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Manganic \Man`gan"ic\, a. [Cf. F. manganique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. {Manganous}. {Manganic acid}, an acid, {H2MnO4}, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid. | |
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Hydrazine \Hy"dra*zine\, n. [Hydr- + azo- + -ine.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc. They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, {H2N.NH2}, which is a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable, colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it forms distinct salts. Called also {diamide}, {amidogen}, (or more properly {diamidogen}), etc. | |
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H91ma- \H[91]m"a-\ ([?] or [?]), H91mato- \H[91]m"a*to-\ ([?] or [?]), H91mo- \H[91]m"o-\ ([?] or [?]). [Gr. ai^"ma, blood.] Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, h[91]mapod, h[91]matogenesis, h[91]moscope. Note: Words from Gr. ([?]) are written hema-, hemato-, hemo-, as well as h[91]ma-, h[91]mato-, h[91]mo-. | |
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H91ma- \H[91]m"a-\ ([?] or [?]), H91mato- \H[91]m"a*to-\ ([?] or [?]), H91mo- \H[91]m"o-\ ([?] or [?]). [Gr. ai^"ma, blood.] Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, h[91]mapod, h[91]matogenesis, h[91]moscope. Note: Words from Gr. ([?]) are written hema-, hemato-, hemo-, as well as h[91]ma-, h[91]mato-, h[91]mo-. | |
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H91mo- \H[91]m"o-\ (? or ?), prefix. See {H[91]ma-}. | |
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Ham \Ham\, n. Home. [North of Eng.] --Chaucer. | |
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Ham \Ham\, n. [AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme, OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. chamber. Cf. {Gammon} ham.] 1. (Anat.) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. 2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak ham. --Shak. | |
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Hame \Hame\, n. Home. [Scot. & O. Eng.] | |
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Hame \Hame\, n. [Scot. haims, hammys, hems, OE. ham; cf. D. haam.] One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's neck attached to them. | |
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Han \Han\, contr. inf. & plural pres. of {Haven}. To have; have. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Him thanken all, and thus they han an end. --Chaucer. | |
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Han \Han\, v. t. [Cf. Sw. h[84]gn hedge, inclosure, Dan. hegn hedge, fence. See {Hedge}.] To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. [bd]A ground . . . hained in.[b8] --Holland. | |
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Haum \Haum\, n. See {Haulm}, stalk. --Smart. | |
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Hawaiian \Ha*wai"ian\, a. Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii. -- n. A native of Hawaii. | |
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Hawm \Hawm\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.] To lounge; to loiter. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson. | |
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Hawm \Hawm\ (h[add]m), n. See {Haulm}, straw. | |
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Haymow \Hay"mow`\, n. 1. A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation. 2. The place in a barn where hay is deposited. | |
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Heam \Heam\, n. [Cf. AS. cidhamma womb, OD. hamme afterbirth, LG. hamen.] The afterbirth or secundines of a beast. | |
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Hem \Hem\, interj. An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm. Cough or cry hem, if anybody come. --Shak. | |
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Hem \Hem\, n. An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. [bd]His morning hems.[b8] --Spectator. | |
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Hem \Hem\, v. i. [[?][?][?]. See {Hem}, interj.] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking. [bd]Hem, and stroke thy beard.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Hem \Hem\, n. [AS. hem, border, margin; cf. Fries. h[84]mel, Prov. G. hammel hem of mire or dirt.] 1. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling. 2. Border; edge; margin. [bd]Hem of the sea.[b8] --Shak. 3. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge. | |
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Hem \Hem\, pron. [OE., fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl. of. h[?] he. See {He}, {They}.] Them [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. --Wordsworth. 2. To border; to edge All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser. {To hem about}, {around}, [or] {in}, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. [bd]With valiant squadrons round about to hem.[b8] --Fairfax. [bd]Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny.[b8] --Daniel. {To hem out}, to shut out. [bd]You can not hem me out of London.[b8] --J. Webster. | |
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Hema- \Hem"a-\ Same as {H[91]ma-}. | |
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Hemi- \Hem"i-\ [Gr. "hmi-. See {Semi-}.] A prefix signifying half. | |
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Hemo- \Hem"o-\ Same as {H[91]ma-}, {H[91]mo-}. | |
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Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[91]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h[?]na, Dan. h[94]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. {Chanticleer}.] (Zo[94]l.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. {Hen clam}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A clam of the {Mactra}, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See {Surf clam}. (b) A California clam of the genus {Pachydesma}. {Hen driver}. See {Hen harrier} (below). {Hen harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a hawk ({Circus cyaneus}), found in Europe and America; -- called also {dove hawk}, {henharm}, {henharrow}, {hen driver}, and usually, in America, {marsh hawk}. See {Marsh hawk}. {Hen hawk} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk ({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({B. lineatus}), and the goshawk. | |
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Henna \Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[be] alcanna ({Lawsonia inermis [or] alba}). Cf. {Alcanna}, {Alkanet}, {Orchanet}.] 1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus {Lawsonia} ({L. alba}). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them. | |
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Hew \Hew\, v. t. [imp. {Hewed}; p. p. {Hewed} or {Hewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS. he[a0]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h[94]ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. {Hay} cut grass, {Hoe}.] 1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. --Shak. 2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. --Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. --Pope. 3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. --Shak. | |
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Hewn \Hewn\, a. 1. Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs. 2. Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone. | |
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Heyne \Heyne\, n. [AS. he[a0]n low, mean.] A wretch; a rascal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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He \He\ (h[emac]), pron. [nom. {He}; poss. {His} (h[icr]z); obj. {Him} (h[icr]m); pl. nom. {They} ([th][amac]); poss. {Their} or {Theirs} ([th][acir]rz or [th][amac]rz); obj. {Them} ([th][ecr]m).] [AS. h[?], masc., he[a2], fem., hit, neut.; pl. h[c6], or hie, hig; akin to Ofries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this. [root]183. Cf. {It}.] 1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. --Gen. iii. 16. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve. --Deut. x. 20. 2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov. xiii. 20. 3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively. --Chaucer. I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak. Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is of common gender. In early English, he referred to a feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as well as to noun in the masculine singular. In composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat. | |
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Him \Him\, pron. Them. See {Hem}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Him \Him\, pron. [AS. him, dat. of h[emac]. [root]183. See {He}.] The objective case of he. See {He}. Him that is weak in the faith receive. --Rom. xiv. 1. Friends who have given him the most sympathy. --Thackeray. Note: In old English his and him were respectively the genitive and dative forms of it as well as of he. This use is now obsolete. Poetically, him is sometimes used with the reflexive sense of himself. I never saw but Humphrey, duke of Gloster, Did bear him like a noble gentleman. --Shak. | |
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Chimb \Chimb\ (ch[c6]m), n. [AS. cim, in cimst[be]n base of a pillar; akin to D. kim, f. Sw. kim., G. kimme f.] The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See {Chine}, n., 3. [Written also {hime}.] | |
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Hin \Hin\, n. [Heb. h[c6]n.] A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint, one gill, English measure. --W. H. Ward. | |
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Hine \Hine\, n. [See {Hind} a servant.] A servant; a farm laborer; a peasant; a hind. [Obs.] Bailiff, herd, nor other hine. --Chaucer. | |
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Hinniate \Hin"ni*ate\, Hinny \Hin"ny\v. i. [L. hinnire.] To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.] | |
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Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.; pl. {Hinnies}. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. [?].] A hybrid between a stallion and an ass. | |
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Hinny \Hin"ny\, n. A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. | |
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Permanganic \Per`man*gan"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, one of the higher acids of manganese, {HMnO4}, which forms salts called permanganates. | |
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Nitrous \Ni"trous\, a. [L. nitrosus full of natron: cf. F. nitreux. See {Niter}.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it. 2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds. {Nitrous acid} (Chem.), a hypothetical acid of nitrogen {HNO2}, not known in the free state, but forming a well known series of salts, viz., the nitrites. {Nitrous oxide}. See {Laughing gas}. | |
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Home \Home\, n. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands. (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. | |
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Home \Home\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Homelyn}. | |
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Home \Home\ (110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[be]m; akin to OS. hem, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k[89]mas, and perh. to Gr.[?] village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr. ksh[?]ma abode, place of rest, security, kshi to dwell. [?], [?] ] 1. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The disciples went away again to their own home. --John xx. 10. Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home. --Payne. 2. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. [bd]Our old home [England].[b8] --Hawthorne. 3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. He entered in his house -- his home no more, For without hearts there is no home. --Byron. 4. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine. Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. --Tennyson. Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior. 5. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. --Eccl. xii. 5. 6. (Baseball) The home base; he started for home. {At home}. (a) At one's own house, or lodgings. (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at home. (c) Prepared to receive callers. {Home department}, the department of executive administration, by which the internal affairs of a country are managed. [Eng.] {To be at home on any subject}, to be conversant or familiar with it. {To feel at home}, to be at one's ease. {To make one's self at home}, to conduct one's self with as much freedom as if at home. Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile. | |
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Home \Home\, adv. 1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. 2. Close; closely. How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. --South. They come home to men's business and bosoms. --Bacon. 3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home. Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak. Note: Home is often used in the formation of compound words, many of which need no special definition; as, home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc. {To bring home}. See under {Bring}. {To come home}. (a) To touch or affect personally. See under {Come}. (b) (Naut.) To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor. {To haul home the sheets of a sail} (Naut.), to haul the clews close to the sheave hole. --Totten. | |
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Home \Home\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands and which is the last goal in making a run. {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner. {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U. S.] {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament. {Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule. {Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the home base. {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post. {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack. | |
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Homelyn \Home"lyn\, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zo[94]l) The European sand ray ({Raia maculata}); -- called also {home}, {mirror ray}, and {rough ray}. | |
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Home \Home\, n. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands. (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. | |
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Home \Home\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Homelyn}. | |
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Home \Home\ (110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[be]m; akin to OS. hem, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k[89]mas, and perh. to Gr.[?] village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr. ksh[?]ma abode, place of rest, security, kshi to dwell. [?], [?] ] 1. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The disciples went away again to their own home. --John xx. 10. Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home. --Payne. 2. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. [bd]Our old home [England].[b8] --Hawthorne. 3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. He entered in his house -- his home no more, For without hearts there is no home. --Byron. 4. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine. Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. --Tennyson. Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior. 5. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. --Eccl. xii. 5. 6. (Baseball) The home base; he started for home. {At home}. (a) At one's own house, or lodgings. (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at home. (c) Prepared to receive callers. {Home department}, the department of executive administration, by which the internal affairs of a country are managed. [Eng.] {To be at home on any subject}, to be conversant or familiar with it. {To feel at home}, to be at one's ease. {To make one's self at home}, to conduct one's self with as much freedom as if at home. Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile. | |
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Home \Home\, adv. 1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. 2. Close; closely. How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. --South. They come home to men's business and bosoms. --Bacon. 3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home. Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak. Note: Home is often used in the formation of compound words, many of which need no special definition; as, home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc. {To bring home}. See under {Bring}. {To come home}. (a) To touch or affect personally. See under {Come}. (b) (Naut.) To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor. {To haul home the sheets of a sail} (Naut.), to haul the clews close to the sheave hole. --Totten. | |
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Home \Home\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands and which is the last goal in making a run. {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner. {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U. S.] {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament. {Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule. {Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the home base. {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post. {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack. | |
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Homelyn \Home"lyn\, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zo[94]l) The European sand ray ({Raia maculata}); -- called also {home}, {mirror ray}, and {rough ray}. | |
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Homo- \Ho"mo-\ A combining form from Gr. "omo`s, one and the same, common, joint. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble.] To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.] | |
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Etymology uncertain. [root]37.] To pine; to lament; to long. --Lamb. | |
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Hone \Hone\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[umac]n a knob.] A kind of swelling in the cheek. | |
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Hone \Hone\, n. [AS. h[be]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. [87][be][nsdot]a, also [87][d3], [87]i, to sharpen, and E. cone. [root]38, 228.] A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone. --Tusser. {Hone slate}See {Polishing slate}. {Hone stone}, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See {Novaculite}. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[omac]nd); p]. pr. & vb. n. {Honing}.] To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble.] To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.] | |
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Etymology uncertain. [root]37.] To pine; to lament; to long. --Lamb. | |
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Hone \Hone\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[umac]n a knob.] A kind of swelling in the cheek. | |
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Hone \Hone\, n. [AS. h[be]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. [87][be][nsdot]a, also [87][d3], [87]i, to sharpen, and E. cone. [root]38, 228.] A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone. --Tusser. {Hone slate}See {Polishing slate}. {Hone stone}, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See {Novaculite}. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[omac]nd); p]. pr. & vb. n. {Honing}.] To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble.] To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.] | |
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Etymology uncertain. [root]37.] To pine; to lament; to long. --Lamb. | |
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Hone \Hone\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[umac]n a knob.] A kind of swelling in the cheek. | |
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Hone \Hone\, n. [AS. h[be]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf. Skr. [87][be][nsdot]a, also [87][d3], [87]i, to sharpen, and E. cone. [root]38, 228.] A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone. --Tusser. {Hone slate}See {Polishing slate}. {Hone stone}, one of several kinds of stone used for hones. See {Novaculite}. | |
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Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[omac]nd); p]. pr. & vb. n. {Honing}.] To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor. | |
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Honey \Hon"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Honeying}.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. [bd]Honeying and making love.[b8] --Shak. Rough to common men, But honey at the whisper of a lord. --Tennyson. | |
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Honey \Hon"ey\, v. t. To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey. Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech? --Marston. | |
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Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw. h[86]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. [?] dust, Skr. kaa grain.] 1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb. 2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. The honey of his language. --Shak. 3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer. Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak. Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust. {Honey ant} (Zo[94]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus melliger}), found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and feed the rest. {Honey badger} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel. {Honey bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kinkajou}. {Honey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a bird related to the kites, of the genus {Pernis}. The European species is {P. apivorus}; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {P. ptilorhyncha}. They feed upon honey and the larv[91] of bees. Called also {bee hawk}, {bee kite}. {Honey creeper} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family {C[d2]rebid[91]}, abundant in Central and South America. {Honey easter} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[91]}, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also {honeysucker}. {Honey flower} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. {Honey guide} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small birds of the family {Indicatorid[91]}, inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also {honeybird}, and {indicator}. {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the honey which is gathered. --Dryden. {Honey kite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Honey buzzard} (above). {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods with a sweet pulp between the seeds. {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}. {Honey weasel} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel. | |
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Hoom \Hoom\, n. Home. --Chaucer. | |
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Hum \Hum\, interj. [Cf. {Hem}, interj.] Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation. --Pope. | |
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Hum \Hum\, v. t. 1. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. 2. To express satisfaction with by humming. 3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. [Colloq. & Low] | |
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Hum \Hum\, n. 1. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums. --Shak. 2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; as: (a) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry. But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men. --Byron. (b) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation. --Macaulay. 3. An imposition or hoax. 4. [Cf. {Hem}, interj.] An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc. THese shrugs, these hums and ha's. --Shak. 5. [Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating.] A kind of strong drink formerly used. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. {Venous hum}. See under {Venous}. | |
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Hum \Hum\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. [root]15.] 1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. --P. Fletcher. Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep. --Pope. 2. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums. --Shak. 3. [Cf. {Hum}, interj.] To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem. 4. To express satisfaction by a humming noise. Here the spectators hummed. --Trial of the Regicides. Note: Formerly the habit of audiences was to express gratification by humming and displeasure by hissing. 5. To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition. | |
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Hun \Hun\, n. [L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H[?]nas, H[?]ne, OHG. H[?]ni, G. Hunnen.] One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe. | |
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Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. [?], orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. [?] hog: cf. F. hy[8a]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[94]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[91]nid[91]}, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. [Written also {hy[91]na}.] Note: The striped hyena ({Hy[91]na striata}) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena ({H. brunnea}), and the spotted hyena ({Crocuta maculata}), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena ({H. spel[91]a}) inhabited England and France. {Cave hyena}. See under {Cave}. {Hyena dog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also {hunting dog}. | |
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Hy91na \Hy*[91]"na\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Hyena}. | |
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Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. [?], orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. [?] hog: cf. F. hy[8a]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[94]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[91]nid[91]}, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. [Written also {hy[91]na}.] Note: The striped hyena ({Hy[91]na striata}) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena ({H. brunnea}), and the spotted hyena ({Crocuta maculata}), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena ({H. spel[91]a}) inhabited England and France. {Cave hyena}. See under {Cave}. {Hyena dog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also {hunting dog}. | |
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Hy91na \Hy*[91]"na\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Hyena}. | |
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Hyen \Hy"en\, n. [F. hy[8a]ne.] A hyena. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. [?], orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. [?] hog: cf. F. hy[8a]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zo[94]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[91]nid[91]}, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. [Written also {hy[91]na}.] Note: The striped hyena ({Hy[91]na striata}) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena ({H. brunnea}), and the spotted hyena ({Crocuta maculata}), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena ({H. spel[91]a}) inhabited England and France. {Cave hyena}. See under {Cave}. {Hyena dog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also {hunting dog}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hymn \Hymn\, n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. [?]; perh. akin to [?] web, [?] to weave, and so to E. weave.] An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns. Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col. iii. 16. Where angels first should practice hymns, and string Their tuneful harps. --Dryden. {Hymn book}, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hymn \Hymn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hymned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hymning}.] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. [?].] To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing. To hymn the bright of the Lord. --Keble. Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine. --Byron. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hymn \Hymn\, v. i. To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hyne \Hyne\, n. A servant. See {Hine}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hana, HI (CDP, FIPS 11350) Location: 20.77002 N, 155.99418 W Population (1990): 683 (217 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 96713 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hanna, IN Zip code(s): 46340 Hanna, LA Zip code(s): 71019 Hanna, OK (town, FIPS 32350) Location: 35.20409 N, 95.88915 W Population (1990): 99 (54 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hanna, UT Zip code(s): 84031 Hanna, WY (town, FIPS 35335) Location: 41.86992 N, 106.55869 W Population (1990): 1076 (601 housing units) Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82327 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hannah, ND (city, FIPS 35060) Location: 48.97311 N, 98.69024 W Population (1990): 49 (49 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58239 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Home, KS Zip code(s): 66438 Home, PA Zip code(s): 15747 Home, WA Zip code(s): 98349 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Honeoye, NY Zip code(s): 14471 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hoonah, AK (city, FIPS 33360) Location: 58.11155 N, 135.41978 W Population (1990): 795 (268 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99829 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Houma, LA (city, FIPS 36255) Location: 29.57873 N, 90.70692 W Population (1990): 30495 (11476 housing units) Area: 35.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70360, 70363, 70364 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hume, IL (village, FIPS 36568) Location: 39.79763 N, 87.86883 W Population (1990): 406 (194 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61932 Hume, MO (town, FIPS 33724) Location: 38.08953 N, 94.58155 W Population (1990): 287 (144 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hume, VA Zip code(s): 22639 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
humma // excl. A filler word used on various `chat' and `talk' programs when you had nothing to say but felt that it was important to say something. The word apparently originated (at least with this definition) on the MECC Timeshare System (MTS, a now-defunct educational time-sharing system running in Minnesota during the 1970s and the early 1980s) but was later sighted on early Unix systems. Compare the U.K's {wibble}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Hanoi {Towers of Hanoi} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
hm Islands. (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
HMA {High Memory Area} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
hn (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
humma programs when you had nothing to say but felt that it was important to say something. The word apparently originated (at least with this definition) on the MECC Timeshare System (MTS, a now-defunct educational {time-sharing} system running in Minnesota during the 1970s and the early 1980s) but was later sighted on early Unix systems. [{Jargon File}] (1999-02-27) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ham warm, hot, and hence the south; also an Egyptian word meaning "black", the youngest son of Noah (Gen. 5:32; comp. 9:22,24). The curse pronounced by Noah against Ham, properly against Canaan his fourth son, was accomplished when the Jews subsequently exterminated the Canaanites. One of the most important facts recorded in Gen. 10 is the foundation of the earliest monarchy in Babylonia by Nimrod the grandson of Ham (6, 8, 10). The primitive Babylonian empire was thus Hamitic, and of a cognate race with the primitive inhabitants of Arabia and of Ethiopia. (See {ACCAD}.) The race of Ham were the most energetic of all the descendants of Noah in the early times of the post-diluvian world. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hannah favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2). Her home was at Ramathaim-zophim, whence she was wont every year to go to Shiloh, where the tabernacle had been pitched by Joshua, to attend the offering of sacrifices there according to the law (Ex. 23:15; 34:18; Deut. 16:16), probably at the feast of the Passover (comp. Ex. 13:10). On occasion of one of these "yearly" visits, being grieved by reason of Peninnah's conduct toward her, she went forth alone, and kneeling before the Lord at the sanctuary she prayed inaudibly. Eli the high priest, who sat at the entrance to the holy place, observed her, and misunderstanding her character he harshly condemned her conduct (1 Sam. 1:14-16). After hearing her explanation he retracted his injurious charge and said to her, "Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition." Perhaps the story of the wife of Manoah was not unknown to her. Thereafter Elkanah and his family retired to their quiet home, and there, before another Passover, Hannah gave birth to a son, whom, in grateful memory of the Lord's goodness, she called Samuel, i.e., "heard of God." After the child was weaned (probably in his third year) she brought him to Shiloh into the house of the Lord, and said to Eli the aged priest, "Oh my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him: therefore I also have granted him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he is granted to the Lord" (1 Sam. 1:27, 28, R.V.). Her gladness of heart then found vent in that remarkable prophetic song (2:1-10; comp. Luke 1:46-55) which contains the first designation of the Messiah under that name (1 Sam. 2:10, "Annointed" = "Messiah"). And so Samuel and his parents parted. He was left at Shiloh to minister "before the Lord." And each year, when they came up to Shiloh, Hannah brought to her absent child "a little coat" (Heb. meil, a term used to denote the "robe" of the ephod worn by the high priest, Ex. 28:31), a priestly robe, a long upper tunic (1 Chr. 15:27), in which to minister in the tabernacle (1 Sam. 2:19; 15:27; Job 2:12). "And the child Samuel grew before the Lord." After Samuel, Hannah had three sons and two daughters. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hem of a garment, the fringe of a garment. The Jews attached much importance to these, because of the regulations in Num. 15:38, 39. These borders or fringes were in process of time enlarged so as to attract special notice (Matt. 23:5). The hem of Christ's garment touched (9:20; 14:36; Luke 8:44). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hen common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection with our Lord's lamentation over the impenitence of Jerusalem. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hena one of the cities of Mesopotamia destroyed by sennacherib (2 Kings 18:34; 19:13). It is identified with the modern Anah, lying on the right bank of the Euphrates, not far from Sepharvaim. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hoham Jehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his allies were defeated (Josh. 10:3, 5, 16-27). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Honey (1.) Heb. ya'ar, occurs only 1 Sam. 14:25, 27, 29; Cant. 5:1, where it denotes the honey of bees. Properly the word signifies a forest or copse, and refers to honey found in woods. (2.) Nopheth, honey that drops (Ps. 19:10; Prov. 5:3; Cant. 4:11). (3.) Debash denotes bee-honey (Judg. 14:8); but also frequently a vegetable honey distilled from trees (Gen. 43:11; Ezek. 27:17). In these passages it may probably mean "dibs," or syrup of grapes, i.e., the juice of ripe grapes boiled down to one-third of its bulk. (4.) Tsuph, the cells of the honey-comb full of honey (Prov. 16:24; Ps. 19:10). (5.) "Wild honey" (Matt. 3:4) may have been the vegetable honey distilled from trees, but rather was honey stored by bees in rocks or in trees (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16; 1 Sam. 14:25-29). Canaan was a "land flowing with milk and honey" (Ex. 3:8). Milk and honey were among the chief dainties in the earlier ages, as they are now among the Bedawin; and butter and honey are also mentioned among articles of food (Isa. 7:15). The ancients used honey instead of sugar (Ps. 119:103; Prov. 24:13); but when taken in great quantities it caused nausea, a fact referred to in Prov. 25:16, 17 to inculcate moderation in pleasures. Honey and milk also are put for sweet discourse (Cant. 4:11). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hymn occurs only Eph. 5:19 and Col. 3:16. The verb to "sing an hymn" occurs Matt. 26:30 and Mark 14:26. The same Greek word is rendered to "sing praises" Acts 16:25 (R.V., "sing hymns") and Heb. 2:12. The "hymn" which our Lord sang with his disciples at the last Supper is generally supposed to have been the latter part of the Hallel, comprehending Ps. 113-118. It was thus a name given to a number of psalms taken together and forming a devotional exercise. The noun hymn is used only with reference to the services of the Greeks, and was distinguished from the psalm. The Greek tunes required Greek hymns. Our information regarding the hymnology of the early Christians is very limited. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ham, hot; heat; brown | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hannah, gracious; merciful; he that gives | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hen, grace; quiet; rest | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hena, troubling | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hoham, woe to them |