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   hammerlock
         n 1: a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up
               behind his back

English Dictionary: Henry Louis Mencken by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemeralopia
n
  1. inability to see clearly in bright light [syn: hemeralopia, day blindness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henri Labrouste
n
  1. French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875)
    Synonym(s): Labrouste, Henri Labrouste
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henri Louis Bergson
n
  1. French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941)
    Synonym(s): Bergson, Henri Bergson, Henri Louis Bergson
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Alfred 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 Laurens
n
  1. leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)
    Synonym(s): Laurens, Henry Laurens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry le Chatelier
n
  1. French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle (1850-1936)
    Synonym(s): le Chatelier, Henry le Chatelier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Lee
n
  1. soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Louis Aaron
n
  1. United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
    Synonym(s): Aaron, Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Louis Gehrig
n
  1. baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)
    Synonym(s): Gehrig, Lou Gehrig, Henry Louis Gehrig
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Louis Mencken
n
  1. United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
    Synonym(s): Mencken, H. L. Mencken, Henry Louis Mencken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Luce
n
  1. United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn: Luce, Henry Luce, Henry Robinson Luce]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Henry Wheeler Shaw
n
  1. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
    Synonym(s): Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
home rule
n
  1. self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humeral veil
n
  1. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
    Synonym(s): humeral veil, veil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humoral
adj
  1. of or relating to bodily fluids
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humoral immune response
n
  1. an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humorless
adj
  1. lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
    Synonym(s): humorless, humourless, unhumorous
    Antonym(s): humorous, humourous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humorlessly
adv
  1. in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"
    Synonym(s): humorlessly, humourlessly
    Antonym(s): humorously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humourless
adj
  1. lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
    Synonym(s): humorless, humourless, unhumorous
    Antonym(s): humorous, humourous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humourlessly
adv
  1. in a humorless manner; "he reacted rather humorlessly to these rumors"
    Synonym(s): humorlessly, humourlessly
    Antonym(s): humorously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammer lock \Hammer lock\ (Wrestling)
      A hold in which an arm of one contestant is held twisted and
      bent behind his back by his opponent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hammer-less \Ham"mer-less\, a. (Firearms)
      Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or
      striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an
      accidental touch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Home \Home\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
            not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
  
      2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
  
      {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands
            and which is the last goal in making a run.
  
      {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc.,
            adjacent to the residence of the owner.
  
      {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home
            stands. [U. S.]
  
      {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent
            country, as to all local and internal legislation, by
            means of a governing power vested in the people within the
            country itself, in contradistinction to a government
            established by the dominant country; as, home rule in
            Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of
            Parliament.
  
      {Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule.
  
      {Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made
            before the batted ball is returned to the home base.
  
      {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between
            the last curve and the winning post.
  
      {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that
            wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal
            attack.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Home \Home\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
            not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
  
      2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
  
      {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands
            and which is the last goal in making a run.
  
      {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc.,
            adjacent to the residence of the owner.
  
      {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home
            stands. [U. S.]
  
      {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent
            country, as to all local and internal legislation, by
            means of a governing power vested in the people within the
            country itself, in contradistinction to a government
            established by the dominant country; as, home rule in
            Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of
            Parliament.
  
      {Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule.
  
      {Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made
            before the batted ball is returned to the home base.
  
      {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between
            the last curve and the winning post.
  
      {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that
            wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal
            attack.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honorless \Hon"or*less\, a.
      Destitute of honor; not honored. --Bp. Warburton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humeral \Hu"mer*al\, a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F.
      hum[82]ral.] (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm;
      brachial.
  
      {Humeral veil} (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of
            the same material as the vestments, worn round the
            shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at
            Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact
            with the hands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humeral \Hu"mer*al\, a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F.
      hum[82]ral.] (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm;
      brachial.
  
      {Humeral veil} (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of
            the same material as the vestments, worn round the
            shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at
            Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact
            with the hands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humoral \Hu"mor*al\, a. [Cf. F. humoral.]
      Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the humors; as, a humoral
      fever.
  
      {Humoral pathology} (Med.), the pathology, or doctrine of the
            nature of diseases, which attributes all morbid phenomena
            to the disordered condition of the fluids or humors of the
            body.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humoral \Hu"mor*al\, a. [Cf. F. humoral.]
      Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the humors; as, a humoral
      fever.
  
      {Humoral pathology} (Med.), the pathology, or doctrine of the
            nature of diseases, which attributes all morbid phenomena
            to the disordered condition of the fluids or humors of the
            body.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humoralism \Hu"mor*al*ism\, n.
      1. (Med.) The state or quality of being humoral.
  
      2. (Med.) The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humors;
            humorism. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humoralist \Hu"mor*al*ist\, n.
      One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in
      humoralism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humorless \Hu"mor*less\, a.
      Destitute of humor.
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