:lf/ (1930–) an Australian singer, painter, and entertainer who often appears on British television. He is known for his way of painting pictures very quickly, and for playing Australian musical instruments such as the DIDGERIDOO. He is also known for appearing in television programmes about people's PET animals.
Harrison, Audley /'hærɪsən, 'ɔ:dli/ (1971–) a British BOXER who won a gold MEDAL at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Since then, he has won many fights as a PROFESSIONAL boxer.
Harrison, George (1943–2001) a British musician and songwriter who sang and played the GUITAR in The BEATLES. After The Beatles separated, he made records on his own, including My Sweet Lord (1970), and he also helped to start the film company HANDMADE FILMS.
'Harris poll n an OPINION POLL (=a test to find out people's attitudes about something) carried out by Louis Harris Associates of New York, or one of their connected companies in Europe. They get their results by questioning a number of people who are chosen as being typical of the whole population: A Harris poll in today's Times gives the Labour Party a 16-point lead over the Conservatives.
Harris Tweed trademark a type of thick woollen cloth which is woven on the Scottish island of Harris, one of the OUTER HEBRIDES. It is used to make clothes, especially men's JACKETS, that last a long time.
Harrods /'hærədz/ trademark a large DEPARTMENT STORE in KNIGHTSBRIDGE, in London, where rich and fashionable people go to shop. It is owned by Mohammed AL FAYED. Harrods is one of the most famous stores in the world, and is known for selling all kinds of expensive and unusual goods.
harrow /'hærəʊ/ n a farming machine with sharp metal teeth used to break up the earth and make it smooth
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Harrow a famous British PUBLIC SCHOOL (=expensive private school) for boys, in northwest London. Men who have been educated at Harrow are known as Old Harrovians. → compare ETON
harrowed /'hærəʊd/ adj feeling or showing anxiety and suffering; FRAUGHT: You're looking rather harrowed. | a harrowed expression
harrowing /'hærəʊɪ/ adj causing great suffering and anxiety in the mind; DISTRESSING: To see someone killed is very harrowing | a very harrowing experience.
harry /'hæri/ v [T] fml or lit 1 [(for)] to worry or annoy continually: The tax authorities have been harrying her (for repayment). 2 to attack repeatedly and with great effect, especially in war: The army harried the enemy's borders.
Harry, Debbie /'debi/ (1945–) a US POP SINGER with the group Blondie, who was successful especially in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was considered by many people to be very sexually attractive
Harry, Prince (1984–) the younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. His official name is Prince Henry.
Harryhausen, Ray /'hæriˌhaʊzən/ (1920–) a US designer of MODELS who has won many prizes for his SPECIAL EFFECTS, especially for SCIENCE FICTION films and for the film Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
harsh /ha:ʃ∥ha:rʃ/ adj 1 unpleasant or painful to the senses, e.g. because very loud or very bright: harsh colours | a harsh voice | a harsh light (=too strong for the eyes) 2 (of people, punishments etc) showing cruelty and a lack of sympathy, especially in dealing with bad behaviour or mistakes; severe: harsh discipline/punishments →-ly adv →-ness n [U]
hart /ha:t∥ha:rt/ n pl. harts or hart especially BrE a male deer, especially of the RED DEER family, over five years old; STAG → compare HIND
Hart, Lorenz Milton /'lɒrənz 'mɪltən||'lɔ:-/ (1895–1943) a US songwriter who worked with the COMPOSER Richard RODGERS to produce MUSICALS (=films or plays that use singing and dancing to tell a story), such as Babes in Arms and Pal Joey
hartebeest /'ha:təbi:st∥'ha:r-/. n pl. hartebeests or hartebeest a large ANTELOPE of Southern Africa
Hartnell, Sir Norman /'ha:tnəl∥'ha:rt-/ (1901–79) a British fashion designer who became the official dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth II
harum-scarum /ˌhɛərəm 'skɛərəm/ adj, adv old-fash infml (behaving) wildly and thoughtlessly: children dashing harum-scarum around the playground
Harvard /'ha:vəd∥'ha:rvərd/ also Harvard University a famous and respected university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1636, which is the oldest university in the US → compare YALE
harvest¹ /'ha:vɪst'ha:r-/ n 1 [C;U] the act or time of gathering the crops: We all helped with the harvest. | It's harvest time. 2 [C] the (size or quality of) the crops that have been gathered: a large harvest | this year's excellent grape harvest 3 [S] the results of past work or action: The government is now reaping the harvest of its past mistakes.
harvest² v 1 [I;T] to gather (a crop) → compare REAP 2 [T] rare to receive or suffer (the results of past work or action)
harvester /'ha:vɪstə'ha:r-/ n 1 a person who gathers the crops 2 a machine which cuts grain and gathers it in, especially a COMBINE
harvest festival n [(often cap.)] especially BrE a religious occasion when thanks are given for the crops which have been gathered, marked by services in churches, schools etc. For the harvest festival, churches are decorated with fruit, vegetables and corn. → compare THANKSGIVING
harvest moon n the full moon in autumn at the time when day and night are of equal length (EQUINOX)
Harvey, Paul /'ha:viɪl'ha:r-/ (1918–) a well-known person on US radio, whose 'News and Comment' is heard on many different radio stations around the country
Harvey, William (1578–1657) an English doctor who discovered the CIRCULATION of the blood, that is, the way the heart makes the blood move around the body
Harvey Nichols /ˌha:vi 'nɪkəlz∥ha:r-/ trademark a British DEPARTMENT STORE that sells fashionable and expensive clothes made by well-known designers. The first Harvey Nichols store was in Knightsbridge, in London. It became very popular with rich, UPPER-CLASS people, and many of them call it 'Harvey Nicks'. It now has stores in several large cities in the UK.
Harvey's Bristol Cream trademark a popular and well-known type of sweet SHERRY (=a type of strong, dark wine from Spain) made by Harvey's, a company based in Bristol in England
Harwell /'ha:wɔ:l∥'ha:r-/ a British government centre for atomic RESEARCH, near the village of Harwell in Oxfordshire, southern England
Harwich /'hærɪtʃ, -ɪdʒ/ a port in Essex, eastern England, from which ferries (FERRY) and other ships sail to ports in Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands
has /z, əz, hæz; strong həz/ 3rd person sing. present tense of HAVE → see NOT (USAGE)
'has-been n infml, derog a person or thing that no longer has its former importance, popularity, or effectiveness: Many pop stars are has-beens after only a few years.
hash¹ /hæʃ/ n 1 [C;U] a meal containing meat cut up in small pieces, especially when re-cooked 2 [S] something done badly or unsuccessfully; MESS: I made a hash of my driving test. → see also HASH UP 3 [C] sometimes derog old material, ideas etc in a new form; REHASH 4 [U] slang hashish
hash² v
hash sthg. ⇔ up phr v [T] infml to do or perform (something)