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   Hadrian
         n 1: Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled
               throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and
               encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain
               in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall
               (76-138) [syn: {Hadrian}, {Publius Aelius Hadrianus},
               {Adrian}]

English Dictionary: Heteromeles arbutifolia by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hadrian's Wall
n
  1. an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hadron
n
  1. any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hawthorn
n
  1. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
    Synonym(s): hawthorn, haw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hawthorne
n
  1. United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
    Synonym(s): Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
head rhyme
n
  1. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
    Synonym(s): alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
headroom
n
  1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
    Synonym(s): headroom, headway, clearance
  2. the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
    Synonym(s): headroom, dynamic headroom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heather mixture
n
  1. interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
    Synonym(s): heather mixture, heather
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heteranthera
n
  1. mud plantains
    Synonym(s): Heteranthera, genus Heteranthera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heteranthera dubia
n
  1. grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms
    Synonym(s): water star grass, mud plantain, Heteranthera dubia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heteromeles
n
  1. one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
    Synonym(s): Heteromeles, genus Heteromeles
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Heteromeles arbutifolia
n
  1. ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
    Synonym(s): toyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heterometabolic
adj
  1. (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
    Synonym(s): heterometabolous, heterometabolic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heterometabolism
n
  1. development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
    Synonym(s): heterometabolism, heterometaboly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heterometabolous
adj
  1. (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
    Synonym(s): heterometabolous, heterometabolic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heterometaboly
n
  1. development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
    Synonym(s): heterometabolism, heterometaboly
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Heteromyidae
n
  1. small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
    Synonym(s): Heteromyidae, family Heteromyidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heteronym
n
  1. two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation; "the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hit-or-miss
adj
  1. dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"
    Synonym(s): haphazard, hit-or-miss
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hither and thither
adv
  1. from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post"
    Synonym(s): from pillar to post, hither and thither
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hood ornament
n
  1. an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydramnios
n
  1. an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrangea
n
  1. any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydrangea anomala
n
  1. deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads
    Synonym(s): climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea anomala
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydrangea arborescens
n
  1. deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States
    Synonym(s): wild hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrangea family
n
  1. sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn: Hydrangeaceae, family Hydrangeaceae, hydrangea family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis
n
  1. deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
    Synonym(s): hortensia, Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydrangea paniculata
n
  1. deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters
    Synonym(s): fall-blooming hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydrangea petiolaris
n
  1. deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads
    Synonym(s): climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea petiolaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydrangeaceae
n
  1. sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae [syn: Hydrangeaceae, family Hydrangeaceae, hydrangea family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrant
n
  1. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, water tap, tap, hydrant]
  2. a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydremia
n
  1. blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydromancer
n
  1. one who practices hydromancy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydromancy
n
  1. divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydromantes
n
  1. web-toed salamanders [syn: Hydromantes, {genus Hydromantes}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydromantes brunus
n
  1. similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
    Synonym(s): limestone salamander, Hydromantes brunus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydromantes shastae
n
  1. primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area [syn: Shasta salamander, Hydromantes shastae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydromel
n
  1. honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrometer
n
  1. a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
    Synonym(s): hydrometer, gravimeter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrometric
adj
  1. of or relating to hydrometry [syn: hydrometric, gravimetric]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydrometry
n
  1. the measurement of specific gravity [syn: hydrometry, gravimetry]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydromorphone
n
  1. a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
    Synonym(s): hydromorphone hydrochloride, hydromorphone, Dilaudid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydromorphone hydrochloride
n
  1. a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
    Synonym(s): hydromorphone hydrochloride, hydromorphone, Dilaudid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydromyinae
n
  1. water rats of Australia and New Guinea [syn: Hydromyinae, subfamily Hydromyinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hydromys
n
  1. water rats
    Synonym(s): Hydromys, genus Hydromys
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hydronephrosis
n
  1. accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hytrin
n
  1. antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure
    Synonym(s): terazosin, Hytrin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hawthorn \Haw"thorn`\, n. [AS. hagaborn, h[91]g[?]orn. See {Haw}
      a hedge, and {Thorn}.] (Bot.)
      A thorny shrub or tree (the Crat[91]gus oxyacantha), having
      deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant
      flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe
      for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American
      hawthorn is Crat[91]gus cordata, which has the leaves but
      little lobed.
  
               Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To
               shepherds?                                             --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Haythorn \Hay"thorn`\, n.
      Hawthorn. --R. Scot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Earing \Ear"ing\, n. (Naut.)
      (a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the
            yard or gaff; -- also called {head earing}.
      (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also
            called reef earing.
      (c) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging
            or stanchions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Headroom \Head"room`\, n. (Arch.)
      See {Headway}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.]
      (Bot.)
      Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the {P.
      major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and
      slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe,
      but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all
      parts of the world.
  
      {Indian plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Indian}.
  
      {Mud plantain}, a homely North American aquatic plant
            ({Heteranthera reniformis}), having broad, reniform
            leaves.
  
      {Rattlesnake plantain}, an orchidaceous plant ({Goodyera
            pubescens}), with the leaves blotched and spotted with
            white.
  
      {Ribwort plantain}. See {Ribwort}.
  
      {Robin's plantain}, the {Erigeron bellidifolium}, a common
            daisylike plant of North America.
  
      {Water plantain}, a plant of the genus {Alisma}, having acrid
            leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against
            hydrophobia. --Loudon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteromerous \Het`er*om"er*ous\, a. [See {Heteromera}.]
      1. (Chem & Crystallog.) Unrelated in chemical composition,
            though similar or indentical in certain other respects;
            as, borax and augite are hom[d2]morphous, but
            heteromerous.
  
      2. (Bot.) With the parts not corresponding in number.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal
                  artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the
                  cotingas and pipras.
            (b) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle
                  legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the
                  blister beetles and oil beetles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteromorphic \Het`er*o*mor"phic\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. [?] form.]
      (Biol.)
      Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having
      different forms at different stages of existence, or in
      different individuals of the same species; -- applied
      especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of
      form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having
      more than one form of flower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteromorphism \Het`er*o*mor"phism\, Heteromorphy
   \Het`er*o*mor"phy\, n. (Biol.)
      The state or quality of being heteromorphic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteromorphous \Het`er*o*mor"phous\, a. (Biol.)
      Heteromorphic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteromorphism \Het`er*o*mor"phism\, Heteromorphy
   \Het`er*o*mor"phy\, n. (Biol.)
      The state or quality of being heteromorphic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteronomous \Het`er*on"o*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. no`mos law.]
      Subject to the law of another. --Krauth-Fleming.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteronomy \Het`er*on"o*my\, n.
      1. Subordination or subjection to the law of another;
            political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed
            to autonomy.
  
      2. (Metaph.) A term applied by Kant to those laws which are
            imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by
            our passions, wants, or desires. --Krauth-Fleming.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteronym \Het"er*o*nym\, n.
      That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name
      or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteronymous \Het`er*on"y*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. "o`nyma, for
      "o`noma a name.]
      Having different names or designations; standing in opposite
      relations. --J. Le Conte. -- {Het"er*on"y*mous*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Heteronymous \Het`er*on"y*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. "o`nyma, for
      "o`noma a name.]
      Having different names or designations; standing in opposite
      relations. --J. Le Conte. -- {Het"er*on"y*mous*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thither \Thith"er\, adv. [OE. thider, AS. [edh]ider; akin to E.
      that; cf. Icel. [thorn]a[edh]ra there, Goth.
      [thorn]a[thorn]r[d3] thence. See {That}, and {The}.]
      1. To that place; -- opposed to {hither}.
  
                     This city is near; . . . O, let me escape thither.
                                                                              --Gen. xix.
                                                                              20.
  
                     Where I am, thither ye can not come.   --John vii.
                                                                              34.
  
      2. To that point, end, or result; as, the argument tended
            thither.
  
      {Hither and thither}, to this place and to that; one way and
            another.
  
      Syn: There.
  
      Usage: {Thither}, {There}. Thither properly denotes motion
                  toward a place; there denotes rest in a place; as, I
                  am going thither, and shall meet you there. But
                  thither has now become obsolete, except in poetry, or
                  a style purposely conformed to the past, and there is
                  now used in both senses; as, I shall go there
                  to-morrow; we shall go there together.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hither \Hith"er\, adv. [OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel.
      h[emac][edh]ra, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidr[emac]; cf. L.
      citra on this side, or E. here, he. [root]183. Cf. {He}.]
      1. To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and
            implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and
            thither; as, to come or bring hither.
  
      2. To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a
            sense not physical.
  
                     Hither we refer whatsoever belongeth unto the
                     highest perfection of man.                  --Hooker.
  
      {Hither and thither}, to and fro; backward and forward; in
            various directions. [bd]Victory is like a traveller, and
            goeth hither and thither.[b8] --Knolles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hithermost \Hith"er*most`\, a.
      Nearest on this side. --Sir M. Hale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hodiern \Ho"di*ern\, Hodiernal \Ho`di*er"nal\, a. [L. hodiernus,
      fr. hodie today.]
      Of this day; belonging to the present day. [R.] --Boyle.
      Quart. Rev.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hodiern \Ho"di*ern\, Hodiernal \Ho`di*er"nal\, a. [L. hodiernus,
      fr. hodie today.]
      Of this day; belonging to the present day. [R.] --Boyle.
      Quart. Rev.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydramide \Hy*dram"ide\, n. [Hydr- + -amide.] (Chem.)
      One of a group of crystalline bodies produced by the action
      of ammonia on certain aldehydes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydramine \Hy*dram"ine\, n. [Hydroxyl + amine.] (Chem.)
      One of a series of artificial, organic bases, usually
      produced as thick viscous liquids by the action of ammonia on
      ethylene oxide. They have the properties both of alcohol and
      amines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrangea \Hy*dran"ge*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + [?]
      vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrang[82]e.] (Bot.)
      A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large
      heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors. {H.
      hortensis}, the common garden species, is a native of China
      or Japan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrant \Hy"drant\, n. [Gr. [?] to irrigate, fr. "y`dwr water.
      See {Hydra}.]
      A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be
      drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydranth \Hy"dranth\, n. [Hydra + Gr. [?] a flower.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the nutritive zooids of a hydroid colony. Also applied
      to the proboscis or manubrium of a hydroid medusa. See
      Illust. of {Hydroidea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrencephsloid \Hy"dren*ceph"s*loid\, a. [Hydrencephalus +
      -oid.] (Med.)
      Same as {Hydrocephaloid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromagnesite \Hy`dro*mag"ne*site\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + magnesite.]
      (Min.)
      A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, early,
      amorphous masses.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromancy \Hy"dro*man`cy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -mancy: cf. F.
      hydromancie.]
      Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromantic \Hy`dro*man"tic\, a. [Cf. F. hydromantique.]
      Of or pertaining to divination by water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromechanics \Hy`dro*me*chan"ics\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + mechanics.]
      That branch of physics which treats of the mechanics of
      liquids, or of their laws of equilibrium and of motion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hydromedusa \[d8]Hy`dro*me*du"sa\, n.; pl. {Hydromedus[91]}.
      [NL. See {Hydra}, and {Medusa}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a
      hydroid. They are called also {Craspedota}, and {naked-eyed
      medus[91]}.
  
      Note: Such medus[91] are the reproductive zooids or
               gonophores, either male or female, of the hydroid from
               which they arise, whether they become free or remain
               attached to the hydroid colony. They in turn produce
               the eggs from which the hydroids are developed. The
               name is also applied to other similar medus[91] which
               are not known to bud from a hydroid colony, and even to
               some which are known to develop directly from the eggs,
               but which in structure agree essentially with those
               produced from hydroids. See {Hydroidea}, and
               {Gymnoblastea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromel \Hy"dro*mel\, n. [L. hydromel, hydromeli, Gr. [?]; [?]
      water + [?] honey: cf. F. hydromel.]
      A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water, and after
      fermentation called mead.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromellonic \Hy`dro*mel*lon"ic\, a.
      See {Cyamellone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cyamellone \Cy*am"el*lone\ (s[isl]*[acr]m"[ecr]l*l[omac]n), n.
      (Chem)
      A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and
      known chiefly in its salts; -- called also {hydromellonic
      acid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometallurgical \Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to hydrometallurgy; involving the use of
      liquid reagents in the treatment or reduction of ores. --
      {Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometallurgical \Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to hydrometallurgy; involving the use of
      liquid reagents in the treatment or reduction of ores. --
      {Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometallurgy \Hy`dro*met"al*lur`gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +
      metallurgy.]
      The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of
      liquid reagents.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometeor \Hy`dro*me"te*or\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + meteor.]
      A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor
      of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous
      phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc.
      --Nichol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometeorological \Hy`dro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds,
      storms, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometeorology \Hy`dro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +
      meteorology.]
      That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of,
      water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds,
      snow, hail, storms, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F.
      hydrom[8a]tre.]
      1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific
            gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous
            liquors, saline solutions, etc.
  
      Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and
               indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth
               to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking
               the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra
               weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to
               liquids of different densities.
  
      2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring
            the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from
            reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names
            according to its construction or use, as {tachometer},
            {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current
            gauge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F.
      hydrom[8a]tre.]
      1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific
            gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous
            liquors, saline solutions, etc.
  
      Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and
               indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth
               to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking
               the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra
               weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to
               liquids of different densities.
  
      2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring
            the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from
            reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names
            according to its construction or use, as {tachometer},
            {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current
            gauge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometric \Hy`dro*met"ric\, Hydrometrical \Hy`dro*met"ric*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. hydrom[8a]trique.]
      1. Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination
            of the specific gravity of fluids.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity,
            discharge, etc., of running water.
  
      3. Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric
            observations.
  
      {Hydrometric pendulum}, a species of hydrometer consisting of
            a hollow ball of ivory or metal suspended by a treated
            from the center of a graduated quadrant, and held in a
            stream to measure the velocity of the water by the
            inclination given to the thread; a kind of current gauge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometric \Hy`dro*met"ric\, Hydrometrical \Hy`dro*met"ric*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. hydrom[8a]trique.]
      1. Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination
            of the specific gravity of fluids.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity,
            discharge, etc., of running water.
  
      3. Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric
            observations.
  
      {Hydrometric pendulum}, a species of hydrometer consisting of
            a hollow ball of ivory or metal suspended by a treated
            from the center of a graduated quadrant, and held in a
            stream to measure the velocity of the water by the
            inclination given to the thread; a kind of current gauge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometric \Hy`dro*met"ric\, Hydrometrical \Hy`dro*met"ric*al\,
      a. [Cf. F. hydrom[8a]trique.]
      1. Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination
            of the specific gravity of fluids.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity,
            discharge, etc., of running water.
  
      3. Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric
            observations.
  
      {Hydrometric pendulum}, a species of hydrometer consisting of
            a hollow ball of ivory or metal suspended by a treated
            from the center of a graduated quadrant, and held in a
            stream to measure the velocity of the water by the
            inclination given to the thread; a kind of current gauge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometrograph \Hy`dro*met"ro*graph\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. [?]
      measure + -graph.]
      An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of
      water discharged from a pipe, orifice, etc., in a given time.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydrometry \Hy*drom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. hydrom[8a]trique.]
      1. The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids,
            and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline
            solutions, etc.
  
      2. The art or operation of measuring the velocity or
            discharge of running water, as in rivers, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]
      (Min.)
      The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly
      perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very
      thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in
      composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to
      green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,
      the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called
      {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and
      {glimmer}.
  
      Note: The important species of the mica group are:
               {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or
               green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also
               called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica,
               dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron,
               mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless,
               yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red,
               lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an
               essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica
               slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks;
               {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine.
  
      {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but
            containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.
  
      {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of
            mica.
  
      {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock,
            consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some
            feldspar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromica \Hy`dro*mi"ca\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + mica.] (Min.)
      A variety of potash mica containing water. It is less elastic
      than ordinary muscovite.
  
      {Hydromica schist} (Min.), a mica schist characterized by the
            presence of hydromica. It often has a silky luster and
            almost soapy feel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]
      (Min.)
      The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly
      perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very
      thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in
      composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to
      green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,
      the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called
      {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and
      {glimmer}.
  
      Note: The important species of the mica group are:
               {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or
               green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also
               called {hydromica}); {biotite}, iron-magnesia mica,
               dark brown, green, or black; {lepidomelane}, iron,
               mica, black; {phlogopite}, magnesia mica, colorless,
               yellow, brown; {lepidolite}, lithia mica, rose-red,
               lilac. Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an
               essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica
               slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks;
               {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine.
  
      {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but
            containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.
  
      {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of
            mica.
  
      {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock,
            consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some
            feldspar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromica \Hy`dro*mi"ca\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + mica.] (Min.)
      A variety of potash mica containing water. It is less elastic
      than ordinary muscovite.
  
      {Hydromica schist} (Min.), a mica schist characterized by the
            presence of hydromica. It often has a silky luster and
            almost soapy feel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hydromica \Hy`dro*mi"ca\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + mica.] (Min.)
      A variety of potash mica containing water. It is less elastic
      than ordinary muscovite.
  
      {Hydromica schist} (Min.), a mica schist characterized by the
            presence of hydromica. It often has a silky luster and
            almost soapy feel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
      bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[84]fver, Dan. b[91]ver,
      Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
      fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
      brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
      [?]253. See {Brown}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus {Castor}.
  
      Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
               is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
               valued for its fur, and for the material called castor,
               obtained from two small bags in the groin of the
               animal. The European species is {Castor fiber}, and the
               American is generally considered a variety of this,
               although sometimes called {Castor Canadensis}.
  
      2. The fur of the beaver.
  
      3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
            usually of silk.
  
                     A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
  
      4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
            for making overcoats.
  
      {Beaver rat} (Zo[94]l.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
            Tasmania ({Hydromys chrysogaster}).
  
      {Beaver skin}, the furry skin of the beaver.
  
      {Bank beaver}. See under 1st {Bank}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hawthorn, PA (borough, FIPS 33216)
      Location: 41.02079 N, 79.27618 W
      Population (1990): 528 (216 housing units)
      Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hawthorn Woods, IL (village, FIPS 33630)
      Location: 42.22360 N, 88.05732 W
      Population (1990): 4423 (1330 housing units)
      Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hawthorne, CA (city, FIPS 32548)
      Location: 33.91465 N, 118.34705 W
      Population (1990): 71349 (29214 housing units)
      Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Hawthorne, FL (CDP, FIPS 29300)
      Location: 28.76122 N, 81.87103 W
      Population (1990): 1804 (1228 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
   Hawthorne, FL (city, FIPS 29275)
      Location: 29.59141 N, 82.08544 W
      Population (1990): 1305 (503 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 32640
   Hawthorne, NJ (borough, FIPS 30570)
      Location: 40.95675 N, 74.15905 W
      Population (1990): 17084 (7055 housing units)
      Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 07506
   Hawthorne, NV (CDP, FIPS 31300)
      Location: 38.52517 N, 118.62701 W
      Population (1990): 4162 (1858 housing units)
      Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 89415
   Hawthorne, NY (CDP, FIPS 32842)
      Location: 41.10428 N, 73.79385 W
      Population (1990): 4764 (1538 housing units)
      Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 10532

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Hadoram
      is exalted. (1.) The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his
      father to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king
      of Syria (1 Chr. 18:10; called Joram 2 Sam. 8:10).
     
         (2.) The fifth son of Joktan, the founder of an Arab tribe
      (Gen. 10:27; 1 Chr. 1:21).
     
         (3.) One who was "over the tribute;" i.e., "over the levy." He
      was stoned by the Israelites after they had revolted from
      Rehoboam (2 Chr. 10:18). Called also Adoram (2 Sam. 20:24) and
      Adoniram (1 Kings 4:6).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Hadoram, their beauty; their power
  
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