haughtiness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   Hasidim
         n 1: a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic
               movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half
               of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law
               strictly [syn: {Hasidim}, {Hassidim}, {Hasidism},
               {Chasidim}, {Chassidim}]

English Dictionary: haughtiness	by the DICT Development Group
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Hassidim n a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly Synonym(s): Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim
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hasten v act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" Synonym(s): rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" Synonym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it Antonym(s): dawdle, linger speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process" Synonym(s): expedite, hasten cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" Synonym(s): induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
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Hastinapura n one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)
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hastiness n overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" Synonym(s): haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation hasty impulsiveness
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Hastings n United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929) Synonym(s): Hastings, Thomas Hastings a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest Synonym(s): Hastings, battle of Hastings
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haughtiness n overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors Synonym(s): arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness
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Hawaii Standard Time n standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands Synonym(s): Hawaii Time, Hawaii Standard Time
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Hayastan n a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors Synonym(s): Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastan
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hecatomb n a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
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hectometer n a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]
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hectometre n a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]
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heighten v become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: heighten, rise] make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest" increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" Synonym(s): enhance, heighten, raise increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" Synonym(s): sharpen, heighten make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" Synonym(s): intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
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heightening adj reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears"
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hesitance n a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something Synonym(s): hesitance, hesitancy
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hesitancy n a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something Synonym(s): hesitance, hesitancy a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" Synonym(s): reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition
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hesitant adj lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly Synonym(s): hesitant, hesitating
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hesitantly adv with hesitation; in a hesitant manner; "he finally accepted hesitantly" Synonym(s): hesitantly, hesitatingly Antonym(s): unhesitatingly
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High Dam n one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt Synonym(s): Aswan High Dam, High Dam
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high temperature n the presence of heat [syn: hotness, heat, {high temperature}] Antonym(s): cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, low temperature
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high time n the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"
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high-density lipoprotein n a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis Synonym(s): high-density lipoprotein, HDL, alpha-lipoprotein
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high-tension adj subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage; "high-tension wire" Antonym(s): low-tension, low-voltage
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high-toned adj pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn: high-class, high-toned]
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histaminase n enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine
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histamine n amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
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histamine blocker n a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
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histamine headache n a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells Synonym(s): histamine headache, cluster headache
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histoincompatibility n incompatibility in which one person's tissue cannot be transplanted to another person
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histone n a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids
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hockey team n a team that plays ice hockey
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hose down v water with a hose; "hose the lawn" [syn: hose, {hose down}]
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Houghton n United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895) Synonym(s): Houghton, Henry Oscar Houghton a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
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Housatonic n a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound Synonym(s): Housatonic, Housatonic River
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Housatonic River n a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound Synonym(s): Housatonic, Housatonic River
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Houston n the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) Synonym(s): Houston, Sam Houston, Samuel Houston
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husk tomato n any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers Synonym(s): ground cherry, husk tomato small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk Synonym(s): tomatillo, husk tomato, Mexican husk tomato
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hustings n the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
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Huston n United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987) Synonym(s): Huston, John Huston
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Acton \Ac"ton\, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. {Cotton}.] A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also {hacqueton}.] [Obs.] --Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
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Hacqueton \Hac"que*ton\, n. Same as {Acton}. [Obs.]
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Acton \Ac"ton\, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. {Cotton}.] A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also {hacqueton}.] [Obs.] --Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
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Hacqueton \Hac"que*ton\, n. Same as {Acton}. [Obs.]
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Hagdon \Hag"don\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Puffinus}; esp., {P. major}, the greater shearwarter, and {P. Stricklandi}, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also {hagdown}, {haglin}, and {hag}. See {Shearwater}.
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Hagdon \Hag"don\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Puffinus}; esp., {P. major}, the greater shearwarter, and {P. Stricklandi}, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also {hagdown}, {haglin}, and {hag}. See {Shearwater}.
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Haketon \Hak"e*ton\, n. Same as {Acton}. [Obs.]
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Hasten \Has"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening}.] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8.
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Hasten \Has"ten\, v. i. To move celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly. I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. --D[?] Foe.
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Hasten \Has"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening}.] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8.
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Hastener \Has"ten*er\, n. 1. One who hastens. 2. That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.
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Hasten \Has"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening}.] To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps. lv. 8.
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Hastiness \Has"ti*ness\, n. The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.
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Haste \Haste\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hasting}.] [OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten, Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. h[83]ter. See {Haste}, n.] To hasten; to hurry. [Archaic] I 'll haste the writer. --Shak. They were troubled and hasted away. --Ps. xlviii. 5.
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Hastings \Has"tings\, n. pl. [From {Haste}, v.] Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease. --Mortimer.
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Hastings sands \Has"tings sands"\ (Geol.) The lower group of the Wealden formation; -- so called from its development around Hastings, in Sussex, England.
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Haughtiness \Haugh"tiness\, n. [For hauteinness. See {Haughty}.] The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance. Syn: Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness; loftiness. Usage: {Haughtiness}, {Arrogance}, {Disdain}. Haughtiness* denotes the expression of conscious and proud superiority; arrogance is a disposition to claim for one's self more than is justly due, and enforce it to the utmost; disdain in the exact reverse of condescension toward inferiors, since it expresses and desires others to feel how far below ourselves we consider them. A person is haughty in disposition and demeanor; arrogant in his claims of homage and deference; disdainful even in accepting the deference which his haughtiness leads him arrogantly to exact.
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Hay \Hay\, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[?]g; akin to D. kooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h[94], Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See {Hew to cut}. ] Grass cut and cured for fodder. Make hay while the sun shines. --Camden. Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. --C. L. Flint. {Hay cap}, a canvas covering for a haycock. {Hay fever} (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and sometimes with paroxysms of dyspn[d2]a, to which some persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the pollen of certain plants. It is also called {hay asthma}, {hay cold}, and {rose fever}. {Hay knife}, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow. {Hay press}, a press for baling loose hay. {Hay tea}, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as food for cattle, etc. {Hay tedder}, a machine for spreading and turning newmown hay. See {Tedder}.
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Hecatomb \Hec"a*tomb\, n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. [?]; [?] hundred + [?] ox: cf. F. h[82]catombe.] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims. Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. --Addison. More than a human hecatomb. --Byron.
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Hecatompedon \Hec`atom"pedon\, n. [Gr. [?] hundred feet long, [?] [?] the Parthenon; [?] hundred + [?] foot.] (Arch.) A name given to the old Parthenon at Athens, because measuring 100 Greek feet, probably in the width across the stylobate.
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Hectometer \Hec"tome`ter\, Hectometre \Hec"tome`tre\, n. [F. [?] hectom[8a]tre, fr. Gr. [?] hundred + F. m[8a]tre a meter.] A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet.
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Hectometer \Hec"tome`ter\, Hectometre \Hec"tome`tre\, n. [F. [?] hectom[8a]tre, fr. Gr. [?] hundred + F. m[8a]tre a meter.] A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet.
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Heighten \Height"en\ (h[imac]t"'n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. [bd]To heighten our confusion.[b8] --Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. --Hawthorne.
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Heighten \Height"en\ (h[imac]t"'n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. [bd]To heighten our confusion.[b8] --Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. --Hawthorne.
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Heightener \Height"en*er\, n. [Written also hightener.] One who, or that which, heightens.
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Heighten \Height"en\ (h[imac]t"'n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. [bd]To heighten our confusion.[b8] --Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. --Hawthorne.
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Hektare \Hek"tare`\, Hektogram \Hek"togram\, Hektoliter \Hek"toli`ter\, [and] Hektometer \Hek"to*me`ter\, n. Same as {Hectare}, {Hectogram}, {Hectoliter}, and {Hectometer}.
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Hesitancy \Hes"itancy\, n. [L. haesitantia a stammering.] 1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates. 2. A stammering; a faltering in speech.
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Hesitant \Hes"i*tant\, a. [L. haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare: cf. F. h[82]sitant. See {Hesitate}.] 1. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating. 2. Unready in speech. --Baxter.
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Hesitantly \Hes"itantly\, adv. With hesitancy or doubt.
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Hexatomic \Hex`a*tom"ic\, a. [Hex- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Having six atoms in the molecule. [R.] (b) Having six replaceable radicals.
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(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. Both meet to hear and answer such high things. --Shak. Plain living and high thinking are no more. --Wordsworth. (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South. (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense. An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin. --Prov. xxi. 4. His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot. --Clarendon. 3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser. High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies. --Baker. 4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. 5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, a high note. 6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as [emac] ([emac]ve), [oomac] (f[oomac]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11. {High admiral}, the chief admiral. {High altar}, the principal altar in a church. {High and dry}, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached. {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.] {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display. {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff. {High Church}, [and] {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See {Broad Church}. {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See {Constable}, n., 2. {High commission court},a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641. {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31. {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial. {High German}, [or] {High Dutch}. See under {German}. {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport. [Colloq.] [bd]All the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of age.[b8] --F. Harrison. {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator. {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich. {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet. {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food. {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}. {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian. {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary. {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}. {High school}. See under {School}. {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line. --Wharton. {High steam}, steam having a high pressure. {High steward}, the chief steward. {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes. {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. {High time}. (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion. (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. [Slang] {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See {Treason}. Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W. {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. {High-water mark}. (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water. (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet. {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural. {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. [Colloq.] {With a high hand}. (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. [bd]The children of Israel went out with a high hand.[b8] --Ex. xiv. 8. (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. [bd]They governed the city with a high hand.[b8] --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.
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(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. Both meet to hear and answer such high things. --Shak. Plain living and high thinking are no more. --Wordsworth. (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South. (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense. An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin. --Prov. xxi. 4. His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot. --Clarendon. 3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser. High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies. --Baker. 4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. 5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, a high note. 6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as [emac] ([emac]ve), [oomac] (f[oomac]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11. {High admiral}, the chief admiral. {High altar}, the principal altar in a church. {High and dry}, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached. {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.] {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display. {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff. {High Church}, [and] {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See {Broad Church}. {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See {Constable}, n., 2. {High commission court},a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641. {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31. {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial. {High German}, [or] {High Dutch}. See under {German}. {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport. [Colloq.] [bd]All the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of age.[b8] --F. Harrison. {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator. {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich. {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet. {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food. {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}. {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian. {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary. {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}. {High school}. See under {School}. {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line. --Wharton. {High steam}, steam having a high pressure. {High steward}, the chief steward. {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes. {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. {High time}. (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion. (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. [Slang] {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See {Treason}. Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W. {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. {High-water mark}. (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water. (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet. {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural. {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. [Colloq.] {With a high hand}. (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. [bd]The children of Israel went out with a high hand.[b8] --Ex. xiv. 8. (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. [bd]They governed the city with a high hand.[b8] --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heighten \Height"en\ (h[imac]t"'n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. [bd]To heighten our confusion.[b8] --Addison. An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. --Hawthorne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hightener \Hight"en*er\, n. That which heightens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-toned \High"-toned`\, a. 1. High in tone or sound. 2. Elevated; high-principled; honorable. In whose high-toned impartial mind Degrees of mortal rank and state Seem objects of indifferent weight. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thank \Thank\ (th[acr][nsmac]k), n.; pl. {Thanks}. [AS. [ed]anc, [ed]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor, pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. [ed][94]kk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [ed]agks thanks; -- originally, a thought, a thinking. See {Think}.] A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural. [bd]This ceremonial thanks.[b8] --Massinger. If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. --Luke vi. 33. What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in matter of sin? --Milton. Thanks, thanks to thee, most worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught. --Longfellow. {His thanks}, {Her thanks}, etc., of his or her own accord; with his or her good will; voluntary. [Obs.] Full sooth is said that love ne lordship, Will not, his thanks, have no fellowship. --Chaucer. {In thank}, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.] {Thank offering}, an offering made as an expression of thanks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histoh91matin \His`toh[91]m"atin\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. h[91]matin.] (Physiol.) One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histonomy \Histon"omy\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + [?] to distribute, regulate.] The science which treats of the laws relating to organic tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoisting}.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.] To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope. Hoisting him into his father's throne. --South. {Hoisting engine}, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoisting}.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.] To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope. Hoisting him into his father's throne. --South. {Hoisting engine}, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hookedness \Hook"ed*ness\, n. The state of being bent like a hook; incurvation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hosting \Host"ing\, n. [From {Host} an army.] [Obs.] 1. An encounter; a battle. [bd]Fierce hosting.[b8] --Milton. 2. A muster or review. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaker \Quak"er\, n. 1. One who quakes. 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See {Friend}, n., 4. Fox's teaching was primarily a preaching of repentance . . . The trembling among the listening crowd caused or confirmed the name of Quakers given to the body; men and women sometimes fell down and lay struggling as if for life. --Encyc. Brit. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The nankeen bird. (b) The sooty albatross. (c) Any grasshopper or locust of the genus ({Edipoda}; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight. {Quaker buttons}. (Bot.) See {Nux vomica}. {Quaker gun}, a dummy cannon made of wood or other material; -- so called because the sect of Friends, or Quakers, hold to the doctrine, of nonresistance. {Quaker ladies} (Bot.), a low American biennial plant ({Houstonia c[91]rulea}), with pretty four-lobed corollas which are pale blue with a yellowish center; -- also called {bluets}, and {little innocents}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See {Blue}, a.] (Bot.) A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the {Houstonia c[d2]rulea}, the {Centaurea cyanus} or bluebottle, and the {Vaccinium angustifolium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hustings \Hus"tings\, n. pl. [OE. husting an assembly, coucil, AS. h[?]sting; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h[?]s[?]ing; h[?]s home + [?]ing thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E. thing. See {House}, and {Thing}.] 1. A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant. --Mozley & W. 2. Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament. 3. The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.] When the rotten hustings shake In another month to his brazen lies. --Tennyson.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hastings, FL (town, FIPS 29100) Location: 29.71491 N, 81.50789 W Population (1990): 595 (261 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32145 Hastings, IA (city, FIPS 34995) Location: 41.02392 N, 95.49562 W Population (1990): 187 (78 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51540 Hastings, MI (city, FIPS 37120) Location: 42.65017 N, 85.28849 W Population (1990): 6549 (2618 housing units) Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49058 Hastings, MN (city, FIPS 27530) Location: 44.73285 N, 92.85250 W Population (1990): 15445 (5547 housing units) Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) Hastings, ND Zip code(s): 58049 Hastings, NE (city, FIPS 21415) Location: 40.58926 N, 98.39005 W Population (1990): 22837 (9846 housing units) Area: 24.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68901 Hastings, NY Zip code(s): 13076 Hastings, OK (town, FIPS 33000) Location: 34.22514 N, 98.10837 W Population (1990): 164 (86 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73548 Hastings, PA (borough, FIPS 33080) Location: 40.66491 N, 78.70897 W Population (1990): 1431 (587 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16646 Hastings, WV Zip code(s): 26419
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hastings On Huds, NY Zip code(s): 10706
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY (village, FIPS 32710) Location: 40.98787 N, 73.87958 W Population (1990): 8000 (3145 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Haughton, LA (town, FIPS 33420) Location: 32.53007 N, 93.50626 W Population (1990): 1664 (709 housing units) Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71037
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Haxtun, CO (town, FIPS 34960) Location: 40.64272 N, 102.62879 W Population (1990): 952 (483 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80731
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hesston, KS (city, FIPS 31600) Location: 38.13989 N, 97.42765 W Population (1990): 3012 (1014 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67062 Hesston, PA Zip code(s): 16647
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hestand, KY Zip code(s): 42151
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Higden, AR (town, FIPS 32080) Location: 35.56636 N, 92.20519 W Population (1990): 92 (99 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Higdon, AL Zip code(s): 35979
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Higgston, GA (town, FIPS 38348) Location: 32.21679 N, 82.46718 W Population (1990): 274 (148 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hightown, VA Zip code(s): 24444
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hixton, WI (village, FIPS 35075) Location: 44.38403 N, 91.01105 W Population (1990): 345 (172 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hookstown, PA (borough, FIPS 35576) Location: 40.59880 N, 80.47436 W Population (1990): 169 (72 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15050
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hoschton, GA (city, FIPS 40056) Location: 34.09248 N, 83.76118 W Population (1990): 642 (251 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30548
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hosston, LA (village, FIPS 36150) Location: 32.88371 N, 93.88280 W Population (1990): 417 (180 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71043
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houghton, IA (city, FIPS 37335) Location: 40.78298 N, 91.61244 W Population (1990): 127 (47 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52631 Houghton, MI (city, FIPS 39360) Location: 47.11358 N, 88.56179 W Population (1990): 7498 (2121 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49931 Houghton, NY (CDP, FIPS 35771) Location: 42.42654 N, 78.16137 W Population (1990): 1740 (275 housing units) Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14744 Houghton, SD Zip code(s): 57449
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houghton County, MI (county, FIPS 61) Location: 46.98357 N, 88.64662 W Population (1990): 35446 (17296 housing units) Area: 2620.4 sq km (land), 1268.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houghton Lake, MI (CDP, FIPS 39400) Location: 44.31344 N, 84.76414 W Population (1990): 3353 (2764 housing units) Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48629
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Housatonic, MA (CDP, FIPS 31295) Location: 42.25038 N, 73.36272 W Population (1990): 1184 (478 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01236
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houston, AK (city, FIPS 33800) Location: 61.62414 N, 149.78106 W Population (1990): 697 (484 housing units) Area: 61.5 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water) Houston, AL Zip code(s): 35572 Houston, AR (town, FIPS 33490) Location: 35.03491 N, 92.69412 W Population (1990): 149 (78 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72070 Houston, DE (town, FIPS 36760) Location: 38.91681 N, 75.50450 W Population (1990): 487 (189 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19954 Houston, MN (city, FIPS 30230) Location: 43.76069 N, 91.57231 W Population (1990): 1013 (443 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55943 Houston, MO (city, FIPS 33238) Location: 37.32265 N, 91.95964 W Population (1990): 2118 (1040 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65483 Houston, MS (city, FIPS 33900) Location: 33.89617 N, 89.00159 W Population (1990): 3903 (1623 housing units) Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38851 Houston, OH Zip code(s): 45333 Houston, PA (borough, FIPS 35896) Location: 40.24999 N, 80.21182 W Population (1990): 1445 (679 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15342 Houston, TX (city, FIPS 35000) Location: 29.76870 N, 95.38673 W Population (1990): 1630553 (726435 housing units) Area: 1398.3 sq km (land), 56.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77041, 77042, 77043, 77044, 77045, 77046, 77047, 77048, 77049, 77050, 77051, 77053, 77054, 77055, 77056, 77057, 77058, 77059, 77060, 77061, 77062, 77063, 77064, 77065, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77071, 77072, 77073, 77074, 77075, 77076, 77077, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77082, 77083, 77084, 77085, 77086, 77087, 77088, 77089, 77090, 77091, 77092, 77093, 77094, 77095, 77096, 77098, 77099
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houston Acres, KY (city, FIPS 38170) Location: 38.21405 N, 85.61365 W Population (1990): 496 (228 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houston County, AL (county, FIPS 69) Location: 31.15119 N, 85.30458 W Population (1990): 81331 (33196 housing units) Area: 1503.3 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Houston County, GA (county, FIPS 153) Location: 32.45833 N, 83.66835 W Population (1990): 89208 (34785 housing units) Area: 975.9 sq km (land), 8.0 sq km (water) Houston County, MN (county, FIPS 55) Location: 43.67414 N, 91.49116 W Population (1990): 18497 (7257 housing units) Area: 1446.4 sq km (land), 27.2 sq km (water) Houston County, TN (county, FIPS 83) Location: 36.28254 N, 87.71358 W Population (1990): 7018 (3085 housing units) Area: 518.6 sq km (land), 17.4 sq km (water) Houston County, TX (county, FIPS 225) Location: 31.31751 N, 95.42918 W Population (1990): 21375 (10265 housing units) Area: 3188.3 sq km (land), 15.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houston Lake, MO (city, FIPS 33292) Location: 39.19172 N, 94.62350 W Population (1990): 303 (121 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houstonia, MO (city, FIPS 33256) Location: 38.89943 N, 93.35980 W Population (1990): 283 (113 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65333
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hugoton, KS (city, FIPS 33425) Location: 37.17635 N, 101.34682 W Population (1990): 3179 (1360 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67951
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hustontown, PA Zip code(s): 17229
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hustonville, KY (city, FIPS 38836) Location: 37.47272 N, 84.81772 W Population (1990): 313 (151 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40437
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
high density {floppy disk}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
host number The host part of an {Internet address}. The rest is the {network number}. (1994-10-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hostname 1. (Or "sitename"). The unique name by which a computer is known on a {network}, used to identify it in {electronic mail}, {Usenet} {news}, or other forms of electronic information interchange. On {Internet} the hostname is an {ASCII} string, e.g. "foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk" which, consists of a local part (foldoc) and a {domain} name (doc.ic.ac.uk). The hostname is translated into an {Internet address} either via the /etc/hosts file, {NIS} or by the {Domain Name System} (DNS) or {resolver}. It is possible for one computer to have several hostnames (aliases) though one is designated as its {canonical} name. It is often possible to guess a hostname for a particular institution. This is useful if you want to know if they operate network services like {anonymous FTP}, {World-Wide Web} or {finger}. First try the institution's name or obvious abbreviations thereof, with the appropriate {domain} appended, e.g. "mit.edu". If this fails, prepend "ftp." or "www." as appropriate, e.g. "www.data-io.com". You can use the {ping} command as a quick way to test whether a hostname is valid. The folklore interest of hostnames stems from the creativity and humour they often display. Interpreting a sitename is not unlike interpreting a vanity licence plate; one has to mentally unpack it, allowing for mono-case and length restrictions and the lack of whitespace. Hacker tradition deprecates dull, institutional-sounding names in favour of punchy, humorous, and clever coinages (except that it is considered appropriate for the official public gateway machine of an organisation to bear the organisation's name or acronym). Mythological references, cartoon characters, animal names, and allusions to SF or fantasy literature are probably the most popular sources for sitenames (in roughly descending order). The obligatory comment is Harris's Lament: "All the good ones are taken!" See also {network address}. 2. {Berkeley} {Unix} command to set and get the application level name used by the host. {Unix manual page}: hostname(1). (1995-02-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Houston Automatic Spooling Program (HASP) A program developed by {IBM} for {NASA} in the 1960s to {SPOOL} output on {OS/MFT} and {OS/MVT} to improve job processing performance. (2003-05-19)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hakkatan, little