ha-has
Ditches concealing boundaries
Ha-has are sunken fences or ditches used in landscape design to create boundaries without interrupting views.
The wall sits below ground level, invisible from the house, so the lawn appears to extend seamlessly into the surrounding countryside while still keeping livestock out: The estate's ha-has let sheep graze right up to the garden's edge.
The name supposedly comes from the surprised exclamation upon discovering the hidden barrier.
Soft, subdued laughter
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- snickersSuppressed mocking laughs
- guffawsLoud, coarse laughs
- tittersRestrained nervous giggles
cackles · chortles · bellylaughs · roars · snorts · hoots · squeals · shrieks
Pleased entertainment state
- humorAmusing quality
- witClever, inventive humor
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- jocularityHumorous, playful manner
comedy · lightheartedness · playfulness · whimsy · banter · levity · silliness · merriment
chuckles
Soft, subdued laughter
titters · cackles · chortles · bellylaughs · roars · snorts · hoots · squeals · shrieks · wheezes
amusement
Pleased entertainment state
jocularity · comedy · lightheartedness · playfulness · whimsy · banter · levity · silliness · merriment · glee
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
sneer · scorn · jibe · jeer · contempt · scoff · gibe · tease · sneering · disdain
ditch
Shallow excavated channel
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
ha-haswalls
Vertical enclosing structures
fences · stone walls · brick walls · screen walls · hedges
ha-hasberms
Raised earth ledges
embankments · earthworks · levees · mounds · raised beds