English Dictionary: huddle | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hatel \Hat"el\, a. Hateful; detestable. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Headily \Head"i*ly\, adv. In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heddle \Hed"dle\, n.; pl. {Heddles}. [Cf. {Heald}.] (Weaving) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heddle \Hed"dle\, v. t. To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in weaving. | |
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Heddle-eye \Hed"dle-eye`\, n. (Weaving) The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp thread. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heedy \Heed"y\, a. Heedful. [Obs.] [bd]Heedy shepherds.[b8] --Spenser. -- {Heed"i*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Heed"i*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hoot \Hoot\, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill. 2. The cry of an owl. {Hoot owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}). See {Barred owl}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hot \Hot\, a. [Compar. {Hotter}; superl. {Hottest}.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[be]t; akin to OS. h[c7]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[d3] fever, hais torch. Cf. {Heat}.] 1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. [bd]A hotvenison pasty.[b8] --Shak. 2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. --Dryden. There was mouthing in hot haste. --Byron. 3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak. 4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. {Hot bed} (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. {Hot wall} (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit. {Hot well} (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump. {In hot water} (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.] Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hot \Hot\, a. [Compar. {Hotter}; superl. {Hottest}.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[be]t; akin to OS. h[c7]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[d3] fever, hais torch. Cf. {Heat}.] 1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. [bd]A hotvenison pasty.[b8] --Shak. 2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. --Dryden. There was mouthing in hot haste. --Byron. 3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak. 4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. {Hot bed} (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. {Hot wall} (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit. {Hot well} (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump. {In hot water} (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.] Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[93]tel, OF. hostel. See {Hostel}.] 1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class. 2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hotly \Hot"ly\, adv. [From {Hot}, a.] 1. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued. 2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Huddle \Hud"dle\, n. A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. [bd]A huddle of ideas.[b8] --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Huddle \Hud"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf. {Hide} to conceal.] To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd. The cattle huddled on the lea. --Tennyson. Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic-struck deer. --Prescott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Huddle \Hud"dle\, v. t. 1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, . . . makes a medley and confusion. --Locke. 2. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together. [bd]Huddle up a peace.[b8] --J. H. Newman. Let him forescat his work with timely care, Which else is huddled when the skies are fair. --Dryden. Now, in all haste, they huddle on Their hoods, their cloaks, and get them gone. --Swift. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hyetal \Hy"e*tal\, a. [Gr. [?] rain, from [?] to rain.] Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hyoideal \Hy*oid"e*al\, Hyoidean \Hy*oid"e*an\, a. Same as {Hyoid}, a. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hadley, MA Zip code(s): 01035 Hadley, MN (city, FIPS 26450) Location: 43.99744 N, 95.85813 W Population (1990): 94 (41 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56133 Hadley, NY Zip code(s): 12835 Hadley, PA Zip code(s): 16130 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hatley, MS (town, FIPS 30980) Location: 33.97723 N, 88.41805 W Population (1990): 529 (185 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hatley, WI (village, FIPS 33175) Location: 44.88707 N, 89.33701 W Population (1990): 295 (112 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54440 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hedley, TX (town, FIPS 33044) Location: 34.86705 N, 100.65935 W Population (1990): 391 (236 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79237 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hoot Owl, OK (town, FIPS 36020) Location: 36.35995 N, 95.12137 W Population (1990): 5 (36 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
HDL {Hardware Description Language} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
HITL {Human Interface Technology Laboratory} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
HTTL Do you mean {HTTP} or {HTML}? | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Hadlai resting, an Ephraimite; the father of Amasa, mentioned in 2 Chr. 28:12. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hadlai, loitering; hindering | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Hattil, howling for sin |