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   hack on
         v 1: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not
               very good at hacking but I'll give it my best" [syn:
               {hack}, {hack on}]

English Dictionary: hokum	by the DICT Development Group
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hackney n a carriage for hire [syn: hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach] a compact breed of harness horse
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Haganah n the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
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hakeem n a Muslim physician Synonym(s): hakim, hakeem
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Hakham n a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
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hakim n a Muslim ruler or governor or judge a Muslim physician Synonym(s): hakim, hakeem
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Hassam n United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935) Synonym(s): Hassam, Childe Hassam, Frederick Childe Hassam
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hassium n a radioactive transuranic element [syn: hassium, Hs, element 108, atomic number 108]
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hausen n valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas Synonym(s): beluga, hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso
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hazan n the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos Synonym(s): cantor, hazan
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hessian n (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: {Hessian boot}, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot]
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hexane n a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
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Hogan n United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997) Synonym(s): Hogan, Ben Hogan, William Benjamin Hogan a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east
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Hokan n a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California [syn: Hokan, Hoka] a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages Synonym(s): Hokan, Hoka
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hokum n a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum]
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hook on v adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on]
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hosanna n a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
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Hsian n a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC Synonym(s): Xian, Sian, Singan, Changan, Hsian
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Husain n Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) Synonym(s): Hussein, Husain, Husayn, Saddam Hussein, Saddam, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) Synonym(s): Hussein, Husain, Husayn, ibn Talal Hussein, King Hussein
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Husayn n Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) Synonym(s): Hussein, Husain, Husayn, Saddam Hussein, Saddam, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) Synonym(s): Hussein, Husain, Husayn, ibn Talal Hussein, King Hussein
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Hussein n Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937) Synonym(s): Hussein, Husain, Husayn, Saddam Hussein, Saddam, Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999) Synonym(s): Hussein, Husain, Husayn, ibn Talal Hussein, King Hussein
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Hyazyme n an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids Synonym(s): hyaluronidase, spreading factor, Hyazyme
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hygiene n a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene" the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health Synonym(s): hygiene, hygienics
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hyoscine n an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" Synonym(s): scopolamine, hyoscine
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hyson n a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forest \For"est\, a. Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. {Forest fly}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family {Tabanid[91]}, which attack both men and beasts. See {Horse fly}. (b) A fly of the genus {Hippobosca}, esp. {H. equina}. See {Horse tick}. {Forest glade}, a grassy space in a forest. --Thomson. {Forest laws}, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests. {Forest tree}, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a {fruit tree}.
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Fulmiaic \Ful*mia"ic\, a. [Cf. F. fulminique.] Pertaining to fulmination; detonating; specifically (Chem.), pertaining to, derived from, or denoting, an acid, so called; as, fulminic acid. {Fulminic acid} (Chem.), a complex acid, {H2C2N2O2}, isomeric with cyanic and cyanuric acids, and not known in the free state, but forming a large class of highly explosive salts, the fulminates. Of these, mercuric fulminate, the most common, is used, mixed with niter, to fill percussion caps, charge cartridges, etc. -- Fulminic acid is made by the action of nitric acid on alcohol.
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Fulminuric \Ful"mi*nu"ric\, a. [Fulminic + cyanuric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to fulminic and cyanuric acids, and designating an acid so called. {Fulminuric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, explosive subatance, {H3C3N3O3}, forming well known salts, and obtained from the fulnunates. It is isomeric with cyanuric acid, and hence is also called isocyanuric acid.
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Hackney \Hack"ney\, n.; pl. {Hackneys}. [OE. haceney, hacenay; cf. F. haquen[82]e a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also haquen[82]e, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh akin to E. hack to cut, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. {Hack} a horse, {Nag}.] 1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. --Chaucer. 2. A horse or pony kept for hire. 3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach. 4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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Hackney \Hack"ney\, a. Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. [bd]Hackney tongue.[b8] --Roscommon.
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Hackney \Hack"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation. Had I lavish of my presence been, So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. --Shak. 2. To carry in a hackney coach. --Cowper.
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Haikwan \Hai"kwan"\, n. [Chin. 'hai-kuan.] Chinese maritime customs.
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Hausen \Hau"sen\, n. [G.] (Zo[94]l.) A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso}) from the region of the Black Sea. It is sometimes twelve feet long.
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Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isin[?]glass.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sturgeon ({Acipenser huso}), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also {hausen}.
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Hausen \Hau"sen\, n. [G.] (Zo[94]l.) A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso}) from the region of the Black Sea. It is sometimes twelve feet long.
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Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isin[?]glass.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sturgeon ({Acipenser huso}), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also {hausen}.
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Hydrocyanic \Hy`drocyan"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F. hydrocyanique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen and cyanogen. {Hydrocyanic acid} (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, {HCN}, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also {prussic acid}, {hydrogen cyanide}, etc.
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Hessian \Hes"sian\, a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. {Hessian boots}, [or] {Hessians}, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. --Thackeray. {Hessian cloth}, [or] {Hessians}, a coarse hempen cloth for sacking. {Hessian crucible}. See under {Crucible}. {Hessian fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous fly or midge ({Cecidomyia destructor}). Its larv[91] live between the base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the Hessian troops, during the Revolution.
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Hessian \Hes"sian\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse. 2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.] Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops in the Revolutionary War. 3. pl. See {Hessian boots} and cloth, under {Hessian}, a.
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Hexane \Hex"ane\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) Any one of five hydrocarbons, {C6H14}, of the paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.
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Hexylene \Hex"yl*ene\, n. [Hex- + -yl + ethlene.] (Chem.) A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, {C6H12}, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also {hexene}.
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Hexene \Hex"ene\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) Same as {Hexylene}.
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Hexylene \Hex"yl*ene\, n. [Hex- + -yl + ethlene.] (Chem.) A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, {C6H12}, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also {hexene}.
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Hexene \Hex"ene\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) Same as {Hexylene}.
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Hexine \Hex"ine\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, {C6H10}, of the acetylene series, obtained artificially as a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid; -- called also {hexoylene}.
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Hexone \Hex"one\, n. [Hex- + -one.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, {C6H8}, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
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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]:
Hoazin \Hoa"zin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A remarkable South American bird ({Opisthocomus cristatus}); the crested touraco. By some zo[94]logists it is made the type of a distinct order ({Opisthocomi}).
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Cyanic \Cy*an"ic\ (s?-?n"?k), a. [Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance: cf. F. cyanique. Cf. {Kyanite}.] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen. 2. Of or pertaining to a blue color. {Cyanic acid} (Chem.), an acid, {HOCN}, derived from cyanogen, well known in its salts, but never isolated in the free state. {Cyanic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of blue; -- opposed to {xanthic colors}. A color of either series may pass into red or white, but not into the opposing color. Red and pure white are more common among flowers of cyanic tendency than in those of the other class.
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Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera of {Suid[91]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of {S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus Indicus}. 2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.] 3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.] 4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. --Totten. 5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground}, etc. {Hog caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk moth}. {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.) {Hog deer} (Zo[94]l.), the axis deer. {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}), yielding an aromatic gum. {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year. {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea. {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias} ({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane. {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}. {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}. {Mexican hog} (Zo[94]l.), the peccary. {Water hog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Capybara}.
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Hogchain \Hog"chain`\, n. A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging.
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Hogskin \Hog"skin`\, n. Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively.
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Hosanna \Hosan"na\ (h[osl]z[acr]n"n[adot]), n.; pl. {Hosannas} (-n[adot]z). [Gr. [?], fr. Heb. h[d3]sh[c6]'[be]h nn[be]save now, save, we pray, h[d3]sh[c6]a' to save (Hiphil, a causative form, of y[be]sha') + n[be], a particle.] A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings. [bd]Hosanna to the Highest.[b8] --Milton. Hosanna to the Son of David. --Matt. xxi. 9.
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Hosen \Ho"sen\, n. pl. See {Hose}. [Archaic]
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Hose \Hose\ (h[omac]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen} (h[omac]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.] 1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee. These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan. iii. 21. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. --Shak. 2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. 3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine. {Hose carriage}, {cart}, [or] {truck}, a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.] {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end. {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.
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Sulphocyanic \Sul`phocyan"ic\, a. [See {Sulphur}, {Cyanic}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a sulphacid, {HSCN}, analogous to cyanic acid, and obtained as a colorless deliquescent crystalline substance, having a bitter saline taste, and not poisonous.
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Hsien \Hsien\, n. [Chin.] An administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of an independent chow; also, the seat of government of such a district.
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Hyacine \Hy"a*cine\, n. A hyacinth. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Hygeian \Hy*ge"ian\, a. Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health; of or pertaining to health, or its preservation.
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Regimen \Reg"imen\ (r?j"?m?n), n. [L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See {Right}, and cf. {Regal}, {R[82]gime}, {Regiment}.] 1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. --Hallam. 2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with {hygiene}. 3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed.
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Hygiene \Hy"gi*ene\, n. [F. hygi[8a]ne. See {Hygeia}.] That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regimen \Reg"imen\ (r?j"?m?n), n. [L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See {Right}, and cf. {Regal}, {R[82]gime}, {Regiment}.] 1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. --Hallam. 2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with {hygiene}. 3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hygiene \Hy"gi*ene\, n. [F. hygi[8a]ne. See {Hygeia}.] That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health.
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Hyoscine \Hy*os"cine\, n. [See {Hyoscyamus}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
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Hyoscyamine \Hy`oscy"amine\, n. [See {Hyoscyamus}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in henbane ({Hyoscyamus niger}), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also {hyoscyamia}, {duboisine}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hyson \Hy"son\, n. [Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.] A fragrant kind of green tea. {Hyson skin}, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. --M[bf]Culloch.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hagan, GA (city, FIPS 36024) Location: 32.15425 N, 81.92995 W Population (1990): 787 (305 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Haugen, WI (village, FIPS 33225) Location: 45.60777 N, 91.77843 W Population (1990): 305 (131 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hazen, AR (city, FIPS 30940) Location: 34.78930 N, 91.57374 W Population (1990): 1668 (715 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72064 Hazen, ND (city, FIPS 36780) Location: 47.29955 N, 101.62478 W Population (1990): 2818 (1118 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58545 Hazen, PA Zip code(s): 15825
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hickson, ND Zip code(s): 58047
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hixson, TN Zip code(s): 37343
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hoquiam, WA (city, FIPS 32300) Location: 46.97541 N, 123.88664 W Population (1990): 8972 (3973 housing units) Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98550
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Huson, MT Zip code(s): 59846
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hysham, MT (town, FIPS 38350) Location: 46.29055 N, 107.22931 W Population (1990): 361 (180 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59038
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hack on vt. [very common] To {hack}; implies that the subject is some pre-existing hunk of code that one is evolving, as opposed to something one might {hack up}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hack on To {hack}; implies that the subject is some pre-existing hunk of code that one is evolving, as opposed to something one might {hack up}. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
HSM {Hierarchical Storage Management}
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
hassium Competing name for {unniloctium}, the 108th element, proposed by its German discoverers and supported by the American Chemical Society.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hasenuah bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hashum opulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra's left hand while he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hezion vision, the father of Tabrimon, and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Higgaion in Ps. 92:3 means the murmuring tone of the harp. In Ps. 9:16 it is a musical sign, denoting probably a pause in the instrumental interlude. In Ps. 19:14 the word is rendered "meditation;" and in Lam. 3:62, "device" (R.V., "imagination").
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hosanna Save now! or Save, we beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a customary form of acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp. Ps. 118:25.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hashem, named; a putting to
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hashum, silence; their hasting
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Higgaion, meditation; consideration
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hosanna, save I pray thee; keep; preserve
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Hoshama, heard; he obeys