hun·ker

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• ker — ker·a·lan; ker·a·sin; ker·a·ter·pe·ton; ker·a·tin; ker·a·tin·i·za·tion; ker·a·tin·ize; ker·a·ti·tis; ker·a·to·conjunctivitis; ker·a·to·der·ma; ker·a·to·gen·ic; ker·a·tog·e·nous; ker·a·toid; ker·a·toi·dea; Ker·a·tol; ker·a·tol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

• hun — hun·der; hun·di; hun·ga·ry; hun·ger·ly; hun·gri·ly; hun·gri·ness; hun·gry; hun·kers; hun·nic; hun·nish; hun·ter s; hun·ting·don; hun·ting·don·shire; hun·ting·ton s; hun·yak; ro·hun; to·hun·ga; hun; hun·dred; hun·dred·fold; hun·dredth;… …   English syllables

• HUN — Magyar Köztársaság Republik Ungarn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• hunker — hun·ker …   English syllables

• hunker — hun•ker [[t]ˈhʌŋ kər[/t]] v. kered, ker•ing, n. v.i. 1) to squat on one s heels (often fol. by down) 2) cvb inf to hunch: students hunkering over their books 3) to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usu. fol. by down) 4) to hold firmly or… …   From formal English to slang

• hunker — hun|ker [ˈhʌŋkə US ər] v hunker down phr v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to bend your knees so that you are sitting on your heels very close to the ground = ↑squat 2.) to make yourself comfortable in a safe… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hunker — hun|ker [ hʌŋkər ] verb ,hunker down phrasal verb intransitive 1. ) to sit close to the ground on your heels with your knees bent up in front of you: SQUAT 2. ) AMERICAN to wait for a difficult situation to end …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Hunker — Hun ker, n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hunker down — Hun ker down, v. 1. to crouch or squat; to sit on one s haunches. [PJC] 2. to settle in at a location for an extended period; also (figuratively) to maintain a position and resist yielding to some pressure, as of public opinion. [PJC] 3. to take… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hunkerism — Hun ker*ism, n. Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [Political Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English