Crossword clues for hunker
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to squat, crouch," 1720, Scottish, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse huka "to crouch," hoka, hokra "to crawl." Hunker down, Southern U.S. dialectal phrase, popularized c.1965, from northern British hunker "haunch." Related: Hunkered; hunkering.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (context intransitive English) To crouch or squat close to the ground. Etymology 2
n. (context dated English) A political conservative.
WordNet
v. sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker down]
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 138
Land area (2000): 0.370977 sq. miles (0.960826 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.370977 sq. miles (0.960826 sq. km)
FIPS code: 36288
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.204462 N, 79.616218 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 15639
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hunker
Usage examples of "hunker".
With Seregil hunkered down beside him, Alec scooped out the sand and uncovered a square niche sunk into the stone.
The bailiff motioned for me to step down, off the witness chair, and I tried desperately to walk upright back to the bench where Baggy was still hunkering down, like a stray dog in a hailstorm.
Cottages hunkered dazedly in the darkness, casting long shadows, and the bare limbs of trees rose up all around behind them like black fingers, silently straining to catch the falling stars.
Relieved not to have to bear an angry stare from Josef or a bemused grin from old Filip over her tumble, she hunkered behind a thick bush and peered out to the tracks.
Hunkering down over the inspection plate, he saw Bollux sitting in the midst of shards and fragments of fluidic tubing and microfilament.
When all were gone, he hunkered down, pressed his forehead against his framea, and wept.
Minogue stayed on his hunkers, already putting up that shield between his own shock and fear and the body which had been a living person.
He sees his soldiers hunkered down, waiting out the storm with the patience of stone, and the dogs lying in jumbled heaps like fallen boulders.
Tavarre hunkered lower, bringing up his crossbow as Vedro raised a hand, ready to order the first volley.
He hunkered down to examine some moss growing over the roots of a rowan tree, but all Maire could see was the way his tight trews pulled against the muscles in his thighs and buttocks.
Jimmy and Malar hunkered down, fading into the darkness between the walls.
Father Efrain was silenced, Carmen de Sosa began to scream, a thin, whining cry that made Maria hunker down lower in the bushes, take her hand out of her mouth and cover her ears.
The Gate 7 Quik Liquor and Deli, hunkering down among the off- and on-ramps of its exit, was jammed.
As Reamy hunkered down and talked quietly to the cold worried little boy, I glimpsed what our lives together could be.
Giselle still stood alone at the rail, but Stoker hunkered down again.