| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| hyades | nounpl. | Alt. of Hyads |
| hyaena | noun | Same as Hyena. |
| hyalea | noun | A pteroid of the genus Cavolina. See Pteropoda, and Illustration in Appendix. |
| hybrid | noun | The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel., Produced from the mixture of two species; as, plants of hybrid nature. |
| hydage | noun | A land tax. See Hidage. |
| hydras | plural | of Hydra |
| hydrae | plural | of Hydra |
| hydria | noun | A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form. |
| hydric | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen; as, hydric oxide. |
| hydro- | Alt. of Hydr- | |
| hydrus | noun | A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole. |
| hyemal | adjective | Belonging to winter; done in winter. |
| hyenas | plural | of Hyena |
| hyetal | adjective | Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions. |
| hygeia | noun | The goddess of health, daughter of Esculapius. |
| hylism | noun | A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil. |
| hymned | imp. & past participle | of Hymn |
| hymnal | noun | A collection of hymns; a hymn book. |
| hymnic | adjective | Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics. |
| hympne | noun | A hymn. |
| hyper- | A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyperaemia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion., A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See Per-. | |
| hyphae | noun pl. | The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a large part of their structure. |
| hyphen | noun | A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words., To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word. |
| hypnum | noun | The largest genus of true mosses; feather moss. |
| hyrcan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Hyrcania, an ancient country or province of Asia, southeast of the Caspian (which was also called the Hyrcanian) Sea. |
| hyssop | noun | A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. |