Hare

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young.
  • verb-intransitive. To move hurriedly, as if hunting a swift quarry.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
  • v. To move swiftly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry.
  • n. A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity.
  • n. A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rodent quadruped of the family Leporidæ and genus Lepus.
  • n. [capitalized] In astronomy, one of the forty-eight ancient constellations of Ptolemy, situated in the southern hemisphere.
  • n. Everybody; people generally.
  • To harass; worry; frighten.
  • See he, I., D .
  • n. So many new species and subspecies of hares have been described of late years that common names have not kept pace with scientific names.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
  • n. swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
  • v. run quickly, like a hare
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    hared    hares    haring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    game    run   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    excite    harry    Lepus    bawd    cutty    puss    pussy    Wat    leveret    leparine   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adair    Aer    Altair    Astaire    Ayre    Baer    Bear    Blair    Cher    Clair   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rabbit    deer    fox    boar    goat    pigeon    fowl    goose    squirrel    turkey