Haemanthus
         n 1: genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs:
               blood lilies [syn: {Haemanthus}, {genus Haemanthus}]

English Dictionary: ham-handed	by the DICT Development Group
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Haemanthus coccineus n spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa Synonym(s): Cape tulip, Haemanthus coccineus
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ham and eggs n eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
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ham-handed adj lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse Synonym(s): bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
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Hammond organ n (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ [syn: electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, organ]
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hem and haw v utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"
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Hemimetabola n subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis Synonym(s): Exopterygota, subclass Exopterygota, Hemimetabola
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hemimetabolic adj (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult Synonym(s): hemimetabolous, hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic
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hemimetabolism n incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects [syn: hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly]
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hemimetabolous adj (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult Synonym(s): hemimetabolous, hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic
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hemimetaboly n incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects [syn: hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly]
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hemimetamorphic adj (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult Synonym(s): hemimetabolous, hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic
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hemimetamorphosis n incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects [syn: hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly]
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hemimetamorphous adj (of an insect with aquatic young) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult Synonym(s): hemimetabolous, hemimetabolic, hemimetamorphous, hemimetamorphic
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Himantoglossum n small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region Synonym(s): Himantoglossum, genus Himantoglossum
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Himantoglossum hircinum n an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum [syn: {lizard orchid}, Himantoglossum hircinum]
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Himantopus n major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills Synonym(s): Himantopus, genus Himantopus
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Himantopus himantopus n stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings Synonym(s): black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
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Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus n stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck Synonym(s): white-headed stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
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Himantopus mexicanus n stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck Synonym(s): black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
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Himantopus novae-zelandiae n blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt Synonym(s): kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae
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Himantopus stilt n long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Synonym(s): stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
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homemade adj made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread" Antonym(s): factory-made
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hominid adj characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures Synonym(s): hominian, hominid n a primate of the family Hominidae
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Hominidae n modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man [syn: Hominidae, family Hominidae]
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hominoid n a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
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Hominoidea n anthropoid apes and human beings [syn: Hominoidea, superfamily Hominoidea]
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human death n a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" Synonym(s): fatality, human death
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human dynamo n a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn: powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball]
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human head n the head of a human being
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human nature n the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature"
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human T-cell leukemia virus-1 n retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia [syn: {human T-cell leukemia virus-1}, HTLV-1]
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humanitarian adj marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" Synonym(s): human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid" n someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms Synonym(s): humanitarian, do-gooder, improver an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans Synonym(s): humanist, humanitarian
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humanitarianism n the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare Synonym(s): humanitarianism, humanism
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humanities n studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" Synonym(s): humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
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humanity n the quality of being humane the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" Synonym(s): humanness, humanity, manhood all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" Synonym(s): world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
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humanoid n an automaton that resembles a human being [syn: android, humanoid, mechanical man]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bloodflower \Blood"flow`er\, n. [From the color of the flower.]       (Bot.)       A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named       {H[91]manthus}, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of {H.       toxicarius} is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.
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H91mometer \H[91]*mom"e*ter\, n. [H[91]mo- + -meter.] (Physiol.)       Same as {Hemadynamometer}.
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Hemimetabolic \Hem`i*met`a*bol"ic\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larv[91] differing       from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the       grasshoppers and cockroaches.
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Sea thongs \Sea" thongs`\ (?; 115). (Bot.)       A kind of blackish seaweed ({Himanthalia lorea}) found on the       northern coasts of the Atlantic. It has a thonglike forking       process rising from a top-shaped base.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,       LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.       stout.]       1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop             to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is             sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged             upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.                         Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.                                                                               --Landor.          2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]             --Halliwell.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to             {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are             remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks},             {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}.          Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well                known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus})                is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars,                which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H.                leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus                pectoralis}) are found in Australia.          {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt.          {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper             ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is             somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Homemade \Home"made`\, a.       Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a       private family or in one's own country. --Locke.
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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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Honey-mouthed \Hon"ey-mouthed`\, a.       Soft to sweet in speech; persuasive. --Shak.
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Humanate \Hu"man*ate\, a. [LL. humanatus.]       Indued with humanity. [Obs.] --Cranmer.
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Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, a.       1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to             humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's             nature.          2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward             man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing             in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural             aid.          3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]
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Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [From {Humanity}.]       1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of             Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.          2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human             relations and affections, to the exclusion or             disparagement of the religious or spiritual.          3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of             his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]
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Humanitarianism \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.       1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the             humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the             whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.          2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited             to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.
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Humanitian \Hu`ma*ni"tian\, n.       A humanist. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Humanity \Hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Humanities}. [L. humanitas: cf.       F. humanit[82]. See {Human}.]       1. The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by             which he is distinguished from other beings.          2. Mankind collectively; the human race.                         But hearing oftentimes The still, and music                      humanity.                                          --Wordsworth.                         It is a debt we owe to humanity.         --S. S. Smith.          3. The quality of being humane; the kind feelings,             dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a             disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and             to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness.             [bd]The common offices of humanity and friendship.[b8]             --Locke.          4. Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in             classical and polite literature.                         Polished with humanity and the study of witty                      science.                                             --Holland.          5. pl. (With definite article) The branches of polite or             elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the             ancient classics; belles-letters.          Note: The cultivation of the languages, literature, history,                and arch[91]ology of Greece and Rome, were very                commonly called liter[91] humaniores, or, in English,                the humanities, . . . by way of opposition to the                liter[91] divin[91], or divinity. --G. P. Marsh.
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Humanity \Hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Humanities}. [L. humanitas: cf.       F. humanit[82]. See {Human}.]       1. The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by             which he is distinguished from other beings.          2. Mankind collectively; the human race.                         But hearing oftentimes The still, and music                      humanity.                                          --Wordsworth.                         It is a debt we owe to humanity.         --S. S. Smith.          3. The quality of being humane; the kind feelings,             dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a             disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and             to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness.             [bd]The common offices of humanity and friendship.[b8]             --Locke.          4. Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in             classical and polite literature.                         Polished with humanity and the study of witty                      science.                                             --Holland.          5. pl. (With definite article) The branches of polite or             elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the             ancient classics; belles-letters.          Note: The cultivation of the languages, literature, history,                and arch[91]ology of Greece and Rome, were very                commonly called liter[91] humaniores, or, in English,                the humanities, . . . by way of opposition to the                liter[91] divin[91], or divinity. --G. P. Marsh.
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Hyomandibular \Hy`o*man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Hyo- + mandibular.]       (Anat.)       Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or       lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment       of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull       in fishes. -- n. The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.
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Hyomental \Hy`o*men"tal\, a. [Hyo- + mental of the chin.]       (Anat.)       Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them;       suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the       front of the neck.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hammond, IL (village, FIPS 32499)       Location: 39.79852 N, 88.59154 W       Population (1990): 527 (231 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61929    Hammond, IN (city, FIPS 31000)       Location: 41.62100 N, 87.49036 W       Population (1990): 84236 (33924 housing units)       Area: 59.4 sq km (land), 5.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46320, 46323, 46324, 46327    Hammond, LA (city, FIPS 32755)       Location: 30.50765 N, 90.46011 W       Population (1990): 15871 (6292 housing units)       Area: 29.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70401, 70403    Hammond, MN (city, FIPS 26828)       Location: 44.22174 N, 92.37375 W       Population (1990): 205 (82 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55991    Hammond, MT       Zip code(s): 59332    Hammond, NY (village, FIPS 31830)       Location: 44.44719 N, 75.69420 W       Population (1990): 270 (122 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13646    Hammond, OR (town, FIPS 31850)       Location: 46.19815 N, 123.94676 W       Population (1990): 589 (272 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97121    Hammond, WI (village, FIPS 32325)       Location: 44.97297 N, 92.43709 W       Population (1990): 1097 (406 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54015
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Hammondsport, NY (village, FIPS 31852)       Location: 42.40880 N, 77.22308 W       Population (1990): 929 (430 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14840
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hammondsville, OH       Zip code(s): 43930
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hammondville, AL (town, FIPS 32896)       Location: 34.56933 N, 85.63834 W       Population (1990): 420 (179 housing units)       Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hammonton, NJ (town, FIPS 29430)       Location: 39.65492 N, 74.77238 W       Population (1990): 12208 (4608 housing units)       Area: 106.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)