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het

/hɛt/

Meanings
noun
A heterosexual person.

Examples :

""Many people assume that everyone is a het, but that's not true; sexual orientation is diverse." "
person sex

Related Words

Illustration characters

characters noun

/ˈkæɹəktəz/ /ˈkɛɹəktɚz/

A being involved in the action of a story.

"The characters in the book went on a thrilling adventure. "

Illustration orientation

orientation noun

/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

"The teacher explained the orientation of the classroom, showing where the desks, whiteboard, and door were located. "

Illustration motivational

motivational adjective

/ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃənəl/ /ˌmoʊdəˈveɪʃənəl/

Tending or intended to motivate.

"The coach gave a motivational speech to encourage the team before the big game. "

Illustration heterozygous

heterozygous adjective

/ˌhɛtərəˈzaɪɡəs/ /ˌhɛtəroʊˈzaɪɡəs/

Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene.

"Because Maria inherited one allele for brown eyes and one allele for blue eyes, she is heterozygous for eye color. "

Illustration celebrities

celebrities noun

/səˈlɛbrɪtiz/ /sɛˈlɛbrɪtiz/

A rite or ceremony.

Illustration fictional

fictional adjective

/ˈfɪkʃənəl/

Invented, as opposed to real.

"Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters."

Illustration heterosexual

heterosexual noun

/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/

A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

"Many heterosexuals in our school are involved in sports clubs. "

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration heterozygote

heterozygote noun

/ˌhɛtərəˈzaɪɡoʊt/ /ˌhɛtəroʊˈzaɪɡoʊt/

A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.

"Even though both her parents have straight hair, Maria is a heterozygote for the curly hair gene, meaning she inherited one curly hair allele and one straight hair allele. "

Illustration temperature

temperature noun

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹətʃə(ɹ)/

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

"The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold."

Illustration frustration

frustration noun

/fɹʌsˈtɹeɪʃən/

The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered

"My frustration grew as my teacher kept pointing out my mistakes in front of the class. "

Illustration relationship

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "