25591
|
h |
H, is the eighth letter of the English Alphabet. It is properly the representative of the Chaldee, ... |
25592
|
ha |
HA, an exclamation, denoting surprise, joy or grief. With the first or long sound of a, it is used ... |
25593
|
haak |
HAAK, n. A fish.Habeas Corpus, [L. have the body.] A writ for delivering a person from false ... |
25594
|
haberdasher |
HAB'ERDASHER, n. A seller of small wares; a word little used or not at all in the U. States. |
25595
|
haberdashery |
HAB'ERDASHERY, n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher. |
25596
|
haberdine |
HAB'ERDINE, n. A dried salt cod. |
25597
|
habergeon |
HAB'ERGEON, n. A coat of mail or armor to defend the neck and breast. It was formed of little ... |
25598
|
habile |
HAB'ILE, a. Fit; proper. [Not in use.] |
25599
|
habiliment |
HABIL'IMENT, n. [L. habeo, to have.] A garment; clothing; usually in the plural, habiliments, ... |
25600
|
habilitate |
HABIL'ITATE, v.t. To qualify. [Not used.] |
25601
|
habilitation |
HABILITA'TION, n. Qualification. [Not in use.] |
25602
|
hability |
HABILITY. [See Ability.] |
25603
|
habit |
HAB'IT, n. [L. habitus, from habeo,to have to hold. See Have.]1. Garb; dress; clothes or garments ... |
25604
|
habitable |
HAB'ITABLE, a. [L. habitabilis, from habito, to dwell.]That may be inhabited or dwelt in; capable ... |
25605
|
habitableness |
HAB'ITABLENESS, n. Capacity of being inhabited. |
25606
|
habitably |
HAB'ITABLY, adv. In such a manner as to habitable. |
25607
|
habitance |
HAB'ITANCE, n. Dwelling; abode; residence. [Not now used.] |
25608
|
habitancy |
HAB'ITANCY, n. Legal settlement or inhabitancy. [See Inhabitancy.] |
25609
|
habitant |
HAB'ITANT, n. [L. habitans.] An inhabitant; a dweller; a resident; one who has a permanent abode ... |
25610
|
habitat |
HAB'ITAT, n. Habitation. |
25611
|
habitation |
HABITA'TION, n. [L. habitatio, from habito, to dwell, from habeo, to hold, or as we say in ... |
25612
|
habitator |
HAB'ITATOR, n. [L.] A dweller; an inhabitant. [Not used.] |
25613
|
habited |
HAB'ITED, a. Clothed; dressed. He was habited like a shepherd.1. Accustomed. [Not usual.] |
25614
|
habitual |
HABIT'UAL, a. Formed or acquired by habit, frequent use or custom.Art is properly an habitual ... |
25615
|
habitually |
HABIT'UALLY, adv. By habit; customarily; by frequent practice or use; as habitually profane; ... |
25616
|
habituate |
HABIT'UATE, v.t.1. To accustom; to make familiar by frequent use or practice. Men may habituate ... |
25617
|
habituated |
HABIT'UATED, pp. Accustomed; made familiar by use. |
25618
|
habituating |
HABIT'UATING, ppr. Accustoming; making easy and familiar by practice. |
25619
|
habitude |
HAB'ITUDE, n. [L. habitudo, from habitus.]1. Relation; respect; state with regard to something ... |
25620
|
habnab |
HAB'NAB, adv. [hap ne hap, let it happen or not.]At random; by chance; without order or rule. |
25621
|
hack |
HACK, v.t.1. To cut irregularly and into small pieces; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of ... |
25622
|
hacked |
HACK'ED, pp. Chopped; mangled. |
25623
|
hacking |
HACK'ING, ppr. Chopping into small pieces; mangling; mauling. |
25624
|
hackle |
HACK'LE, v.t. 1. To comb flax or hemp; to separate the coarse part of these substances from the ... |
25625
|
hackly |
HACK'LY, a. [from hack.] Rough; broken as if hacked.In mineralogy, having fine,short,and sharp ... |
25626
|
hackmatack |
HACK'MATACK, n. The popular name of the red larch, the Pinus microcarpa. |
25627
|
hackney |
HACK'NEY, n.1. A pad; a nag; a pony.2. A horse kept for hire; a horse much used.3. A coach or ... |
25628
|
hackney-coach |
HACK'NEY-COACH. [See Hackney.] |
25629
|
hackney-coachman |
HACKNEY-COACHMAN, n. A man who drives a hackney-coach. |
25630
|
hackneyed |
HACK'NEYED, pp. Used much or in common.1. Practiced; accustomed. He is long hackneyed in the ways ... |
25631
|
hackneying |
HACK'NEYING, ppr. Using much; accustoming. |
25632
|
hackneyman |
HACK'NEYMAN, n. A man who lets horses and carriages for hire. |
25633
|
hackster |
HACK'STER, n. A bully; a ruffian or assassin. |
25634
|
hacqueton |
HAC'QUETON, n. A stuffed jacket formerly worn under armor, sometimes made of leather. [Not used.] |
25635
|
had |
HAD, pret. and pp. of have; contracted from Sax.haefd, that is, haved; as, I had; I have had. In ... |
25636
|
hadder |
HAD'DER, n. Heath. [Not in use. See Heath.] |
25637
|
haddock |
HAD'DOCK, n. A fish of the genus Gadus or cod, and order of Jugulars. It has a long body, the ... |
25638
|
hade |
HADE, n. Among miners, the steep descent of a shaft; also, the descent of a hill.In mining, the ... |
25639
|
haft |
H`AFT, n. [L. capio.] A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel which is taken into the ... |
25640
|
hafter |
H`AFTER, n. A caviller; a wrangler. [Not in use.] |
25641
|
hag |
HAG, n.1. An ugly old woman; as an old hag of threescore.2. A witch; a sorceress; an ... |
25642
|
hagard |
HAG'ARD, a.1. Literally, having a ragged look, as if hacked or gashed. Hence, lean; meager; ... |
25643
|
hagardly |
HAG'ARDLY, adv. In a hagard or ugly manner; with deformity. |
25644
|
hagborn |
HAG'BORN, n. Born of a hag or witch. |
25645
|
haggard |
HAG'GARD, n. A stack-yard. |
25646
|
haggess |
HAG'GESS, n. [from hack.] A mess of meat, generally pork, chopped and inclosed in a membrane.1. ... |
25647
|
haggle |
HAG'GLE, v.t. To cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough by ... |
25648
|
haggled |
HAG'GLED, pp. Cut irregularly into notches; made rough by cutting; mangled. |
25649
|
haggler |
HAG'GLER, n. One who haggles.1. One who cavils, hesitates and makes difficulty in bargaining. |
25650
|
haggling |
HAG'GLING, ppr. Hacking; mangling; caviling and hesitating in bargaining. |
25651
|
hagiographal |
HAGIOG'RAPHAL, n. Pertaining to hagiography, which see. |
25652
|
hagiographer |
HAGIOG'RAPHER, n. [See the next word.] A writer of holy or sacred books. |
25653
|
hagiography |
HAGIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. holy, and a writing.]Sacred writings. The Jews divide the books of the ... |
25654
|
hagish |
HAG'ISH, a. Of the nature of a hag; deformed; ugly; horrid. |
25655
|
hagship |
HAG'SHIP, n. The state or title of a hag or witch. |
25656
|
haguebut |
HAGUEBUT. [See Arquebuse.] |
25657
|
hah |
HAH, an exclamation expressing surprise or effort. |
25658
|
hail |
HAIL, n. Masses of ice or frozen vapor, falling from the clouds in showers or storms. These ... |
25659
|
hailed |
HA'ILED, pp. Called to from a distance; accosted. |
25660
|
hailing |
HA'ILING, ppr. Saluting; calling to from a distance.1. Pouring down hail. |
25661
|
hailshot |
HA'ILSHOT, n. Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [Not used.] |
25662
|
hailstone |
HA'ILSTONE, n. A single mass of ice falling from a cloud. |
25663
|
haily |
HA'ILY, a. Consisting of hail; as haily showers. |
25664
|
hainous |
HA'INOUS, a. Properly, hateful; odious. Hence, great, enormous, aggravated; as a hainous sin or ... |
25665
|
hainously |
HA'INOUSLY, adv. Hatefully; abominably; enormously. |
25666
|
hainousness |
HA'INOUSNESS, n. Odiousness; enormity; as the hainousness of theft or robbery of any crime. |
25667
|
hair |
HAIR, n.1. A small filament issuing from the skin of an animal, and from a bulbous root. Each ... |
25668
|
hair-brained |
HA'IR-BRAINED. [See Hare-brained.] |
25669
|
hair-breadth |
HA'IR-BREADTH, n. [See Breadth.] The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance. ... |
25670
|
hair-salt |
HA'IR-SALT, n. A mixture of the sulphates of magnesia and iron; its taste resembles that of alum. |
25671
|
hairbell |
HA'IRBELL, n. A plant, a species of hyacinth. |
25672
|
haircloth |
HA'IRCLOTH, n. Stuff or cloth made of hair, or in part with hair. In military affairs,pieces of ... |
25673
|
hairhung |
HA'IRHUNG, a. Hanging by a hair. |
25674
|
hairiness |
HA'IRINESS, n. [from hairy.] The state of abounding or being covered with hair. |
25675
|
hairlace |
HA'IRLACE, n. A fillet for tying up the hair of the head. |
25676
|
hairless |
HA'IRLESS, a. Destitute of hair; bald; as hairless scalps. |
25677
|
hairpin |
HA'IRPIN, n. A pin used in dressing the hair. |
25678
|
hairpowder |
HA'IRPOWDER, n. A fine powder of flour for sprinkling the hair of the head. |
25679
|
hairworm |
HA'IRWORM, n. A genus of worms [vermes,] called Gordius; a filiform animal found in fresh water or ... |
25680
|
hairy |
HA'IRY, a. [from hair.] Overgrown with hair; covered with hair; abounding with hair. Esau, my ... |
25681
|
hake |
HAKE, n. A kind of fish, the Gadus merlucius; called by some authors lucius marinus. It was ... |
25682
|
hakot |
HAK'OT, n. A fish. |
25683
|
hal |
HAL, in some names, signifies hall. |
25684
|
halberd |
HAL'BERD, n. A military weapon, consisting of a pole or shaft of wood, with a head armed with a ... |
25685
|
halberdier |
HALBERDIE'R, n. One who is armed with a halberd. |
25686
|
halcyon |
HAL'CYON, n. hal'shon. [L. halcyon; Gr. a king-fisher.]The name anciently given to the ... |
25687
|
halcyonian |
HALCYO'NIAN, a. Halcyon; calm. |
25688
|
hale |
HALE, a. Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as a hale body.HALE, n. Welfare. [Not in ... |
25689
|
half |
H`ALF, n. h`af. plu.halves, pron. h`avz.One equal part of a thing which is divided into two parts, ... |
25690
|
half-blooded |
H`ALF-BLOODED, a. Mean; degenerate. [Little used.]1. Proceeding from a male and female, each of ... |
25691
|
half-bred |
H`ALF-BRED, a. Mixed; mongrel; mean. |
25692
|
half-cap |
H`ALF-CAP, n. A cap not wholly put on. |
25693
|
half-dead |
H`ALF-DEAD, a. Almost dead; nearly exhausted. |
25694
|
half-faced |
H`ALF-FACED, a. Showing only part of the face. |
25695
|
half-hatched |
H`ALF-HATCHED, a. Imperfectly hatched; as half-hatched eggs. |
25696
|
half-heard |
H`ALF-HEARD, a. Imperfectly heard; not heard to the end. And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. |
25697
|
half-learned |
H`ALF-LEARNED, a. Imperfectly learned. |
25698
|
half-lost |
H`ALF-LOST, a. Nearly lost. |
25699
|
half-mark |
H`ALF-MARK, n. A coin; a noble, or 6s.8d. sterling. |
25700
|
half-moon |
H`ALF-MOON, n. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.1. Any thing in ... |
25701
|
half-part |
H`ALF-PART, n. An equal part. |
25702
|
half-pay |
H`ALF-PAY, n. Half the amount of wages or salary; as, an officer retires on half-pay.H`ALF-PAY, a. ... |
25703
|
half-penny |
H`ALF-PENNY, n. hap'penny or ha'penny. A copper coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value ... |
25704
|
half-penny-worth |
H`ALF-PENNY-WORTH, n. The value of a half-penny. |
25705
|
half-pike |
H`ALF-PIKE, n. A small pike carried by officers.1. A small pike used in boarding ships. |
25706
|
half-pint |
H`ALF-PINT, n. The half of a pint, or fourth of a quart. |
25707
|
half-read |
H`ALF-READ, a. Superficially informed by reading. |
25708
|
half-scholar |
H`ALF-SCHOLAR, n. One imperfectly learned.Half-seas over, a low expression denoting half drunk. |
25709
|
half-sighted |
H`ALF-SIGHTED, a. Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. |
25710
|
half-sphere |
H`ALF-SPHERE, n. Hemisphere. |
25711
|
half-starved |
H`ALF-STARVED, a. Almost starved. |
25712
|
half-strained |
H`ALF-STRAINED, a. Half-bred; imperfect. |
25713
|
half-sword |
H`ALF-SWORD, n. Within half the length of a sword; close fight. |
25714
|
half-way |
H`ALF-WAY, adv. In the middle; at half the distance.H`ALF-WAY, a. Equally distant from the ... |
25715
|
half-wit |
H`ALF-WIT, n. A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead. |
25716
|
half-witted |
H`ALF-WITTED, a. Weak in intellect; silly; foolish. |
25717
|
halfblood |
H`ALFBLOOD, n. Relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of ... |
25718
|
halfen |
H`ALFEN, a. Wanting half its due qualities. [Not used.] |
25719
|
halfer |
H`ALFER, n. One that possesses half only.1. A male fallow deer gelded. |
25720
|
halibut |
HAL'IBUT, n. A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, and order of Thoracics. This fish has a compressed ... |
25721
|
halidom |
HAL'IDOM, n. Adjuration by what is holy. |
25722
|
haling |
HALING. [See Hauling.] |
25723
|
halituous |
HALIT'UOUS, a. [L.halitus, breath.] Like breath; vaporous. |
25724
|
hall |
HALL, n. [L. aula; Heb. a tent, a palace.]1. In architecture, a large room at the entrance of a ... |
25725
|
halleluiah |
HALLELU'IAH, n. [Heb. praise ye Jah or Jehovah, to praise,that is, to throw, or raise the voice, ... |
25726
|
halliard |
HAL'LIARD, n. [from hale,haul.] A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering a sail. |
25727
|
hallier |
HAL'LIER, n. A particular kind of net for catching birds. |
25728
|
halloo |
HAL'LOO, v.i. To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to by name, or by the word halloo. ... |
25729
|
hallooing |
HAL'LOOING, ppr. Crying out; as a noun, a loud outcry. |
25730
|
hallow |
HAL'LOW, v.t. [L. calleo, to be able.]1. To make holy; to consecrate; to set apart for holy or ... |
25731
|
hallowed |
HAL'LOWED, pp. Consecrated to a sacred use, or to religious exercises; treated as sacred; ... |
25732
|
hallowing |
HAL'LOWING, ppr. Setting apart for sacred purposes; consecrating; devoting to religious exercises; ... |
25733
|
hallowmas |
HAL'LOWMAS,n. [See Mass.] The feast of All Souls. |
25734
|
hallucination |
HALLUCINA'TION, n. [L.hallucinatio, from hallucinor, to blunder.]1. Error; blunder; mistake. ... |
25735
|
halm |
HALM, n. haum. [L. culmus.] Straw. [See Haum.] |
25736
|
halo |
HA'LO, n. A circle appearing round the body of the sun, moon or stars, called also Corona, or ... |
25737
|
halse |
HALSE, n. The neck or throat.HALSE, v.i. hals. To embrace about the neck; to adjure; to greet. |
25738
|
halsening |
HAL'SENING, a. Sounding harshly in the throat or tongue. |
25739
|
halser |
HALSER, n. hawz'er. A large rope of a size between the cable and the tow-line. [See Hawser.] |
25740
|
halt |
HALT, v.i.1. To stop in walking; to hold. In military affairs, the true sense is retained, to stop ... |
25741
|
halter |
HALT'ER, n. One who halts or limps.HALT'ER, n. 1. A rope or strap and head-stall for leading or ... |
25742
|
halting |
HALT'ING, ppr. Stopping; limping. |
25743
|
haltingly |
HALT'INGLY, adv. With limping; slowly. |
25744
|
halve |
H`ALVE, v.t. h`av. [from half.] To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple. |
25745
|
halved |
H`ALVED, a. In botany, hemispherical; covering one side; placed on one side. |
25746
|
halves |
H`ALVES, n. plu. of half. Two equal parts of a thing. To cry halves, is to claim an equal share. ... |
25747
|
ham |
HAM, Sax.ham, a house, is our modern word home, G.heim. It is used in hamlet, and in the names of ... |
25748
|
hama |
A'MA, or HA'MA, n. In church affairs, a vessel to contain wine for the eucharist; also, a wine ... |
25749
|
hamadryad |
HAM'ADRYAD, n. [Gr. together, and a tree.] A wood nymph, feigned to live and die with the tree to ... |
25750
|
hamate |
HAM'ATE, a. [L. hamatus.] Hooked; entangled. |
25751
|
hamated |
HAM'ATED, a. [L. hamatus, from hama, a hook.]Hooked or set with hooks. |
25752
|
hamble |
HAM'BLE, v.t. To hamstring. [Not used.] |
25753
|
hame |
HAME, n. plu. hames. A kind or collar for a draught horse, consisting of two bending pieces of ... |
25754
|
hamite |
HAM'ITE, n. The fossil remains of a curved shell. |
25755
|
hamlet |
HAM'LET, n. A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.This word seems originally ... |
25756
|
hamleted |
HAM'LETED, a. Accustomed to a hamlet, or to a country life. |
25757
|
hammer |
HAM'MER, n. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like. It consists of an iron ... |
25758
|
hammer-man |
HAM'MER-MAN, n. One who beats or works with a hammer. |
25759
|
hammer-wort |
HAM'MER-WORT, n. An herb. |
25760
|
hammerable |
HAM'MERABLE, a. That may be shaped by a hammer. |
25761
|
hammercloth |
HAM'MERCLOTH, n. The cloth which covers a coach-box, so called from the old practice of carrying a ... |
25762
|
hammered |
HAM'MERED, pp. Beaten with a hammer. |
25763
|
hammerer |
HAM'MERER, n. One who works with a hammer. |
25764
|
hammerhard |
HAM'MERHARD, n. Iron or steel hardened by hammering. |
25765
|
hammering |
HAM'MERING, ppr. Beating with a hammer; working; contriving. |
25766
|
hammite |
HAMMITE. [See Ammite.] |
25767
|
hammoc |
HAM'MOC, n. A kind of hanging bed, suspended between trees or posts, or by hooks. It consists of ... |
25768
|
hamous |
HAM'OUS, [L. hamus, a hook.] Hooked; having the end hooked or curved; a term of botany. |
25769
|
hamper |
HAM'PER, n. [contracted form hanaper, or from hand pannier.]1. A large basket for conveying ... |
25770
|
hampered |
HAM'PERED, pp. Shackled; entangled; ensnared; perplexed. |
25771
|
hampering |
HAM'PERING, ppr. Shackling; entangling; perplexing. |
25772
|
hamster |
HAM'STER, n. A species of rat, the Mus cricetus, or German marmot. This rat is of the size of the ... |
25773
|
hamstring |
HAM'STRING, n. The tendons of the ham.HAM'STRING, v.t. pret. and pp. hamstrung or hamstringed. To ... |
25774
|
han |
HAN, for have, in the plural. |
25775
|
hanaper |
HAN'APER, n. The hanaper was used in early days by the kings of England, for holding and carrying ... |
25776
|
hance |
HANCE, HAUNCE, for enhance. [See Enhance.] |
25777
|
hances |
HAN'CES, n. plu. [L. ansa.] In architecture, the ends of elliptical arches, which are the arches ... |
25778
|
hand |
HAND, n. [L. hendo, in prehendo.]1. In man, the extremity of the arm, consisting of the palm and ... |
25779
|
hand-grenade |
HAND-GRENA'DE, n. A grenade to be thrown by the hand. |
25780
|
handball |
HAND'BALL, n. An ancient game with a ball. |
25781
|
handbarrow |
HAND'BARROW, n. A barrow or vehicle borne by the hands of men, and without a wheel. |
25782
|
handbasket |
HAND'BASKET, n. A small or portable basket. |
25783
|
handbell |
HAND'BELL, n. A small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. |
25784
|
handbreadth |
HAND'BREADTH, n. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. Ex.25. |
25785
|
handcloth |
HAND'CLOTH, n. A handkerchief. |
25786
|
handcraft |
HAND'CR`AFT, n. Work performed by the hands; usually written handicraft. |
25787
|
handcuff |
HAND'CUFF, n. A manacle, consisting of iron rings for the wrists, and a connecting chain to ... |
25788
|
handed |
HAND'ED, pp. Given or transmitted by the hands; conducted; furled.HAND'ED, a. With hands ... |
25789
|
hander |
HAND'ER, n. One who hands or transmits; a conveyer in succession. |
25790
|
handfast |
HAND'F`AST, n. Hold; custody; power of confining or keeping.HAND'F`AST, a. Fast by contract; ... |
25791
|
handfasting |
HAND'F`ASTING, n. A kind of betrothing, or marriage contract. |
25792
|
handful |
HAND'FUL, n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain.1. As much as the arms will embrace.2. A ... |
25793
|
handgallop |
HAND'GALLOP, n. A slow and easy gallop, in which the hand presses the bridle to hinder increase of ... |
25794
|
handglass |
HAND'GL`ASS, n. In gardening, a glass used for placing over, protecting and forwarding various ... |
25795
|
handgun |
HAND'GUN, n. A gun to be used by the hand. |
25796
|
handicraft |
HAND'ICR`AFT, n. Manual occupation; work performed by the hand.1. A man who obtains his living by ... |
25797
|
handicraftsman |
HAND'ICR`AFTSMAN, n. A man skilled or employed in manual occupation; a manufacturer. |
25798
|
handily |
HAND'ILY, adv. [See Handy.] With dexterity or skill; dexterously; adroitly.1. With ease or ... |
25799
|
handiness |
HAND'INESS, n. The ease of performance derived from practice; dexterity; adroitness. |
25800
|
handiwork |
HAND'IWORK, n. [for hand-work.] Work of the hands; product of manual labor; manufacture.1. Work ... |
25801
|
handkerchief |
HAND'KERCHIEF, n. [hand and kerchief. See Kerchief.]1. A piece of cloth, usually silk or linen, ... |
25802
|
handlanguage |
HAND'LANGUAGE, n. The art of conversing by the hands. [Not in use.] |
25803
|
handle |
HAND'LE, v.t. [L. manus.]1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. The ... |
25804
|
handlead |
HAND'LEAD, n. A lead for sounding. |
25805
|
handled |
HAND'LED, pp. Touched; treated; managed. |
25806
|
handless |
HAND'LESS, a. Without a hand. |
25807
|
handling |
HAND'LING, ppr. Touching; feeling; treating; managing. |
25808
|
handmaid |
HAND'MAID |
25809
|
handmaiden |
HAND'MAIDEN, n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant. |
25810
|
handmill |
HAND'MILL, n. A mill moved by the hand. |
25811
|
handsails |
HAND'SAILS, n. Sails managed by the hand. |
25812
|
handsaw |
HAND'SAW, n. A saw to be used with the hand. |
25813
|
handscrew |
HAND'SCREW, n. An engine for raising heavy timbers or weights; a jack. |
25814
|
handsel |
HAND'SEL, n.1. The first act of using any thing; the first sale.2. An earnest; money for the first ... |
25815
|
handsome |
HAND'SOME, a. 1. Properly, dexterous; ready; convenient. For a thief it is so handsome, as it may ... |
25816
|
handsomely |
HAND'SOMELY, adv. Dexterously; cleverly; with skill.1. Gracefully; with propriety and ease.2. ... |
25817
|
handsomeness |
HAND'SOMENESS, n. A moderate degree of beauty or elegance; as the handsomeness of the person or of ... |
25818
|
handspike |
HAND'SPIKE, n. A wooden bar, used with the hand as a lever, for various purposes, as in raising ... |
25819
|
handstaff |
HAND'ST`AFF, n. A javelin; plu. handstaves. Ezek.39. |
25820
|
handvise |
HAND'VISE, n. A vise used by hand, or for small work. |
25821
|
handweapon |
HAND'WEAPON,n. Any weapon to be wielded by the hand. Numb.35. |
25822
|
handwriting |
HAND'WRITING, n. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person.1. Any writing. |
25823
|
handy |
HAND'Y, a.1. Performed by the hand. They came to handy blows.2. Dexterous; ready; adroit; skilled ... |
25824
|
handy-dandy |
HAND'Y-DANDY, n. A play in which children change hands and places. |
25825
|
handyblow |
HAND'YBLOW, n. A blow with the hand; an act of hostility. |
25826
|
handygripe |
HAND'YGRIPE, n. Seizure by the hand. |
25827
|
handystroke |
HAND'YSTROKE, n. A blow inflicted by the hand. |
25828
|
hang |
HANG, v.t. pret. and pp. hanged or hung.1. To suspend; to fasten to some fixed object above, in ... |
25829
|
hangby |
HANG'BY, n. A dependent, in contempt. |
25830
|
hanged |
HANG'ED, pp. Suspended; put to death by being suspended by the neck. |
25831
|
hanger |
HANG'ER, n. That by which a thing is suspended.1. A short broad sword, incurvated towards the ... |
25832
|
hanger-on |
HANG'ER-ON, n. One who besets another importunately in soliciting favors.1. A dependant; one who ... |
25833
|
hanging |
HANG'ING, ppr. Suspending to something above.1. Being suspended; dangling; swinging.2. ... |
25834
|
hanging-side |
HANG'ING-SIDE, n. In mining, the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein. |
25835
|
hanging-sleeves |
HANG'ING-SLEEVES, n. Strips of the same stuff with the gown, hanging down the back from the ... |
25836
|
hangman |
HANG'MAN, n. One who hangs another; a public executioner; also, a term of reproach. |
25837
|
hangnest |
HANG'NEST, n. The name of certain species of birds, which build nests suspended from the branches ... |
25838
|
hank |
HANK, n.1. A skein of thread; as much thread as is tied together; a tie.2. In ships. a wooden ... |
25839
|
hanker |
HANK'ER, v.i.1. To long for with a keen appetite and uneasiness; in a literal sense; as, to hanker ... |
25840
|
hankering |
HANK'ERING, ppr. Longing for with keen appetite or ardent desire.HANK'ERING,n. A keen appetite ... |
25841
|
hankle |
HANK'LE, v.t. [See Hank.] To twist. [Not in use.] |
25842
|
hanseatic |
HANSEAT'IC, a. Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy. |
25843
|
hant |
HA'NT, a contraction of have not, or has not; as, I ha'nt, he ha'nt, we ha'nt.Hanse Towns. Hanse ... |
25844
|
hap |
HAP, n. [L. capio.]1. That which comes suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; fortune; accident; casual ... |
25845
|
hap-hazard |
HAP-HAZ'ARD, n. [This is tautological. See Hazard.] Chance; accident. We take our principles at ... |
25846
|
hapless |
HAP'LESS, a. Luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as hapless youth; hapless maid. |
25847
|
haply |
HAP'LY, adv. By chance; perhaps; it may be. Lest haply ye be found to fight against God. ... |
25848
|
happen |
HAP'PEN, v.i. hap'n.1. To come by chance; to come without one's previous expectation; to fall out. ... |
25849
|
happily |
HAP'PILY, adv. [See Happy.] By good fortune; fortunately; luckily; with success. Preferr'd by ... |
25850
|
happiness |
HAP'PINESS, n. [from happy.] The agreeable sensations which spring from the enjoyment of good; ... |
25851
|
happy |
HAP'PY a. [from hap.]1. Lucky; fortunate; successful. Chimists have been more happy in finding ... |
25852
|
har |
HAR, HARE, HERE, in composition, signify an army, Sax. here, G. heer, D. heir. So Harold is a ... |
25853
|
harangue |
HARANGUE, n. harang'. har'ang.1. A speech addressed to an assembly or an army; a popular oration; ... |
25854
|
haranguer |
HARANG'UER, n. harang'er. An orator; one who addresses an assembly or army; a noisy declaimer. |
25855
|
haranguing |
HARANG'UING, ppr. Declaiming; addressing with noisy eloquence. |
25856
|
harass |
HAR'ASS, v.t.1. To weary; to fatigue to excess; to tire with bodily labor; as, to harass an army ... |
25857
|
harassed |
HAR'ASSED, pp. Wearied; tired; teased. |
25858
|
harasser |
HAR'ASSER, n. One who harasses or teases; a spoiler. |
25859
|
harassing |
HAR'ASSING, ppr. Tiring; fatiguing; teasing. |
25860
|
harbinger |
H`ARBINGER, n. [See Harbor. Harbinger is properly a person who goes to provide harbor or lodgings ... |
25861
|
harbor |
H`ARBOR, n. 1. A lodging; a place of entertainment and rest. For harbor at a thousand doors they ... |
25862
|
harbor-master |
H`ARBOR-M`ASTER, n. An officer who has charge of the mooring of ships,and executes the regulations ... |
25863
|
harborage |
H`ARBORAGE, n. Shelter; entertainment. [Not used.] |
25864
|
harbored |
H`ARBORED, pp. Entertained; sheltered. |
25865
|
harborer |
H`ARBORER, n. One who entertains or shelters another. |
25866
|
harboring |
H`ARBORING, ppr. Entertaining; sheltering. |
25867
|
harborless |
H`ARBORLESS, a. Without a harbor; destitute of shelter or a lodging. |
25868
|
harborough |
HAR'BOROUGH, n. A harbor or lodging. [Not in use.] |
25869
|
harborous |
HAR'BOROUS, a. Hospitable. [Not in use.] |
25870
|
hard |
H`ARD, a.1. Firm; solid; compact; not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to ... |
25871
|
hard-besetting |
HARD-BESET'TING, a. Closely besetting or besieging. |
25872
|
hard-labored |
HARD-LA'BORED, a. Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studies; as a hard-labored poem. |
25873
|
hard-mouthed |
H`ARD-MOUTHED, a. Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as a hard-mouthed horse. |
25874
|
hardbound |
H`ARDBOUND, a. Costive; fast or tight; as hardbound brains. |
25875
|
hardearned |
H`ARDEARNED, a. Earned with toil and difficulty. |
25876
|
harden |
H`ARDEN, v.t. h`ardn. To make hard or more hard; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to ... |
25877
|
hardened |
H`ARDENED, pp. Made hard, or more hard or compact; made unfeeling; made obstinate; confirmed in ... |
25878
|
hardener |
H`ARDENER, n. He or that which makes hard, or more firm and compact. |
25879
|
hardening |
H`ARDENING, ppr. Making hard or more compact; making obdurate or unfeeling; confirming; becoming ... |
25880
|
hardfavored |
HARDFA'VORED, a. Having coarse features; harsh of countenance. |
25881
|
hardfavoredness |
HARDFA'VOREDNESS, n. Coarseness of features. |
25882
|
hardfeatured |
H`ARDFEATURED, a. Having coarse features. |
25883
|
hardfisted |
H`ARDFISTED, a. Close fisted; covetous. |
25884
|
hardfought |
H`ARDFOUGHT, a. Vigorously contested; as a hard-fought battle. |
25885
|
hardgotten |
H`ARDGOTTEN, a. Obtained with difficulty. |
25886
|
hardhanded |
H`ARDHANDED, a. Having hard hands, as a laborer. |
25887
|
hardhead |
H`ARDHEAD, n. Clash or collision of heads in contest. |
25888
|
hardhearted |
HARDHE`ARTED, a. Cruel; pitiless; merciless; unfeeling; inhuman; inexorable. |
25889
|
hardheartedness |
HARDHE`ARTEDNESS, n. Want of feeling or tenderness; cruelty; inhumanity. |
25890
|
hardihood |
H`ARDIHOOD, n. [See Hardy and Hood.] Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; ... |
25891
|
hardily |
H`ARDILY, adv. With great boldness; stoutly.1. With hardship; not tenderly. |
25892
|
hardiness |
H`ARDINESS, n.1. Boldness; firm courage; intrepidity; stoutness; bravery; applied to the mind, it ... |
25893
|
hardly |
H`ARDLY, adv. [See Hard.] With difficulty; with great labor. Recovering hardly what he lost ... |
25894
|
hardness |
H`ARDNESS, n. [See Hard.] Firmness; close union of the component parts; compactness; solidity; ... |
25895
|
hardnibbed |
H`ARDNIBBED, a. Having a hard nib or point. |
25896
|
hardock |
H`ARDOCK, n. Probably hoardock, dock with whitish leaves. |
25897
|
hards |
H`ARDS, n. The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow. |
25898
|
hardship |
H`ARDSHIP, n. Toil; fatigue; severe labor or want; whatever oppresses the body.1. Injury; ... |
25899
|
hardvisaged |
H`ARDVISAGED, a. Having coarse features; of a harsh countenance. |
25900
|
hardware |
H`ARDWARE, n. Wares made of iron or other metal, as pots,kettles, saws, knives, &c. |
25901
|
hardwareman |
H`ARDWAREMAN, n. A maker or seller of hardwares. |
25902
|
hardy |
H`ARDY, a.1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid. Who is hardy enough to encounter ... |
25903
|
hare |
HARE, n. A quadruped of the genus Lepus, with long ears, a short tail, soft hair, and a divided ... |
25904
|
harebell |
HA'REBELL, n. A plant of the genus Hyacinthus, with campaniform or bell-shaped flowers. |
25905
|
harebrained |
HA'REBRAINED, a. [hare and brain.] Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. |
25906
|
harefoot |
HA'REFOOT, n. A bird; a plant. |
25907
|
harehearted |
HA'REHE`ARTED, a. Timorous; easily frightened. |
25908
|
harehound |
HA'REHOUND, n. A hound for hunting hares. |
25909
|
harehunter |
HA'REHUNTER, n. One who hunts or is used to hunting hares. |
25910
|
harehunting |
HA'REHUNTING, n. The hunting of hares. |
25911
|
harelip |
HA'RELIP, n. A divided upper lip, like that of a hare. |
25912
|
harelipped |
HA'RELIPPED, a. Having a harelip. |
25913
|
harem |
HAR'EM, n. A seraglio; a place where Eastern princes confine their women, who are prohibited from ... |
25914
|
haremint |
HA'REMINT, n. A plant. |
25915
|
harengiform |
HAREN'GIFORM, a. [See Herring.] Shaped like a herring. |
25916
|
harepipe |
HA'REPIPE, n. A snare for catching hares. |
25917
|
hares-ear |
HA'RE'S-EAR, n. A plant of the genus Bupleurum. The Bastard Hare's Ear is of the genus Phyllis. |
25918
|
hares-lettuce |
HARE'S-LETTUCE, n. A plant of the genus Sonchus. |
25919
|
harewort |
HA'REWORT, n. A plant. |
25920
|
haricot |
HAR'ICOT, n. A kind of ragout of meat and roots.1. In French, beans. |
25921
|
harier |
HAR'IER |
25922
|
hariolation |
HARIOLA'TION, n. [L. harioltio.] Sooth-saying. [Not in use.] |
25923
|
hark |
H`ARK, v.t. [contracted from hearken, which see.]To listen; to lend the ear.This word is rarely or ... |
25924
|
harl |
H`ARL |
25925
|
harlequin |
H`ARLEQUIN, n. A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, like a merry-andrew, ... |
25926
|
harlock |
H`ARLOCK, n. A plant. |
25927
|
harlot |
H`ARLOT, n. 1. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman.2. In ... |
25928
|
harlotry |
H`ARLOTRY, n. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness. |
25929
|
harm |
H`ARM, n.1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment. Do thyself no harm. Acts.16. He shall make amends ... |
25930
|
harmattan |
HARMAT'TAN, n. A dry easterly wind in Africa, which destroys vegetation. |
25931
|
harmed |
H`ARMED, pp. Injured; hurt; damaged. |
25932
|
harmel |
H`ARMEL, n. The wild African rue. |
25933
|
harmful |
H`ARMFUL, a. Hurtful; injurious; noxious; detrimental; mischievous. The earth brought forth fruit ... |
25934
|
harmfully |
H`ARMFULLY, adv. Hurtfully; injuriously; with damage. |
25935
|
harmfulness |
H`ARMFULNESS, n. Hurtfulness; noxiousness. |
25936
|
harming |
H`ARMING, ppr. Hurting; injuring. |
25937
|
harmless |
H`ARMLESS, a. Not hurtful or injurious; innoxious. Ceremonies are harmless in themselves.1. ... |
25938
|
harmlessly |
H`ARMLESSLY, adv. Innocently; without fault or crime; as, to pass the time harmlessly in ... |
25939
|
harmlessness |
H`ARMLESSNESS, n. The quality of being innoxious; freedom from a tendency to injure.1. Innocence. |
25940
|
harmonic |
HARMON'IC |
25941
|
harmonica |
HARMON'ICA, n. A collection of musical glasses of a particular form, so arranged as to produce ... |
25942
|
harmonical |
HARMON'ICAL, a. [See Harmony.] Relating to harmony or music; as harmonical use.1. ... |
25943
|
harmonics |
HARMON'ICS,n. Harmonious sounds; consonances.1. The doctrine or science of musical sounds.2. ... |
25944
|
harmonious |
HARMO'NIOUS, a. Adapted to each other; having the parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical. ... |
25945
|
harmoniously |
HARMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With just adaptation and proportion of parts to each other. Distances, ... |
25946
|
harmoniousness |
HARMO'NIOUSNESS, n. Proportion and adaption of parts; musicalness.1. Agreement; concord. |
25947
|
harmonist |
H`ARMONIST, n. A musician; a composer of music.1. One who brings together corresponding passages, ... |
25948
|
harmonize |
H`ARMONIZE, v.i. To be in concord; to agree in sounds.1. To agree; to be in peace and friendship; ... |
25949
|
harmonized |
H`ARMONIZED, pp. Made to be accordant. |
25950
|
harmonizer |
H`ARMONIZER, n. One that brings together or reconciles.1. In music, a practical harmonist. |
25951
|
harmonizing |
H`ARMONIZING, ppr. Causing to agree. |
25952
|
harmonometer |
HARMONOM'ETER, n. An instrument or monochord for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds. |
25953
|
harmony |
H`ARMONY, n. [L. harmonia; Gr. a setting together, a closure or seam, agreement, concert, to fit ... |
25954
|
harmost |
H`ARMOST, n. [Gr. to regulate.] In ancient Greece, a Spartan governor, regulator or perfect. |
25955
|
harmotome |
H`ARMOTOME, n. [Gr. a joint, and to cut.] In mineralogy, cross-stone, or staurolite, called also ... |
25956
|
harness |
H`ARNESS, n.1. Armor; the whole accouterments or equipments of a knight or horseman; originally ... |
25957
|
harnessed |
H`ARNESSED, pp. Equipped with armor; furnished with the dress for draught; defended. |
25958
|
harnesser |
H`ARNESSER, n. One who puts on the harness of a horse. |
25959
|
harnessing |
H`ARNESSING, ppr. Putting on armor or furniture for draught. |
25960
|
harp |
H`ARP, n.1. An instrument of music of the stringed kind, of a triangular figure, held upright and ... |
25961
|
harper |
H`ARPER, n. A player on the harp. |
25962
|
harping |
H`ARPING, ppr. Playing on a harp; dwelling on continually.H`ARPING, n. A continual dwelling on. ... |
25963
|
harping-iron |
H`ARPING-IRON, n. A harpoon, which see. |
25964
|
harpist |
H`ARPIST, n. A harper. |
25965
|
harpoon |
HARPOON', n. [Gr. to seize with the claws; probably L. rapio, by transposition of letters.]A ... |
25966
|
harpooned |
HARPOON'ED, pp. Struck, caught or killed with a harpoon. |
25967
|
harpooner |
HARPOON'ER, n. One who uses a harpoon; the man in a whale-boat who throws the harpoon. |
25968
|
harpooning |
HARPOON'ING, ppr. Striking with a harpoon. |
25969
|
harpsichord |
H`ARPSICHORD, n. [harp and chord.] An instrument of music with strings of wire, played by the ... |
25970
|
harpy |
H`ARPY, n. [L. harpyia; Gr. to seize or claw.]1. In antiquity, the harpies were fabulous winged ... |
25971
|
harquebuse |
HARQUEBUSE. [See Arquebuse.] |
25972
|
harrateen |
HARRATEE'N, n. A kind of stuff or cloth. |
25973
|
harridan |
HAR'RIDAN, n. A decayed strumpet. |
25974
|
harrier |
HAR'RIER, n. [from hare.] A dog for hunting hares; a kind of hound with an acute sense of ... |
25975
|
harrow |
HAR'ROW, n. An instrument of agriculture, formed of pieces of timber sometimes crossing each ... |
25976
|
harrowed |
HAR'ROWED, pp. Broken or smoothed by a harrow. |
25977
|
harrower |
HAR'ROWER, n. One who harrows.1. A hawk. |
25978
|
harrowing |
HAR'ROWING, ppr. Breaking or leveling with a harrow. |
25979
|
harry |
HAR'RY, v.t.1. To strip; to pillage. [See Harrow.]2. To harass; to agitate; to tease.HAR'RY, ... |
25980
|
harsh |
H`ARSH, a.1. Rough to the touch; rugged; grating; as harsh sand; harsh cloth; opposed to smooth.2. ... |
25981
|
harshly |
H`ARSHLY, adv. Roughly; in a harsh manner.1. Sourly; austerely.2. Severely; morosely; crabbedly; ... |
25982
|
harshness |
H`ARSHNESS, n. Roughness to the touch; opposed to softness and smoothness.1. Sourness; ... |
25983
|
harslet |
H`ARSLET |
25984
|
hart |
H`ART, n. A stag or male deer, an animal of the cervine genus. |
25985
|
hartbeest |
H`ARTBEEST, n. The quanga, or cervine antelope of Africa. |
25986
|
hartroyal |
H`ARTROY'AL, n. A plant. |
25987
|
hartshorn |
H`ARTSHORN, n. The horn of the hart or male deer. The scrapings or raspings of this horn are ... |
25988
|
hartstongue |
H`ARTSTONGUE, n. [See Tongue.] A plant, a species of Asplenium. |
25989
|
hartwort |
H`ARTWORT, n. The name of certain plants of the genera, Seseli, Tordylium, and Buplerum. |
25990
|
haruspice |
HAR'USPICE,n. [L. haruspex, from specio, to view.]In Roman history, a person who pretended to ... |
25991
|
haruspicy |
HAR'USPICY, n. Divination by the inspection of victims. |
25992
|
harvest |
H`ARVEST, n. [L. acerbus.]1. The season of reaping and gathering in corn or other crops. It ... |
25993
|
harvest-fly |
H`ARVEST-FLY, n. A large four-winged insect of the cicada kind, common in Italy. |
25994
|
harvest-home |
H`ARVEST-HOME, n. The time of harvest.1. The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the ... |
25995
|
harvest-lord |
H`ARVEST-LORD, n. The head-reaper at the harvest. |
25996
|
harvest-man |
H`ARVEST-MAN, n. A laborer in harvest. |
25997
|
harvest-queen |
H`ARVEST-QUEEN, n. An image representing Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest. |
25998
|
harvested |
H`ARVESTED, pp. Reaped and collected, as ripe corn and fruits. |
25999
|
harvester |
H`ARVESTER, n. A reaper; a laborer in gathering grain. |
26000
|
harvesting |
H`ARVESTING, ppr. Reaping and collecting, as ripe corn and other fruits. |
26001
|
hash |
HASH, v.t. [Eng. to hack. See Hack.] To chop into small pieces; to mince and mix; as, to hash ... |
26002
|
hask |
HASK, n. A case made of rushes or flags. [Not used.] |
26003
|
haslet |
HAS'LET, n. The heart, liver, lights, &c. of a hog. |
26004
|
hasp |
H`ASP, n.1. A clasp that passes over a staple to be fastened by a padlock.2. A spindle to wind ... |
26005
|
hassoc |
HAS'SOC, n. A thick mat or bass on which persons kneel in church. And knees and hassocs are well ... |
26006
|
hast |
HAST, the second person singular of have, I have, thou hast, contracted from havest. It is used ... |
26007
|
hastate |
HAS'TATE |
26008
|
hastated |
HAS'TATED, a. [L. hastatus, from hasta, a spear.] In botany, spear-shaped; resembling the head of ... |
26009
|
haste |
HASTE, n.1. Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; applied only to voluntary ... |
26010
|
hasted |
HASTED |
26011
|
hasten |
HASTEN, v.t. To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate ... |
26012
|
hastened |
HASTENED, pp. Moved rapidly; accelerated; urged with speed. |
26013
|
hastener |
HASTENER, n. One that hastens or urges forward. |
26014
|
hastening |
HASTENING, ppr. Urging forward; pushing on; proceeding rapidly. That state is hastening to ruin, ... |
26015
|
hastily |
HASTILY, adv. [See Hasty.] In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. Half clothed, ... |
26016
|
hastiness |
HASTINESS, n. Haste; speed; quickness or celerity in motion or action, as of animals.1. Rashness; ... |
26017
|
hasting |
HASTING |
26018
|
hasting-pear |
HASTING-PEAR, n. An early pear, called also green chissel. |
26019
|
hastings |
HASTINGS, n. [from hasty.] Peas that come early. |
26020
|
hastive |
HASTIVE, a. Forward; early; as fruit. [Not much used.] |
26021
|
hasty |
HASTY, a. Quick; speedy; opposed to slow. Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Eccles.8.1. Eager ... |
26022
|
hastypudding |
HASTYPUDDING, n. A pudding made of the meal of maiz moistened with water and boiled, or of milk ... |
26023
|
hat |
HAT, n.1. A covering for the head; a garment made of different materials, and worn by men or women ... |
26024
|
hatable |
HA'TABLE, a. [from hate.] That may be hated; odious. |
26025
|
hatch |
HATCH, v.t.1. To produce young from eggs by incubation, or by artificial heat. In Egypt, chickens ... |
26026
|
hatchel |
HATCH'EL, n. An instrument formed with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleaning flax or hemp ... |
26027
|
hatcheled |
HATCH'ELED, pp. Cleansed by a hatchel; combed. |
26028
|
hatcheler |
HATCH'ELER, n. One who uses a hatchel. |
26029
|
hatcheling |
HATCH'ELING, ppr. Drawing through the teeth of a hatchel. |
26030
|
hatchet |
HATCH'ET, n. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.To take up the hatchet, a ... |
26031
|
hatchet-face |
HATCH'ET-FACE, n. A prominent face, like the edge of a hatchet. |
26032
|
hatchetine |
HATCH'ETINE, n. A substance of the hardness of soft tallow, of a yellowish white or greenish ... |
26033
|
hatchment |
HATCH'MENT, n. [corrupted from achievement.] An armorial escutcheon on a herse at funerals, or in ... |
26034
|
hatchway |
HATCH'WAY, n. In ships, a square or oblong opening in the deck, affording a passage from one deck, ... |
26035
|
hate |
HATE, v.t. [L. odi, for hodi.]1. To dislike greatly; to have a great aversion to. It expresses ... |
26036
|
hated |
HA'TED, pp. Greatly disliked. |
26037
|
hateful |
HA'TEFUL, a. Odious; exciting great dislike, aversion or disgust. All sin is hateful in the sight ... |
26038
|
hatefully |
HA'TEFULLY, adv. Odiously; with great dislike.1. Malignantly; maliciously. Ezek. 23. |
26039
|
hatefulness |
HA'TEFULNESS, n. Odiousness; the quality of being hateful, or of exciting aversion or disgust. |
26040
|
hater |
HA'TER, n. One that hates. An enemy to God, and hater of all good. |
26041
|
hating |
HA'TING, ppr. Disliking extremely; entertaining a great aversion for. |
26042
|
hatred |
HA'TRED, n. Great dislike or aversion; hate; enmity. Hatred is an aversion to evil, and may ... |
26043
|
hatted |
HAT'TED, a. [from hat.] Covered with a hat; wearing a hat. |
26044
|
hatter |
HAT'TER, v.t. To harass. [Not in use.] |
26045
|
hattock |
HAT'TOCK, n. [Erse, attock.] A shock of corn. [Not in use.] |
26046
|
hauberk |
HAU'BERK, n. A coat of mail without sleeves. |
26047
|
haught |
HAUGHT, a. haut. [L. altus, that is, haltus, changed to haut.]High; elevated; hence, proud; ... |
26048
|
haughtily |
HAUGHTILY, adv. hau'tily. [See Haught and Haughty.]Proudly; arrogantly; with contempt or disdain; ... |
26049
|
haughtiness |
HAUGHTINESS, n. hau'tiness. The quality of being haughty; pride mingled with some degree of ... |
26050
|
haughty |
HAUGHTY, a. hau'ty. [from haught.]1. Proud and disdainful; having a high opinion of one's self, ... |
26051
|
haul |
HAUL, v.t.1. To pull or draw with force; to drag; as, to haul a heavy body along on the ground; to ... |
26052
|
hauled |
HAUL'ED, pp. Pulled with force; dragged; compelled to move. |
26053
|
hauling |
HAUL'ING, ppr. Drawing by force or violence; dragging. |
26054
|
haulm |
HAULM |
26055
|
haum |
HAUM, n. [L. culmus, the stalk of corn.]1. The stem or stalk of grain, of all kinds, or of peas, ... |
26056
|
haunce |
HANCE, HAUNCE, for enhance. [See Enhance.] |
26057
|
haunch |
H`AUNCH, n.1. The hip; that part of the body of man and of quadrupeds, which lies between the last ... |
26058
|
haunt |
H`AUNT, v.t.1. To frequent; to resort to much or often, or to be much about; to visit customarily. ... |
26059
|
haunted |
H`AUNTED, pp. Frequently visited or resorted to, especially by apparitions.1. Troubled by ... |
26060
|
haunter |
H`AUNTER, n. One who frequents a particular place, or is often about it. |
26061
|
haunting |
H`AUNTING, ppr. Frequenting; visiting often; troubling with frequent visits. |
26062
|
haust |
HAUST, n. A dry cough. |
26063
|
hautboy |
HAUTBOY,n. ho'boy. A wind instrument, somewhat resembling a flute, but widening towards the ... |
26064
|
hauteur |
HAUTEUR, n. Pride, haughtiness; insolent manner or spirit. |
26065
|
hauyne |
HAUYNE, n. A mineral, called by Hauy latialite, occurring in grains or small masses, and also in ... |
26066
|
have |
HAVE, v.t. hav. pret. and pp. had. Present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they, have. [L. ... |
26067
|
haveless |
HAVELESS, a. hav'les. Having little or nothing. [Not in use.] |
26068
|
haven |
HA'VEN,n. ha'vn.1. A harbor; a port; a bay, recess or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river ... |
26069
|
havener |
HA'VENER, n. The overseer of a port; a harbor-master. [Not used.] |
26070
|
haver |
HAV'ER, n. One who has or possesses; a possessor; a holder. [Little used.]HAV'ER, n. [L. avena.] ... |
26071
|
haversack |
HAV'ERSACK, n. A soldier's knapsack. |
26072
|
having |
HAV'ING, ppr. [from have.] Possessing; holding in power or possession; containing; gaining; ... |
26073
|
havock |
HAV'OCK, n. Waste; devastation; wide and general destruction. Ye gods! what havock does ambition ... |
26074
|
haw |
HAW, n.1. The berry and seed of the hawthorn, that is, hedge-thorn.2. A small piece of ground ... |
26075
|
hawfinch |
HAW'FINCH, n. A bird, a species of Loxia. |
26076
|
hawhaw |
HAW'HAW, n. [duplication of haw, a hedge.] A fence or bank that interrupts an alley or walk, sunk ... |
26077
|
hawing |
HAW'ING, ppr. Speaking with a haw, or with hesitation. |
26078
|
hawk |
HAWK, n. A genus of fowls, the Falco, of many species, having a crooked beak, furnished with a ... |
26079
|
hawked |
HAWK'ED, pp. Offered for sale by outcry in the street.1. Crooked; curving like a hawk's bill. |
26080
|
hawker |
HAWK'ER, n. One who offers goods for sale by outcry in the street; a peddlar.1. A falconer. |
26081
|
hawkeyed |
HAWK'EYED, a. Having acute sight; discerning. |
26082
|
hawking |
HAWK'ING, ppr. Catching wild birds by hawks.1. Making an effort to discharge phlegm.2. Offering ... |
26083
|
hawknosed |
HAWK'NOSED, a. Having an aquiline nose. |
26084
|
hawkweed |
HAWK'WEED, n. The vulgar name of several species of plants,of the genera, Hieracium, Crepis, ... |
26085
|
hawse |
HAWSE, n. hawz. [See Halser.] The situation of a ship moored with two anchors from the bows, one ... |
26086
|
hawse-hole |
HAWSE-HOLE, n. A cylindrical hole in the bow of a ship through which a cable passes. |
26087
|
hawse-piece |
HAWSE-PIECE, n. One of the foremost timbers of a ship. |
26088
|
hawser |
HAWS'ER, n. [See Halser.] A small cable; or a large rope, in size between a cable and a tow-line. |
26089
|
hawthorn |
HAW'THORN, n. A shrub or tree which bears the haw, of the genus Crataegus; the white-thorn. The ... |
26090
|
hawthorn-fly |
HAW'THORN-FLY, n. An insect so called. |
26091
|
hay |
HAY, n. Grass cut and dried for fodder; grass prepared for preservation. Make hay while the sun ... |
26092
|
haybote |
HA'YBOTE,n. Hedge-bote. In English law, an allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or ... |
26093
|
haycock |
HA'YCOCK, n. A conical pile or heap of hay, in the field. |
26094
|
haydenite |
HA'YDENITE, n. A mineral discovered by Dr.Hayden, near Baltimore. It occurs in garnet colored ... |
26095
|
hayknife |
HA'YKNIFE, n. A sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow. |
26096
|
hayloft |
HA'YLOFT, n. A loft or scaffold for hay, particularly in a barn. |
26097
|
haymaker |
HA'YMAKER, n. One who cuts and dries grass for fodder. |
26098
|
haymaking |
HA'YMAKING, n. The business of cutting grass and curing it for fodder. |
26099
|
haymarket |
HA'YMARKET, n. A place for the sale of hay. |
26100
|
haymow |
HA'YMOW, n. A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation. |
26101
|
hayrick |
HA'YRICK, n. A rick of hay; usually a long pile for preservation in the open air. |
26102
|
haystack |
HA'YSTACK, n. A stack or large conical pile of hay in the open air, laid up for preservation. |
26103
|
hayward |
HA'YWARD, n. [hay and ward, hedgeward.] A person who keeps the common herd or cattle of a town, ... |
26104
|
hazard |
HAZ'ARD, n. [L. casus, a fall, and ard, the common termination.]1. Chance; accident; casualty; a ... |
26105
|
hazardable |
HAZ'ARDABLE, a. That is liable to hazard or chance. |
26106
|
hazarded |
HAZ'ARDED, pp. Put at risk or in danger; ventured. |
26107
|
hazarder |
HAZ'ARDER, n. One who ventures or puts at stake. |
26108
|
hazarding |
HAZ'ARDING, ppr. Exposing to danger or peril; venturing to bring on. |
26109
|
hazardous |
HAZ'ARDOUS, a. Dangerous; that exposes to peril or danger of loss or evil; as a hazardous attempt ... |
26110
|
hazardously |
HAZ'ARDOUSLY, adv. With danger of loss or evil; with peril. |
26111
|
hazardry |
HAZ'ARDRY, n. Rashness; temerity.1. Gaming in general. |
26112
|
haze |
HAZE, n. [The primary sense of this word is probably to mix, or to turn, stir and make thick.]Fog; ... |
26113
|
hazel |
HAZEL, n. ha'zl. A shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild ... |
26114
|
hazel-earth |
HA'ZEL-EARTH, n. A kind of red loam. |
26115
|
hazel-nut |
HA'ZEL-NUT, n. The nut or fruit of the hazel. |
26116
|
hazelly |
HA'ZELLY, a. Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown. |
26117
|
hazy |
HA'ZY, a. [See Haze.] Foggy; misty; thick with vapor; as hazy weather; the hazy north. |
26118
|
he |
HE, pronoun of the third person; nom. he; poss.his; obj. him. [L. id, for hid; hic.]1. A pronoun, ... |
26119
|
head |
HEAD, n. hed.1. The uppermost part of the human body, or the foremost part of the body of prone ... |
26120
|
head-pan |
HEAD-PAN, n. hed'-pan. The brain-pan. [Not in use.] |
26121
|
head-piece |
HEAD-PIECE, n. hed'-pece. Armor for the head; a helmet; a morion.1. Understanding; force of mind. ... |
26122
|
head-rope |
HEAD-ROPE, n. hed'-rope. That part of a bolt-rope which terminates any sail on the upper edge, and ... |
26123
|
head-sail |
HEAD-SAIL, n. hed'-sail. The head-sails of a ship are the sails which are extended on the ... |
26124
|
head-sea |
HEAD-SEA, n. hed'-sea. Waves that meet the head of a ship or roll against her course. |
26125
|
head-wind |
HEAD-WIND, n. hed'-wind. A wind that blows in a direction opposite to the ship's course. |
26126
|
head-workman |
HEAD-WORK'MAN, n. The chief workman of a party; a foreman in a manufactory. |
26127
|
headach |
HEADACH, n. hed'ake. Pain in the head. |
26128
|
headband |
HEADBAND, n. hed'band. A fillet; a band for the head; also, the band at each end of a book. Is.3. |
26129
|
headborough |
HEADBOROUGH, n. hed'burro. In England, formerly, the chief of a frank-pledge, tithing or ... |
26130
|
headdress |
HEAD'DRESS, n. hed'dress. The dress of the head; the covering or ornaments of a woman's head.1. ... |
26131
|
headed |
HEADED, pp. hed'ed. Led; directed; furnished with a head; having a top. This is used in ... |
26132
|
header |
HEADER,n. hed'er. One who heads nails or pins.1. One who leads a mob or party.2. The first brick ... |
26133
|
headfast |
HEADFAST, n. hed'fast. A rope at the head of a ship to fasten it to a wharf or other object. |
26134
|
headfirst |
HEADFIRST, adv. hedfurst. With the head foremost. |
26135
|
headgargle |
HEADGARGLE, n. hed'gargle. A disease of cattle. |
26136
|
headgear |
HEADGEAR, n. hed'gear. The dress of a woman's head. |
26137
|
headiness |
HEADINESS, n. hed'iness. [See Heady.] Rashness; precipitation; a disposition to rush forward ... |
26138
|
heading |
HEADING, n. hed'ing. Timber for the heads of casks. |
26139
|
headland |
HEADLAND, n. hed'land. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the ... |
26140
|
headless |
HEADLESS, a. hed'less. Having no head; beheaded; as a headless body, neck or carcass.1. Destitute ... |
26141
|
headlong |
HEADLONG, adv. hed'long. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.1. Rashly; precipitately; ... |
26142
|
headman |
HEADMAN, n. hed'man. A chief; a leader. |
26143
|
headmold-shot |
HEADMOLD-SHOT, n. A disease in children, in which the sutures of the skull, usually the coronal, ... |
26144
|
headmoney |
HEAD'MONEY, n. hed'munny. A capitation-tax. |
26145
|
headmost |
HEADMOST, a. hed'most. Most advanced; most forward; first in a line or order of progression; as ... |
26146
|
headquarters |
HEADQUART'ERS, n. plu. The quarters or place of residence of the commander-in-chief of an army.1. ... |
26147
|
headshake |
HEADSHAKE, n. hed'shake. A significant shake of the head. |
26148
|
headship |
HEADSHIP, n. hed'ship. Authority; chief place. |
26149
|
headsman |
HEADSMAN, n. hed'sman. One that cuts off heads; an executioner. [Unusual.] |
26150
|
headspring |
HEADSPRING, n. hed'spring. Fountain; source; origin. |
26151
|
headstall |
HEADSTALL, n. hed'stall. That part of a bridle which encompasses the head. |
26152
|
headstone |
HEADSTONE, n. hed'stone. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.1. The ... |
26153
|
headstrong |
HEADSTRONG, a. hed'strong. Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; resolute to run his own way; bent on ... |
26154
|
headstrongness |
HEAD'STRONGNESS,n. Obstinacy. [Not in use.] |
26155
|
headtire |
HEADTIRE, n. hed'tire. Dress or attire for the head. 1 Esdras 3. |
26156
|
headway |
HEADWAY, n. hed'way. The motion of an advancing ship. A ship makes headway, when she advances, as ... |
26157
|
heady |
HEADY, a. hed'y. [See Head.] Rash; hasty; precipitate; violent; disposed to rush forward in an ... |
26158
|
heal |
HEAL, v.t. [L. celo; Heb. to be whole or entire, all.]1. To cure of a disease or wound and ... |
26159
|
healable |
HE'ALABLE, a. That may be healed. |
26160
|
healed |
HE'ALED, pp. Restored to a sound state. |
26161
|
healer |
HE'ALER, n. He or that which cures, or restores to soundness. |
26162
|
healing |
HE'ALING, ppr. Curing; restoring to a sound state.1. Tending to cure; mild; mollifying.HE'ALING, ... |
26163
|
health |
HEALTH, n. helth. [from heal.] That state of an animal or living body, in which the parts are ... |
26164
|
healthfully |
HEALTH'FULLY, adv. In health; wholesomely. |
26165
|
healthfulness |
HEALTH'FULNESS, n. A state of being well; a state in which the parts of a living body are sound, ... |
26166
|
healthily |
HEALTH'ILY, a. [See Health.] Without disease. |
26167
|
healthiness |
HEALTH'INESS, n. The state of health; soundness; freedom from disease; as the healthiness of an ... |
26168
|
healthless |
HEALTH'LESS, a. Infirm; sickly.1. Not conducive to health. [Little used.] |
26169
|
healthsome |
HEALTH'SOME, a. Wholesome. [Not used.] |
26170
|
healthy |
HEALTH'Y, a. Being in a sound state; enjoying health; hale; sound; as a healthy body or ... |
26171
|
heam |
HEAM, n. In beasts, the same as afterbirth in women. |
26172
|
heap |
HEAP, n.1. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body so as to form an elevation; as a ... |
26173
|
heaped |
HE'APED, pp. Piled; amassed; accumulated. |
26174
|
heaper |
HE'APER, n. One who heaps, piles or amasses. |
26175
|
heaping |
HE'APING, ppr. Piling; collecting into a mass. |
26176
|
heapy |
HE'APY, a. Lying in heaps; as heapy rubbish. |
26177
|
hear |
HEAR, v.t. pret. and pp. heard, but more correctly heared. [L. audio; auris.]1. To perceive by the ... |
26178
|
heard |
HEARD |
26179
|
heared |
HEARED, pp. Perceived by the ear. [In pronunciation, this word should not be confounded with ... |
26180
|
hearer |
HE'ARER, n. One who hears; one who attends to what is orally delivered by another; an auditor; one ... |
26181
|
hearing |
HE'ARING, ppr. Perceiving by the ear, as sound.1. Listening to; attending to; obeying; observing ... |
26182
|
hearken |
HE`ARKEN, v.i. h`arken.1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered, with eagerness ... |
26183
|
hearkener |
HE`ARKENER, n. h`arkener. A listener; one who hearkens. |
26184
|
hearkening |
HE`ARKENING, ppr. h`arkening. Listening; attending; observing. |
26185
|
hearsal |
HEARSAL, for Rehearsal. [Not in use.] |
26186
|
hearsay |
HE'ARSAY, n. [hear and say.] Report; rumor; fame; common talk. He affirms without any authority ... |
26187
|
hearse |
HEARSE, n. hers. [See Herse.] A temporary monument set over a grave.1. The case or place in ... |
26188
|
hearsecloth |
HEARSECLOTH, n. hers'cloth. A pall; a cloth to cover a hearse. |
26189
|
hearselike |
HEARSELIKE, a. hers'like. Suitable to a funeral. |
26190
|
heart |
HEART, n. [L. cor, cordis, and allied to Eng.core, or named from motion, pulsation.]1. A muscular ... |
26191
|
heart-ach |
HE`ART-ACH, n. Sorrow; anguish of mind. |
26192
|
heart-alluring |
HE`ART-ALLU'RING, a. Suited to allure the affections. |
26193
|
heart-appalling |
HEART-APPALL'ING, a. Dismaying the heart. |
26194
|
heart-blood |
HE`ART-BLOOD , n. The blood of the heart; life; essence. |
26195
|
heart-break |
HE`ART-BREAK, n. Overwhelming sorrow or grief. |
26196
|
heart-breaker |
HE`ART-BREAKER, a. A lady's curl; a love-lock. |
26197
|
heart-breaking |
HE`ART-BREAKING, a. Breaking the heart; overpowering with grief or sorrow.HE`ART-BREAKING, n. ... |
26198
|
heart-bred |
HE`ART-BRED, a. Bred in the heart. |
26199
|
heart-broken |
HE`ART-BROKEN, a. Deeply afflicted or grieved. |
26200
|
heart-buried |
HE`ART-BURIED, a. Deeply immersed. |
26201
|
heart-burn |
HE`ART-BURN, n. Cardialgy; a disease or affection of the stomach, attended with a sensation of ... |
26202
|
heart-burned |
HE`ART-BURNED, a. Having the heart inflamed. |
26203
|
heart-burning |
HE`ART-BURNING, a. Causing discontent.HE`ART-BURNING, n. Heart-burn, which see.1. Discontent; ... |
26204
|
heart-chilled |
HE`ART-CHILLED, a. Having the heart chilled. |
26205
|
heart-consuming |
HE`ART-CONSU'MING, a. Destroying peace of mind. |
26206
|
heart-corroding |
HE`ART-CORRO'DING, a. Preying on the heart. |
26207
|
heart-dear |
HE`ART-DEAR, a. Sincerely beloved. |
26208
|
heart-deep |
HE`ART-DEEP, a. Rooted in the heart. |
26209
|
heart-discouraging |
HE`ART-DISCOUR'AGING, a. [See Courage.] Depressing the spirits. |
26210
|
heart-ease |
HE`ART-EASE, n. Quiet; tranquillity of mind. |
26211
|
heart-easing |
HE`ART-EASING, a. Giving quiet to the mind. |
26212
|
heart-eating |
HE`ART-EATING, a. Preying on the heart. |
26213
|
heart-expanding |
HE`ART-EXPAND'ING, a. Enlarging the heart; opening the feelings. |
26214
|
heart-felt |
HE`ART-FELT, a. Deeply felt; deeply affecting, either as joy or sorrow. |
26215
|
heart-grief |
HE`ART-GRIEF, n. Affliction of the heart. |
26216
|
heart-hardened |
HE`ART-HARDENED, a. Obdurate; impenitent; unfeeling. |
26217
|
heart-hardening |
HE`ART-HARDENING, a. Rendering cruel or obdurate. |
26218
|
heart-heaviness |
HE`ART-HEAVINESS, n. Depression of spirits. |
26219
|
heart-offending |
HE`ART-OFFEND'ING, a. Wounding the heart. |
26220
|
heart-pea |
HE`ART-PEA, n. A plant, the Cardiospermum, with black seeds, having the figure of a heart of a ... |
26221
|
heart-quelling |
HE`ART-QUELLING, a. Conquering the affection. |
26222
|
heart-rending |
HE`ART-RENDING, a. Breaking the heart; overpowering with anguish; deeply afflictive. |
26223
|
heart-robbing |
HE`ART-ROBBING, a. Depriving of thought; ecstatic.1. Stealing the heart; winning. |
26224
|
heart-searching |
HE`ART-SEARCHING, a. Searching the secret thoughts and purposes. |
26225
|
heart-sick |
HE`ART-SICK, a. Sick at heart; pained in mind; deeply afflicted or depressed. |
26226
|
heart-sore |
HE`ART-SORE, n. That which pains the heart.HE`ART-SORE, a. Deeply wounded. |
26227
|
heart-sorrowing |
HE`ART-SOR'ROWING, a. Sorrowing deeply in heart. |
26228
|
heart-string |
HE`ART-STRING, n. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart. |
26229
|
heart-struck |
HE`ART-STRUCK, a. Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind.1. Shocked with fear; dismayed. |
26230
|
heart-swelling |
HE`ART-SWELLING, a. Rankling in the heart. |
26231
|
heart-whole |
HE`ART-WHOLE, a. [See Whole.] Not affected with love; not in love, or not deeply affected.1. ... |
26232
|
heart-wounded |
HE`ART-WOUNDED, a. Wounded with love or grief; deeply affected with some passion. |
26233
|
heart-wounding |
HE`ART-WOUNDING, a. Piercing with grief. |
26234
|
hearted |
HE`ARTED, a. Taken to heart. [Not used.]1. Composed of hearts. [Not used.]2. Laid up in the ... |
26235
|
hearten |
HE`ARTEN, v.t. h`artn. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate courage.1. To restore ... |
26236
|
heartener |
HE`ARTENER, n. He or that which gives courage or animation. |
26237
|
hearth |
HE`ARTH, n. harth. A pavement or floor of brick or stone in a chimney, on which a fire is made to ... |
26238
|
hearth-money |
HE`ARTH-MONEY |
26239
|
hearth-penny |
HE`ARTH-PENNY, n. A tax on hearths. |
26240
|
heartily |
HE`ARTILY, adv. [from hearty.] From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity; really. I ... |
26241
|
heartiness |
HE`ARTINESS, n. Sincerity; zeal; ardor; earnestness.1. Eagerness of appetite. |
26242
|
heartless |
HE`ARTLESS, a. Without courage; spiritless; faint-hearted. Heartless they fought, and quitted soon ... |
26243
|
heartlessly |
HE`ARTLESSLY, adv. Without courage or spirit; faintly; timidly; feebly. |
26244
|
heartlessness |
HE`ARTLESSNESS, n. Want of courage or spirit; dejection of mind; feebleness. |
26245
|
hearts-blood |
HE`ART'S-BLOOD |
26246
|
hearts-ease |
HE`ART'S-EASE, n. A plant, a species of Viola. |
26247
|
hearty |
HE`ARTY, a. Having the heart engaged in any thing; sincere; warm; zealous; as, to be hearty in ... |
26248
|
hearty-hale |
HE`ARTY-HALE, a. Good for the heart. |
26249
|
heat |
HEAT, n. [L. aestus, for haestus, or caestus.]1. Heat, as a cause of sensation, that is, the ... |
26250
|
heated |
HE'ATED, pp. Made hot; inflamed; exasperated. |
26251
|
heater |
HE'ATER,n. He or that which eats.1. A triangular mass of iron, which is heated and put into a ... |
26252
|
heath |
HEATH, n.1. A plant of the genus Erica, of many species. It is a shrub which is used in Great ... |
26253
|
heathcock |
HE'ATHCOCK, n. A large fowl which frequents heaths, a species of grouse. |
26254
|
heathen |
HE'ATHEN, n. [Gr. from heath, that is, one who lives in the country or woods, as pagan from pagus, ... |
26255
|
heathenish |
HE'ATHENISH, a. Belonging to Gentiles or pagans; as heathenish rites.1. Rude; illiterate; wild; ... |
26256
|
heathenishly |
HE'ATHENISHLY, adv. After the manner of heathens. |
26257
|
heathenism |
HE'ATHENISM, n. Gentilism; paganism; ignorance of the true God; idolatry; the rites or system of ... |
26258
|
heathenize |
HE'ATHENIZE, v.t. To render heathen or heathenish. |
26259
|
heather |
HE'ATHER, n. Heath. |
26260
|
heathful |
HEATH'FUL, a. helth'ful. Being in a sound state, as a living or organized being; having the parts ... |
26261
|
heathpea |
HE'ATHPEA,, n. A species of bitter vetch, Orobus. |
26262
|
heathpout |
HE'ATHPOUT, n. A bird, the same as the heath-cock. |
26263
|
heathrose |
HE'ATHROSE, n. A plant. |
26264
|
heathy |
HE'ATHY, a. [from heath.] Full of heath; abounding with heath; as heathy land. |
26265
|
heating |
HE'ATING, ppr. Making warm or hot; inflaming; rousing the passions; exasperating.1. Tending to ... |
26266
|
heatless |
HEAT'LESS, a. Destitute of heat; cold. |
26267
|
heave |
HEAVE, v.t. heev. pret. heaved, or hove; pp. heaved, hove, formerly hoven. [Gr. to breathe.]1. To ... |
26268
|
heave-offering |
HE'AVE-OFFERING, n. Among the Jews, an offering consisting of the tenth of the tithes which the ... |
26269
|
heaven |
HEAVEN, n. hev'n.1. The region or expanse which surrounds the earth, and which appears above and ... |
26270
|
heaven-aspiring |
HEAVEN-ASPI'RING,a. Aspiring to heaven. |
26271
|
heaven-banished |
HEAV'EN-BANISHED, a. Banished from heaven. |
26272
|
heaven-begot |
HEAVEN-BEGOT', a. Begot by a celestial being. |
26273
|
heaven-born |
HEAV'EN-BORN, a. Born from heaven; native of heaven, or of the celestial regions; as heaven-born ... |
26274
|
heaven-bred |
HEAV'EN-BRED, a. Produced or cultivated in heaven; as heaven-bred poesy. |
26275
|
heaven-built |
HEAV'EN-BUILT, a. Built by the agency or favor of the gods; as a heaven-built wall. |
26276
|
heaven-directed |
HEAVEN-DIRECT'ED, a. Pointing to the sky; as a heaven-directed spire.1. Taught or directed by the ... |
26277
|
heaven-fallen |
HEAV'EN-FALLEN, a. Fallen from heaven; having revolted from God. |
26278
|
heaven-gifted |
HEAV'EN-GIFTED, a. Bestowed by heaven. |
26279
|
heaven-inspired |
HEAVEN-INSPI'RED, a. Inspired by heaven. |
26280
|
heaven-instructed |
HEAVEN-INSTRUCT'ED, a. Taught by heaven. |
26281
|
heaven-kissing |
HEAV'EN-KISSING, a. Touching as it were the sky. |
26282
|
heaven-loved |
HEAV'EN-LOVED, a. Beloved by heaven. |
26283
|
heaven-saluting |
HEAVEN-SALU'TING, a. Touching the sky. |
26284
|
heaven-warring |
HEAV'EN-WARRING, a. Warring against heaven. |
26285
|
heavenize |
HEAVENIZE, v.t. hev'nize. To render like heaven. [Unauthorized.] |
26286
|
heavenliness |
HEAV'ENLINESS, n. [from heavenly.] Supreme excellence. |
26287
|
heavenly |
HEAV'ENLY, a. Pertaining to heaven; celestial; as heavenly regions; heavenly bliss.1. Resembling ... |
26288
|
heavenly-minded |
HEAVENLY-MINDED, a. Having the affections place on heaven, and on spiritual things. |
26289
|
heavenly-mindednes |
HEAVENLY-MINDEDNESS, n. The state of having the affections placed on heavenly things and spiritual ... |
26290
|
heavenward |
HEAV'ENWARD, adv. Toward heaven. |
26291
|
heaver |
HE'AVER, n. One who heaves or lifts. Among seamen, a staff for a lever. |
26292
|
heaves |
HEAVES, n. heevz. A disease of horses, characterized by difficult and laborious respiration. |
26293
|
heavily |
HEAV'ILY, adv. hev'ily. [from heavy.] With great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be ... |
26294
|
heaviness |
HEAV'INESS, n. hev'iness. Weight; ponderousness; gravity; the quality of being heavy; as the ... |
26295
|
heaving |
HE'AVING, ppr. Lifting; swelling; throwing; panting; making an effort to vomit.HE'AVING, n. A ... |
26296
|
heavnely |
HEAV'NELY, adv. In a manner resembling that of heaven. Where heavenly pensive contemplation ... |
26297
|
heavy |
HEAV'Y, a. hev'y. 1. Weighty; ponderous; having great weight; tending strongly to the center of ... |
26298
|
heavy-handed |
HEAV'Y-HANDED, a. Clumsy; not active or dexterous. |
26299
|
heavy-laden |
HEAVY-LA'DEN, a. Laden with a heavy burden. |
26300
|
hebdomad |
HEB'DOMAD, n. [Gr. seven days; L. hebdomada.]A week; a period of seven days. [Not used.] |
26301
|
hebdomadal |
HEBDOM'ADAL |
26302
|
hebdomadary |
HEBDOM'ADARY, a. Weekly; consisting of seven days, or occurring every seven days.HEBDOM'ADARY, n. ... |
26303
|
hebdomatical |
HEBDOMAT'ICAL, a. Weekly. |
26304
|
heben |
HEB'EN, n. Ebony. |
26305
|
hebetate |
HEB'ETATE, v.t. [L. hebeto, from hebes, dull, blunt, heavy.]To dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to ... |
26306
|
hebetated |
HEB'ETATED, ppr. Made blunt, dull or stupid. |
26307
|
hebetating |
HEB'ETATING, pp. Rendering blunt, dull or stupid. |
26308
|
hebetation |
HEBETA'TION, n. The act of making blunt, dull or stupid.1. The state of being dulled. |
26309
|
hebete |
HEBE'TE, a. Dull; stupid. |
26310
|
hebetude |
HEB'ETUDE, n. [L. hebetudo.] Dullness; stupidity. |
26311
|
hebraic |
HEBRA'IC, a. [from Hebrew.] Pertaining to the Hebrews; designating the language of the Hebrews. |
26312
|
hebraically |
HEBRA'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of the Hebrew language; from right to left. |
26313
|
hebraism |
HE'BRAISM, n. A Hebrew idiom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language. |
26314
|
hebraist |
HE'BRAIST, n. One versed in the Hebrew language. |
26315
|
hebraize |
HE'BRAIZE, v.t. To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew.HE'BRAIZE, v.i. To speak Hebrew, ... |
26316
|
hebrew |
HE'BREW, n. [Heb. Eber, either a proper name, or a name denoting passage, pilgrimage, or coming ... |
26317
|
hebrewess |
HE'BREWESS, n. An Israelitish woman. |
26318
|
hebrician |
HEBRI'CIAN, n. One skilled in the Hebrew language. |
26319
|
hebridian |
HEBRID'IAN, a. Pertaining to the isles called Hebrides, west of Scotland. |
26320
|
hecatomb |
HEC'ATOMB, n. [L. hecatombe; Gr. a hundred, and an ox.]In antiquity, a sacrifice of a hundred ... |
26321
|
heck |
HECK, n. [See Hatch.] An engine or instrument for catching fish; as a salmon heck.1. A rack for ... |
26322
|
heckle |
HECK'LE, v.t. A different orthography of hackle, or hetchel. |
26323
|
hectare |
HEC'TARE, n. [Gr. a hundred, and L. area.] A French measure containing a hundred ares, or ten ... |
26324
|
hectic |
HEC'TIC |
26325
|
hectical |
HEC'TICAL, a. [Gr. habit of body, to have.] Habitual; denoting a slow, continual fever, marked by ... |
26326
|
hectically |
HEC'TICALLY, adv. Constitutionally. |
26327
|
hectogram |
HEC'TOGRAM, n. [Gr. a hundred; and a gram.] In the French system of weights and measures, a weight ... |
26328
|
hectoliter |
HEC'TOLITER, n. [Gr. a hundred, and a pound.] A French measure of capacity for liquids, containing ... |
26329
|
hectometer |
HECTOM'ETER, n. [Gr. a hundred, and measure.] A French measure equal to a hundred meters; the ... |
26330
|
hector |
HEC'TOR, n. [from Hector, the son of Priam, a brave Trojan warrior.]1. A bully; a blustering, ... |
26331
|
hectored |
HEC'TORED, pp. Bullied; teased. |
26332
|
hectoring |
HEC'TORING, ppr. Bullying; blustering; vexing. |
26333
|
hectorism |
HEC'TORISM, n. The disposition or practice of a hector; a bullying. |
26334
|
hectorly |
HEC'TORLY, a. Blustering; insolent. |
26335
|
hedenbergite |
HEDENBERG'ITE, n. [from Hedenberg, who first analyzed it.]A mineral, or ore of iron, in masses, ... |
26336
|
hederaceous |
HEDERA'CEOUS, a. [L. hederaceus, from hedera, ivy.]1. Pertaining to ivy.2. Producing ivy. |
26337
|
hederal |
HED'ERAL, a. Composed of ivy; belonging to ivy. |
26338
|
hederiferous |
HEDERIF'EROUS, a. [L. hedera, ivy, and fero, to bear.]Producing ivy. |
26339
|
hedge |
HEDGE, n. hej. [Eng. haw] Properly, a thicket of thorn-bushes or other shrubs or small trees; but ... |
26340
|
hedge-bill |
HEDGE-BILL |
26341
|
hedge-born |
HEDGE-BORN, a. Of low birth, as if born in the woods; outlandish; obscure. |
26342
|
hedge-bote |
HEDGE-BOTE, n. Wood for repairing hedges. |
26343
|
hedge-creeper |
HEDGE-CREEPER, n. One who skulks under hedges for bad purposes. |
26344
|
hedge-fumitory |
HEDGE-FU'MITORY, n. A plant. |
26345
|
hedge-hyssop |
HEDGE-HYSSOP, n. A plant, the Gratiola. |
26346
|
hedge-mustard |
HEDGE-MUSTARD, n. A plant, the Erysimum. |
26347
|
hedge-nettle |
HEDGE-NETTLE, n. A plant, the Galeopsis. The shrubby hedge-nettle is of the genus Prasium. |
26348
|
hedge-note |
HEDGE-NOTE, a. A term of contempt for low writing. |
26349
|
hedge-sparrow |
HEDGE-SPARROW, n. A bird of the genus Motacilla, frequenting hedges; distinguished from the ... |
26350
|
hedge-writer |
HEDGE-WRITER, n. A Grub-street writer or low author. |
26351
|
hedgehog |
HEDGEHOG, n. A quadruped, or genus of quadrupeds, the Erinaceus. The common hedgehog has round ... |
26352
|
hedgehog-thistle |
HEDGEHOG-THISTLE, n. A plant, the Cactus. |
26353
|
hedgepig |
HEDGEPIG, n. A young hedgehog. |
26354
|
hedger |
HEDG'ER, n. One who makes hedges. |
26355
|
hedgerow |
HEDGEROW, n. A row or series of shrubs or trees planted for inclosure, or separation of fields. |
26356
|
hedging |
HEDG'ING, ppr. Inclosing with a hedge; obstructing; confining. |
26357
|
hedging-bill |
HEDGING-BILL, n. A cutting hook used in dressing hedges. |
26358
|
heed |
HEED, v.t. To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. With ... |
26359
|
heeded |
HEE'DED, pp. Noticed; observed; regarded. |
26360
|
heedfully |
HEE'DFULLY, adv. Attentively; carefully; cautiously. Listen heedfully to good advice.1. ... |
26361
|
heedfulness |
HEE'DFULNESS, n. Attention; caution; vigilance; circumspection; care to guard against danger, or ... |
26362
|
heedless |
HEE'DLESS, a. Inattentive; careless; negligent of the means of safety; thoughtless; regardless; ... |
26363
|
heedlessly |
HEE'DLESSLY, adv. Carelessly; negligently; inattentively; without care or circumspection. |
26364
|
heedlessness |
HEE'DLESSNESS, n. Inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness; negligence. |
26365
|
heel |
HEEL, n. [L. calx; Gr. a tumor.]1. The hind part of the foot, particularly of man; but it is ... |
26366
|
heel-piece |
HEE'L-PIECE, n. Armor for the heels.1. A piece of leather on the heel of a shoe. |
26367
|
heeler |
HEE'LER, n. A cock that strikes well with his heels. |
26368
|
heft |
HEFT, n.1. Heaving; effort. He cracks his gorge, his sides. With violent hefts. [Not used.]2. ... |
26369
|
hefted |
HEFT'ED, a. Heaved; expressing agitation. |
26370
|
hegira |
HEGI'RA, n. In chronology, an epoch among the Mohammedans, from which they compute time. The ... |
26371
|
heifer |
HEIF'ER, n. hef'er. A young cow. |
26372
|
heigh-ho |
HEIGH-HO. hi-ho. An exclamation expressing some degree of languor or uneasiness. Dryden has used ... |
26373
|
height |
HEIGHT |
26374
|
heighten |
HEIGHTEN, v.t. hitn. To raise higher; but not often used in this literal sense.1. To advance in ... |
26375
|
heightened |
HEIGHTENED, pp. hitnd. Raised higher; elevated; exalted; advanced; improved; aggravated; ... |
26376
|
heightening |
HEIGHTENING, ppr. hitning. Raising; elevating; exalting; improving; increasing; ... |
26377
|
heinous |
HEINOUS, a. An incorrect orthography. [See Hainous.] |
26378
|
heir |
HEIR, n. are. [L. haeres, haeredis.]1. The man who succeeds, or is to succeed another in the ... |
26379
|
heir-apparent |
HEIR-APPA'RENT, n. The man who, during the life of his ancestor, is entitled to succeed to his ... |
26380
|
heir-loom |
HEIR-LOOM, n. are-loom. Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law descends to the ... |
26381
|
heirdom |
HEIRDOM, n. aredom. Succession by inheritance. |
26382
|
heiress |
HEIRESS, n. aress. A female heir; a female that inherits, or is entitled to inherit an estate; an ... |
26383
|
heirless |
HEIRLESS, a. areless. Destitute of an heir. |
26384
|
heirship |
HEIRSHIP, n. areship. The state, character or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting.1. ... |
26385
|
held |
HELD, pret. and pp. of hold. A court was held in Westminster hall. At a council held on the first ... |
26386
|
hele |
HELE, v.t. [L. celo.] To hide. |
26387
|
heliacal |
HELI'ACAL, a. [L. heliacus; Gr. the sun.]Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it. ... |
26388
|
heliacally |
HELI'ACALLY, adv. A star rises heliacally, when it emerges from the sun's light, so as to be ... |
26389
|
helical |
HEL'ICAL, a. [Gr. a scroll, or spiral body.] Spiral; winding; moving round. |
26390
|
helicite |
HEL'ICITE, n. [See Helix.] Fossil remains of the helix, a shell. |
26391
|
heling |
HE'LING, n. [from hele, obs.; L. celo.] The covering of the roof of a building; written also ... |
26392
|
heliocentric |
HELIOCENT'RIC, a. [Gr. the sun, and center.] The heliocentric place of a planet, is the place of ... |
26393
|
heliolater |
HELIOL'ATER, n. [Gr. the sun, and to worship.]A worship of the sun. |
26394
|
heliolatry |
HELIOL'ATRY, n. [Gr. the sun, and service, worship.]The worship of the sun, a branch of Sabianism. |
26395
|
heliometer |
HELIOM'ETER, n. [Gr. the sun, and to measure.] An instrument for measuring with exactness the ... |
26396
|
helioscope |
HE'LIOSCOPE, n. [Gr. the sun, and to view.] A sort of telescope fitted for viewing the sun without ... |
26397
|
heliostate |
HE'LIOSTATE, n. [Gr. the sun.] An instrument by which a sunbeam may be steadily directed to one ... |
26398
|
heliotrope |
HE'LIOTROPE, n. [Gr. the sun, and to turn.]1. Among the ancients, an instrument or machine for ... |
26399
|
helispheric |
HELISPHER'IC |
26400
|
helispherical |
HELISPHER'ICAL, a. [helix and sphere.] Spiral. The helispherical line is the rhomb line in ... |
26401
|
helix |
HE'LIX, n. [Gr. a winding.] A spiral line; a winding; or something that is spiral; as a winding ... |
26402
|
hell |
HELL, n. 1. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. Matt.10. Luke 12. Sin ... |
26403
|
hell-confounding |
HELL-CONFOUND'ING, a. Defeating the infernal powers. |
26404
|
hellblack |
HELL'BLACK, a. Black as hell. |
26405
|
hellebore |
HEL'LEBORE, n. [L. helleborus.] The name of several plants of different genera, the most important ... |
26406
|
helleborism |
HEL'LEBORISM, n. A medicinal preparation of hellebore. |
26407
|
hellenian |
HELLE'NIAN |
26408
|
hellenic |
HELLEN'IC, a. Pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece, so called from Hellas in ... |
26409
|
hellenism |
HEL'LENISM, n. A phrase in the idiom, genius or construction of the Greek language. |
26410
|
hellenist |
HEL'LENIST, n. A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language.1. One skilled in the Greek ... |
26411
|
hellenistic |
HELLENIS'TIC, a. Pertaining to the Hellenists. The Hellenistic language was the Greek spoken or ... |
26412
|
hellenistically |
HELLENIS'TICALLY, adv. According to the Hellenistic dialect. |
26413
|
hellenize |
HEL'LENIZE, v.i. To use the Greek language. |
26414
|
hellespont |
HEL'LESPONT, n. A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the ... |
26415
|
hellespontine |
HELLESPONT'INE, a. Pertaining to the Hellespont. |
26416
|
hellier |
HEL'LIER, n. A tiler or slater. [See Hele.] [Not in use.] |
26417
|
hellish |
HELL'ISH, a. Pertaining to hell.1. Like hell in qualities; infernal; malignant; wicked; ... |
26418
|
hellishly |
HELL'ISHLY, adv. Infernally; with extreme malignity; wickedly; detestably. |
26419
|
hellishness |
HELL'ISHNESS, n. The qualities of hell or of its inhabitants; extreme wickedness,malignity or ... |
26420
|
hellward |
HELL'WARD, adv. Towards hell. |
26421
|
helly |
HELL'Y, a. Having the qualities of hell. |
26422
|
helm |
HELM, a termination, denotes defense; as in Sighelm, victorious defense. [See Helmet.]HELM, n.1. ... |
26423
|
helmed |
HELM'ED |
26424
|
helmet |
HELM'ET, n. Defensive armor for the head; a head-piece; a morion. The helmet is worn by horsemen ... |
26425
|
helmeted |
HELM'ETED, a. Furnished with a helmet. |
26426
|
helminthic |
HELMIN'THIC, a. [Gr. a worm.] Expelling worms.HELMIN'THIC, n. A medicine for expelling worms. |
26427
|
helminthologic |
HELMINTHOLOG'IC |
26428
|
helminthological |
HELMINTHOLOG'ICAL, n. [See Helminthology.] Pertaining to worms or vermes, or to their history. |
26429
|
helminthologist |
HELMINTHOL'OGIST, n. One who is versed in the natural history of vermes. |
26430
|
helminthology |
HELMINTHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a worm, and discourse.] The science or knowledge of vermes; the ... |
26431
|
helmless |
HELM'LESS, a. Destitute of a helmet.1. Without a helm. |
26432
|
helmsman |
HELMS'MAN, n. The man at the helm. |
26433
|
helmwind |
HELM'WIND, n. A wind in the mountainous parts of England, so called. |
26434
|
helotism |
HE'LOTISM, n. Slavery; the condition of the Helots, slaves in Sparta. |
26435
|
help |
HELP, v.t. A regular verb; the old past tense and participle holp and holpen being obsolete.1. To ... |
26436
|
helper |
HELP'ER, n. One that helps, aids or assists; an assistant; an auxiliary.1. One that furnishes or ... |
26437
|
helpful |
HELP'FUL, a. That gives aid or assistance; that furnishes means of promoting an object; useful.1. ... |
26438
|
helpfulness |
HELP'FULNESS, n. Assistance; usefulness. |
26439
|
helpless |
HELP'LESS, a. Without help in one's self; destitute of the power or means to succor or relieve ... |
26440
|
helplessly |
HELP'LESSLY, adv. Without succor. |
26441
|
helplessness |
HELP'LESSNESS, n. Want of strength or ability; inability; want of means in one's self to obtain ... |
26442
|
helter-skelter |
HELTER-SKELTER, cant words denoting hurry and confusion. [L. hilariter and celeriter.] |
26443
|
helve |
HELVE, n. helv. The handle of an ax or hatchet.HELVE, v.t. helv. To furnish with a helve, as an ... |
26444
|
helvetic |
HELVET'IC, a. Designating what pertains to the Helvetii, the inhabitants of the Alps, now ... |
26445
|
helvin |
HEL'VIN, n. [From Gr. the sun.] A mineral of a yellowish color, occurring in regular ... |
26446
|
hem |
HEM, n.1. The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and prevent the raveling of ... |
26447
|
hemachate |
HEM'ACHATE, n. [Gr. blood, and agate.] A species of agate, of a blood color. |
26448
|
hematin |
HEM'ATIN, n. [Gr. blood.] The coloring principle of logwood, of a red color and bitterish taste. |
26449
|
hematite |
HEM'ATITE, n. [Gr. from blood.] The name of two ores of iron, the red hematite,and the brown ... |
26450
|
hematitic |
HEMATIT'IC, a. Pertaining to hematite, or resembling it. |
26451
|
hematope |
HEM'ATOPE, n. The sea-pye, a fowl of the grallic order, that feeds on shell-fish. |
26452
|
hemerobaptist |
HEMEROBAP'TIST, n. [Gr. day, and to wash.] One of a sect among the Jews who bathed every day. |
26453
|
hemi |
HEM'I, in composition, from Gr. which signifies half, like demi and semi. |
26454
|
hemicrany |
HEM'ICRANY, n. [Gr. half and the skull.] A pain that affects only one side of the head. |
26455
|
hemicycle |
HEM'ICYCLE, n. [Gr.] A half circle; more generally called a semicircle. |
26456
|
hemiditone |
HEMID'ITONE, n. In Greek music, the lesser third. |
26457
|
hemina |
HEM'INA, n. [L.] In Roman antiquity, a measure containing half a sextary, and according to ... |
26458
|
hemiplegy |
HEM'IPLEGY, n. [Gr. half, and a stroke, to strike.] A palsy that affects one half of the body; a ... |
26459
|
hemipter |
HEMIP'TER |
26460
|
hemiptera |
HEMIP'TERA, n. [Gr. half, and a wing.] The hemipters form an order of insects with the upper wings ... |
26461
|
hemipteral |
HEMIP'TERAL, a. Having the upper wings half crustaceous and half membranaceous. |
26462
|
hemisphere |
HEM'ISPHERE, n. [Gr.] A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane ... |
26463
|
hemisphericical |
HEMISPHER'IC'ICAL, a. Containing half a sphere or globe; as a hemispheric figure or form; a ... |
26464
|
hemistich |
HEM'ISTICH, n. [Gr.] Half a poetic verse, or a verse not completed. |
26465
|
hemistichal |
HEMIS'TICHAL, a. Pertaining to a hemistich; denoting a division of the verse. |
26466
|
hemitone |
HEM'ITONE, n. [Gr.] A half tone in music; now called a semitone. |
26467
|
hemitrope |
HEM'ITROPE, a. [Gr. half, and to turn.] Half-turned; a hemitrope crystal is one in which one ... |
26468
|
hemlock |
HEM'LOCK, n.1. A plant of the genus Conium, whose leaves and root are poisonous. Also, the Cicuta ... |
26469
|
hemoptoe |
HEMOP'TOE, a. [Gr. blood, and a spitting.] A spitting of blood. |
26470
|
hemoptysis |
HEMOP'TYSIS |
26471
|
hemorrhage |
HEM'ORRHAGE |
26472
|
hemorrhagic |
HEM'ORRHAGIC, a. Pertaining to a flux of blood; consisting in hemorrhage. |
26473
|
hemorrhagy |
HEMORRHAGY, n. [Gr. blood, and to burst.] A flux of blood, proceeding from the rupture of a ... |
26474
|
hemorrhoidal |
HEMORRHOID'AL, a. Pertaining to the hemorrhoids; as the hemorrhoidal vessels.1. Consisting in a ... |
26475
|
hemorrhoids |
HEM'ORRHOIDS, n. [Gr. blood, and a flowing.] A discharge of blood from the vessels of the anus; ... |
26476
|
hemp |
HEMP, n. [L. cannabis.]1. A fibrous plant constituting the genus Cannabis, whose skin or bark is ... |
26477
|
hemp-agrimony |
HEMP-AG'RIMONY, n. A plant, a species of Eupatorium. |
26478
|
hempen |
HEMP'EN, a. hemp'n. Made of hemp; as a hempen cord. |
26479
|
hempy |
HEMP'Y, a. Like hemp. [Unusual.] |
26480
|
hen |
HEN, n. The female of any kind of fowl; but it is particularly applied to the female of the ... |
26481
|
henbane |
HEN'BANE, n. [hen and bane.] A plant, the Hyoscyamus, of several species. The roots, leaves and ... |
26482
|
henbit |
HEN'BIT, n. A plant, the ivy-leaved speedwell. |
26483
|
hence |
HENCE, adv. hens.1. From this place. Arise, let us go hence. John 14. I will send thee far hence ... |
26484
|
henceforth |
HENCEFORTH, adv. hens'forth. From this time forward. I never from thy side henceforth will stray. |
26485
|
henceforward |
HENCEFORWARD, adv. hensfor'ward. From this time forward; henceforth. |
26486
|
henchboy |
HENCH'BOY, n. A page; a servant. |
26487
|
henchman |
HENCH'MAN |
26488
|
hend |
HEND |
26489
|
hendecagon |
HENDEC'AGON, n. [Gr. eleven, and an angle.] In geometry, a figure of eleven sides, and as many ... |
26490
|
hendecasyllable |
HENDECASYL'LABLE, n. [Gr.] A metrical line of eleven syllables. |
26491
|
hendiadis |
HENDI'ADIS, n. [Gr.] A figure, when two nouns are used instead of a noun and an adjective. |
26492
|
henhouse |
HEN'HOUSE, n. A house or shelter for fowls. |
26493
|
henpecked |
HEN'PECKED, a. Governed by the wife. |
26494
|
henroost |
HEN'ROOST, n. A place where poultry rest at night. |
26495
|
hensfeet |
HENS'FEET, n. A plant, hedge-fumitory. |
26496
|
hent |
HENT, v.t. To seize; to lay hold on.1. To crowd; to press on. |
26497
|
hep-tree |
HEP'-TREE, n. The wild dog-rose, a species of Rosa. |
26498
|
hepar |
HE'PAR, n. [L. hepar,the liver.] A combination of sulphur with an alkali was formerly called by ... |
26499
|
hepatic |
HEPAT'IC |
26500
|
hepatical |
HEPAT'ICAL, a. [L. hepaticus; Gr. the liver.] Pertaining to the liver; as hepatic gall; hepatic ... |
26501
|
hepatite |
HEP'ATITE, n. A gem or mineral that takes its name from the liver. Plin. L. 37.11.Hepatite is a ... |
26502
|
hepatize |
HEP'ATIZE, v.t. To impregnate with sulphurated hydrogen gas. |
26503
|
hepatized |
HEP'ATIZED, pp. Impregnated or combined with sulphurated hydrogen gas. On the right of the river ... |
26504
|
hepatoscopy |
HEPATOS'COPY, n. [Gr. the liver, and to view.] The art or practice of divination by inspecting the ... |
26505
|
heps |
HEPS, n. The berries of the hep-tree, or wild dog-rose. |
26506
|
heptacapsular |
HEPTACAP'SULAR, a. [Gr. seven, and L. capsula, a cell.]Having seven cells or cavities for seeds; a ... |
26507
|
heptachord |
HEP'TACHORD, n. [Gr. seven, and chord.] A system of seven sounds. In ancient poetry, verses sung ... |
26508
|
heptagon |
HEP'TAGON, n. [Gr. seven, and an angle.]In geometry, a figure consisting of seven sides and as ... |
26509
|
heptagonal |
HEPTAG'ONAL, a. Having seven angles or sides. Heptagonal numbers, in arithmetic, a sort of ... |
26510
|
heptagyn |
HEP'TAGYN, n. [Gr. seven, and a female.] In botany, a plant that has seven pistils. |
26511
|
heptagynian |
HEPTAGYN'IAN, a. Having seven pistils. |
26512
|
heptahexahedral |
HEPTAHEXAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. seven, and hexahedral.] Presenting seven ranges of faces one above ... |
26513
|
heptamerede |
HEPTAM'EREDE, n. [Gr. seven, and part.]That which divides into seven parts. |
26514
|
heptander |
HEPTAND'ER, n. [Gr. seven, and a male.] In botany, a plant having seven stamens. |
26515
|
heptandrian |
HEPTAN'DRIAN, a. Having seven stamens. |
26516
|
heptangular |
HEPTAN'GULAR, a. [Gr. seven, and angular.] Having seven angles. |
26517
|
heptaphyllous |
HEPTAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. seven, and a leaf.] Having seven leaves. |
26518
|
heptarchic |
HEPTAR'CHIC, a. Denoting a sevenfold government. |
26519
|
heptarchist |
HEP'TARCHIST, n. A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. |
26520
|
heptarchy |
HEP'TARCHY, n. [Gr. seven and rule.] A government by seven persons, or the country governed by ... |
26521
|
heptateuch |
HEP'TATEUCH, n. [Gr. seven, and book.] The first seven books of the Old Testament. [Little used.] |
26522
|
her |
HER, pronounced hur, an adjective, or pronominal adjective of the third person. [L. suus.]1. ... |
26523
|
herald |
HER'ALD, n. 1. An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war,to challenge to battle, ... |
26524
|
heraldic |
HER'ALDIC, a. Pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as heraldic delineations. |
26525
|
heraldry |
HER'ALDRY, n. The art or office of a herald. Heraldry is the art, practice or science of ... |
26526
|
heraldship |
HER'ALDSHIP, n. The office of a herald. |
26527
|
herb |
HERB, n. erb. [L. herba.]1. A plant or vegetable with a soft or succulent stalk or stem, which ... |
26528
|
herb-christopher |
HERB-CHRISTOPHER, n. A plant, of the genus Actaea. |
26529
|
herb-robert |
HERB-ROBERT, n. A plant, a species of Geranium. |
26530
|
herbaceous |
HERBA'CEOUS, a. [L. herbaceus.] Pertaining to herbs. Herbaceous plants are such as perish annually ... |
26531
|
herbage |
HERB'AGE, n. Herbs collectively; grass; pasture; green food for beasts.The influence of true ... |
26532
|
herbaged |
HERB'AGED, a. Covered with grass. |
26533
|
herbal |
HERB'AL, n. A book that contains the names and descriptions of plants, or the classes, genera, ... |
26534
|
herbalist |
HERB'ALIST, n. A person skilled in plants; one who makes collections of plants. |
26535
|
herbar |
HERB'AR, n. An herb. |
26536
|
herbarist |
HERB'ARIST, n. A herbalist. [Little used.] |
26537
|
herbarium |
HERBA'RIUM, n. A collection of dried plants. |
26538
|
herbarize |
HERB'ARIZE. [See Herborize.] |
26539
|
herbary |
HERB'ARY, n. A garden of plants. |
26540
|
herbelet |
HERB'ELET, n. A small herb. |
26541
|
herbescent |
HERBES'CENT, a. [L. herbescens.] Growing into herbs. |
26542
|
herbid |
HERB'ID, a. [L. herbidus.] Covered with herbs. [Little used.] |
26543
|
herbivorous |
HERBIV'OROUS, a. [L. herba and voro, to eat.] Eating herbs; subsisting on herbaceous plants; ... |
26544
|
herbless |
HERB'LESS, a. Destitute of herbs. |
26545
|
herborist |
HERB'ORIST. [See Herbalist.] |
26546
|
herborization |
HERBORIZA'TION, n. [from herborize.]1. The act of seeking plants in the field; botanical ... |
26547
|
herborize |
HERB'ORIZE, v.i. To search for plants, or to seek new species of plants, with a view to ascertain ... |
26548
|
herborized |
HERB'ORIZED, pp. Figured; containing the figure of a plant; as a mineral body. Daubenton has shown ... |
26549
|
herborizing |
HERB'ORIZING, ppr. Searching for plants.1. Forming the figures of plants in minerals. |
26550
|
herbous |
HERB'OUS, a. [L. herbosus.] Abounding with herbs. |
26551
|
herbwoman |
HERB'WOMAN, n. erb'woman. A woman that sells herbs. |
26552
|
herby |
HERB'Y, a. Having the nature of herbs. [Little used.] |
26553
|
herculean |
HERCU'LEAN, a. [from Hercules.] Very great, difficult or dangerous; such as it would require the ... |
26554
|
hercules |
HER'CULES, n. A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing 113 stars. |
26555
|
hercynian |
HERCYN'IAN, a. [from Hercynia.] Denoting an extensive forest in Germany, the remains of which are ... |
26556
|
herd |
HERD, n.1. A collection or assemblage; applied to beasts when feeding or driven together. We say, ... |
26557
|
herdgroom |
HERD'GROOM, n. A keeper of a herd. |
26558
|
herding |
HERD'ING, ppr. Associating in companies. |
26559
|
herdless |
HERD'LESS, n. A shepherdess. |
26560
|
herdman |
HERD'MAN |
26561
|
herdsman |
HERDS'MAN, n. A keeper of herds; one employed intending herds of cattle.1. Formerly, the owner of ... |
26562
|
here |
HERE, adv.1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; opposed to there. Behold, ... |
26563
|
hereaboutreabouts |
HE'REABOUT'REABOUTS, adv. About this place. |
26564
|
hereafter |
HERE`AFTER, adv. In time to come; in some future time.1. In a future state.HERE`AFTER,n. A future ... |
26565
|
hereat |
HEREAT', adv. At this. He was offended hereat, that is, at this saying, that fact, &c. |
26566
|
hereby |
HEREBY', adv. By this. Hereby we became acquainted with the nature of things. |
26567
|
hereditable |
HERED'ITABLE, a. [from the root of heir; L. haereditas.]That may be inherited. [Not much used. See ... |
26568
|
hereditably |
HERED'ITABLY, adv. By inheritance; by right of descent. The one-house-owners belong hereditably to ... |
26569
|
hereditament |
HEREDIT'AMENT, n. [L. haeres, haeredium. See Heir.]Any species of property that may be inherited; ... |
26570
|
hereditarily |
HERED'ITARILY, adv. By inheritance; by descent from an ancestor. |
26571
|
hereditary |
HERED'ITARY, a.1. That has descended from an ancestor. He is in possession of a large hereditary ... |
26572
|
herein |
HEREIN', adv. In this. Herein is my Father glorified,that ye bear much fruit. John 15. |
26573
|
hereinto |
HEREIN'TO, adv. Into this. |
26574
|
heremit |
HER'EMIT, n. A hermit. |
26575
|
heremitical |
HEREMIT'ICAL, a. [It should rather be written hermitical.]Solitary; secluded from society. |
26576
|
hereof |
HEREOF', adv. Of this; from this. Hereof comes it that prince Harry is valiant. |
26577
|
hereon |
HEREON', adv. On this. |
26578
|
hereout |
HEREOUT', adv. Out of this place. |
26579
|
heresiarch |
HER'ESIARCH, n. s as z. [Gr. heresy, and chief.] A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of ... |
26580
|
heresiarchy |
HER'ESIARCHY, n. Chief heresy. |
26581
|
heresy |
HER'ESY, n. [Gr. to take, to hold; L. haeresis.]1. A fundamental error in religion, or an error of ... |
26582
|
heretic |
HER'ETIC, n.1. A person under any religion, but particularly the christian, who holds and teaches ... |
26583
|
heretical |
HERET'ICAL, a. Containing heresy; contrary to the established faith, or to the true faith. |
26584
|
heretically |
HERET'ICALLY, adv. In an heretical manner; with heresy. |
26585
|
heretoch |
HER'ETOCH, n. [L. duco, dux; Eng. to tug.] Among our Saxon ancestors,the leader or commander of an ... |
26586
|
heretofore |
HERETOFO'RE, adv. In times before the present; formerly. |
26587
|
heretog |
HER'ETOG |
26588
|
hereunto |
HEREUNTO', adv. To this. |
26589
|
hereupon |
HEREUPON', adv. On this. |
26590
|
herewith |
HEREWITH', adv. With this.Most of the compounds of here and a preposition, are obsolete or ... |
26591
|
heriot |
HER'IOT, n. In English law, a tribute or fine payable to the lord of the fee on the decease of the ... |
26592
|
heriotable |
HER'IOTABLE, a. Subject to the payment of a heriot. |
26593
|
herisson |
HER'ISSON, n. In fortification, a beam or bar armed with iron spikes pointing outwards, and a ... |
26594
|
heritable |
HER'ITABLE, a. [from the root of heir, L. haeres.]1. Capable of inheriting, or taking by descent. ... |
26595
|
heritage |
HER'ITAGE, n.1. Inheritance; an estate that passes from an ancestor to an heir by descent or ... |
26596
|
herl |
HERL, n. The skin of flax; the filaments of flax or hemp.1. A filamentous substance.[In New ... |
26597
|
hermaphrodeity |
HERMAPHRODE'ITY, n. Hermaphrodism. |
26598
|
hermaphrodism |
HERMAPH'RODISM, n. [infra.] The union of the two sexes in the same individual. |
26599
|
hermaphrodite |
HERMAPH'RODITE, n. [Gr. Mercury, and Venus.]1. A human being, having the parts of generation both ... |
26600
|
hermaphroditic |
HERMAPHRODIT'IC, a. Partaking of both sexes. |
26601
|
hermaphroditically |
HERMAPHRODIT'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of hermaphrodites. |
26602
|
hermeneutic |
HERMENEU'TIC |
26603
|
hermeneutical |
HERMENEU'TICAL, a. [Gr. an interpreter, from Mercury.]Interpreting; explaining; unfolding the ... |
26604
|
hermeneutically |
HERMENEU'TICALLY, adv. According to the true art of interpreting words. |
26605
|
hermeneutics |
HERMENEU'TICS, n. The art of finding the meaning of an author's words and phrases, and of ... |
26606
|
hermetic |
HERMET'IC |
26607
|
hermetical |
HERMET'ICAL, a. [Gr. Mercury, the fabled inventor of chimistry.]1. Designating chimistry; ... |
26608
|
hermetically |
HERMET'ICALLY, adv. According to the hermetic art; chimically; closely; accurately; as a vessel ... |
26609
|
hermit |
HER'MIT, n. [Gr. solitary, destitute.]1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; ... |
26610
|
hermitage |
HER'MITAGE, n. The habitation of a hermit; a house or hut with its appendages, in a solidary ... |
26611
|
hermitary |
HER'MITARY, n. A cell for the religious annexed to some abbey. |
26612
|
hermitess |
HER'MITESS, n. A female hermit. |
26613
|
hermitical |
HERMIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a hermit, or to retired life.1. Suited to a hermit. |
26614
|
hermodactyl |
HERMODAC'TYL, n. [Gr. Mercury, and a finger; Mercury's finger.]In the Materia Medic, a root brought ... |
26615
|
hermogenians |
HERMOGE'NIANS, n. A sect of ancient heretics, so called from their leader Hermogenes, who lived ... |
26616
|
hern |
HERN, n. A heron, which see. |
26617
|
hernhill |
HERN'HILL, n. A plant. |
26618
|
hernia |
HERN'IA, n. [L.] In surgery, a rupture; a descent of the intestines or omentum from their natural ... |
26619
|
hernshaw |
HERN'SHAW, n. A heron. |
26620
|
hero |
HE'RO, n. [L. heros; Gr. a demigod.]1. A man of distinguished valor, intrepidity or enterprise in ... |
26621
|
herodians |
HERO'DIANS, n. A sect among the Jews,which took this name from Herod; but authors are not agreed ... |
26622
|
heroi-comic |
HEROI-COM'IC, a. [See Hero and Comic.] Consisting of the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting the ... |
26623
|
heroic |
HERO'IC, a. Pertaining to a hero or heroes; as heroic valor.1. Becoming a hero; bold; daring; ... |
26624
|
heroical |
HERO'ICAL, a. The same as heroic. [Little used.] |
26625
|
heroically |
HERO'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of a hero; with valor; bravely; courageously; intrepidly. The wall ... |
26626
|
heroine |
HER'OINE, n. her'oin. A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit. [Heroess is not in use.] |
26627
|
heroism |
HER'OISM, n. The qualities of a hero; bravery; courage; intrepidity; particularly in war. |
26628
|
heron |
HER'ON, n. A large fowl of the genus Ardea, a great devourer of fish. |
26629
|
heronry |
HER'ONRY |
26630
|
heronshaw |
HER'ONSHAW, n. A place where herons breed. |
26631
|
heroship |
HE'ROSHIP, n. The character of a hero. |
26632
|
herpes |
HER'PES,n. [Gr. to creep.] Tetters; an eruption on the skin; erysipelas; ringworm, &c. This ... |
26633
|
herpetic |
HERPET'IC, a. Pertaining to the herpes or cutaneous eruptions; resembling the herpes, or partaking ... |
26634
|
herpetologic |
HERPETOLOG'IC |
26635
|
herpetological |
HERPETOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to herpetology. |
26636
|
herpetologist |
HERPETOL'OGIST, n. A person versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles. |
26637
|
herpetology |
HERPETOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a reptile, and discourse.] A description of reptiles; the natural history of ... |
26638
|
herring |
HER'RING,n. A fish of the genus Clupea. Herrings, when they migrate, move in vast shoals, and it ... |
26639
|
herring-fishery |
HERRING-FISHERY, n. The fishing for herrings, which constitutes an important branch of business ... |
26640
|
hers |
HERS, pron. hurz, pron. fem. possessive; as, this house is hers,that is, this is the house of her. ... |
26641
|
herschel |
HERSCHEL, n. her'shel. A planet discovered by Dr. Herschel, in 1781. |
26642
|
herse |
HERSE, n. hers.1. In fortification, a lattice or portcullis in the form of a harrow, set with iron ... |
26643
|
herself |
HERSELF', pron. [her and self.] This denotes a female,the subject of discourse before mentioned, ... |
26644
|
herselike |
HERSELIKE, a. hers'like. Funereal; suitable to funerals. |
26645
|
hersillon |
HERS'ILLON, n. [from herse.] In the military art, a plank or beam, whose sides are set with spikes ... |
26646
|
hery |
HER'Y, v.t. To regard as holy. |
26647
|
hesitancy |
HES'ITANCY, n. [See Hesitate.] A doubting; literally, a stopping of the mind; a pausing to ... |
26648
|
hesitant |
HES'ITANT, a. Hesitating; pausing; wanting volubility of speech. |
26649
|
hesitate |
HES'ITATE, v.i. s as z. [L. haesito, haereo, to hang.]1. To stop or pause respecting decision or ... |
26650
|
hesitating |
HES'ITATING, ppr. Doubting; pausing; stammering. |
26651
|
hesitatingly |
HES'ITATINGLY, adv. With hesitation or doubt. |
26652
|
hesitation |
HESITA'TION, n. A pausing or delay in forming an opinion or commencing action; doubt;suspension of ... |
26653
|
hesperian |
HESPE'RIAN. [L. hesperius, western, from hesperus, vesper, the evening star, Venus.]Western; ... |
26654
|
hest |
HEST, n. Command; precept; injunction; order. [Now obsolete,but it is retained in the compound, ... |
26655
|
heterarchy |
HET'ERARCHY, n. [Gr. another, and rule.] The government of an alien. |
26656
|
heteroclite |
HET'EROCLITE,n. [Gr. another, or different, to incline, to lean.]1. In grammar, a word which is ... |
26657
|
heteroclitic |
HETEROCLIT'IC |
26658
|
heteroclitical |
HETEROCLIT'ICAL, a. Irregular; anomalous; deviating from ordinary forms or rules. |
26659
|
heteroclitous |
HETEROC'LITOUS, a. Heteroclitic. [Not in use.] |
26660
|
heterodox |
HET'ERODOX, a. [Gr. another, different, and opinion.]1. In theology, heretical; contrary to the ... |
26661
|
heterodoxy |
HET'ERODOXY, n. Heresy; an opinion or doctrine contrary to the doctrines of the Scriptures, or ... |
26662
|
heterogene |
HET'EROGENE, a. [See the next word.] |
26663
|
heterogeneal |
HETEROGE'NEAL |
26664
|
heterogeneity |
HETEROGENE'ITY, n. Opposition of nature; contrariety or dissimilitude of qualities. [Ill ... |
26665
|
heterogeneous |
HETEROGE'NEOUS, a. [Gr. other, and kind.] Of a different kind or nature; unlike or dissimilar in ... |
26666
|
heterogeneousness |
HETEROGE'NEOUSNESS, n. Difference of nature and quality; dissimilitude or contrariety in kind, ... |
26667
|
heterophyllous |
HETEROPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. diverse, and leaf.]Producing a diversity of leaves; as a heterophyllous ... |
26668
|
heteroptics |
HETEROP'TICS, n. [See Optics.] False optics. |
26669
|
heteroscian |
HETEROS'CIAN, n. [Gr. other, and shadow.]Those inhabitants of the earth are called Heteroscians, ... |
26670
|
heulandite |
HEU'LANDITE, a. [from M. Heuland.] A mineral, occurring massive, frequently globular, or ... |
26671
|
hew |
HEW, v.t. pret. hewed; pp. hewed or hewn.1. To cut with an ax, or other like instrument, for the ... |
26672
|
hewed |
HEW'ED, pp. Cut and made smooth or even; chopped; hacked; shaped by cutting or by a chisel. |
26673
|
hewer |
HEW'ER, n. One who hews wood or stone. |
26674
|
hewing |
HEW'ING, ppr. Cutting and making smooth or even; chopping; hacking; forming by the chisel. |
26675
|
hewn |
HEWN, pp. The same as hewed. |
26676
|
hexachord |
HEX'ACHORD, n. [Gr. six and a chord.] In ancient music, an imperfect chord called a sixth. Also, ... |
26677
|
hexadactylous |
HEXADACTYLOUS, a. [Gr.] Having six toes. |
26678
|
hexade |
HEX'ADE, n. [Gr. six.] A series of six numbers. |
26679
|
hexagon |
HEX'AGON, n. [Gr. six and an angle.] In geometry, a figure of six sides and six angles. If the ... |
26680
|
hexagonal |
HEXAG'ONAL, a. Having six sides and six angles. |
26681
|
hexagony |
HEXAG'ONY, for hexagon, is not used. |
26682
|
hexagyn |
HEX'AGYN, n. [Gr. six, and a female.] In botany, a plant that has six pistils. |
26683
|
hexagynian |
HEXAGYN'IAN, a. Having six pistils. |
26684
|
hexahedral |
HEXAHE'DRAL, a. Of the figure of a hexahedron; having six equal sides. |
26685
|
hexahedron |
HEXAHE'DRON, n. [Gr. six, and a base or seat.] A regular solid body of six sides; a cube. |
26686
|
hexahemeron |
HEXAHEM'ERON, n. [Gr. six, and day.] The term of six days. |
26687
|
hexameter |
HEXAM'ETER, n. [Gr. six, and measure.] In ancient poetry, a verse of six feet, the first four of ... |
26688
|
hexametric |
HEXAMET'RIC |
26689
|
hexametrical |
HEXAMET'RICAL, a. Consisting of six metrical feet. |
26690
|
hexander |
HEXAN'DER, n. [Gr. six and male.] In botany, a plant having six stamens. |
26691
|
hexandrian |
HEXAN'DRIAN, a. Having six stamens. |
26692
|
hexangular |
HEXAN'GULAR, a. [Gr. six, and angular.] Having six angles or corners. |
26693
|
hexaped |
HEX'APED, a. [Gr. six; L. pes, pedis, the foot.]Having six feet.HEX'APED, n. An animal having six ... |
26694
|
hexapetalous |
HEXAPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. six, and a leaf, a petal.] Having six petals or flower-leaves. |
26695
|
hexaphyllous |
HEXAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. six, and a leaf.] Having six leaves. |
26696
|
hexaplar |
HEX'APLAR, a. [Gr. six, and to unfold.] Sextuple; containing six columns; from Hexapla, the work ... |
26697
|
hexastich |
HEXAS'TICH, n. [Gr. six, and a verse.]A poem consisting of six verses. |
26698
|
hexastyle |
HEX'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. six, and a column.]A building with six columns in front. |
26699
|
hey |
HEY. An exclamation of joy or mutual exhortation, the contrary to the L.hei. |
26700
|
heyday |
HEYDAY, exclam. An expression of frolick and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.HEYDAY, n. A ... |
26701
|
hiation |
HIA'TION, n. [L. hio, to gape.] The act of gaping. [Not used.] |
26702
|
hiatus |
HIA'TUS, n. [L. from hio, to open or gape.]1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm.2. The ... |
26703
|
hibernacle |
HI'BERNACLE, n. [L. hibernacula, winter-quarters.]1. In botany, the winter-quarters of a plant, ... |
26704
|
hibernal |
HIBERN'AL, a. [L. hibernus.] Belonging or relating to winter. |
26705
|
hibernate |
HI'BERNATE, v.i. [L. hiberno.] To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters or in ... |
26706
|
hibernation |
HIBERNA'TION, n. The passing of winter in a close lodge, as beasts and fowls that retire in cold ... |
26707
|
hibernian |
HIBER'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland.HIBER'NIAN, n. A native of Ireland. |
26708
|
hibernicism |
HIBERN'ICISM, n. An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. |
26709
|
hiberno-celtic |
HIBERNO-CELTIC, n. The native language of the Irish; the Gaelic.Hiccius Doccius. A cant word for ... |
26710
|
hiccough |
HIC'COUGH |
26711
|
hickory |
HICK'ORY, n. A tree, a species of Juglans or walnut. Its nut is called hickory-nut. |
26712
|
hickup |
HICK'UP, n. [The English is a compound of hic and cough; and hic may be allied to hitch, to catch. ... |
26713
|
hickwall |
HICK'WALL |
26714
|
hickway |
HICK'WAY, n. A small species of woodpecker. |
26715
|
hid |
HID |
26716
|
hidage |
HI'DAGE, n. [from hide, a quantity of land.] An extraordinary tax formerly paid to the kings of ... |
26717
|
hidalgo |
HIDAL'GO, n. In Spain, a man of noble birth. |
26718
|
hidden |
HID'DEN, pp. of hide. Concealed; placed in secrecy.1. Secret; unseen.2. Mysterious. |
26719
|
hiddenly |
HID'DENLY, adv. In a hidden or secret manner. |
26720
|
hide |
HIDE, v.t. pret. hid; pp. hid, hidden. 1. To conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight; to place ... |
26721
|
hidebound |
HI'DEBOUND, a. A horse is hidebound, when his skin sticks so closely to his ribs and back, as not ... |
26722
|
hideous |
HID'EOUS, a.1. Frightful to the sight; dreadful; shocking to the eye; applied to deformity; as a ... |
26723
|
hideously |
HID'EOUSLY, adv. In a manner to frighten; dreadfully; shockingly. |
26724
|
hideousness |
HID'EOUSNESS, n. Frightfulness to the eye; dreadfulness; horribleness. |
26725
|
hider |
HI'DER, n. [from hide.] One who hides or conceals. |
26726
|
hiding |
HI'DING, ppr. Concealing; covering or withdrawing from view; keeping close or secret.HI'DING, n. ... |
26727
|
hiding-place |
HI'DING-PLACE, n. A place of concealment. |
26728
|
hie |
HIE, v.i.1. To hasten; to move or run with haste; to go in haste; a word chiefly used in poetry. ... |
26729
|
hierarch |
HI'ERARCH, n. [Gr. sacred, and a ruler or prince.]The chief of a sacred order; particularly, the ... |
26730
|
hierarchal |
HIERARCH'AL, a. Belonging to a hierarch. |
26731
|
hierarchical |
HIERARCH'ICAL, a. Belonging to a sacred order, or to ecclesiastical government. |
26732
|
hierarchy |
HI'ERARCHY, n. An order or rank of angels or celestial beings; or a subordination of holy beings. ... |
26733
|
hieroglyph |
HI'EROGLYPH |
26734
|
hieroglyphic |
HIEROGLYPH'IC, n. [Gr. sacred, and to carve.]1. In antiquity, a sacred character; a mystical ... |
26735
|
hieroglyphical |
HIEROGLYPH'ICAL, a. Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures or figures, as ... |
26736
|
hieroglyphically |
HIEROGLYPH'ICALLY, adv. Emblematically; by characters or pictures expressive of facts or moral ... |
26737
|
hierogram |
HI'EROGRAM, n. [Gr. sacred, and letter.]A species of sacred writing. |
26738
|
hierogrammatic |
HIEROGRAMMAT'IC, a. [Gr. sacred, and letter.] Denoting a kind of writing in sacred or sacerdotal ... |
26739
|
hierogrammatist |
HIEROGRAM'MATIST, n. A writer of hieroglyphics. |
26740
|
hierographical |
HIEROGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to sacred writing. |
26741
|
hierographiic |
HIEROGRAPHI'IC |
26742
|
hierography |
HIEROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. holy, and to write.]Sacred writing. [Little used.] |
26743
|
hierology |
HIEROL'OGY, n. [Gr.] A discourse on sacred things. |
26744
|
hieromancy |
HIEROM'ANCY, n. [Gr. sacred, and divination.] Divination by observing the various things offered ... |
26745
|
hieromnemon |
HIEROM'NEMON, n. [Gr. sacred, and preserving memory.]In ancient Greece, a magistrate who presided ... |
26746
|
hierophant |
HI'EROPHANT, n. [Gr. sacred,and to show.] A priest; one who teaches the mysteries and duties of ... |
26747
|
higgle |
HIG'GLE, v.i. [L. cocio.]1. To carry provisions about and offer them for sale.2. To chaffer; to ... |
26748
|
higgledy-piggledy |
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY, adv. In confusion; a low word. |
26749
|
higgler |
HIG'GLER, n. One who carries about provisions for sale.1. One who chaffers in bargaining. |
26750
|
high |
HIGH, a. hi.1. Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of ... |
26751
|
high-aimed |
HIGH-AIMED, a. Having grand or lofty designs. |
26752
|
high-arched |
HIGH-ARCHED, a. Having elevated arches. |
26753
|
high-aspiring |
HIGH-ASPI'RING, a. Having elevated views; aiming at elevated objects. |
26754
|
high-blest |
HIGH-BLEST, a. Supremely happy. |
26755
|
high-blown |
HIGH-BLOWN, a. Swelled much with wind; inflated, as with pride or conceit. |
26756
|
high-born |
HIGH-BORN, a. Being of noble birth or extraction. |
26757
|
high-built |
HIGH-BUILT, a. Of lofty structure.1. Covered with lofty buildings. The high-built elephant his ... |
26758
|
high-climbing |
HIGH-CLIMBING, a. Climbing to a great height.1. Difficult to be ascended. |
26759
|
high-colored |
HIGH-COLORED, a. Having a strong, deep or glaring color.1. Vivid; strong or forcible in ... |
26760
|
high-day |
HIGH-DAY, a. Fine; befitting a holiday. |
26761
|
high-designing |
HIGH-DESIGNING, a. Forming great schemes. |
26762
|
high-embowed |
HIGH-EMBOWED, a. Having lofty arches. |
26763
|
high-engendered |
HIGH-ENGEN'DERED, a. Engendered aloft, or in the air. |
26764
|
high-fed |
HIGH-FED, a. Pampered; fed luxuriously. |
26765
|
high-flaming |
HIGH-FLAMING, a. Throwing flame to a great highth. |
26766
|
high-flier |
HIGH-FLIER, n. One that carries his opinions to extravagance. |
26767
|
high-flown |
HIGH-FLOWN, a. Elevated; swelled; proud; as high-flown hopes.1. Turgid; swelled; extravagant; as ... |
26768
|
high-flushed |
HIGH-FLUSHED, a. Much elated. |
26769
|
high-flying |
HIGH-FLYING, a. Extravagant in claims or opinions; as high-flying, arbitrary kings.Highgate Resin. ... |
26770
|
high-gazing |
HIGH-GAZING, a. Looking upwards. |
26771
|
high-going |
HIGH-GOING, a. Moving rapidly. |
26772
|
high-grown |
HIGH-GROWN, a. Having the crop considerably grown. |
26773
|
high-heaped |
HIGH-HEAPED, a. Covered with high piles; as a high-heaped table.1. Raised in high piles. |
26774
|
high-hearted |
HIGH-HE`ARTED, a. Full of courage. |
26775
|
high-heeled |
HIGH-HEELED, a. Having high heels. |
26776
|
high-hung |
HIGH-HUNG, a. Hung aloft; elevated. |
26777
|
high-lived |
HIGH-LIVED, a. Pertaining to high life. |
26778
|
high-mettled |
HIGH-METTLED, a. Having high spirit; ardent; full of fire; as a high-mettled steed. |
26779
|
high-minded |
HIGH-MINDED, a. Proud; arrogant. Be not high-minded, but fear. Rom.11.1. Having honorable pride; ... |
26780
|
high-operation |
HIGH-OPERATION, n. In surgery, a method of extracting the stone from the human bladder, by cutting ... |
26781
|
high-place |
HIGH-PLACE, n. In Scripture, an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. Before the ... |
26782
|
high-placed |
HIGH-PLACED, a. Elevated in situation or rank. |
26783
|
high-priest |
HIGH-PRIEST, n. A chief priest. |
26784
|
high-principled |
HIGH-PRINCIPLED, a. Extravagant in notions of politics. |
26785
|
high-raised |
HIGH-RAISED, a. Elevated; raised aloft.1. Raised with great expectations or conceptions. |
26786
|
high-reaching |
HIGH-REACHING, a. Reaching to a great highth.1. Reaching upwards.2. Ambitious; aspiring. |
26787
|
high-reared |
HIGH-REARED, a. Raised high; of lofty structure. |
26788
|
high-red |
HIGH-RED, a. Having a strong red color; deeply red. |
26789
|
high-repented |
HIGH-REPENT'ED, a. Deeply repented. |
26790
|
high-resolved |
HIGH-RESOLV'ED, a. Very resolute. |
26791
|
high-roofed |
HIGH-ROOFED, a. Having a lofty or sharp roof. |
26792
|
high-seasoned |
HIGH-SEASONED, a. Enriched with spices or other seasoning. |
26793
|
high-seated |
HIGH-SEATED, a. Fixed on high; seated in an elevated place. |
26794
|
high-sighted |
HIGH-SIGHTED, a. Always looking upward. |
26795
|
high-sounding |
HIGH-SOUNDING, a. Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as high-sounding words or titles. |
26796
|
high-spirited |
HIGH-SPIRITED, a. Full of spirit or natural fire; easily irritated; irascible.1. Full of spirit; ... |
26797
|
high-stomached |
HIGH-STOMACHED, a. Having a lofty spirit; proud; obstinate. |
26798
|
high-swelling |
HIGH-SWELLING, a. Swelling greatly; inflated; boastful. |
26799
|
high-swoln |
HIGH-SWOLN, a. Greatly swelled. |
26800
|
high-taper |
HIGH-TAPER, n. A plant of the genus Verbascum. |
26801
|
high-tasted |
HIGH-TASTED, a. Having a strong relish; piquant. |
26802
|
high-towered |
HIGH-TOWERED, a. Having lofty towers. |
26803
|
high-viced |
HIGH-VICED, a. Enormously wicked. |
26804
|
high-wrought |
HIGH-WROUGHT, a. Wrought with exquisite art or skill; accurately finished.1. Inflamed to a high ... |
26805
|
highland |
HIGHLAND, n. Elevated land; a mountainous region.Highlands of Scotland, mountainous regions ... |
26806
|
highlander |
HIGHLANDER, n. An inhabitant of the mountains; as the Highlanders of Scotland. |
26807
|
highlandish |
HIGHLANDISH, a. Denoting high or mountainous land. |
26808
|
highly |
HIGHLY, adv. hi'ly. With elevation in place.1. In a great degree. We are highly favored. Exercise ... |
26809
|
highmost |
HIGHMOST, a. Highest. [Not used.] |
26810
|
highness |
HIGHNESS, n. hi'ness. Elevation above the surface; loftiness; altitude; highth.1. Dignity; ... |
26811
|
hight |
HIGHT , n. hite, or hith.1. Elevation above the ground; any indefinite distance above the earth. ... |
26812
|
highth |
HIGHTH |
26813
|
highwater |
HIGHWATER, n. The utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. |
26814
|
highwater-mark |
HIGHWATER-MARK, n. The line made on the shore by the tide at its utmost highth. |
26815
|
highway |
HIGHWA'Y, n. A public road; a way open to all passengers; so called, either because it is a great ... |
26816
|
highwayman |
HIGHWA'YMAN, n. One who robs on the public road, or lurks in the highway for the purpose of ... |
26817
|
hilarate |
HILARATE, is not in use. [See Exhilarate.] |
26818
|
hilarity |
HILAR'ITY, n. [L. hilaritas; Gr. joyful, merry.]Mirth; merriment; gayety. Hilarity differs from ... |
26819
|
hilary-term |
HIL'ARY-TERM, n. The term of courts, &c., which begins January 23. |
26820
|
hild |
HILD, G. and D. held, Dan.heldt, a hero, is retained in names, as Hildebert, a bright hero; ... |
26821
|
hilding |
HILD'ING, n. A mean, sorry, paltry man or woman. |
26822
|
hill |
HILL, n. [L. collis.]1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common ... |
26823
|
hilled |
HILL'ED, pp. or a. Having hills. |
26824
|
hilling |
HILL'ING, n. A covering.1. The act of raising the earth around plants. |
26825
|
hillock |
HILL'OCK, n. A small hill. |
26826
|
hillside |
HILL'SIDE, n. The side or declivity of a hill. |
26827
|
hilly |
HILL'Y, a. Abounding with hills; as a hilly country. |
26828
|
hilt |
HILT, n. The handle of any thing; but chiefly applied to the handle of a sword. |
26829
|
hilted |
HILT'ED, a. Having a hilt. |
26830
|
hilum |
HI'LUM, n. The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar of the umbilical chord,by which the ... |
26831
|
him |
HIM, pron. The objective case of he, L. eum, anciently em or im. Him that is weak in the faith ... |
26832
|
himself |
HIMSELF', pron. In the nominative or objective case. [him and self.]1. He; but himself is more ... |
26833
|
hin |
HIN, n. [Heb.] A Hebrew measure of capacity containing the sixth part of an ephah, or about five ... |
26834
|
hind |
HIND, n. The female of the red deer or stag.HIND, n. A domestic; a servant.1. A peasant; a ... |
26835
|
hindberry |
HINDBERRY, n. A species of Rubus. |
26836
|
hinder |
HINDER, a. comp. of hind. That is in a position contrary to that of the head or fore part; ... |
26837
|
hinderance |
HIN'DERANCE, n. The act of impeding or restraining motion.1. Impediment; that which stops ... |
26838
|
hindered |
HIN'DERED, pp. Stopped; impeded; obstructed; retarded. |
26839
|
hinderer |
HIN'DERER, n. One who stops or retards; that which hinders. |
26840
|
hindering |
HIN'DERING, ppr. Stopping; impeding; obstructing; retarding. |
26841
|
hindermost |
HINDERMOST, a. That which is behind all others; the last. [but we now use hindmost.] |
26842
|
hindmost |
HINDMOST, a. The last; that is in the rear of all others. He met thee in the way, and smote the ... |
26843
|
hindoo |
HIN'DOO, n. An aboriginal of Hindoostan, or Hindostan. |
26844
|
hinge |
HINGE, n. hinj. [This word appears to be connected with hang,and with angle,the verb.] 1. The hook ... |
26845
|
hinging |
HING'ING, ppr. Depending; turning. |
26846
|
hint |
HINT, v.t. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to allude to; to suggest by a ... |
26847
|
hip |
HIP, n. The projecting part of an animal formed by the osilium or haunch bone; the haunch, or the ... |
26848
|
hiphalt |
HIP'HALT, a. [hip and halt.] Lame; limping. |
26849
|
hipped |
HIP, HIPPED, HIPPISH. [See Hyp.] |
26850
|
hippelaph |
HIP'PELAPH, n. An animal of the deer kind, in Norway, about the size of the elk, and partaking of ... |
26851
|
hippish |
HIP, HIPPED, HIPPISH. [See Hyp.] |
26852
|
hippocamp |
HIP'POCAMP, n. [Gr. a horse, and to bend.] A name given to the sea-horse. |
26853
|
hippocentaur |
HIPPOCEN'TAUR, n. [Gr. a horse, to spur, and a bull.]In ancient fable, a supposed monster, half man ... |
26854
|
hippocras |
HIP'POCRAS, n. A medicinal drink, composed of wine with an infusion of spices and other ... |
26855
|
hippocratism |
HIPPOC'RATISM, n. The philosophy of Hippocrates, as it regards medicine. |
26856
|
hippodame |
HIP'PODAME, n. A sea-horse. |
26857
|
hippodrome |
HIP'PODROME, n. [Gr. a horse, and a course, to run.] Anciently, a circus, or place in which horse ... |
26858
|
hippogriff |
HIP'POGRIFF, n. [Gr. a horse,and a griffon.] A fabulous animal or monster, half horse and half ... |
26859
|
hippolith |
HIP'POLITH, n. [Gr. a horse, and a stone.] A stone found in the stomach or intestines of a horse. |
26860
|
hippomane |
HIP'POMANE, n. [Gr. a horse, and madness.]1. A sort of poisonous substance, used anciently as a ... |
26861
|
hippophagous |
HIPPOPH'AGOUS, a. Feeding on horses, as the Tartars. |
26862
|
hippophagy |
HIPPOPH'AGY, n. [Gr. a horse, and to eat.] The act or practice of feeding on horses. |
26863
|
hippopotamus |
HIPPOPOT'AMUS, n. [Gr. a horse, and a river.] The river-horse, an animal that inhabits the Nile ... |
26864
|
hippopotamy |
HIPPOPOT'AMY |
26865
|
hiproof |
HIP'ROOF, n. [hip and roof.] A roof that has an angle. |
26866
|
hipshot |
HIP'SHOT, a. [hip and shot.] Having the hip dislocated. |
26867
|
hipwort |
HIP'WORT, n. A plant. |
26868
|
hire |
HIRE, v.t. 1. To procure from another person and for temporary use, at a certain price, or for a ... |
26869
|
hired |
HI'RED, pp. Procured or taken for use, at a stipulated or reasonable price; as a hired farm.1. ... |
26870
|
hireling |
HI'RELING, n. One who is hired, or who serves for wages.1. A mercenary; a prostitute.HI'RELING, ... |
26871
|
hirer |
HI'RER, n. One that hires; one that procures the use of any thing for a compensation; one who ... |
26872
|
hiring |
HI'RING, ppr. Procuring the use of for a compensation. |
26873
|
hirsute |
HIRSU'TE, a. [L. hirsutus.]1. Hairy; rough with hair; shaggy; set with bristles.2. In botany, it ... |
26874
|
hirsuteness |
HIRSU'TENESS, n. Hairiness. |
26875
|
his |
HIS, pron. possessive of he,and pronounced hiz.1. Of him. Thus in Alfred's Orosius, "Sume for his ... |
26876
|
hisingerite |
HIS'INGERITE, n. A mineral found in the cavities of calcarious spar, in Sudermanland. |
26877
|
hispid |
HIS'PID, a. [L. hispidus.] Rough.1. In botany, having strong hairs or bristles; beset with stiff ... |
26878
|
hiss |
HISS, v.i. 1. To make a sound by driving the breath between the tongue and the upper teeth; to ... |
26879
|
hissing |
HISS'ING, ppr. Making the noise of serpents.HISS'ING, n. A hissing sound; an expression of scorn ... |
26880
|
hissingly |
HISS'INGLY, adv. With a whistling sound. |
26881
|
hist |
HIST, exclam. A word commanding silence; equivalent to hush, be silent. |
26882
|
historial |
HISTO'RIAL, a. Historical. |
26883
|
historian |
HISTO'RIAN, n. [L. historicus.] A writer or compiler of history; one who collects and relates ... |
26884
|
historic |
HISTOR'IC |
26885
|
historical |
HISTOR'ICAL, a. [L. historicus.] Containing history, or the relation of facts; as a historical ... |
26886
|
historically |
HISTOR'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of history; by way of narration. The Gospels declare ... |
26887
|
historied |
HIS'TORIED, a. Recorded in history. [Not much in use.] |
26888
|
historier |
HISTO'RIER, n. A historian. |
26889
|
historify |
HIS'TORIFY, v.t. To relate; to record in history. [Not used.] |
26890
|
historiographer |
HISTORIOG'RAPHER, n. [Gr. history, and to write.] A historian; a writer of history; particularly, ... |
26891
|
historiography |
HISTORIOG'RAPHY, n. The art or employment of a historian. |
26892
|
historiology |
HISTORIOL'OGY, n. A discourse on history, or the knowledge of history. [Not in use.] |
26893
|
history |
HIS'TORY, n. [L. historia; Gr. knowing, learned, and to inquire, to explore, to learn by inspection ... |
26894
|
history-piece |
HIS'TORY-PIECE, n. A representative of any remarkable event in painting, which exhibits the actors, ... |
26895
|
histrion |
HIS'TRION, n. A player. [Not in use.] |
26896
|
histrionic |
HISTRION'IC |
26897
|
histrionical |
HISTRION'ICAL, a. [L. histrionicus, from histrio, a buffoon, an actor, or stage player.]Pertaining ... |
26898
|
histrionically |
HISTRION'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of a buffoon or pantomime; theatrically. |
26899
|
histrionism |
HIS'TRIONISM, n. The acts or practice of buffoons or pantomimes; stage-playing. |
26900
|
hit |
HIT, v.t. pret. and pp. hit.1. To strike or touch, either with or without force. We hit a thing ... |
26901
|
hitch |
HITCH, v.t. To hook; to catch by a hook; as, to hitch a bridle.1. To fasten by hitching; as, to ... |
26902
|
hitched |
HITCH'ED, pp. Caught; hooked; fastened. |
26903
|
hitchel |
HITCH'EL, v.t. To hatchel. [Not used. See Hatchel.] |
26904
|
hithe |
HITHE, n. A port or small haven; as in Queenhithe, and Lambhithe, now Lambeth. |
26905
|
hither |
HITH'ER, adv.1. To this place; used with verbs signifying motion; as, to come hither; to proceed ... |
26906
|
hithermost |
HITH'ERMOST, a. Nearest on this side. |
26907
|
hitherto |
HITH'ERTO, adv. To this time; yet. The Lord hath blessed me hitherto. Josh.17.1. In any time, or ... |
26908
|
hitherward |
HITH'ERWARD |
26909
|
hitherwards |
HITH'ERWARDS, adv. This way; towards this place. A puissant and mighty power-- Is marching ... |
26910
|
hive |
HIVE, n.1. A box, chest or kind of basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of ... |
26911
|
hived |
HI'VED, pp. Lodged in a hive or shelter. |
26912
|
hiver |
HI'VER, n. One that collects bees into a hive. |
26913
|
hives |
HIVES, n. A disease, the croup, or cynanche trachealis; rattles. |
26914
|
ho |
HO, exclam. A word used by teamsters, to stop their teams. It has been used as a noun, for stop, ... |
26915
|
hoa |
HOA, exclam. [L. eho.] A call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. What noise ... |
26916
|
hoar |
HOAR, a.1. White; as hoar frost; hoar cliffs.2. Gray; white with age; hoary; as a matron grave ... |
26917
|
hoar-frost |
HOAR-FROST, n. The white particles of ice formed by the congelation of dew or watery vapors. |
26918
|
hoard |
HOARD, n. A store, stock or large quantity of any thing accumulated or laid up; a hidden stock; a ... |
26919
|
hoarded |
HOARDED, pp. Collected and laid up in store. |
26920
|
hoarder |
HOARDER, n. One who lays up in store; one who accumulates and keeps in secret. |
26921
|
hoarding |
HOARDING, ppr. Laying up in store.1. Instinctively collecting and laying up provisions for ... |
26922
|
hoared |
HOARED, a. Moldy; musty. [Not in use.] |
26923
|
hoarhound |
HOARHOUND. [See Horehound.] |
26924
|
hoariness |
HOARINESS, n. [from hoary.] The state of being white, whitish or gray; as the hoariness of the ... |
26925
|
hoarse |
HOARSE, a. hors.1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice, as when affected with a cold.2. Rough; ... |
26926
|
hoarsely |
HOARSELY, adv. With a rough, harsh, grating voice or sound. |
26927
|
hoarseness |
HOARSENESS, n. Harshness or roughness of voice or sound; preternatural asperity of voice. |
26928
|
hoary |
HOARY, n. [See Hoar.] White or whitish; as the hoary willows.1. White or gray with age; as hoary ... |
26929
|
hoax |
HOAX, n. Something done for deception or mockery; a trick played off in sport.HOAX, v.t. To ... |
26930
|
hob |
HOB |
26931
|
hobbism |
HOB'BISM, n. The principles of the sceptical Thomas Hobbes. |
26932
|
hobbist |
HOB'BIST, n. A follower of Hobbes. |
26933
|
hobble |
HOB'BLE, v.i.1. To walk lamely, bearing chiefly on one leg; to limp; to walk with a hitch or hop, ... |
26934
|
hobbledehoy |
HOB'BLEDEHOY, n. A cant phrase for a boy at the age of puberty. |
26935
|
hobbler |
HOB'BLER, n. One that hobbles.HOB'BLER, n. [from hobby.] One who by his tenure was to maintain a ... |
26936
|
hobbling |
HOB'BLING, ppr. Walking with a halting or interrupted step. |
26937
|
hobblingly |
HOB'BLINGLY, adv. With a limping or interrupted step. |
26938
|
hobby |
HOB'BY, n. A kind of hawk; a hawk of the lure.HOB'BY, n.1. A strong active horse, of a middle ... |
26939
|
hobbyhorse |
HOB'BYHORSE, n. [tautological.] A hobby; a wooden horse on which boys ride.1. A character in the ... |
26940
|
hobgoblin |
HOB'GOBLIN, n. A fairy; a frightful apparition. |
26941
|
hobit |
HO'BIT, n. A small mortar, or short gun for throwing bombs. [See Howitzer, the common ... |
26942
|
hoblike |
HOB'LIKE, a. Clownish; boorish. |
26943
|
hobnail |
HOB'NAIL, n. A nail with a thick strong head, for shoeing horses.1. A clownish person; in ... |
26944
|
hobnailed |
HOB'NAILED, a. Set with hobnails; rough. |
26945
|
hobnob |
HOB'NOB, adv. Take, or not take; a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking.Hobson's choice, a ... |
26946
|
hoboy |
HOBOY. [See Hautboy.] |
26947
|
hock |
HOCK, n. The joint of an animal between the knee and the fetlock.1. A part of the thigh.HOCK |
26948
|
hockday |
HOCK'DAY |
26949
|
hockey |
HOCK'EY, n. Harvest-home. [Not used.] |
26950
|
hockherb |
HOCK'HERB, n. A plant, the mallows. |
26951
|
hockle |
HOCK'LE, v.t. To hamstring; to hough; to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham. |
26952
|
hocuspocus |
HOCUSPOCUS, v.t. To cheat. |
26953
|
hod |
HOD, n. A kind of tray for carrying mortar and brick,used in bricklaying. It is fitted with a ... |
26954
|
hoddy-doddy |
HOD'DY-DODDY, n. An awkward or foolish person. |
26955
|
hodge-podge |
HODGE-PODGE |
26956
|
hodiernal |
HODIERN'AL, a. [L. hodiernus, from hodie, hoc die,this day.] Of this day; belonging to the ... |
26957
|
hodman |
HOD'MAN, n. A man who carries a hod; a mason's tender. |
26958
|
hodmandod |
HOD'MANDOD, n. A shell-fish, otherwise called dodman.1. A shell-snail. |
26959
|
hoe |
HOE, n. ho. A farmer's instrument for cutting up weeds and loosening the earth in fields and ... |
26960
|
hoed |
HO'ED, pp. Cleared from weeds, or loosened by the hoe. |
26961
|
hoeing |
HO'EING, ppr. Cutting, scraping or digging with a hoe.1. Clearing of weeds with a hoe. |
26962
|
hoful |
HO'FUL, a. Careful. |
26963
|
hog |
HOG, n.1. A swine; a general name of that species of animal.2. In England, a castrated sheep of a ... |
26964
|
hogcote |
HOG'COTE, n. [hog and cote.] A shed or house for swine; a sty. |
26965
|
hogged |
HOG'GED, pp. Scraped under water.1. Curving; having the ends lower than the middle. |
26966
|
hoggerel |
HOG'GEREL, n. A sheep of the second year.A two year old ewe. |
26967
|
hogget |
HOG'GET, n. A sheep two years old.1. A colt of a year old, called also hog-colt. [Local.]2. A ... |
26968
|
hoggish |
HOG'GISH, a. Having the qualities of a hog; brutish; gluttonous; filthy; meanly selfish. |
26969
|
hoggishly |
HOG'GISHLY, adv. In a brutish, gluttonous or filthy manner. |
26970
|
hoggishness |
HOG'GISHNESS, n. Brutishness; voracious greediness in eating; beastly filthiness; mean ... |
26971
|
hogh |
HOGH, n. [See High.] A hill; a cliff. |
26972
|
hogherd |
HOG'HERD, n. [hog and herd.] A keeper of swine. |
26973
|
hogpen |
HOG'PEN, n. [hog and pen.] A hogsty. |
26974
|
hogs-beans |
HOG'S-BEANS, n. A plant. |
26975
|
hogs-fennel |
HOG'S-FENNEL, n. A plant of the genus Peucedanum. |
26976
|
hogs-mushrooms |
HOG'S-MUSHROOMS, n. A plant. |
26977
|
hogshead |
HOGS'HEAD, n. [the English orthography is grossly corrupt.]1. A measure of capacity, containing ... |
26978
|
hogsty |
HOG'STY, n. [hog and sty.] A pen or inclosure for hogs. |
26979
|
hogwash |
HOG'WASH, n. [hog and wash.] Swill; the refuse matters of a kitchen or brewery, or like matter for ... |
26980
|
hohlspath |
HO'HLSPATH, n. The mineral otherwise called macle,and chiastolite. |
26981
|
hoiden |
HOI'DEN, n. A rude, bold girl; a romp.1. A rude, bold man. [Not used in the United ... |
26982
|
hoist |
HOIST, v.t. [originally hoise; but corrupted, perhaps beyond remedy.]1. To raise; to lift. We'll ... |
26983
|
hoisted |
HOIST'ED, pp. Raised; lifted; drawn up. |
26984
|
hoisting |
HOIST'ING, ppr. Raising; lifting. |
26985
|
hokeday |
HO'KEDAY, n. High day; a day of feasting and mirth, formerly held in England the second Tuesday ... |
26986
|
holcad |
HOLC'AD, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a large ship of burden. |
26987
|
hold |
HOLD, v.t. pret.held; pp. held. Holden is obsolete in elegant writing. [Gr. to hold or restrain; ... |
26988
|
holdback |
HOLDBACK, n. Hinderance; restraint. |
26989
|
holder |
HOLDER, n. One who holds or grasps in his hand, or embraces with his arms.1. A tenant; one who ... |
26990
|
holderforth |
HOLDERFORTH, n. A haranguer; a preacher. |
26991
|
holdfast |
HOLDFAST, n. A thing that takes hold; a catch; a hook. |
26992
|
holding |
HOLDING, ppr. Stopping; confining; restraining; keeping; retaining; adhering; maintaining, ... |
26993
|
hole |
HOLE, n.1. A hollow place or cavity in any solid body, of any shape or dimensions, natural or ... |
26994
|
holibut |
HOLIBUT. [See Halibut.] |
26995
|
holidam |
HO'LIDAM, n. [holy and dame.] Blessed lady; an ancient oath. |
26996
|
holiday |
HOLIDAY. [See Holyday.] |
26997
|
holily |
HO'LILY, adv. [from holy.] Piously; with sanctity.1. Sacredly; inviolably; without breach. ... |
26998
|
holiness |
HO'LINESS, n. [from holy.] The state of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; ... |
26999
|
holing-ax |
HO'LING-AX, n. A narrow ax for cutting holes in posts. |
27000
|
holla |
HOL'LA |
27001
|
holland |
HOL'LAND, n. Fine linen manufactured in Holland. |
27002
|
hollander |
HOL'LANDER, n. A native of Holland. |
27003
|
hollen |
HOL'LEN, n. [See Holly.] |
27004
|
hollo |
HOL'LO, v.i. To call out or exclaim. [See Halloo.] |
27005
|
holloa |
HOLLO'A, exclam. A word used in calling. Among seamen, it is the answer to one that hails, ... |
27006
|
hollow |
HOL'LOW, a.1. Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not ... |
27007
|
hollow-eyed |
HOL'LOW-EYED, a. Having sunken eyes. |
27008
|
hollow-hearted |
HOL'LOW-HE`ARTED, a. Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; of practice or sentiment different ... |
27009
|
hollow-root |
HOL'LOW-ROOT, n. A plant, tuberous moschatel, or inglorious, constituting the genus Adoxa; a low ... |
27010
|
hollowed |
HOL'LOWED, pp. Made hollow; excavated. |
27011
|
hollowing |
HOL'LOWING, ppr. Making hollow; excavating. |
27012
|
hollowly |
HOL'LOWLY, adv. Insincerely; deceitfully. |
27013
|
hollowness |
HOL'LOWNESS, n. The state of being hollow; cavity; depression of surface; excavation.1. ... |
27014
|
holly |
HOL'LY, n. [perhaps L. ilex, for hilex; L. celo.]The holm tree, of the genus Ilex, of several ... |
27015
|
hollyhock |
HOL'LYHOCK,n. A plant of the genus Alcea, bearing flowers of various colors. It is called also ... |
27016
|
hollyrose |
HOL'LYROSE, n. A plant. |
27017
|
holm |
HOLM, n. The evergreen oak; the ilex.1. An islet, or river isle.2. A low flat tract of rich land ... |
27018
|
holmite |
HOLM'ITE, n. A variety of carbonate of lime; so called from Mr. Holme, who analyzed it. |
27019
|
holocaust |
HOL'OCAUST, n. [Gr. whole,and burnt, to burn.] A burnt-sacrifice or offering, the whole of which ... |
27020
|
holograph |
HOL'OGRAPH, n. [Gr. whole, and to write.] A deed or testament written wholly by the grantor's or ... |
27021
|
holographiic |
HOLOGRAPHI'IC, a. Written wholly by the grantor or testator himself. |
27022
|
holometer |
HOLOM'ETER, n. [Gr. all, and to measure.] An instrument for taking all kinds of measures, both on ... |
27023
|
holp |
HOLP, HOLPEN, the antiquated pret. and pp. of help. |
27024
|
holpen |
HOLP, HOLPEN, the antiquated pret. and pp. of help. |
27025
|
holster |
HOLSTER, n. [L. celo.] A leathern case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the fore part of his ... |
27026
|
holstered |
HOLSTERED, a. Bearing holsters; as a holstered steed. |
27027
|
holt |
HOLT, n. [L. celo.] A wood or woodland; obsolete, except in poetry. |
27028
|
holy |
HO'LY, a.1. Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or ... |
27029
|
holy-cross |
HOLY-CROSS day, n. The fourteenth of September. |
27030
|
holy-one |
HO'LY-ONE, n. An appellation of the Supreme Being, by way of emphasis.1. An appellation of ... |
27031
|
holy-rood |
HOLY-ROOD day, n. A festival observed by Roman Catholics in memory of the exaltation of our ... |
27032
|
holy-thistle |
HO'LY-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Cnicus.The blessed thistle, Centaurea benedicta. |
27033
|
holy-thursday |
HO'LY-THURSDAY, n. The day on which the ascension of our Savior is commemorated, ten days before ... |
27034
|
holy-week |
HO'LY-WEEK, n. The week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated. |
27035
|
holyday |
HOL'YDAY, n. A day set apart for commemorating some important event in history; a festival ... |
27036
|
homage |
HOM'AGE, n. [L. homo, man.]1. In feudal law, the submission, loyalty and service which a tenant ... |
27037
|
homageable |
HOM'AGEABLE, a. Subject to homage. |
27038
|
homager |
HOM'AGER, n. One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage.'s Pyrophorus,ignited muriate ... |
27039
|
home |
HOME, n. [Gr. a house, a close place, or place or rest.]1. A dwelling house; the house or place in ... |
27040
|
homeborn |
HO'MEBORN, a. Native; natural.1. Domestic; not foreign. |
27041
|
homebred |
HO'MEBRED, a. Native; natural; as homebred lusts.1. Domestic; originating at home; not foreign; ... |
27042
|
homefelt |
HO'MEFELT, a. Felt in one's own breast; inward; private; as homefelt joys or delight. |
27043
|
homekeeping |
HO'MEKEEPING, a. Staying at home. |
27044
|
homeless |
HO'MELESS, a. Destitute of a home. |
27045
|
homeliness |
HO'MELINESS, n. [from homely.] Plainness of features; want of beauty. It expresses less than ... |
27046
|
homelot |
HO'MELOT, n. An inclosure on or near which the mansion house stands. |
27047
|
homely |
HO'MELY, a. [from home.] Of plain features; not handsome; as a homely face. It expresses less ... |
27048
|
homelyn |
HO'MELYN, n. A fish. |
27049
|
homemade |
HO'MEMADE, a. Made at home; being of domestic manufacture; made either in private families, or in ... |
27050
|
homer |
HO'MER |
27051
|
homeric |
HOMER'IC, a. Pertaining to Homer,the great poet of Greece, or to his poetry; resembling Homer's ... |
27052
|
homespeaking |
HO'MESPEAKING, n. Forcible and efficacious speaking. |
27053
|
homespun |
HO'MESPUN, a. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture.1. Not made in foreign ... |
27054
|
homestall |
HO'MESTALL |
27055
|
homestead |
HO'MESTEAD, n. The place of a mansion house; the inclosure or ground immediately connected with ... |
27056
|
homeward |
HO'MEWARD |
27057
|
homeward-bound |
HO'MEWARD-BOUND, a. Destined for home; returning from a foreign country to the place where the ... |
27058
|
homewards |
HO'MEWARDS, adv. Toward home; toward one's habitation, or toward one's native country. |
27059
|
homicidal |
HOM'ICIDAL, a. [from homicide.] Pertaining to homicide; murderous bloody. |
27060
|
homicide |
HOM'ICIDE, n. [L. homicidium; homo, man, and caedo, to strike, to kill.]1. The killing of one ... |
27061
|
homiletic |
HOMILET'IC |
27062
|
homiletical |
HOMILET'ICAL, a. [ Gr. to converse in company.]1. Pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; ... |
27063
|
homilist |
HOM'ILIST, n. One that preaches to a congregation. |
27064
|
homily |
HOM'ILY, n. [Gr. to converse in company, a company or assembly.]A discourse or sermon read or ... |
27065
|
hommoc |
HOM'MOC, n. [I suppose this to be an Indian word.]A hillock or small eminence of a conical form, ... |
27066
|
hommony |
HOM'MONY, n. [Indian.] In America, maiz hulled and broken, but coarse, prepared for food by being ... |
27067
|
homogeneal |
HOMOGE'NEAL |
27068
|
homogenealness |
HOMOGE'NEALNESS |
27069
|
homogeneity |
HOMOGENE'ITY, Words not to be encouraged; equivalent to. |
27070
|
homogeneous |
HOMOGE'NEOUS, a. [Gr. like, and kind.] Of the same kind or nature; consisting of similar parts, ... |
27071
|
homogeneousness |
HOMOGE'NEOUSNESS, n. Sameness of kind or nature. |
27072
|
homogeny |
HOM'OGENY, n. Joint nature. |
27073
|
homologate |
HOMOL'OGATE, v.t. [Gr. like, and to speak.] To approve; to allow. |
27074
|
homologous |
HOMOL'OGOUS, a. [Gr. similar, and proportion.] Proportional to each other; a term in geometry, ... |
27075
|
homonymous |
HOMON'YMOUS, a. [Gr. like, and name.] Equivocal; ambiguous; that has different significations, or ... |
27076
|
homonymously |
HOMON'YMOUSLY, adv. In an equivocal manner. |
27077
|
homonymy |
HOMON'YMY, n. [Gr. See Supra.] Ambiguity; equivocation. |
27078
|
homophony |
HOMOPH'ONY, n. [Gr. like, sound.] Likeness of sound. Among the Greeks, a kind of music performed ... |
27079
|
homotonous |
HOMOT'ONOUS, a. [Gr. like, and tone.] Equable; of the same tenor; applied to diseases which have a ... |
27080
|
hone |
HONE, n. A stone of a fine grit, used for sharpening instruments that require a fine edge, and ... |
27081
|
hone-wort |
HO'NE-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Sison. |
27082
|
honest |
HON'EST, a. on'est. [L. honestus, from honos, honor.]1. Upright; just; fair in dealing with ... |
27083
|
honestation |
HONESTA'TION, n. Adornment; grace. [Not used.] |
27084
|
honestly |
HON'ESTLY, adv. on'estly. Uprightly; justly; with integrity and fairness; as a contract honestly ... |
27085
|
honesty |
HON'ESTY, n. on'esty. [L. honestas.]1. In principle, an upright disposition; moral rectitude of ... |
27086
|
honey |
HON'EY, n. hun'y.1. A sweet vegetable juice, collected by bees from the flowers of plants, and ... |
27087
|
honey-bag |
HON'EY-BAG, n. The stomach of a honey-bee. |
27088
|
honey-comb |
HON'EY-COMB, n. A substance of a firm, close texture, formed by bees into hexagonal cells for ... |
27089
|
honey-combed |
HONEY-COMBED, a. Having little flaws or cells. |
27090
|
honey-dew |
HON'EY-DEW, n. A sweet saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in ... |
27091
|
honey-flower |
HON'EY-FLOWER, n. A plant of the genus Melianthus. |
27092
|
honey-gnat |
HON'EY-GNAT, n. An insect. |
27093
|
honey-guide |
HON'EY-GUIDE, n. A species of Cuckoo, found in Africa, which will conduct persons to hives of wild ... |
27094
|
honey-harvest |
HON'EY-H`ARVEST, n. Honey collected. |
27095
|
honey-locust |
HON'EY-LOCUST, n. A plant,the three-thorned Acacia, of the genus Gleditsia. |
27096
|
honey-month |
HON'EY-MONTH, n. The first month after marriage. |
27097
|
honey-moon |
HON'EY-MOON |
27098
|
honey-mouthed |
HON'EY-MOUTHED, a. Soft or smooth in speech. |
27099
|
honey-stalk |
HON'EY-STALK, n. Clover-flower. |
27100
|
honey-stone |
HON'EY-STONE, n. [See Mellite.] |
27101
|
honey-suckle |
HON'EY-SUCKLE, n. A genus of plants, the Lonicera, of many species, one of which is called ... |
27102
|
honey-sweet |
HON'EY-SWEET, a. Sweet as honey. |
27103
|
honey-tongued |
HON'EY-TONGUED, a. Using soft speech. |
27104
|
honey-wort |
HON'EY-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Cerinthe. |
27105
|
honeyed |
HON'EYED, a. Covered with honey.1. Sweet; as honeyed words. |
27106
|
honeyless |
HON'EYLESS, a. Destitute of honey. |
27107
|
honied |
HON'IED, a. [See Honeyed.] |
27108
|
honor |
HON'OR, n. on'or. [L. honor, honos.]1. The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation. A ... |
27109
|
honorable |
HON'ORABLE, a. [L. honorabilis.]1. Holding a distinguished rank in society; illustrious or noble. ... |
27110
|
honorableness |
HON'ORABLENESS, n. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.1. Conformity to the ... |
27111
|
honorably |
HON'ORABLY, adv. With tokens of honor or respect. The man was honorably received at court.1. ... |
27112
|
honorary |
HON'ORARY, a. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor; as an honorary degree; an ... |
27113
|
honored |
HON'ORED, pp. Respected; revered; reverenced; elevated to rank or office; dignified; exalted; ... |
27114
|
honorer |
HON'ORER, n. One that honors; one that reveres, reverences or regards with respect.1. One who ... |
27115
|
honoring |
HON'ORING, ppr. Respecting highly; reverencing; exalting; dignifying; conferring marks of esteem; ... |
27116
|
honorless |
HON'ORLESS, a. Destitute of honor; not honored. |
27117
|
hood |
HOOD. [L. fraternitas.]HOOD, n.1. A covering for the head used by females, and deeper than a ... |
27118
|
hood-wink |
HOOD'-WINK, v.t. [hood and wink.] To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hood-wink ... |
27119
|
hooded |
HOOD'ED, pp. Covered with a hood; blinded. |
27120
|
hoodman |
HOOD'MAN, blind, n. A play in which a person blinded is to catch another and tell his name; ... |
27121
|
hoof |
HOOF, n.1. The horny substance that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, ... |
27122
|
hoof-bound |
HOOF'-BOUND, a. A horse is said to be hoof-bound when he has a pain in the fore-feet, occasioned ... |
27123
|
hoofed |
HOOF'ED, a. Furnished with of hoofs. Of all the hoofed quadrupeds,the horse is the most beautiful. |
27124
|
hook |
HOOK, n. 1. A piece of iron or other metal bent into a curve for catching, holding and sustaining ... |
27125
|
hooked |
HOOK'ED, a. Bent into the form of a hook; curvated. The claws of a beast are hooked.1. Bent; ... |
27126
|
hookedness |
HOOK'EDNESS, n. A state of being bent like a hook. |
27127
|
hooking |
HOOK'ING, ppr. Catching with a hook; fastening with a hook. |
27128
|
hooknosed |
HOOK'NOSED, a. Having a curvated or aquiline nose. |
27129
|
hooky |
HOOK'Y, a. Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks. |
27130
|
hoop |
HOOP, n. A band of wood or metal used to confine the staves of casks,tubs, &c. or for other ... |
27131
|
hooper |
HOOP'ER, n. One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper. |
27132
|
hooping |
HOOP'ING, ppr. Fastening with hoops.HOOP'ING, ppr. Crying out; shouting. |
27133
|
hooping-cough |
HOOP'ING-COUGH, n. A cough in which the patient hoops or whoops,with a deep inspiration of breath. |
27134
|
hoopoe |
HOOP'OE |
27135
|
hoopoo |
HOOP'OO, n. [L. upupa, epops.] A bird of the genus Upupa, whose head is adorned with a beautiful ... |
27136
|
hoora |
HOOR`A |
27137
|
hooraw |
HOORAW', exclam. A shout of joy or exultation. [This is the genuine English word, for which we ... |
27138
|
hoot |
HOOT, v.i.1. To cry out or shout in contempt. Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more.2. To ... |
27139
|
hooting |
HOOT'ING, n. A shouting; clamor. |
27140
|
hop |
HOP, n. The fruit of the dog-rose, or wild brier. |
27141
|
hopbind |
HOP'BIND, n. The stalk or vine on which hops grow. |
27142
|
hope |
HOPE, n. [L. cupio.]1. A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of ... |
27143
|
hoped |
HO'PED, pp. Desired with expectation. |
27144
|
hopeful |
HO'PEFUL, a. Having qualities which excite hope; promising or giving ground to expect good or ... |
27145
|
hopefully |
HO'PEFULLY, adv. In a manner to raise hope; in a way promising good. He prosecutes his scheme ... |
27146
|
hopefulness |
HO'PEFULNESS, n. Promise of good; ground to expect what is desirable. |
27147
|
hopeless |
HO'PELESS, a. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of that which is desirable; despairing. I ... |
27148
|
hopelessly |
HO'PELESSLY, adv. Without hope. |
27149
|
hopelessness |
HO'PELESSNESS, n. A state of being desperate, or affording no hope. |
27150
|
hoper |
HO'PER, n. One that hopes. |
27151
|
hoping |
HO'PING, ppr. Having hope; indulging desire of good with the expectation of obtaining it, or a ... |
27152
|
hopingly |
HO'PINGLY, adv. With hope or desire of good, and expectation of obtaining it. |
27153
|
hoplite |
HOP'LITE, n. [Gr. a weapon.] In ancient Greece, a heavy-armed soldier. |
27154
|
hopoast |
HOP'OAST, n. In Kent, a kiln for drying hops. |
27155
|
hopper |
HOP'PER, n. [See Hop.] One who hops, or leaps on one leg.1. Properly, a wooden trough through ... |
27156
|
hoppers |
HOP'PERS, n. A play in which persons hop or leap on one leg. |
27157
|
hopping |
HOP'PING, ppr. Leaping on one leg; dancing.HOP'PING, n. A dancing; a meeting for dancing. |
27158
|
hopple |
HOP'PLE, v.t. To tie the feet near together to prevent leaping; as, to hopple an unruly horse. |
27159
|
hoppole |
HOP'POLE, n. A pole used to support hops. |
27160
|
hopvine |
HOP'VINE, n. The stalk of hops. |
27161
|
horal |
HO'RAL, a. [L. hora, an hour. See Hour.]Relating to an hour, or to hours. |
27162
|
horally |
HO'RALLY, adv. Hourly. [Not in use.] |
27163
|
horary |
HO'RARY, a. [L. horarius; L. hora hour.]1. Pertaining to an hour; noting the hours; as the horary ... |
27164
|
hord |
HORD |
27165
|
horde |
HORDE, n. A company of wandering people dwelling in tents or wagons, and migrating from place to ... |
27166
|
hore |
HORE, n. A woman, married or single, who indulges unlawful sexual intercourse; also, a prostitute; ... |
27167
|
horedom |
HO'REDOM, n. The practice of unlawful sexual commerce; habitual or customary lewdness of males or ... |
27168
|
horehound |
HO'REHOUND, n. The name of several plants of different genera. The common horehound is the ... |
27169
|
horemaster |
HO'REMASTER |
27170
|
horemonger |
HO'REMONGER, n. A man who is addicted to lewdness, or frequently indulges in unlawful sexual ... |
27171
|
horeson |
HO'RESON, n. [hore and son.] A bastard; the son of a hore; a term of reproach or ... |
27172
|
horish |
HO'RISH, a. Lewd, unchaste; loose; given to unlawful sexual intercourse; applied to females only. |
27173
|
horishly |
HO'RISHLY, adv. Lewdly; unchastely. |
27174
|
horizon |
HOR'IZON, n. [Gr. to bound, a limit.] The line that terminates the view, when extended on the ... |
27175
|
horizontal |
HORIZON'TAL, a. Pertaining to the horizon, or relating to it.1. Parallel to the horizon; on a ... |
27176
|
horizontality |
HORIZONTAL'ITY, n. The state of being horizontal. |
27177
|
horizontally |
HORIZON'TALLY, adv. In a direction parallel to the horizon; on a level; as a ball carried ... |
27178
|
horn |
HORN, n. [L. cornu]1. A hard substance growing on the heads of certain animals, and particularly ... |
27179
|
hornbeak |
HORN'BEAK, n. A fish. [See Hornfish.] |
27180
|
hornbeam |
HORN'BEAM, n. [See Beam.] A genus of trees, the Carpinus, so named from the hardness of the wood. |
27181
|
hornbill |
HORN'BILL, n. A fowl of the genus Buceros,which has a flat bony forehead with two horns; a native ... |
27182
|
hornblend |
HORN'BLEND, n. A mineral of several varieties, called by Hauy amphibole. It is sometimes in ... |
27183
|
hornblower |
HORNBLOWER, n. One that blows a horn. |
27184
|
hornbook |
HORN'BOOK, n. The first book of children, or that in which they learn their letters and rudiments; ... |
27185
|
horned |
HORN'ED, a. Furnished with horns; as horned cattle.1. Shaped like a crescent, or the new moon. |
27186
|
hornedness |
HORN'EDNESS, n. The appearance of horns. |
27187
|
horner |
HORN'ER, n. One who works or deals in horns.1. One who winds or blows the horn. |
27188
|
hornet |
HORN'ET, n. An insect of the genus Vespa or wasp, the Vespa crabro. It is much larger and ... |
27189
|
hornfish |
HORN'FISH, n. The garfish or sea-needle, of the genus Esox. |
27190
|
hornfoot |
HORN'FOOT, a. Having a hoof; hoofed. |
27191
|
hornify |
HORN'IFY, v.t. To bestow horns upon. [Not used or vulgar.] |
27192
|
horning |
HORN'ING, n. Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent. |
27193
|
hornish |
HORN'ISH, a. Somewhat like horn; hard. |
27194
|
hornless |
HORN'LESS, a. Having no horns. |
27195
|
hornmercury |
HORN'MERCURY, n. Muriate of mercury. |
27196
|
hornowl |
HORN'OWL, n. A species of owl, so called from two tufts of feathers on its head like horns. |
27197
|
hornpipe |
HORN'PIPE, n. An instrument of music in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe with horns at the ends; ... |
27198
|
hornshavings |
HORN'SHAVINGS, n. Scrapings or raspings of the horns of deer. |
27199
|
hornsilver |
HORN'SILVER, n. Muriate of silver, or chlorid of silver. |
27200
|
hornslate |
HORN'SLATE, n. A gray siliceous stone. |
27201
|
hornspoon |
HORN'SPOON, n. A spoon made of horn. |
27202
|
hornstone |
HORN'STONE, n. A siliceous stone, a subspecies of quartz. It is divided by Jameson into splintery, ... |
27203
|
hornwork |
HORN'WORK, n. In fortification, an outwork composed of two demi-bastions joined by a curtain. |
27204
|
horny |
HORN'Y, a. Consisting of horn or horns.1. Resembling horn.2. Hard; callous. |
27205
|
horography |
HOROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. hour, and to write.]1. An account of hours.2. The art of constructing dials. |
27206
|
horologe |
HO'ROLOGE, n. [L. horologium; Gr. hour, and to tell.]An instrument that indicates the hour of the ... |
27207
|
horological |
HOROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the horologe, or to horology. |
27208
|
horologiographic |
HOROLOGIOGRAPH'IC, a. Pertaining to the art of dialling. |
27209
|
horologiography |
HOROLOGIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. hour, discourse, and to describe.]An account of instruments that show the ... |
27210
|
horology |
HOROL'OGY, n. [Gr. hour, and to indicate. See Horologe.]The art of constructing machines for ... |
27211
|
horometrical |
HOROMET'RICAL, a. [from horometry.] Belonging to horometry, or to the measurement of time by hours ... |
27212
|
horometry |
HOROM'ETRY, n. [Gr. hour, and measure.]The art or practice of measuring time by hours and ... |
27213
|
horoscope |
HOR'OSCOPE, n. [Gr. hour, and to view or consider.]1. In astrology, a scheme or figure of the ... |
27214
|
horoscopy |
HOROS'COPY, n. The art or practice of predicting future events by the disposition of the stars and ... |
27215
|
horrent |
HOR'RENT, a. [L. horrens. See Horror.] Bristled; standing erect as bristles; pointing outward. ... |
27216
|
horrible |
HOR'RIBLE, a. [L. horribilis. See Horror.] Exciting or tending to excite horror; dreadful; ... |
27217
|
horribleness |
HOR'RIBLENESS, n. The state or qualities that may excite horror; dreadfulness; terribleness; ... |
27218
|
horribly |
HOR'RIBLY, adv. In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly; as horribly loud; horribly ... |
27219
|
horrid |
HOR'RID, a. [L. horridus. See Horror.]1. That does or may excite horror; dreadful; hideous; ... |
27220
|
horridly |
HOR'RIDLY, adv. In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; shockingly. |
27221
|
horridness |
HOR'RIDNESS, n. The qualities that do or may excite horror; hideousness; enormity. |
27222
|
horrific |
HORRIF'IC, a. [L. horrificus.] Causing horror. |
27223
|
horrisonous |
HORRIS'ONOUS, a. [L. horrisonus; horreo, to shake, and sonus, sound.] Sounding dreadfully; ... |
27224
|
horror |
HOR'ROR, n. [L. from horreo, to shake or shiver, or to set up the bristles,to be rough.]1. A ... |
27225
|
horse |
HORSE, n. hors.1. A species of quadrupeds of the genus Equus, having six erect and parallel ... |
27226
|
horse-chestnut |
HORSE-CHESTNUT, n. A large nut,the fruit of a species of Aesculus; or the tree that produces it. ... |
27227
|
horse-cucumber |
HORSE-CU'CUMBER, n. A large green cucumber. |
27228
|
horse-emmet |
HORSE-EMMET, n. A species of large ant. |
27229
|
horse-keeper |
HORSE-KEEPER, n. One who keeps or takes care of horses. |
27230
|
horse-mill |
HORSE-MILL, a. A mill turned by a horse. |
27231
|
horse-mint |
HORSE-MINT, n. A species of large mint. |
27232
|
horse-muscle |
HORSE-MUSCLE, n. A large muscle or shell-fish. |
27233
|
horseback |
HORSEBACK, n. hors'back. The state of being on a horse; the posture of riding on a horse. I saw ... |
27234
|
horsebean |
HORSEBEAN, n. A small bean usually given to horses. |
27235
|
horseblock |
HORSEBLOCK, n. A block or state that assists persons in mounting and dismounting from a horse. |
27236
|
horseboat |
HORSEBOAT, n. A boat used in conveying horses over a river or other water.1. A boat moved by ... |
27237
|
horseboy |
HORSEBOY, n. A boy employed in dressing and tending horses; a stable boy. |
27238
|
horsebreaker |
HORSEBREAKER, n. One whose employment is to break horses, or to teach them to draw or carry. |
27239
|
horsecloth |
HORSECLOTH, n. A cloth to cover a horse. |
27240
|
horsecourser |
HORSECOURSER, n. One that runs horses,or keeps horses for the race.1. A dealer in horses. |
27241
|
horsecrab |
HORSECRAB, n. A crustaceous fish. |
27242
|
horsedealer |
HORSEDEALER, n. One who buys and sells horses. |
27243
|
horsedrench |
HORSEDRENCH, n. A dose of physic for a horse. |
27244
|
horsedung |
HORSEDUNG, n. The dung of horses. |
27245
|
horsefaced |
HORSEFACED, a. Having a long coarse face; ugly. |
27246
|
horseflesh |
HORSEFLESH, n. The flesh of a horse. |
27247
|
horsefly |
HORSEFLY, n. A large fly that stings horses. |
27248
|
horsefoot |
HORSEFOOT, n. A plant, called also coltsfoot. |
27249
|
horseguards |
HORSEGUARDS, n. A body of cavalry for guards. |
27250
|
horsehair |
HORSEHAIR, n. The hair of horses. |
27251
|
horsehoe |
HORSEHOE, v.t. To hoe or clean a field by means of horses. |
27252
|
horseknave |
HORSEKNAVE, n. A groom. |
27253
|
horselaugh |
HORSELAUGH, n. A loud, boisterous laugh. |
27254
|
horseleech |
HORSELEECH, n. A large leech. [See Leech.]1. A farrier. |
27255
|
horselitter |
HORSELITTER, n. A carriage hung on poles which are borne by and between two horses. |
27256
|
horseload |
HORSELOAD, n. A load for a horse. |
27257
|
horseman |
HORSEMAN, n. A rider on horseback.1. A man skilled in riding.2. A soldier who serves on ... |
27258
|
horsemanship |
HORSEMANSHIP, n. The act of riding, and of training and managing horses. |
27259
|
horsemarten |
HORSEMARTEN, n. A kind of large bee. |
27260
|
horsematch |
HORSEMATCH, n. A bird. |
27261
|
horsemeat |
HORSEMEAT, n. Food for horses; provender. |
27262
|
horsepath |
HORSEPATH, n. A path for horses, as by canals. |
27263
|
horseplay |
HORSEPLAY, n. Rough, rugged play. |
27264
|
horsepond |
HORSEPOND, n. A pond for watering horses. |
27265
|
horsepurslane |
HORSEPURSLANE, n. A plant of the genus Trianthema. |
27266
|
horserace |
HORSERACE, n. A race by horses; a match of horses in running. |
27267
|
horseracing |
HORSERACING, n. The practice or act of running horses. |
27268
|
horseradish |
HORSERADISH, n. A plant of the genus Cochlearia, a species of scurvy grass,having a root of a ... |
27269
|
horseshoe |
HORSESHOE, n. A shoe for horses, consisting of a plate of iron of a circular form. |
27270
|
horseshoe-head |
HORSESHOE-HEAD, n. A disease of infants, in which the sutures of the skull are too open; opposed ... |
27271
|
horseshoe-vetch |
HORSESHOE-VETCH, n. A plant of the genus Hippocrepis. |
27272
|
horsestealer |
HORSESTEALER |
27273
|
horsetail |
HORSETAIL, n. A plant of the genus Equisetum. The shrubby horsetail is of the genus Ephedra. |
27274
|
horsethief |
HORSETHIEF, n. A stealer of horses. |
27275
|
horsetongue |
HORSETONGUE, n. A plant of the genus Ruscus. |
27276
|
horsevetch |
HORSEVETCH |
27277
|
horseway |
HORSEWAY, n. A way or road in which horses may travel. |
27278
|
horsewhip |
HORSEWHIP, n. A whip for driving or striking horses. |
27279
|
horseworm |
HORSEWORM, n. A worm that infests horses; a bott. |
27280
|
hortation |
HORTA'TION, n. [L. hortatio, from hortor, to exhort.]The act of exhorting, or giving advice; ... |
27281
|
hortative |
HOR'TATIVE, a. Giving exhortation, advisory.HOR'TATIVE, n. Exhortation; a precept given to incite ... |
27282
|
hortatory |
HOR'TATORY, a. Encouraging; inciting; giving advice; as a hortatory speech. |
27283
|
hortensial |
HORTEN'SIAL, a. [L. hortensis.] Fit for a garden. [Not used.] |
27284
|
horticultor |
HOR'TICULTOR, n. [L. hortus, a garden, and cultor, a tiller.]One who cultivates a garden. |
27285
|
horticultural |
HORTICUL'TURAL, a. Pertaining to the culture of gardens. |
27286
|
horticulture |
HOR'TICULTURE, n. [L. hortus, garden, and cultura, culture, from colo, to till.] The cultivation ... |
27287
|
horticulturist |
HORTICUL'TURIST, n. One who is skilled in the art of cultivating gardens. |
27288
|
hortulan |
HOR'TULAN, a. [L. hortulanus.] Belonging to a garden; as a hortulan calendar. |
27289
|
hortussiccus |
HORTUSSICCUS, n. [L.] Literally, a dry garden; an appellation given to a collection of specimens ... |
27290
|
hortyard |
HORT'YARD, n. An orchard, which see. |
27291
|
hosanna |
HOSAN'NA, n. s as z. [Heb. save, I beseech you.]An exclamation of praise to God, or an invocation ... |
27292
|
hose |
HOSE, n. plu. hosen or hose; pron. hoze, ho'zn.1. Breeches or trowsers.2. Stockings; coverings ... |
27293
|
hosewhip |
HOSEWHIP, v.t. To lash; to strike with a horsewhip. |
27294
|
hosier |
HO'SIER, n. ho'zhur. One who deals in stockings and socks, &c. |
27295
|
hosiery |
HO'SIERY, n. ho'zhury. Stockings in general; socks. |
27296
|
hospitable |
HOS'PITABLE, a. [L. hospitalis, from hospes, a guest.]1. Receiving and entertaining strangers,with ... |
27297
|
hospitably |
HOS'PITABLY, adv. With kindness to strangers or guests; with generous and liberal entertainment. |
27298
|
hospitage |
HOS'PITAGE, n. Hospitality. |
27299
|
hospital |
HOS'PITAL, n. [L. hospitalis, supra.]1. A building appropriated for the reception of sick,infirm ... |
27300
|
hospitality |
HOSPITAL'ITY, n. [L. hospitalitas.] The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or ... |
27301
|
hospitaller |
HOS'PITALLER, n. [from hospital.] Properly, one residing in a hospital for the purpose of ... |
27302
|
hospitate |
HOS'PITATE, v.i. [L. hospitor.] To reside or lodge under the roof of another. [Not ... |
27303
|
host |
HOST, n. [L.hostis, a stranger, an enemy, probably of the same family. See Hospitable.]1. One who ... |
27304
|
hostage |
HOS'TAGE, n. A person delivered to an enemy or hostile power, as a pledge to secure the ... |
27305
|
hostel |
HOSTEL, HOSTELLER. [See Hotel.] |
27306
|
hosteller |
HOSTEL, HOSTELLER. [See Hotel.] |
27307
|
hostess |
HOSTESS, n. A female host; a woman who entertains guests at her house.1. A woman who keeps an ... |
27308
|
hostess-ship |
HOSTESS-SHIP, n. The character or business of a hostess. |
27309
|
hostile |
HOS'TILE, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis, an enemy, that is, a foreigner.]1. Belonging to a public ... |
27310
|
hostilely |
HOS'TILELY, adv. In a hostile manner. |
27311
|
hostility |
HOSTIL'ITY, n. [L. hostilitas, from hostis, an enemy.]1. The state of war between nations or ... |
27312
|
hostilize |
HOS'TILIZE, v.t. To make an enemy. [Little used.] |
27313
|
hosting |
HOSTING, n. [from host, an army.] An encounter; a battle. [Little used.]1. A muster or review. |
27314
|
hostler |
HOS'TLER, n. hos'ler. The person who has the care of horses at an inn. |
27315
|
hostless |
HOSTLESS, a. Inhospitable. [Not in use.] |
27316
|
hostry |
HOSTRY, a. A stable for horses.1. A lodging house. |
27317
|
hot |
HOT, a.1. Having sensible heat; opposed to cold; as a hot stove or fire; a hot cloth; hot liquors. ... |
27318
|
hotbed |
HOT'BED, n. In gardening, a bed of earth and horsedung or tanner's bark, covered with glass to ... |
27319
|
hotbrained |
HOT'BRAINED, a. Ardent in temper; violent; rash; precipitate; as hotbrained youth. |
27320
|
hotch-potch |
HOTCH-POTCH, n. A mixed mass; a medley of ingredients. [Vulgar.] [See Hotchpot.] |
27321
|
hotchpot |
HOTCH'POT, n.1. Properly, a mingled mass; a mixture of ingredients.2. In law, a mixing of lands. ... |
27322
|
hotcockles |
HOT'COCKLES, n. plu. A play in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him, or his hand ... |
27323
|
hote |
HOT, HOTE, HOTEN, pp. Called; named. |
27324
|
hotel |
HOTEL', n.1. A palace.2. An inn; a house for entertaining strangers or travelers. It was ... |
27325
|
hoten |
HOT, HOTE, HOTEN, pp. Called; named. |
27326
|
hotheaded |
HOT'HEADED, a. Of ardent passions; vehement; violent; rash. |
27327
|
hothouse |
HOT'HOUSE, n. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in ... |
27328
|
hotly |
HOT'LY, adv. [from hot.] With heat.1. Ardently; vehemently; violently; as a stag hotly pursued.2. ... |
27329
|
hotmouthed |
HOT'MOUTHED, a. Headstrong; ungovernable. That hotmouthed beast that bears against the curb. |
27330
|
hotness |
HOT'NESS, n. Sensible heat beyond a moderate degree or warmth.1. Violence; vehemence; fury. |
27331
|
hotspur |
HOT'SPUR, n. [hot and spur.] A man violent, passionate, heady, rash or precipitate.1. A kind of ... |
27332
|
hotspurred |
HOT'SPURRED, a. Vehement; rash; heady; headstrong. |
27333
|
hottentot |
HOT'TENTOT, n. A native of the southern extremity of Africa.1. A savage brutal man. |
27334
|
hottentot-cherry |
HOTTENTOT-CHERRY, n. A plant. [See Cherry.] |
27335
|
hough |
HOUGH, n. hok.1. The lower part of the thigh; the ham; the joint of the hind leg of a beast that ... |
27336
|
houlet |
HOUL'ET, n. An owl. [See Howlet.] |
27337
|
hoult |
HOULT, n. [See Holt.] |
27338
|
hound |
HOUND, n. [L. canis.] A generic name of the dog; but in English it is confined to a particular ... |
27339
|
houndfish |
HOUND'FISH, n. A fish, called also Galeus laevis, with a long round body, and ash-colored sides ... |
27340
|
hounds |
HOUNDS, n. In seamen's language, the projecting parts of the head of a mast. |
27341
|
houndtree |
HOUND'TREE, n. A kind of tree. |
27342
|
houp |
HOUP. [See Hoopoo.] |
27343
|
hour |
HOUR, n. our. [L. hora; also L. tempestivus, from tempus. See Time. But hour, hora, afterward ... |
27344
|
hourglass |
HOUR'GLASS, n. our'glass. A chronometer that measures the flux of time by the running of sand from ... |
27345
|
hourhand |
HOUR'HAND, n. The hand or pointed pin which shows the hour on a chronometer. |
27346
|
houri |
HOU'RI, n. Among Mohammedans, a nymph of paradise. |
27347
|
hourly |
HOUR'LY, a. our'ly. Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often ... |
27348
|
hourplate |
HOUR'PLATE, n. our'plate. The plate of a clock or other time-piece on which the hours are marked; ... |
27349
|
housage |
HOUS'AGE, n. [from house.] A fee for keeping goods in a house. |
27350
|
house |
HOUSE, n. hous. [L. casa; Heb. to put on, to cover.]1. In a general sense, a building or shed ... |
27351
|
house-breaker |
HOUSE-BREAK'ER, n. house'-breaker. One who breaks, opens and enters a house by day with a felonious ... |
27352
|
house-breaking |
HOUSE-BREAKING, n. hous'-breaking. The breaking, or opening and entering of a house by daylight, ... |
27353
|
house-wright |
HOUSE-WRIGHT, n. hous'wright. An architect who builds houses. |
27354
|
houseboat |
HOUSEBOAT, n. hous'boat. A covered boat. |
27355
|
housebote |
HOUSEBOTE, n. hous'bote. 1. In law, a sufficient allowance of wood to repair the house and ... |
27356
|
housed |
HOUS'ED, pp. s as z. Put under cover; sheltered. |
27357
|
housedog |
HOUSEDOG, n. hous'dog. A dog kept to guard the house. |
27358
|
household |
HOUSEHOLD, n. hous'hold. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who ... |
27359
|
household-stuff |
HOUSEHOLD-STUFF, n. hous'hold-stuff. The furniture of a house; the vessels, utensils and goods of ... |
27360
|
householder |
HOUSEHOLDER, n. hous'holder. The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. ... |
27361
|
housekeeper |
HOUSEKEEPER, n. hous'keeper. One who occupies a house with his family; a man or woman who maintains ... |
27362
|
housekeeping |
HOUSEKEEPING, a. hous'keeping. Domestic; used in a family; as housekeeping commodities. [Little ... |
27363
|
housel |
HOUS'EL, n. houz'l. The eucharist; the sacred bread.HOUS'EL, v.t. To give or receive the ... |
27364
|
houselamb |
HOUSELAMB, n. hous'lamb. A lamb kept in a house for fatting. |
27365
|
houseleek |
HOUSELEEK, n. hous'leek. [See Leek.] A plant of the genus Sempervivum, which is found on the tops ... |
27366
|
houseless |
HOUSELESS, n. hous'less. Destitute of a house or habitation; as the houseless child of want.1. ... |
27367
|
houseline |
HOUSELINE |
27368
|
housemaid |
HOUSEMAID, n. hous'maid. A female servant employed to keep a house clean, &c. |
27369
|
housepigeon |
HOUSEPIGEON, n. A tame pigeon. |
27370
|
houseraiser |
HOUSERAISER, n. One who erects a house. |
27371
|
houseroom |
HOUSEROOM, n. hous'room. Room or place in a house. |
27372
|
housesnail |
HOUSESNAIL, n. A particular kind of snail. |
27373
|
housewarming |
HOUSEWARMING, n. hous'warming. A feast or merry making at the time a family enters a new house. |
27374
|
housewife |
HOUSEWIFE, n. hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife,hussy.] The mistress of a ... |
27375
|
housewifely |
HOUSEWIFELY, a. hous'wifely. Pertaining to the mistress of a family.1. Taken from housewifery, or ... |
27376
|
housewifery |
HOUSEWIFERY, n. hous'wifery. The business of the mistress of a family; female business in the ... |
27377
|
housing |
HOUS'ING , n. Among seamen, a small line formed of three strands, smaller than rope-yard, used for ... |
27378
|
housling |
HOUS'LING, a. [See Housel.] Sacramental; as housling fire, used in the sacrament of marriage. |
27379
|
houss |
HOUSS, a covering. [See Housing.] |
27380
|
hove |
HOVE, pret. of heave. |
27381
|
hovel |
HOV'EL, n. A shed; a cottage; a mean house.HOV'EL, v.t. To put in a hovel; to shelter. |
27382
|
hoven |
HOVEN, pp. of heave. |
27383
|
hover |
HOV'ER, v.i.1. To flap the wings, as a fowl; to hang over or about, fluttering or flapping the ... |
27384
|
hover-ground |
HOV'ER-GROUND, n. Light ground. |
27385
|
hovering |
HOV'ERING, ppr. Flapping the wings; hanging over or around; moving with short irregular flights. |
27386
|
how |
HOW, adv. In what manner. I know not how to answer. How can a man be born when he is old? How can ... |
27387
|
howbeit |
HOWBE'IT, adv. [how, be, and it.] Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; but; ... |
27388
|
howdy |
HOW'DY, n. A midwife. [Local.] |
27389
|
however |
HOWEV'ER, adv. [how and ever.] In whatever manner or degree; as, however good or bad style may ... |
27390
|
howitz |
HOW'ITZ |
27391
|
howitzer |
HOW'ITZER, n. A kind of mortar or short gun, mounted on a field carriage, and used for throwing ... |
27392
|
howker |
HOW'KER, n. A Dutch vessel with two masts, a main and a mizen-mast; also, a fishing boat with one ... |
27393
|
howl |
HOWL, v.i. [L. ululo.]1. To cry as a dog or wolf; to utter a particular kind of loud, protracted ... |
27394
|
howlet |
HOWL'ET, n. A fowl of the owl kind, which utters a mournful cry. It is as large as a pullet. |
27395
|
howling |
HOWL'ING, ppr. Uttering the cry of a dog or wolf; uttering a loud cry of distress.HOWL'ING, a. ... |
27396
|
howsoever |
HOWSOEV'ER, adv. [how, so, and ever.]1. In what manner soever.2. Although.[For this word, however ... |
27397
|
hox |
HOX, v.t. To hough; to hamstring. [Not used. See Hough.] |
27398
|
hoy |
HOY, n. A small vessel, usually rigged as a sloop, and employed in conveying passengers and goods ... |
27399
|
hub |
HUB, n. The nave of a wheel; a solid piece of timber in which the spokes are inserted. |
27400
|
hubbub |
HUB'BUB, n. A great noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar; riot. |
27401
|
huck |
HUCK, v.i. To haggle in trading. [Not in use.]HUCK, n. The name of a German river-trout. |
27402
|
huckaback |
HUCK'ABACK, n. A kind of linen with raised figures on it. |
27403
|
huckle |
HUCK'LE, n. [infra.] The hip, that is, a bunch. |
27404
|
hucklebacked |
HUCK'LEBACKED, a. Having round shoulders. |
27405
|
hucklebone |
HUCK'LEBONE, n. The hip bone. |
27406
|
huckster |
HUCK'STER, n. 1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, nuts, &c.2. A mean trickish ... |
27407
|
hucksteress |
HUCK'STERESS, n. A female peddlar. |
27408
|
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