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English Dictionary: high-risk	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hagerstown n a town in northern Maryland
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Heuchera cylindrica n plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America Synonym(s): poker alumroot, poker heuchera, Heuchera cylindrica
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Heuchera sanguinea n perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental Synonym(s): coralbells, Heuchera sanguinea
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high horse n an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"
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high-resolution adj producing images that are sharp and finely detailed; "high-resolution photography"; "a high-resolution lens"; "high-resolution television" Antonym(s): low-resolution
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high-rise adj used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall; "avenues lined with high-rise apartment buildings" Antonym(s): low-rise n tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high- rise'" Synonym(s): high-rise, tower block
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high-risk adj not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises" Synonym(s): bad, risky, high-risk, speculative
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higher cognitive process n cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
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higher criticism n the scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning
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higher status n higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service Synonym(s): seniority, senior status, higher status, higher rank
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Hooker's green n green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
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Hooker's onion n a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado Synonym(s): Hooker's onion, Allium acuminatum
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Hooker's orchid n a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal Synonym(s): Hooker's orchid, Habenaria hookeri
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Hoosier State n a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana, Hoosier State, IN]
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house arrest n confinement to your own home
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house organ n a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers
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house-raising n construction by a group of neighbors
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housework n the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: housework, housekeeping]
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housewrecker n a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker" Synonym(s): housewrecker, housebreaker
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Hygrocybe n a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae Synonym(s): Hygrocybe, genus Hygrocybe
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Hygrocybe acutoconica n a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks [syn: Hygrocybe acutoconica, conic waxycap]
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hygroscope n hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere
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hygroscopic adj absorbing moisture (as from the air)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ichneumon \Ich*neu"mon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. [?] to track or hunt after, fr. [?] track, footstep.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus {Herpestes}, and family {Viverrid[91]}. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species({H. ichneumon}), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India ({H. griseus}), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family {Ichneumonid[91]}, of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera. Note: The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence, many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by destroying noxious insects. {Ichneumon fly}. See {Ichneumon}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hyrax \[d8]Hy"rax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] shrew mouse.] (Zo[94]l.) Any animal of the genus {Hyrax}, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman ({H. Syriacus}) of Palestine, and the klipdas ({H. capensis}) of South Africa. Other species are {H. arboreus} and {H. Sylvestris}, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See {Daman}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hagiarchy \Ha"gi*ar`chy\, n. [Gr. [?] sacred, holy + -archy.] A sacred government; by holy orders of men. --Southey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swallow-tailed \Swal"low-tailed`\, a. 1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat. 2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed. {Swallow-tailed duck} (Zo[94]l.), the old squaw. {Swallow-tailed gull} (Zo[94]l.), an Arctic gull ({Xema furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail. {Swallow-tailed} {hawk [or] kite} (Zo[94]l.), the fork-tailed kite. {Swallow-tailed moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Urapteryx sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heckerism \Heck"er*ism\, n. (R. C. Ch.) (a) The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-88), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people. (b) Improperly, certain views or principles erroneously ascribed to Father Hecker in a French translation of Elliott's Life of Hecker. They were condemned as [bd]Americanism[b8] by the Pope, in a letter to Cardinal Gibbons, January 22, 1899.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring}, and {shad herring}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fall \Fall\, n. 1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. 2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall. 3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin. They thy fall conspire. --Denham. Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. --Prov. xvi. 18. 4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire. Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope. 5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall of Sebastopol. 6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents. 7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence. 8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope. 9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara. 10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison. 11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet. 12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn. What crowds of patients the town doctor kills, Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills. --Dryden. 13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow. 14. The act of felling or cutting down. [bd]The fall of timber.[b8] --Johnson. 15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels. 16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule. --B. Jonson. 17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. {Fall herring} (Zo[94]l.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea mediocris}); -- also called {tailor herring}, and {hickory shad}. {To try a fall}, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hickory \Hick"o*ry\, n. [North American Indian pawcohiccora (Capt. J. Smith) a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from pounded hickory nuts. [bd]Pohickory[b8] is named in a list of Virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to [bd]hickory.[b8] --J. H. Trumbull.] (Bot.) An American tree of the genus {Carya}, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the {C. alba}, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the {C. glabra}. The swamp hickory is {C. amara}, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter. {Hickory shad}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The mattowacca, or fall herring. (b) The gizzard shad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring}, and {shad herring}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fall \Fall\, n. 1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. 2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall. 3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin. They thy fall conspire. --Denham. Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. --Prov. xvi. 18. 4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire. Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope. 5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall of Sebastopol. 6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents. 7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence. 8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope. 9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara. 10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison. 11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet. 12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn. What crowds of patients the town doctor kills, Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills. --Dryden. 13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow. 14. The act of felling or cutting down. [bd]The fall of timber.[b8] --Johnson. 15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels. 16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule. --B. Jonson. 17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. {Fall herring} (Zo[94]l.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea mediocris}); -- also called {tailor herring}, and {hickory shad}. {To try a fall}, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hickory \Hick"o*ry\, n. [North American Indian pawcohiccora (Capt. J. Smith) a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from pounded hickory nuts. [bd]Pohickory[b8] is named in a list of Virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to [bd]hickory.[b8] --J. H. Trumbull.] (Bot.) An American tree of the genus {Carya}, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the {C. alba}, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the {C. glabra}. The swamp hickory is {C. amara}, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter. {Hickory shad}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The mattowacca, or fall herring. (b) The gizzard shad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Storm \Storm\, n. {Anticyclonic storm} (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often by clear sky. Called also {high-area storm}, {anticyclone}. When attended by high winds, snow, and freezing temperatures such storms have various local names, as {blizzard}, {wet norther}, {purga}, {buran}, etc. {Cyclonic storm}. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See {Cyclone}, above. Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also -ine \-ine\ . [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer, Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.) A substance, {C14H22O2NCl}, the hydrochloride of an amino compound containing benzol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local an[91]sthetic, esp. by injection into the sheath of the spinal cord, producing an[91]sthesia below the point of introduction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Higher criticism \High"er crit"i*cism\ Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also {historical criticism}. The comparison of the Hebrew and Greek texts . . . introduces us to a series of questions affecting the composition, the editing, and the collection of the sacred books. This class of questions forms the special subject of the branch of critical science which is usually distinguished from the verbal criticism of the text by the name of higher, or historical, criticism. --W. Robertson Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Geometry \Geom"etry\, n.; pl. {Geometries}[F. g[82]om[82]trie, L. geometria, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to measure land; ge`a, gh^, the earth + [?] to measure. So called because one of its earliest and most important applications was to the measurement of the earth's surface. See {Geometer}.] 1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of the relations of space. 2. A treatise on this science. {Analytical, [or] Co[94]rdinate}, {geometry}, that branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object the analytical investigation of the relations and properties of geometrical magnitudes. {Descriptive geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the graphic solution of all problems involving three dimensions. {Elementary geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the simple properties of straight lines, circles, plane surface, solids bounded by plane surfaces, the sphere, the cylinder, and the right cone. {Higher geometry}, that pert of geometry which treats of those properties of straight lines, circles, etc., which are less simple in their relations, and of curves and surfaces of the second and higher degrees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-raised \High"-raised`\, a. 1. Elevated; raised aloft; upreared. 2. Elated with great ideas or hopes. --Milton.
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High-reaching \High"-reach`ing\, a. Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-wrought \High"-wrought`\, a. 1. Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. [Obs.] --Pope. 2. Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion. [bd]A high-wrought flood.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\, a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. [?]; [?] out of + [?] center. See {Ex-}, and {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.] 1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion. 2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; -- opposed to {concentric}. 3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine. 4. Not coincident as to motive or end. His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to those of his master. --Bacon. 5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular; anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. [bd]This brave and eccentric young man.[b8] --Macaulay. He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage. {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}. {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that the work held by it may be altered as to its center of motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric combinations of eccentric circles. {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.) (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the steam engine. (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to give variable rotation. {Eccentric} {hook [or] gab}, a hook-shaped journal box on the end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap. {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects as eccentric strap with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric. {Eccentric sheave}, [or] {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric. {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called also {eccentric hoop}. Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic; idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoosier State \Hoo"sier State\ Indiana; -- a nickname of obscure origin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housework \House"work`\, n. The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housewright \House"wright`\, n. A builder of houses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrograph \Hy"gro*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] wet + -graph.] (Physics) An instrument for recording automatically the variations of the humidity of the atmosphere.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygroscope \Hy"gro*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] wet + -scope: cf. F. hygroscope.] (Physics) An instrument which shows whether there is more or less moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygroscopic \Hy`gro*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygroscopique.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film of hygroscopic moisture. 2. Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as glass, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygroscopicity \Hy`groscopic"i*ty\, n. (Bot.) The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygrostatics \Hy`gro*stat"ics\, n. [Gr. [?] wet + [?]. See {Statics}.] The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture. --Evelyn.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hager City, WI Zip code(s): 54014
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hagerstown, IN (town, FIPS 30402) Location: 39.91172 N, 85.15692 W Population (1990): 1835 (865 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47346 Hagerstown, MD (city, FIPS 36075) Location: 39.63795 N, 77.71928 W Population (1990): 35445 (16361 housing units) Area: 25.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21740, 21742
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hickory Corners, MI Zip code(s): 49060
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hickory County, MO (county, FIPS 85) Location: 37.94205 N, 93.31901 W Population (1990): 7335 (5482 housing units) Area: 1032.5 sq km (land), 34.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hickory Creek, TX (town, FIPS 33476) Location: 33.10933 N, 97.02824 W Population (1990): 1893 (707 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hickory Grove, SC (town, FIPS 33640) Location: 34.98199 N, 81.41545 W Population (1990): 287 (117 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29717
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hooker County, NE (county, FIPS 91) Location: 41.88837 N, 101.14125 W Population (1990): 793 (433 housing units) Area: 1867.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Hacker Speech Style Hackish speech generally features extremely precise diction, careful word choice, a relatively large working vocabulary, and relatively little use of contractions or street slang. Dry humor, irony, puns, and a mildly flippant attitude are highly valued -- but an underlying seriousness and intelligence are essential. One should use just enough jargon to communicate precisely and identify oneself as a member of the culture; overuse of jargon or a breathless, excessively gung-ho attitude is considered tacky and the mark of a loser. This speech style is a variety of the precisionist English normally spoken by scientists, design engineers, and academics in technical fields. In contrast with the methods of jargon construction, it is fairly constant throughout hackerdom. It has been observed that many hackers are confused by negative questions -- or, at least, that the people to whom they are talking are often confused by the sense of their answers. The problem is that they have done so much programming that distinguishes between if (going) ... and if (!going) ... that when they parse the question "Aren't you going?" it may seem to be asking the opposite question from "Are you going?", and so to merit an answer in the opposite sense. This confuses English-speaking non-hackers because they were taught to answer as though the negative part weren't there. In some other languages (including Russian, Chinese, and Japanese) the hackish interpretation is standard and the problem wouldn't arise. Hackers often find themselves wishing for a word like French `si', German `doch', or Dutch `jawel' - a word with which one could unambiguously answer `yes' to a negative question. (See also {mu}) For similar reasons, English-speaking hackers almost never use double negatives, even if they live in a region where colloquial usage allows them. The thought of uttering something that logically ought to be an affirmative knowing it will be misparsed as a negative tends to disturb them. In a related vein, hackers sometimes make a game of answering questions containing logical connectives with a strictly literal rather than colloquial interpretation. A non-hacker who is indelicate enough to ask a question like "So, are you working on finding that bug _now_ or leaving it until later?" is likely to get the perfectly correct answer "Yes!" (that is, "Yes, I'm doing it either now or later, and you didn't ask which!").
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Hackers Steven Levy Anchor/Doubleday 1984 ISBN 0-385-19195-2 Levy's book is at its best in describing the early MIT hackers at the Model Railroad Club and the early days of the microcomputer revolution. He never understood Unix or the networks, though, and his enshrinement of Richard Stallman as "the last true hacker" turns out (thankfully) to have been quite misleading. Despite being a bit dated and containing some minor errors (many fixed in the paperback edition), this remains a useful and stimulating book that captures the feel of several important hacker subcultures.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Hackers (the movie) n. A notable bomb from 1995. Should have been titled "Crackers", because cracking is what the movie was about. It's understandable that they didn't however; titles redolent of snack food are probably a tough sell in Hollywood.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
How Jargon Works
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hazar-gaddah village of fortune, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:27), midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hazar-shual village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:28; Neh. 11:27). It has been identified with the ruins of Saweh, half-way between Beersheba and Moladah.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hazar-susah village of the horse, the same as Sansannah, one of Solomon's "chariot cities" (Josh. 15:31; 2 Chr. 1:14), a depot in the south border of Judah.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hazargaddah, imprisoned band
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hazar-shual, a wolf's house
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hazar-susah, or susim, the hay-paunch of a horse