haul|er /hɔː lə r / (haulers ) N‑COUNT A hauler is the same as a haulier . [AM ]
haul|ier /hɔː liə r / (hauliers ) N‑COUNT A haulier is a company or a person that transports goods by road. [BRIT ] in AM, use hauler
haunch /hɔː ntʃ/ (haunches )
1 PHRASE If you get down on your haunches , you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet. □ Edgar squatted on his haunches.
2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] The haunches of an animal or person are the area of the body which includes the bottom, the hips, and the tops of the legs.
haunt /hɔː nt/ (haunts , haunting , haunted )
1 VERB If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. □ [V n] The decision to leave her children now haunts her.
2 VERB Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. □ [V n] The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life.
3 N‑COUNT A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. □ The Channel Islands are a favourite summer haunt for U.K. and French yachtsmen alike.
4 VERB A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them. □ [V n] His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum.
haunt|ed /hɔː nt I d/
1 ADJ A haunted building or other place is one where a ghost regularly appears. □ Tracy said the cabin was haunted. □ …a haunted house.
2 ADJ Someone who has a haunted expression looks very worried or troubled. □ She looked so haunted, I almost didn't recognize her.
haunt|ing /hɔː nt I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Haunting sounds, images, or words remain in your thoughts because they are very beautiful or sad. □ …the haunting calls of wild birds in the mahogany trees. ● haunt|ing|ly ADV [usu ADV adj] □ Each one of these ancient towns is hauntingly beautiful.
haute cou|ture /oʊt kuːtjʊə r / N‑UNCOUNT Haute couture refers to the designing and making of high-quality fashion clothes, or to the clothes themselves. [FORMAL ]
hau|teur /oʊtɜː r , [AM ] hoʊtʊ r/ N‑UNCOUNT You can use hauteur to describe behaviour which you think is proud and arrogant. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ Once, she had been put off by his hauteur.
have
➊ AUXILIARY VERB USES
➋ USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS
➌ OTHER VERB USES AND PHRASES
➍ MODAL PHRASES
➊ have ◆◆◆ /həv, STRONG hæv/ (has , having , had ) In spoken English, forms of have are often shortened, for example I have is shortened to I've and has not is shortened to hasn't . 1 AUX You use the forms have and has with a past participle to form the present perfect tense of verbs. □ [AUX -ed] Alex has already gone. □ [AUX -ed] My term hasn't finished yet. □ [AUX -ed] What have you found so far? □ Frankie hasn't been feeling well for a long time.
2 AUX You use the form had with a past participle to form the past perfect tense of verbs. □ [AUX -ed] When I met her, she had just returned from a job interview.
3 AUX Have is used in question tags. □ [AUX n] You haven't sent her away, have you?
4 AUX You use have when you are confirming or contradicting a statement containing 'have', 'has', or 'had', or answering a question. □ 'Have you been to York before?'—'Yes we have.'
5 AUX The form having with a past participle can be used to introduce a clause in which you mention an action which had already happened before another action began. □ [AUX -ed] He arrived in San Francisco, having left New Jersey on January 19th.
➋ have ◆◆◆ /hæ v/ (has , having , had ) Have is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. 1 VERB [no passive] You can use have followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would be possible to use the same word as a verb. For example, you can say ' I had a look at the photos ' instead of 'I looked at the photos.' □ [V n] I went out and had a walk around. □ [V n] She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes. □ [V n] I'll have a think about that.
2 VERB [no passive] In normal spoken or written English, people use have with a wide range of nouns to talk about actions and events, often instead of a more specific verb. For example people are more likely to say ' we had ice cream ' or ' he's had a shock ' than 'we ate ice cream', or 'he's suffered a shock'. □ [V n] Come and have a meal with us tonight. □ [V n] She had an operation on her knee at the clinic. □ [V n] His visit had a great effect on them.
➌ have ◆◆◆ /hæ v/ (has , having , had ) For meanings 1 to 4 , people often use have got in spoken British English or have gotten in spoken American English, instead of have . In this case, have is pronounced as an auxiliary verb. For more information and examples of the use of 'have got' and 'have gotten', see got . → Please look at categories 19 and 20 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1 VERB [no passive] You use have to say that someone or something owns a particular thing, or when you are mentioning one of their qualities or characteristics. □ [V n] Oscar had a new bicycle. □ [V n] I want to have my own business. □ [V n] You have beautiful eyes. □ [V n] Do you have any brothers and sisters? □ [V n] I have no doubt at all in my own mind about this. □ [V n adv/prep] Have you any valuables anywhere else in the house?