henry

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Definitions

noun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

noun

A turd.

noun

A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, enough, hard, important, last, old, proper, soft

Henry had enough money to buy the car he wanted.

VERB + HENRY

chose, copied, grab, looks, name, named, time, ucking

They named their son Henry after his grandfather.

HENRY + NOUN

borne, captain, fift, harrison, james, kissinger, monmouth, nam'd

Henry Harrison was elected president in 1840 but died just weeks into his term.

PREP.

from, in, up

Henry came up from a poor family but eventually became a successful businessman.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

John Henry

One's signature.

They stepped forward. Bury held a pen at them. “So if you fellows will just put your John Henrys on this document, it's all legal.” The two privates signed it.

Example Bank

And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Win

Wiktionary

Henry now, what a soft swain your Henry is! the proper theme of gentle poesy; a name to fall in love withal; devoted at the font to song and sonnet, and the tender passion; a baptized inamorato; a chr

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Walter [Map] was one of the remarkable men who stand before us as the representatives of a sudden outburst of literary, social, and religious criticism which followed the growth of romance and the app

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Grab the Henry and give it a once over, would you?

Wiktionary

Still, understandably the Henries among us would like the lifestyle that goes with it. There are many reasons why one might want to look successful.

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In order to keep his original idea from being copied, Henry resorted to reticence.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, henry is marked as slang, British, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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