Homologate
Homologate, hō-mol′o-gāt, v.t. to say the same: to agree: to approve: to allow.—n. Homologā′tion. [Low L. homologāre, -ātum—Gr. homologein—homos, the same, legein, to say.]
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Homologate, hō-mol′o-gāt, v.t. to say the same: to agree: to approve: to allow.—n. Homologā′tion. [Low L. homologāre, -ātum—Gr. homologein—homos, the same, legein, to say.]
English · e-38538-4381Homologous, hō-mol′o-gus, adj. agreeing: corresponding in relative position, proportion, value, or structure.—adj. Homolog′ical.—v.t. and v.i. Homol′ogise.—ns. Hom′ologue, that which is homologous to something else, as t
English · e-38538-4382Homologumena, hō-mō-lō-gōō′me-na, n.pl. the books of the New Testament, whose authenticity was universally acknowledged in the early Church—opp. of Antilegumena. [Gr.,—homologein, to agree.]
English · e-38538-4383Homomorphous, hō-mō-mor′fus, adj. analogous, not homologous, superficially alike—also Homomor′phic.—n. Homomor′phism. [Gr. homos, the same, morphē, form.]
English · e-38538-4384Homonym, hom′o-nim, n. a word having the same sound as another, but a different meaning.—adj. Homon′ymous, having the same name: having different significations: ambiguous: equivocal.—adv. Homon′ymously.—n. Homon′ymy, sa
English · e-38538-4385Homoousian, hō-mō-ōō′si-an, adj. of or belonging to identity or sameness of substance—the co-equality of the Son with the Father—the orthodox position which triumphed in the great Christological controversy of the 4th ce
English · e-38538-4386Homophone, hom′o-fōn, n. a letter or character having the same sound as another.—adj. Homoph′onous, having the same sound.—n. Homoph′ony. [Gr. homos, the same, phōnē, sound.]
English · e-38538-4387Homoplastic, hō-mō-plas′tik, adj. analogical or adaptive, and not homological in structure.—ns. Hom′ōplasmy, Hom′ōplasy. [Gr. homos, the same, plastos, plassein, to form.]
English · e-38538-4388Homoptera, hom-op′tėr-a, n. an order of insects having two pair of wings uniform throughout.—adj. Homop′terous. [Gr. homos, the same, pteron, a wing.]
English · e-38538-4389Homotaxis, hom′o-tak′sis; n. (geol.) similarity of order in organic succession, a term suggested by Huxley as a substitute for contemporaneity (q.v.).—adjs. Homotax′ial, Homotax′ic.—adv. Homotax′ically. [Gr. homos, the s
English · e-38538-4390Homotonous, hō-mot′ō-nus, adj. of the same tenor or tone.—n. Homot′ony.
English · e-38538-4391 · brief source recordHomotropous, hō-mot′rō-pus, adj. turned or directed in the same way as something else: (bot.) curved or turned in one direction.—Also Homot′ropal. [Gr. homos, the same, tropos, a turn.]
English · e-38538-4392Homotype, hom′o-tīp, n. that which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else.—n. Hom′otypy. [Gr. homos, the same, typos, type.]
English · e-38538-4393Homunculus, hō-mung′kū-lus, n. a tiny man capable of being produced artificially, according to Paracelsus, endowed with magical insight and power: a dwarf, mannikin. [L., dim. of homo.]
English · e-38538-4394Hone, hōn, n. a stone of a fine grit for sharpening instruments.—v.t. to sharpen as on a hone. [A.S. hán; Ice. hein; allied to Gr. kōnos, a cone.]
English · e-38538-4395Hone, hōn, v.i. to pine, moan, grieve. [Perh. Fr. hogner, to grumble.]
English · e-38538-4396 · brief source recordHonest, on′est, adj. full of honour: just: the opposite of thievish, free from fraud: frank, fair-seeming, openly shown: chaste: (B.) honourable.—adv. Hon′estly.—n. Hon′esty, the state of being honest: integrity: candour
English · e-38538-4397Honey, hun′i, n. a sweet, thick fluid collected by bees from the flowers of plants: anything sweet like honey.—v.t. to sweeten: to make agreeable:—pr.p. hon′eying; pa.p. hon′eyed (-′id).—adj. (Shak.) sweet.—ns. Hon′ey-ba
English · e-38538-4398Hong, hong, n. a Chinese warehouse: a foreign mercantile establishment in China. [Chin.]
English · e-38538-4399 · brief source recordHoniton lace. See Lace.
English · e-38538-4400 · brief source recordHonk, hongk, n. the cry of the wild goose.—v.t. to give the cry of the wild goose. [Imit.]
English · e-38538-4401 · brief source recordHonorarium, hon′or-ā′ri-um, n. a voluntary fee paid, esp. to a professional man for his services. [L. honorarium (donum), honorary (gift).]
English · e-38538-4402Honorary, on′or-ar-i, adj. conferring honour: holding a title or office without performing services or receiving a reward.—n. a fee. [L. honorarius—honor.]
English · e-38538-4403Honour, on′or, n. the esteem due or paid to worth: respect: high estimation: veneration, said of God: that which rightfully attracts esteem: exalted rank: distinction: excellence of character: nobleness of mind: any spec
English · e-38538-4404Hood, hood, n. a covering for the head: anything resembling such: a folding roof for a carriage: an ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown, and worn over it.—v.t. to cover with a hood: to blind.—adj. Hood′ed.—n.
English · e-38538-4405Hoodlum, hōōd′lum, n. (U.S.) a rowdy, street bully.
English · e-38538-4406 · brief source recordHoodock, hood′ok, adj. (Scot.) miserly.
English · e-38538-4407 · brief source recordHoodwink, hood′wingk, v.t. to blindfold: (Shak.) to cover: to deceive, impose on. [Hood, wink.]
English · e-38538-4408 · brief source recordHoof, hōōf, n. the horny substance on the feet of certain animals, as horses, &c.: a hoofed animal:—pl. Hoofs, Hooves.—v.i. (of a hoofed animal) to walk.—adjs. Hoof′-bound, having a contraction of the hoof causing lamene
English · e-38538-4409Hook, hook, n. a piece of metal bent into a curve, so as to catch or hold anything: a snare: an advantageous hold: a curved instrument for cutting grain: a spit of land projecting into the sea, ending in a hook-shaped fo
English · e-38538-4410Hookah, Hooka, hōō′ka, n. the water tobacco-pipe of Arabs, Turks, &c. [Ar. huqqa.]
English · e-38538-4411 · brief source recordHooker, hook′ėr, n. a two-masted Dutch vessel, a small fishing-smack. [Dut. hoeker.]
English · e-38538-4412 · brief source recordHooligan, hoo′li-gan, n. one of a gang of street roughs, addicted to crimes of violence—Hoo′liganism. [From the name of a leader of such a gang.]
English · e-38538-4413Hooly, hōōl′i, adv. (Scot.) softly, carefully—also adj.
English · e-38538-4414 · brief source recordHoop, hōōp, n. a pliant strip of wood or metal formed into a ring or band, for holding together the staves of casks, &c.: something resembling such: a large ring of wood or metal for a child to trundle: a ring: (pl.) ela
English · e-38538-4415Hoop, hōōp, v.i. to call out.—n. Hoop′er, the wild swan. [Whoop.]
English · e-38538-4416 · brief source recordHooping-cough. See under Whoop.
English · e-38538-4417 · brief source recordHoopoe, hōōp′ō, Hoopoo, hōōp′ōō, n. a genus of crested birds allied to the hornbills. [L. upupa; Gr. epops.]
English · e-38538-4418 · brief source recordHoot, hōōt, v.i. to shout in contempt: to cry like an owl.—v.t. to drive with cries of contempt.—n. a scornful cry: the owl's cry. [Imit.; cf. Sw. hut, begone; W. hwt.]
English · e-38538-4419Hoove, hōōv, n. a disease of cattle and sheep, marked by distention of the abdomen by gas—also Wind-dropsy, Drum-belly.—adjs. Hoov′en, Hō′ven.
English · e-38538-4420Hop, hop, v.i. to leap on one leg: to spring: to walk lame: to limp:—pr.p. hop′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. hopped.—n. a leap on one leg: a jump: a spring: a dance, dancing-party.—ns. Hop′-o'-my-thumb, the diminutive hero of on
English · e-38538-4421Hop, hop, n. a plant with a long twining stalk, the bitter cones of which are much used in brewing and in medicine.—v.t. to mix with hops.—v.i. to gather hops:—pr.p. hop′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. hopped.—ns. Hop′bind (corrup
English · e-38538-4422Hope, hōp, v.i. to cherish a desire of good with expectation of obtaining it: to have confidence.—v.t. to desire with expectation or with belief in the prospect of obtaining.—n. a desire of some good, with expectation of
English · e-38538-4423Hope, hōp, n. a hollow, a mound: the upper end of a narrow mountain-valley: a comb—common in north country place-names.
English · e-38538-4424 · brief source recordHoplite, hop′līt, n. a heavy-armed Greek foot-soldier. [Gr. hoplitēs.]
English · e-38538-4425 · brief source recordHopple, hop′l, v.t. to tie the feet close together to prevent hopping or running.—n. (chiefly in pl.) a fetter for horses, &c., when left to graze. [A parallel form to hobble, a freq. of hop.]
English · e-38538-4426Horal, hōr′al, adj. relating to an hour.—adj. Hor′ary, pertaining to an hour: noting the hours: hourly: continuing an hour. [L. hora, an hour.]
English · e-38538-4427Horatian, hō-rā′shan, adj. pertaining to Horace, the Latin poet (65-8 B.C.), or to his style.
English · e-38538-4428 · brief source recordHorde, hōrd, n. a migratory or wandering tribe or clan.—v.i. to live together as a horde.—Golden horde (see Golden). [Fr.,—Turk. ordū, camp—Pers. ōrdū, court, camp, horde of Tatars.]
English · e-38538-4429Hordeum, hor′dē-um, n. a genus of plants of order Gramineæ, with twelve species.—adj. Hordeā′ceous, barley-like.—n. Hordē′olum, a sty on the edge of the eyelid. [L., barley.]
English · e-38538-4430Horehound. See Hoarhound.
English · e-38538-4431 · brief source recordHorizon, ho-rī′zun, n. the circular line formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and sky—in astronomical phrase, the sensible, apparent, or visible horizon, as opposed to the astronomical, true, or rational horizon,
English · e-38538-4432Horn, horn, n. the hard substance projecting from the heads of certain animals, as oxen, &c.: something made of or like a horn, as a powder-horn, a drinking-horn: a symbol of strength: (mus.) a hunting-horn: an orchestra
English · e-38538-4433Hornblende, horn′blend, n. a mineral of various colours, found in granite and other igneous rocks that contain quartz. [Ger. horn, horn, and -blende—blenden, to dazzle.]
English · e-38538-4434Hornet, horn′et, n. a species of wasp, so called from its antennæ or horns: a person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.—Bring a hornet's nest about one's ears, to stir up enemies and enmities against one's sel
English · e-38538-4435Hornito, hor-nē′tō, n. a low oven-shaped fumarole, common in South American volcanic regions. [Sp., dim. of horno, an oven.]
English · e-38538-4436Hornpipe, horn′pīp, n. an old Welsh musical instrument resembling the clarinet: a lively air: a lively English dance, usually by one person, popular amongst sailors.
English · e-38538-4437Horography, hor-og′ra-fi, n. the art of constructing dials or instruments for indicating the hours.—n. Horog′rapher. [Gr. hōra, an hour, graphein, to describe.]
English · e-38538-4438Horologe, hor′o-lōj, n. any instrument for telling the hours.—ns. Horol′oger, Horologiog′rapher, Horol′ogist, a maker of clocks, &c.—adjs. Horolog′ic, -al.—ns. Horologiog′raphy, the art of constructing timepieces; Horol′
English · e-38538-4439Horometry, hor-om′et-ri, n. the art or practice of measuring time.—adj. Horomet′rical. [Gr. hōra, an hour, metron, a measure.]
English · e-38538-4440Horoscope, hor′o-skōp, n. an observation of the heavens at the hour of a person's birth, by which the astrologer predicted the events of his life: a representation of the heavens for this purpose.—adj. Horoscop′ic.—ns. H
English · e-38538-4441Horrent, hor′ent, adj. standing on end, as bristles. [L. horrens, -entis, pr.p. of horrēre, to bristle.]
English · e-38538-4442 · brief source recordHorrible, hor′i-bl, adj. causing or tending to cause horror: dreadful: awful: terrific.—n. Horr′ibleness.—adv. Horr′ibly. [L. horribilis—horrēre.]
English · e-38538-4443Horrid, hor′id, adj. fitted to produce horror: shocking: offensive.—adv. Horr′idly.—n. Horr′idness. [L. horridus—horrēre, to bristle.]
English · e-38538-4444Horrify, hor′-i-fī, v.t. to strike with horror:—pa.p. horr′ified.—adj. Horrif′ic, exciting horror: frightful. [L. horrificus—horror, horror, facĕre, to make.]
English · e-38538-4445Horripilation, hor-i-pi-lā′shun, n. a contraction of the cutaneous muscles causing the erection of the hairs and the condition known as goose-flesh.—v.t. Horrip′ilate.
English · e-38538-4446Horrisonous, hor-is′ō-nus, adj. sounding dreadfully.—Also Horris′onant.
English · e-38538-4447 · brief source recordHorror, hor′ur, n. a shuddering: excessive fear: that which excites horror.—adjs. Horr′or-strick′en, -struck, struck with horror.—The horrors, extreme depression: delirium tremens. [L.—horrēre, to bristle.]
English · e-38538-4448Hors-d'œuvre, or-düvr′, a preliminary snack that does not form part of the regular menu.
English · e-38538-4449 · brief source recordHorse, hors, n. a well-known quadruped: (collectively) cavalry: that by which something is supported, as 'clothes-horse,' &c.: a wooden frame on which soldiers were formerly made to ride as a punishment—also Timber-mare:
English · e-38538-4450Hortative, hort′a-tiv, adj. inciting: encouraging: giving advice—also Hort′atory.—n. Hortā′tion. [L. hortāri, -ātus, to incite.]
English · e-38538-4451Horticulture, hor′ti-kul-tūr, n. the art of cultivating gardens.—adj. Horticul′tural, pertaining to the culture of gardens.—n. Horticul′turist, one versed in the art of cultivating gardens.—Hortus siccus, a collection of
English · e-38538-4452Hosannna, hō-zan′a, n. an exclamation of praise to God, or a prayer for blessings. [Gr. hōsanna—Heb. hōshī‛āh nnā, hōshīā‛, save, nā, I pray.]
English · e-38538-4453Hose, hōz, n. a covering for the legs or feet: stockings: socks: a flexible pipe for conveying water, so called from its shape:—pl. Hose; (B.) Hos′en.—ns. Hose′man, one who directs the stream of water from the hose of a
English · e-38538-4454Hospice, hos′pēs, n. a house of entertainment for strangers, esp. such kept by monks on some Alpine passes for travelers.—Also Hospit′ium. [Fr.,—L. hospitium—hospes, a stranger treated as a guest.]
English · e-38538-4455Hospitable, hos′pit-a-bl, adj. entertaining strangers and guests kindly and without reward: showing kindness: generous: bountiful.—n. Hos′pitableness.—adv. Hos′pitably.—n. Hospital′ity, the practice of one who is hospita
English · e-38538-4456Hospital, hos-′pit-al, n. a building for the reception and treatment of the old, the sick, and hurt, &c., or for the support and education of the young.—n. Hos′pitaller, one of a charitable brotherhood for the care of th
English · e-38538-4457Hospodar, hos′po-där, n. formerly the title of the princes of Moldavia and Wallachia. [Slav.]
English · e-38538-4458 · brief source recordHoss, a vulgarism for horse.
English · e-38538-4459 · brief source recordHost, hōst, n. one who entertains a stranger or guest at his house without reward: an innkeeper: an organism on which another lives as a parasite:—fem. Host′ess.—n. Host′ess-ship (Shak.), the character or office of a hos
English · e-38538-4460Host, hōst, n. an army, a large multitude.—n. Host′ing, (Milt.) an encounter of hosts, a battle: (Spens.) an assemblage of hosts, a muster.—A host in himself, one of great strength, skill, or resources, within himself; H
English · e-38538-4461Host, hōst, n. in the R.C. Church, the consecrated bread of the Eucharist—a thin circular wafer of unleavened bread. [L. hostia, a victim.]
English · e-38538-4462Hostage, hos′tāj, n. one remaining with the enemy as a pledge for the fulfilment of the conditions of a treaty.—Hostages to fortune, a man's wife, children, &c. [O. Fr. hostage (Fr. ôtage)—Low L. obsidaticus—L. obses, ob
English · e-38538-4463Hostel, hos′tel, Hostelry, hos′tel-ri, n. an inn: in some universities an extra-collegiate hall for students.—ns. Hos′teler, Hos′teller, one living in a hostel. [O. Fr. hostel, hostellerie.]
English · e-38538-4464Hostile, hos′til, adj. belonging to an enemy: showing enmity: warlike: adverse.—adv. Hos′tilely.—n. Hostil′ity, enmity:—pl. Hostil′ities, acts of warfare. [L. hostilis—hostis.]
English · e-38538-4465Hostler, Ostler, hos′lėr, or os′-, n. he who has the care of horses at an inn. [Hostler=hosteleer.]
English · e-38538-4466 · brief source recordHot, hot, adj. having heat: very warm: fiery: pungent: animated: ardent in temper: fervent: vehement: violent: passionate: lustful.—adj. Hot′-and-hot′, of food cooked and served up at once in hot dishes.—ns. Hot′bed, a g
English · e-38538-4467Hot, hot, Hote, hōt (Spens.) named, called. [Pa.t. and pa.p. of hight.]
English · e-38538-4468 · brief source recordHotchpotch, hoch′poch, Hotchpot, hoch′pot, Hodgepodge, hoj′poj, n. a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot: a kind of mutton-broth in which green peas take the place of barley or rice.—Hot
English · e-38538-4469Hotel, hō-tel′, n. a superior house for the accommodation of strangers: an inn: in France, also a public office, a private town-house, a palace.—ns. Hôtel′-de-ville (Fr.), a town-hall; Hôtel′-dieu, a hospital. [M. E. hos
English · e-38538-4470Hottentot, hot′n-tot, n. a native of the Cape of Good Hope: a brutish individual. [Dut., because the language of the South Africans seemed to the first Dutch settlers to sound like a repetition of the syllables hot and t
English · e-38538-4471Hottering, hot′er-ing, adj. (prov.) raging.
English · e-38538-4472 · brief source recordHoudah. See Howdah.
English · e-38538-4473 · brief source recordHoudan, hōō′dang, n. a valued breed of domestic fowls, orig. from Houdan in Seine-et-Oise.
English · e-38538-4474 · brief source recordHough, hok, Hock, hok, n. the joint on the hind-leg of a quadruped, between the knee and fetlock, corresponding to the ankle-joint in man: in man, the back part of the knee-joint: the ham.—v.t. to hamstring:—pr.p. hough′
English · e-38538-4475Hound, hownd, n. a dog used in hunting: a cur: a caitiff.—v.t. to set on in chase: to hunt: to urge, pursue, harass (with on).—ns. Hound′fish, same as Dogfish; Hounds′-berr′y, the common dogwood; Hound's′-tongue, a plant
English · e-38538-4476Hour, owr, n. 60 min., or the 24th part of a day: the time indicated by a clock, &c.: an hour's journey, or three miles: a time or occasion; (pl., myth.) the goddesses of the seasons and the hours: set times of prayer, t
English · e-38538-4477Houri, how′ri, hōō′ri, n. a nymph of the Mohammedan paradise. [Pers. huri—Ar. hūriya, a black-eyed girl.]
English · e-38538-4478 · brief source recordHouse, hows, n. a building for dwelling in: a dwelling-place: an inn: household affairs: a family: kindred: a trading establishment: one of the twelve divisions of the heavens in astrology: one of the estates of the legi
English · e-38538-4479Housel, howz′el, n. the Eucharist: the act of taking the same.—n. Hous′eling-cloth, a linen cloth held or stretched beneath the communicants.—adj. Hous′ling (Spens.), sacramental. [A.S. húsel, sacrifice.]
English · e-38538-4480Housing, howz′ing, n. an ornamental covering for a horse: a saddle-cloth: (pl.) the trappings of a horse. [O. Fr. housse, a mantle, of Teut. origin.]
English · e-38538-4481Housty, hows′ti, n. (prov.) a sore throat.
English · e-38538-4482 · brief source recordHout-tout, hoot-toot, interj. Same as Hoot.
English · e-38538-4483 · brief source recordHouyhnhnm, whin′im, n. one of the noble rational horse race in Gulliver's Travels. [From whinny.]
English · e-38538-4484 · brief source recordHova, hō′va, n. one of the dominant race in Madagascar:—pl. Hō′vas.
English · e-38538-4485 · brief source recordHove, hōv, v.t. (Scot.) to heave, to raise.
English · e-38538-4486 · brief source recordHove, hōv, v.i. (Spens.) to hover, to loiter.
English · e-38538-4487 · brief source recordHove, pa.t. and pa.p. of heave.
English · e-38538-4488 · brief source recordHovel, hov′el, n. a small or mean dwelling: a shed.—v.t. to put in a hovel: to shelter: to construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an openin
English · e-38538-4489Hover, hov′ėr, v.i. to remain aloft flapping the wings: to wait in suspense: to move about near.—adv. Hov′eringly, in a hovering manner. [Formed from A.S. hof, house.]
English · e-38538-4490How, how, adv. in what manner: to what extent: for what reason: by what means: from what cause: in what condition: (N.T.) sometimes=that.—The how and the why, the manner and the cause. [A.S. hú is prob. a form of hwí, in
English · e-38538-4491How, Howe, how, n. (Scot.) a hollow, glen, dell, or narrow plain. [Prob. related to hole.]
English · e-38538-4492 · brief source recordHow, how, n. (prov.) a low hill. [Akin to high, A.S. heáh.]
English · e-38538-4493 · brief source recordHowbeit, how-bē′it, conj. be it how it may: notwithstanding: yet: however—(Spens.) How′be.
English · e-38538-4494 · brief source recordHowdah, Houdah, how′da, n. a seat fixed on an elephant's back. [Ar. hawdaj.]
English · e-38538-4495 · brief source recordHowdie, Howdy, how′di, n. (Scot.) a midwife. [Webster ingeniously at least suggests a derivation in 'How d'ye?' the midwife's first question.]
English · e-38538-4496Howdy, how′di, interj. a colloquial form of the common greeting, 'How do you [do]?'—n. How′dy-do, a troublesome state of matters.
English · e-38538-4497However, how-ev′ėr, adv. and conj. in whatever manner or degree: nevertheless: at all events.
English · e-38538-4498 · brief source recordHowff, Houff, howf, n. (Scot.) a haunt, resort.—v.i. to resort to a place. [A.S. hof, a house.]
English · e-38538-4499 · brief source recordHowitzer, how′its-ėr, n. a short, light cannon, used for throwing shells. [Ger. haubitze, orig. hauffnitz—Bohem. haufnice, a sling.]
English · e-38538-4500Howk, howk, v.t. and v.i. (Scot.) to dig, burrow.
English · e-38538-4501 · brief source recordHowker, how′kėr, n. Same as Hooker.
English · e-38538-4502 · brief source recordHowl, howl, v.i. to yell or cry, as a wolf or dog: to utter a long, loud, whining sound: to wail: to roar.—v.t. to utter with outcry:—pr.p. howl′ing; pa.p. howled.—n. a loud, prolonged cry of distress: a mournful cry.—n.
English · e-38538-4503Howlet, how′let. Same as Owlet.
English · e-38538-4504 · brief source recordHowso, how′so, adv. howsoever.
English · e-38538-4505 · brief source recordHowsoever, how-so-ev′ėr, adv. in what way soever: although: however.—Provincial forms are Howsomev′er and Howsomdev′er.
English · e-38538-4506 · brief source recordHox, hoks, v.t. (Shak.) to hough or hamstring.
English · e-38538-4507 · brief source recordHoy, hoi, n. a large one-decked boat, commonly rigged as a sloop. [Dut. heu, Flem. hui.]
English · e-38538-4508 · brief source recordHoy, hoi, interj. ho! stop!—v.t. to incite, drive on. [Imit.]
English · e-38538-4509 · brief source recordHoyden, Hoiden, hoi′den, n. a tomboy, a romp. [Old Dut. heyden, a heathen, a gipsy, heyde, heath.]
English · e-38538-4510 · brief source recordHub, hub, n. the projecting nave of a wheel; a projection on a wheel for the insertion of a pin: the hilt of a weapon: a mark at which quoits, &c., are cast.—Hub (i.e. centre) of the universe, Boston, U.S. [A form of hob
English · e-38538-4511Hubble, hub′l, n. (Scot.) an uproar: a heap, as of work: (U.S.) a lump.—adj. Hub′bly.
English · e-38538-4512 · brief source recordHubble-bubble, hub′l-bub′l, n. an East Indian tobacco-pipe, in which the smoke is drawn through water with a bubbling sound. [Reduplic. from bubble.]
English · e-38538-4513Hubbub, hub′ub, n. a confused sound of many voices: riot: uproar. [Prob. a repetition of hoop, whoop.]
English · e-38538-4514 · brief source recordHubby, hub′bi, n. (coll.) a diminutive of husband.
English · e-38538-4515 · brief source recordHuckaback, huk′a-bak, n. a coarse variety of linen for towels, &c., having raised figures on it. [Skeat suggests as the original meaning 'pedlar's ware,' Low Ger. hukkebak; cf. hawker.]
English · e-38538-4516Huckle, huk′l, n. a hunch: the hip—also Huck.—adjs. Huck′le-backed, -shoul′dered, having the back or shoulders round.—n. Huck′le-bone, the hip-bone, or ankle-bone. [Dim. of huck, a prov. form of hook.]
English · e-38538-4517Huckleberry, huk′l-ber′ri, n. a North American shrub (Gaylussacia) with blue berries. [Prob. a corr. of hurtleberry.]
English · e-38538-4518 · brief source recordHuckster, huk′stėr, n. a retailer of smallwares, a hawker or pedlar: a mean, trickish fellow:—fem. Huck′stress.—v.i. to deal in small articles, to higgle meanly.—n. Huck′sterage, business of a huckster. [With fem. suff.
English · e-38538-4519Huddle, hud′l, v.i. to put up things confusedly: to hurry in disorder: to crowd.—v.t. to throw or crowd together in confusion: to put on hastily.—n. a crowd: tumult: confusion. [M. E. hodren; prob. a freq. of M. E. huden
English · e-38538-4520Huddup, hud-up′, interj. get up! (to a horse).
English · e-38538-4521 · brief source recordHudibrastic, hū-di-bras′tik, adj. similar in style to Hudibras, a metrical burlesque on the Puritans by Samuel Butler (1612-80): doggerel.
English · e-38538-4522Hue, hū, n. appearance: colour: tint: dye.—-adjs. Hued, having a hue; Hue′less. [A.S. hiw, heow; Sw. hy, complexion.]
English · e-38538-4523 · brief source recordHue, hū, n. a shouting.—Hue and cry, a loud clamour about something: name of a police gazette, established in 1710. [Fr. huer, imit.]
English · e-38538-4524Huff, huf, n. sudden anger or arrogance: a fit of disappointment or anger: a boaster.—v.t. to swell: to bully: to remove a 'man' from the board for not capturing pieces open to him, as in draughts.—v.i. to swell: to blus
English · e-38538-4525Hug, hug, v.t. to embrace closely and fondly: to cherish: to congratulate (one's self): (naut.) to keep close to.—v.i. to crowd together:—pr.p. hug′ging; pa.p. hugged.—n. a close and fond embrace: a particular grip in wr
English · e-38538-4526Huge, hūj, adj. having great dimensions, especially height: enormous: monstrous: (B.) large in number.—adv. Huge′ly.—n. Huge′ness. [M. E. huge; formed by dropping a from O. Fr. ahuge, of Teut. origin, cog. with Ger. hoch
English · e-38538-4527Hugger-mugger, hug′ėr-mug′ėr, n. secrecy: confusion. [Perh. a rhyming extension of hug.]
English · e-38538-4528 · brief source recordHuguenot, hū′ge-not, or -nō, n. the name formerly given in France to an adherent of the Reformation. [Prob. a dim. of the personal name Hugo, Hugon, Hugues, Hugh, name of some French Calvinist, later a general nickname.
English · e-38538-4529Huia-bird, hwē′ä-bėrd, n. a New Zealand starling.
English · e-38538-4530 · brief source recordHulk, hulk, n. the body of a ship: an old ship unfit for service: a big lubberly fellow: anything unwieldy—often confounded in meaning with hull, the body of a ship:—pl. The hulks, old ships formerly used as prisons.—adj
English · e-38538-4531Hull, hul, n. the husk or outer covering of anything.—v.t. to strip off the hull: to husk. [A.S. hulu, a husk, as of corn—helan, to cover; Ger. hülle, a covering, hehlen, to cover.]
English · e-38538-4532Hull, hul, n. the frame or body of a ship.—v.t. to pierce the hull (as with a cannon-ball).—v.i. to float or drive on the water, as a mere hull. [Same word as above, perh. modified in meaning by confusion with Dut. hol,
English · e-38538-4533Hullabaloo, hul′la-ba-loo′, n. an uproar.
English · e-38538-4534 · brief source recordHullo, hul-lō′, v., n., and interj. Same as Halloo.
English · e-38538-4535 · brief source recordHully, hul′i, adj. having husks or pods.
English · e-38538-4536 · brief source recordHulsean, hul′sē-an, adj. of or pertaining to John Hulse (1708-89), founder of the Hulsean divinity lectures at Cambridge.
English · e-38538-4537Hum, hum, v.i. to make a buzzing sound like bees: to utter a low, droning sound: to supply an interval in speaking by an audible sound.—v.t. to sing in a low tone: to applaud anything by humming:—pr.p. hum′ming; pa.p. hu
English · e-38538-4538Hum, hum, v.t. to impose on.—n. an imposition. [Contr. of humbug.]
English · e-38538-4539 · brief source recordHuman, hū′man, adj. belonging or pertaining to man or mankind: having the qualities of a man.—n. (coll.) a human being.—n. Hū′mankind, the human species.—adv. Hū′manly. [Fr.,—L. humanus—homo, a human being.]
English · e-38538-4540Humane, hū-mān′, adj. having the feelings proper to man: kind: tender: merciful.—adv. Humane′ly.—n. Humane′ness, kindness: tenderness.
English · e-38538-4541Humanise, hū′man-īz, v.t. to render human or humane: to soften.—v.i. to become humane or civilised.—n. Humanisā′tion.
English · e-38538-4542 · brief source recordHumanist, hū′man-ist, n. a student of polite literature: at the Renaissance, a student of Greek and Roman literature: a student of human nature.—n. Hū′manism, polite learning, literary culture: any system which puts huma
English · e-38538-4543Humanitarian, hū-man′i-tā′ri-an, n. one who denies Christ's divinity, and holds Him to be a mere man: a philanthropist.—adj. of or belonging to humanity, benevolent.—n. Humanitā′rianism.
English · e-38538-4544Humanity, hū-man′it-i, n. the nature peculiar to a human being: the kind feelings of man: benevolence: tenderness: mankind collectively:—pl. Human′ities, in Scotland, grammar, rhetoric, Latin, Greek, and poetry, so calle
English · e-38538-4545Humble, hum′bl, or um′bl, adj. low: meek: modest.—v.t. to bring down to the ground: to lower: to abase: to mortify: to degrade.—adj. Hum′ble-mouthed, humble in speech.—n. Hum′bleness—(Spens.) Hum′bless.—adj. Hum′bling, m
English · e-38538-4546Humble, hum′bl, adj. having no horns.
English · e-38538-4547 · brief source recordHumble-bee, hum′bl-bē, n. the humming-bee: a genus of social bees which construct their hives under ground. [Humble is a freq. of hum.]
English · e-38538-4548Humble-pie, hum′bl-pī, n. a pie made of the umbles or numbles (liver, heart, &c.) of a deer.—Eat humble-pie, to humiliate one's self, eat one's own words.
English · e-38538-4549Humbug, hum′bug, n. an imposition under fair pretences: hollowness, pretence: one who so imposes: a kind of candy.—v.t. to deceive: to hoax:—pr.p. hum′bugging; pa.p. hum′bugged.—adj. Humbug′able, capable of being humbugg
English · e-38538-4550Humbuzz, the same as the Bull-roarer (q.v.).
English · e-38538-4551 · brief source recordHumdrum, hum′drum, adj. dull: droning: monotonous: commonplace.—n. a stupid fellow: monotony, tedious talk. [Hum and drum.]
English · e-38538-4552Humdudgeon, hum′duj-on, n. (Scot.) an unnecessary outcry.
English · e-38538-4553 · brief source recordHumectant, hū-mek′tant, adj. pertaining to remedies supposed to increase the fluidity of the blood.—vs.t. Humect′, Humec′tate, to moisten.—n. Humectā′tion.—adj. Humec′tive, having the power to moisten.—v.t. Hū′mefy, to m
English · e-38538-4554Humeral, hū′mėr-al, adj. belonging to the shoulder.—n. an oblong scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of Benediction.—n. Hū′merus, the arm from the shoulder to the elbow: the bone of t
English · e-38538-4555Humet, Humette, hū-met′, n. (her.) a fesse or bar cut off short at each end.—adj. Humeté.
English · e-38538-4556 · brief source recordHumgruffin, hum′gruf-in, n. a terrible person.
English · e-38538-4557 · brief source recordHumhum, hum′hum, n. a kind of plain, coarse cotton cloth used in the East Indies.
English · e-38538-4559 · brief source recordHumian, hūm′i-an, adj. of or pertaining to David Hume (1711-76), or his philosophy.
English · e-38538-4558 · brief source recordHumic, hū′mik, adj. denoting an acid formed by the action of alkalies on humus or mould.
English · e-38538-4560 · brief source recordHumid, hū′mid, adj. moist: damp: rather wet.—adv. Hū′midly.—ns. Hū′midness, Humid′ity, moisture: a moderate degree of wetness. [L. humidus—humēre, to be moist.]
English · e-38538-4561Humiliate, hū-mil′i-āt, v.t. to make humble: to depress: to lower in condition.—adjs. Humil′iant, humiliating; Humil′iāting, humbling, mortifying.—n. Humiliā′tion, the act of humiliating: abasement: mortification. [L. hu
English · e-38538-4562Humility, hū-mil′i-ti, n. the state or quality of being humble: lowliness of mind: modesty. [O. Fr. humilite—L. humilitat-em—humilis, low.]
English · e-38538-4563Humine, hūm′in, n. Same as Humus.
English · e-38538-4564 · brief source recordHummel, hum′el, adj.—hornless.—n. Humm′eller, a machine for separating awns of barley from seed.
English · e-38538-4565 · brief source recordHumming, hum′ing, n. a low, murmuring sound, like that made by bees.—ns. Humm′ing-bird, a tropical bird, of brilliant plumage and rapid flight, from the humming sound of its wings; Humm′ing-top, a top which when spun giv
English · e-38538-4566Hummock, hum′uk, n. a hillock: pile or ridge (of ice): (Scot.) a fistful.—n. Humm′ie, a small protuberance.—adjs. Humm′ocked, Humm′ocky. [Dim. of hump.]
English · e-38538-4567Hummum, the same as Hammam (q.v.).
English · e-38538-4568 · brief source recordHumour, hū′mur, or ū′mur, n. the moisture or fluids of animal bodies: an animal fluid in an unhealthy state: state of mind (because once thought to depend on the humours of the body), as 'good' and 'ill humour:' disposit
English · e-38538-4569Hump, hump, n. a lump or hunch upon the back.—v.t. to bend in a hump: (U.S. slang) to prepare for a great exertion: (slang) to vex or annoy.—v.i. to put forth effort.—n. Hump′back, a back with a hump or hunch: a person w
English · e-38538-4570Humph, humf, interj. an exclamation expressive of dissatisfaction or incredulity.
English · e-38538-4571 · brief source recordHumphrey, To dine with. See Dine.
English · e-38538-4572 · brief source recordHumpty-dumpty, hum′ti-dum′ti, n. a short, squat, egg-like being of nursery folklore: a gipsy drink, ale boiled with brandy.—adj. short and broad.
English · e-38538-4573Humstrum, hum′strum, n. a hurdy-gurdy.
English · e-38538-4574 · brief source recordHumus, hūm′us, Humine, hūm′in, n. a brown or black powder in rich soils, formed by the action of air on animal or vegetable matter.—adj. Hū′mous. [L., 'the ground,' akin to Gr. chamai, on the ground.]
English · e-38538-4575Hun, hun, n. one of a powerful, squat, swarthy, and savage nomad race of Asia, probably of Mongolian or Tartar stock, who began to move westwards in Europe about 372 A.D., pushing the Goths before them across the Danube,
English · e-38538-4576Hunch, hunsh, n. a hump, esp. on the back: a lump.—n. Hunch′back, one with a hunch or lump on his back.—adj. Hunch′backed, having a humpback. [The nasalised form of hook; cog. with Ger. hucke, the bent back; cf. Scot. to
English · e-38538-4577Hundred, hun′dred, n. the number of ten times ten: a division of a county in England, orig. supposed to contain a hundred families.—adjs. Hun′dredfold, folded a hundred times, multiplied by a hundred; Hun′dredth, coming
English · e-38538-4578Hung, pa.t. and pa.p. of hang.—n. Hung′-beef, beef cured and dried.
English · e-38538-4579 · brief source recordHungarian, hung-gā′ri-an, adj. pertaining to Hungary or its inhabitants.—n. a native of Hungary: the Magyar or Hungarian language.
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