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   haemorrhage
         n 1: the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel [syn:
               {bleeding}, {hemorrhage}, {haemorrhage}]

English Dictionary: hemorrhage by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haemorrhagic
adj
  1. of or relating to a hemorrhage [syn: hemorrhagic, haemorrhagic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haemorrhagic fever
n
  1. a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage
    Synonym(s): hemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever, VHF
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haemorrhagic stroke
n
  1. stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
    Synonym(s): hemorrhagic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hammarskjold
n
  1. Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961)
    Synonym(s): Hammarskjold, Dag Hammarskjold, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hammer-shaped
adj
  1. shaped in the form of a hammer
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Hammerstein
n
  1. United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
    Synonym(s): Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein II
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heinrich Boell
n
  1. German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
    Synonym(s): Boell, Heinrich Boell, Heinrich Theodor Boell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
n
  1. United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
    Synonym(s): Steinway, Henry Steinway, Henry Engelhard Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heinrich Hertz
n
  1. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
    Synonym(s): Hertz, Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heinrich Himmler
n
  1. German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)
    Synonym(s): Himmler, Heinrich Himmler
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Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
n
  1. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
    Synonym(s): Hertz, Heinrich Hertz, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Heinrich Schliemann
n
  1. German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)
    Synonym(s): Schliemann, Heinrich Schliemann
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Heinrich Theodor Boell
n
  1. German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)
    Synonym(s): Boell, Heinrich Boell, Heinrich Theodor Boell
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Heinrich von Kleist
n
  1. German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
    Synonym(s): Kleist, Heinrich von Kleist, Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hemerocallidaceae
n
  1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
    Synonym(s): Hemerocallidaceae, family Hemerocallidaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hemerocallis
n
  1. east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
    Synonym(s): Hemerocallis, genus Hemerocallis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hemerocallis flava
n
  1. a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: lemon lily, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, Hemerocallis flava]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus
n
  1. a day lily with yellow flowers [syn: lemon lily, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus, Hemerocallis flava]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhage
n
  1. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel [syn: bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage]
v
  1. lose blood from one's body [syn: shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhagic
adj
  1. of or relating to a hemorrhage [syn: hemorrhagic, haemorrhagic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhagic cyst
n
  1. a cyst containing blood [syn: hemorrhagic cyst, {blood cyst}, hematocyst]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhagic fever
n
  1. a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage
    Synonym(s): hemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever, VHF
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhagic septicemia
n
  1. an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection
    Synonym(s): hemorrhagic septicemia, pasteurellosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhagic stroke
n
  1. stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
    Synonym(s): hemorrhagic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henri Clemens van de Velde
n
  1. Belgian architect (1863-1957) [syn: van de Velde, {Henri van de Velde}, Henri Clemens van de Velde]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henrik Ibsen
n
  1. realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
    Synonym(s): Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Johan Ibsen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henrik Johan Ibsen
n
  1. realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
    Synonym(s): Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Johan Ibsen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
henroost
n
  1. a roost for hens at night
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Cavendish
n
  1. British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
    Synonym(s): Cavendish, Henry Cavendish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Clay
n
  1. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
    Synonym(s): Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Clay Frick
n
  1. United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)
    Synonym(s): Frick, Henry Clay Frick
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Graham Greene
n
  1. English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991) [syn: Greene, Graham Greene, Henry Graham Greene]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry James
n
  1. writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)
    Synonym(s): James, Henry James
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry John Heinz
n
  1. United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919)
    Synonym(s): Heinz, Henry John Heinz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell
n
  1. English film director (born in 1927) [syn: Russell, {Ken Russell}, Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell]
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Henry Kissinger
n
  1. United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)
    Synonym(s): Kissinger, Henry Kissinger, Henry Alfred Kissinger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Oscar Houghton
n
  1. United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
    Synonym(s): Houghton, Henry Oscar Houghton
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Spencer Moore
n
  1. British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)
    Synonym(s): Moore, Henry Moore, Henry Spencer Moore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Steinway
n
  1. United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871)
    Synonym(s): Steinway, Henry Steinway, Henry Engelhard Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Sweet
n
  1. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
    Synonym(s): Sweet, Henry Sweet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry's law
n
  1. (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Homarus
n
  1. type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
    Synonym(s): Homarus, genus Homarus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Homarus americanus
n
  1. lobster of Atlantic coast of America [syn: {American lobster}, Northern lobster, Maine lobster, Homarus americanus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Homarus capensis
n
  1. small lobster of southern Africa [syn: Cape lobster, Homarus capensis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Homarus vulgaris
n
  1. lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe [syn: {European lobster}, Homarus vulgaris]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
home reserve
n
  1. United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either
    Synonym(s): National Guard, home reserve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Homeric
adj
  1. relating to or characteristic of Homer or his age or the works attributed to him; "Homeric Greek"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
homework
n
  1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
    Synonym(s): homework, prep, preparation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
homework problem
n
  1. a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
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Homo erectus
n
  1. extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honor guard
n
  1. an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
    Synonym(s): honor guard, guard of honor
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honor killing
n
  1. an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
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honor system
n
  1. a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on the honor system"
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Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti
n
  1. French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791)
    Synonym(s): Mirabeau, Comte de Mirabeau, Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honoris causa
n
  1. a degree conferred to honor the recipient [syn: {honorary degree}, honoris causa]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honours
n
  1. a university degree with honors [syn: honours, {honours degree}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honours degree
n
  1. a university degree with honors [syn: honours, {honours degree}]
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honours list
n
  1. a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
    Synonym(s): class list, honours list
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humerus
n
  1. bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humorist
n
  1. someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way [syn: humorist, humourist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humorous
adj
  1. full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
    Synonym(s): humorous, humourous
    Antonym(s): humorless, humourless, unhumorous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humorously
adv
  1. in a humorous manner; "Dickens had humorously suggested a special service of intercession at St. Paul's Cathedral"
    Antonym(s): humorlessly, humourlessly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humorousness
n
  1. the trait of merry joking [syn: jocoseness, jocosity, merriness, humorousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humourist
n
  1. someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way [syn: humorist, humourist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humourous
adj
  1. full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
    Synonym(s): humorous, humourous
    Antonym(s): humorless, humourless, unhumorous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lobster \Lob"ster\, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted
      fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a
      locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of
      the genus {Homarus}; as the American lobster ({H.
      Americanus}), and the European lobster ({H. vulgaris}). The
      Norwegian lobster ({Nephrops Norvegicus}) is similar in form.
      All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny
      lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to {Palinurus},
      {Panulirus}, and allied genera, have no large claws. The
      fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters.
  
      {Lobster caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the caterpillar of a
            European bombycid moth ({Stauropus fagi}); -- so called
            from its form.
  
      {Lobster louse} (Zo[94]l.), a copepod crustacean
            ({Nicotho[89] astaci}) parasitic on the gills of the
            European lobster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Banner \Ban"ner\, n. [OE. banere, OF. baniere, F. banni[8a]re,
      bandi[8a]re, fr. LL. baniera, banderia, fr. bandum banner,
      fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth.
      bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See {Band}, n.]
      1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a
            crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.
  
                     Hang out our banners on the outward walls. --Shak.
  
      2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or
            motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a
            procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
  
      3. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner.
  
      {Banner fish} (Zo[94]l.), a large fish of the genus
            {Histiophorus}, of the Swordfish family, having a broad
            bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species ({H.
            Americanus}) inhabits the North Atlantic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammer \Ham"mer\, n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D.
      hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer,
      crag, and perh. to Gr. [?] anvil, Skr. a[?]man stone.]
      1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the
            like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,
            fixed crosswise to a handle.
  
                     With busy hammers closing rivets up.   --Shak.
  
      2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common
            hammer; as:
            (a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to
                  indicate the hour.
            (b) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires,
                  to produce the tones.
            (c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under {Ear}. (Gun.) That part
                  of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or
                  firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of
                  steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and
                  struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming.
            (e) Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as,
                  St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
  
                           He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had
                           been the [bd]massive iron hammers[b8] of the
                           whole earth.                                 --J. H.
                                                                              Newman.
  
      {Atmospheric hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer in which the
            spring is formed by confined air.
  
      {Drop hammer}, {Face hammer}, etc. See under {Drop}, {Face},
            etc.
  
      {Hammer fish}. See {Hammerhead}.
  
      {Hammer hardening}, the process of hardening metal by
            hammering it when cold.
  
      {Hammer shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Malleus}, a genus
            of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters,
            having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them
            a hammer-shaped outline; -- called also {hammer oyster}.
           
  
      {To bring to the hammer}, to put up at auction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammer \Ham"mer\, n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D.
      hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer,
      crag, and perh. to Gr. [?] anvil, Skr. a[?]man stone.]
      1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the
            like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,
            fixed crosswise to a handle.
  
                     With busy hammers closing rivets up.   --Shak.
  
      2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common
            hammer; as:
            (a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to
                  indicate the hour.
            (b) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires,
                  to produce the tones.
            (c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under {Ear}. (Gun.) That part
                  of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or
                  firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of
                  steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and
                  struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming.
            (e) Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as,
                  St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
  
                           He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had
                           been the [bd]massive iron hammers[b8] of the
                           whole earth.                                 --J. H.
                                                                              Newman.
  
      {Atmospheric hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer in which the
            spring is formed by confined air.
  
      {Drop hammer}, {Face hammer}, etc. See under {Drop}, {Face},
            etc.
  
      {Hammer fish}. See {Hammerhead}.
  
      {Hammer hardening}, the process of hardening metal by
            hammering it when cold.
  
      {Hammer shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Malleus}, a genus
            of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters,
            having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them
            a hammer-shaped outline; -- called also {hammer oyster}.
           
  
      {To bring to the hammer}, to put up at auction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammercloth \Ham"mer*cloth`\ (?; 115), n. [Prob. fr. D. hemel
      heaven, canopy, tester (akin to G. himmel, and perh. also to
      E. heaven) + E. cloth; or perh. a corruption of hamper
      cloth.]
      The cloth which covers a coach box.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammerkop \Ham"mer*kop\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A bird of the Heron family; the umber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thysbe \Thys"be\, n. [NL., fr. L. Thisbe maiden beloved by
      Pyramus, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)
      A common clearwing moth ({Hemaris thysbe}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemorrhage \Hem"or*rhage\, n. [L. haemorrhagia, Gr.
      a"imorragi`a; a"i^ma blood + "rhgny`nai to break, burst: cf.
      F. h[82]morragie, h[82]morrhagie.] (Med.)
      Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.
  
      Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the
               rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemorrhagic \Hem`or*rhag"ic\, a. [Gr. a"imorragiko`s: cf. F.
      h[82]morrhagique.]
      Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or
      accompanied by, hemorrhage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Henroost \Hen"roost`\, n.
      A place where hens roost.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Henry \Hen"ry\, n.; pl. {Henrys}. [From Joseph Henry, an
      American physicist.]
      The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit
      when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one
      volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one
      amp[8a]re a second.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Himyaric \Him*yar"ic\, Himyaritic \Him`ya*rit"ic\, a.
      Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or
      to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters,
      language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions
      showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic,
      still spoken in Southern Arabia. --Brande & C.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Homeric \Ho*mer"ic\, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. "Omhriko`s.]
      Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets;
      resembling the poetry of Homer.
  
      {Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; -- so called because used
            by Homer in his epics.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Homeric \Ho*mer"ic\, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. "Omhriko`s.]
      Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets;
      resembling the poetry of Homer.
  
      {Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; -- so called because used
            by Homer in his epics.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Homo94rgan \Ho`mo*[94]r"gan\ [Homo- + organ.]
      Same as {Homoplast}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honor \Hon"or\, n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor,
      onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor,
      honos.] [Written also {honour}.]
      1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect;
            consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of
            respect or reverence.
  
                     A prophet is not without honor, save in his own
                     country.                                             --Matt. xiii.
                                                                              57.
  
      2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or
            consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity;
            especially, excellence of character; high moral worth;
            virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity;
            uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.
  
                     If she have forgot Honor and virtue.   --Shak.
  
                     Godlike erect, with native honor clad. --Milton.
  
      3. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course
            of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the
            duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.
  
                     Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense Of
                     justice which the human mind can frame, Intent each
                     lurking frailty to disclaim, And guard the way of
                     life from all offense Suffered or done.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
                     I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not
                     honor more.                                       --Lovelace.
  
      4. That to which esteem or consideration is paid;
            distinguished position; high rank. [bd]Restored me to my
            honors.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. --1
                                                                              Kings iii. 13.
  
                     Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. --Ps. civ.
                                                                              1.
  
      5. Fame; reputation; credit.
  
                     Some in theiractions do woo, and affect honor and
                     reputation.                                       --Bacon.
  
                     If my honor is meant anything distinct from
                     conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the
                     censure and esteem of the world.         --Rogers.
  
      6. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a
            ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on
            his breast; military honors; civil honors. [bd]Their
            funeral honors.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      7. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an
            ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
  
      8. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil
            offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor.
            See Note under {Honorable}.
  
      9. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on
            which other lordships and manors depended. --Cowell.
  
      10. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as,
            honors in classics.
  
      11. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The
            ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. --R. A.
            Proctor.
  
      {Affair of honor}, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the
            duel itself.
  
      {Court of honor}, a court or tribunal to investigate and
            decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court
            of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or
            omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in
            their nature.
  
      {Debt of honor}, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by
            betting or gambling, considered more binding than if
            recoverable by law.
  
      {Honor bright!} An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.]
           
  
      {Honor court} (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory.
           
  
      {Honor point}. (Her.) See {Escutcheon}.
  
      {Honors of war} (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished
            enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and
            with colors flying.
  
      {Law, [or] Code}, {of honor}, certain rules by which social
            intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and
            which are founded on a regard to reputation. --Paley.
  
      {Maid of honor}, a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend
            the queen when she appears in public.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Easy \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF.
      aisi[82], F. ais[82], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease},
      v. t.]
      1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as:
            (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the
                  like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
            (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the
                  like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
            (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality;
                  unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy
                  style. [bd]The easy vigor of a line.[b8] --Pope.
  
      2. Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much
            exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a
            ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.
            [bd]Easy ways to die.[b8] --Shak.
  
      3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;
            inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
  
                     It were an easy leap.                        --Shak.
  
      4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;
            furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an
            easy chair or cushion.
  
      5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;
            yielding; complying; ready.
  
                     He gained their easy hearts.               --Dryden.
  
                     He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market
            is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.
  
      {Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an
            equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted
            as points.
  
      Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile;
               unconcerned.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honor \Hon"or\, n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor,
      onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor,
      honos.] [Written also {honour}.]
      1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect;
            consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of
            respect or reverence.
  
                     A prophet is not without honor, save in his own
                     country.                                             --Matt. xiii.
                                                                              57.
  
      2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or
            consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity;
            especially, excellence of character; high moral worth;
            virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity;
            uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.
  
                     If she have forgot Honor and virtue.   --Shak.
  
                     Godlike erect, with native honor clad. --Milton.
  
      3. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course
            of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the
            duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.
  
                     Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense Of
                     justice which the human mind can frame, Intent each
                     lurking frailty to disclaim, And guard the way of
                     life from all offense Suffered or done.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
                     I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not
                     honor more.                                       --Lovelace.
  
      4. That to which esteem or consideration is paid;
            distinguished position; high rank. [bd]Restored me to my
            honors.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. --1
                                                                              Kings iii. 13.
  
                     Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. --Ps. civ.
                                                                              1.
  
      5. Fame; reputation; credit.
  
                     Some in theiractions do woo, and affect honor and
                     reputation.                                       --Bacon.
  
                     If my honor is meant anything distinct from
                     conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the
                     censure and esteem of the world.         --Rogers.
  
      6. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a
            ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on
            his breast; military honors; civil honors. [bd]Their
            funeral honors.[b8] --Dryden.
  
      7. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an
            ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
  
      8. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil
            offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor.
            See Note under {Honorable}.
  
      9. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on
            which other lordships and manors depended. --Cowell.
  
      10. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as,
            honors in classics.
  
      11. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The
            ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. --R. A.
            Proctor.
  
      {Affair of honor}, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the
            duel itself.
  
      {Court of honor}, a court or tribunal to investigate and
            decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court
            of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or
            omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in
            their nature.
  
      {Debt of honor}, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by
            betting or gambling, considered more binding than if
            recoverable by law.
  
      {Honor bright!} An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.]
           
  
      {Honor court} (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory.
           
  
      {Honor point}. (Her.) See {Escutcheon}.
  
      {Honors of war} (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished
            enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and
            with colors flying.
  
      {Law, [or] Code}, {of honor}, certain rules by which social
            intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and
            which are founded on a regard to reputation. --Paley.
  
      {Maid of honor}, a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend
            the queen when she appears in public.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorism \Hu"mor*ism\, n.
      1. (Med.) The theory founded on the influence which the
            humors were supposed to have in the production of disease;
            Galenism. --Dunglison.
  
      2. The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
            --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorist \Hu"mor*ist\, n. [Cf. F. humoriste.]
      1. (Med.) One who attributes diseases of the state of the
            humors.
  
      2. One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character,
            which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.
  
                     He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in
                     all parts of his life.                        --Addison.
  
      3. One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has
            a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.
  
                     The reputation of wits and humorists. --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humoristic \Hu`mor*is"tic\, a.
      Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a humorist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorize \Hu"mor*ize\, v. t.
      To humor. --Marston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorous \Hu"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist.
      See {Humor}.]
      1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.]
  
                     All founts wells, all deeps humorous. --Chapman.
  
      2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular;
            capricious; whimsical. --Hawthorne.
  
                     Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. --Dryden.
  
      3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a
            humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
  
      Syn: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorously \Hu"mor*ous*ly\, adv.
      1. Capriciously; whimsically.
  
                     We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. --Calamy.
  
      2. Facetiously; wittily.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorousness \Hu"mor*ous*ness\, n.
      1. Moodiness; capriciousness.
  
      2. Facetiousness; jocularity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorsome \Hu"mor*some\, a.
      1. Moody; whimsical; capricious. --Hawthorne.
  
                     The commons do not abet humorsome, factious arms.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      2. Jocose; witty; humorous. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorsomely \Hu"mor*some*ly\, adv.
      Pleasantly; humorously.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorsomeness \Hu"mor*some*ness\, n.
      Quality of being humorsome.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hamersville, OH (village, FIPS 32984)
      Location: 38.91828 N, 83.98496 W
      Population (1990): 586 (193 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45130

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Haymarket, VA (town, FIPS 35976)
      Location: 38.81210 N, 77.63752 W
      Population (1990): 483 (210 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 22069

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Henrico, NC
      Zip code(s): 27842

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Henrico County, VA (county, FIPS 87)
      Location: 37.55080 N, 77.40417 W
      Population (1990): 217881 (94539 housing units)
      Area: 616.8 sq km (land), 13.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Henry County, AL (county, FIPS 67)
      Location: 31.51609 N, 85.23983 W
      Population (1990): 15374 (7056 housing units)
      Area: 1455.5 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water)
   Henry County, GA (county, FIPS 151)
      Location: 33.45610 N, 84.15540 W
      Population (1990): 58741 (21275 housing units)
      Area: 835.8 sq km (land), 4.7 sq km (water)
   Henry County, IA (county, FIPS 87)
      Location: 40.98854 N, 91.54384 W
      Population (1990): 19226 (7507 housing units)
      Area: 1125.3 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)
   Henry County, IL (county, FIPS 73)
      Location: 41.35465 N, 90.13586 W
      Population (1990): 51159 (20881 housing units)
      Area: 2132.2 sq km (land), 6.2 sq km (water)
   Henry County, IN (county, FIPS 65)
      Location: 39.93104 N, 85.39694 W
      Population (1990): 48139 (19835 housing units)
      Area: 1017.8 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
   Henry County, KY (county, FIPS 103)
      Location: 38.45609 N, 85.12301 W
      Population (1990): 12823 (5447 housing units)
      Area: 749.4 sq km (land), 4.6 sq km (water)
   Henry County, MO (county, FIPS 83)
      Location: 38.38734 N, 93.79133 W
      Population (1990): 20044 (9317 housing units)
      Area: 1819.5 sq km (land), 78.0 sq km (water)
   Henry County, OH (county, FIPS 69)
      Location: 41.33280 N, 84.06860 W
      Population (1990): 29108 (11000 housing units)
      Area: 1078.8 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water)
   Henry County, TN (county, FIPS 79)
      Location: 36.32734 N, 88.29890 W
      Population (1990): 27888 (13774 housing units)
      Area: 1454.9 sq km (land), 82.2 sq km (water)
   Henry County, VA (county, FIPS 89)
      Location: 36.67087 N, 79.88446 W
      Population (1990): 56942 (23169 housing units)
      Area: 990.4 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Homer City, PA (borough, FIPS 35408)
      Location: 40.53961 N, 79.15949 W
      Population (1990): 1809 (845 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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