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habendum noun That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; — so called because it begins with the word Habendum.
hability noun Ability; aptitude.
habiting present participle & vb. noun of Habit
habitant verb t. An inhabitant; a dweller., An inhabitant or resident; — a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; — usually in plural.
habitual noun Formed or acquired by habit or use., According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual practice of sin.
habitude noun Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations., Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity., Habit of body or of action.
habiture noun Habitude.
hacienda noun A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; — a word used in Spanish-American regions.
hackbolt noun The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.
hackbuss noun Same as Hagbut.
hackling present participle & vb. noun of Hackle
hackneys plural of Hackney
hackster noun A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin.
haemato- Alt. of Haemo-, See Haema-.
haemapod noun An haemapodous animal.
haematic adjective Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red.
haematin noun Same as Hematin.
hagberry noun A plant of the genus Prunus (P. Padus); the bird cherry.
haggling present participle & vb. noun of Haggle
haguebut noun See Hagbut.
hailshot noun pl. Small shot which scatter like hailstones.
hairbell noun See Harebell.
hairbird noun The chipping sparrow.
hairless adjective Destitute of hair.
hairtail noun Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.
hairworm A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius.
halation noun An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.
halfbeak noun Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; — called also balahoo.
halfcock verb t. To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
halfness noun The quality of being half; incompleteness.
halfpace noun A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.
half-ray noun A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions.
half-wit noun A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce.
halicore noun Same as Dugong.
haliotis noun A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See Abalone.
halliard noun See Halyard.
hallooed imp. & past participle of Halloo
halloing present participle & vb. noun of Halloo
hallowed imp. & past participle of Hallow
hallucal adjective Of or pertaining to the hallux.
haltered imp. & past participle of Halter
halteres noun pl. Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.
hal’yard verb t. A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc.
hamiform noun Hook-shaped.
haminura noun A large edible river fish (Erythrinus macrodon) of Guiana.
hamleted p. adjective Confined to a hamlet.
hammered imp. & past participle of Hammer
hammerer noun One who works with a hammer.
hampered imp. & past participle of Hamper
hamulate adjective Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.
hamulose adjective Bearing a small hook at the end.
handbill noun A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand., A pruning hook.
handbook noun A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.
handcart noun A cart drawn or pushed by hand.
handcuff noun A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; — usually in the plural., To apply handcuffs to; to manacle.
handfast noun Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping., Contract; specifically, espousal., Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands., To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage., Strong; steadfast.
handfish noun The frogfish.
handicap noun An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like., A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors., An old game at cards., To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped.
handiron noun See Andrion.
handling present participle & vb. noun of Handle, A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t., The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.
handless adjective Without a hand.
handmade adjective Manufactured by hand; as, handmade shoes.
handmaid noun Alt. of Handmaiden
handsome superl. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; — applied to things as persons., Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; — expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse., Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc., Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous., Ample; moderately large.
hangbird noun The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); — so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole.
hangnail noun A small piece or silver of skin which hangs loose, near the root of finger nail.
hangnest noun A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket., A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.
hankered imp. & past participle of Hanker
happened imp. & past participle of Happen
haquebut noun See Hagbut.
harangue noun A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting., To make an harangue; to declaim., To address by an harangue.
harassed imp. & past participle of Harass
harasser noun One who harasses.
harbored imp. & past participle of Harbor
harborer noun One who, or that which, harbors.
hardbake noun A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc.
hardbeam noun A tree of the genus Carpinus, of compact, horny texture; hornbeam.
hardened imp. & past participle of Harden, Made hard, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice.
hardener noun One who, or that which, hardens; specif., one who tempers tools.
hardfern noun A species of fern (Lomaria borealis), growing in Europe and Northwestern America.
hardhack noun A very astringent shrub (Spiraea tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa in also called by this name.
hardhead noun Clash or collision of heads in contest., The menhaden. See Menhaden., Block’s gurnard (Trigla gurnardus) of Europe., A California salmon; the steelhead., The gray whale., A coarse American commercial sponge (Spongia dura).
hardness noun The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively., The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itself scratched;-measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond and talc form the extremes., The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes.
hardship noun That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.
hardspun adjective Firmly twisted in spinning.
hardtail noun See Jurel.
hardware noun Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.
harebell noun A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; — called also bluebell.
harefoot noun A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; — said of dogs., A tree (Ochroma Laqopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare’s foot.
harikari noun See Hara-kiri.
harlotry noun Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story., The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness., Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art., A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage.
harmless adjective Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless., Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive.
harmonic adjective Alt. of Harmonical, A musical note produced by a number of vibrations which is a multiple of the number producing some other; an overtone. See Harmonics.
harpagon noun A grappling iron.
harpings noun pl. The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a vessel, and are fastened to the stem.
harpress noun A female harper.
harridan noun A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.
harrowed imp. & past participle of Harrow
harrower noun One who harrows., One who harries.
harrying present participle & vb. noun of Harry
hartford noun The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large dark-colored berries ripen earlier than those of most other kinds.
hartwort noun A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum).
hasheesh noun Alt. of Hashish
hastated noun Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf.
hastened imp. & past participle of Hasten
hastener noun One who hastens., That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it.
hastings verb Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.
hatching present participle & vb. noun of Hatch, A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; — called also crosshatching.
hatchery noun A house for hatching fish, etc.
hatchure noun Same as Hachure.
hatchway noun A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.
hatstand noun A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc.
hatteria noun A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; — called also Sphenodon, and Tuatera.
hauerite noun Native sulphide of manganese a reddish brown or brownish black mineral.
haunched adjective Having haunches.
haunting present participle & vb. noun of Haunt
haurient adjective In pale, with the head in chief; — said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air.
hautgout noun High relish or flavor; high seasoning.
hauynite noun A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcani/ rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with sulphate of lime.
havanese adjective Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba., A native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana.
haveless adjective Having little or nothing.
havelock noun A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.
havenage noun Harbor dues; port dues.
havildar noun In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.
hawaiian adjective Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii., A native of Hawaii.
hawebake noun Probably, the baked berry of the hawthorn tree, that is, coarse fare. See 1st Haw, 2.
hawfinch noun The common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes vulgaris); — called also cherry finch, and coble.
hawkbill noun A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; — called also caret.
hawkweed noun A plant of the genus Hieracium; — so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision., A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius).
hawthorn noun A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed.
hayfield noun A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow.
haymaker noun One who cuts and cures hay., A machine for curing hay in rainy weather.
haystack noun A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air.
haystalk noun A stalk of hay.
haythorn noun Hawthorn.
hazarded imp. & past participle of Hazard
hazarder noun A player at the game of hazard; a gamester., One who hazards or ventures.
hazardry noun Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling., Rashness; temerity.
hazeless adjective Destitute of haze.
hazelnut noun The nut of the hazel.
haziness noun The quality or state of being hazy.
headache noun Pain in the head; cephalalgia.
headachy adjective Afflicted with headache.
headband noun A fillet; a band for the head., The band at each end of the back of a book.
headfish noun The sunfish (Mola).
headgear noun Headdress., Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well.
headland noun A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water., A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.
headless adjective Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass., Destitute of a chief or leader., Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
headline noun The line at the head or top of a page., See Headrope.
headlong adjective & adverb With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong., Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation., Hastily; without delay or respite., Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly., Steep; precipitous.
headmost adjective Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.
headnote noun A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
headrace noun See Race, a water course.
headroom noun See Headway, 2.
headrope noun That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.
headsail noun Any sail set forward of the foremast.
headship noun Authority or dignity; chief place.
headsmen plural of Headsman
headsman noun An executioner who cuts off heads.
headtire noun A headdress., The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place.
headwork noun Mental labor.
healable adjective Capable of being healed.
heartily adverb From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity., With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he heartily assisted the prince.
heartlet noun A little heart.
heartpea noun Same as Heartseed.
hearties plural of Hearty
heathens plural of Heathen
heathery adjective Heathy; abounding in heather; of the nature of heath.
heatless adjective Destitute of heat; cold.
heavened imp. & past participle of Heaven
heavenly adjective Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven; celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly music., Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect; pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the heavenly, throng., In a manner resembling that of heaven., By the influence or agency of heaven.
hebdomad noun A week; a period of seven days.
hebetate verb t. To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties., Obtuse; dull., Having a dull or blunt and soft point.
hebetude noun Dullness; stupidity.
hebraism noun A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language., The type of character of the Hebrews.
hebraist noun One versed in the Hebrew language and learning.
hebraize verb t. To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew or Hebraistic., To speak Hebrew, or to conform to the Hebrew idiom, or to Hebrew customs.
hecatomb noun A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.
heckimal noun The European blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus).
hectored imp. & past participle of Hector
hectorly adjective Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
heddling vb. noun The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver’s harness; the harness itself.
hederose adjective Pertaining to, or of, ivy; full of ivy.
hedgehog noun A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects., The Canadian porcupine., A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; — popularly so called., A form of dredging machine.
hedgepig noun A young hedgehog.
hedgerow noun A row of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure or separation of fields.
heedless adjective Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.
heelball noun A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
heelless adjective Without a heel.
heelpost noun The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft., The post to which a gate or door is hinged., The quoin post of a lock gate.
heelspur noun A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter.
heeltool noun A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel near the cutting end.
hegelian adjective Pertaining to Hegelianism., A follower of Hegel.
hegelism noun The system of logic and philosophy set forth by Hegel, a German writer (1770-1831).
hegemony noun Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; — usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.
heigh-ho interj. An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection, uneasiness, weariness, etc.
heighten verb t. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate., To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; — used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.
heirless adjective Destitute of an heir.
heirloom noun Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations.
heirship noun The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting.
heliacal adjective Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun.
helicine adjective Curled; spiral; helicoid; — applied esp. to certain arteries of the penis.
helicoid adjective Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell., Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the Helicidae, or Snail family., A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it.
heliozoa noun pl. An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule.
hellborn adjective Born in or of hell.
hellbred adjective Produced in hell.
hell-cat noun A witch; a hag.
hellenic adjective Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian., The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.
hellkite noun A kite of infernal breed.
hellward adverb Toward hell.
helmeted adjective Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate.
helminth noun An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.
helmless adjective Destitute of a helmet., Without a helm or rudder.
helmsmen plural of Helmsman
helmsman noun The man at the helm; a steersman.
helmwind noun A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm.
helotism noun The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.
helpless adjective Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one’s self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant., Beyond help; irremediable., Bringing no help; unaiding., Unsupplied; destitute; — with of.
helpmate noun A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.
helpmeet noun A wife; a helpmate.
helvetic adjective Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions; as, the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.
hemacite noun A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc.
hematein noun A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance, C16H12O6, got from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as analogous to the phthaleins.
hematite noun An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; — the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown.
hematoid adjective Resembling blood.
hematoma noun A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin.
hemicarp noun One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
hemionus noun A wild ass found in Thibet; the kiang.
hemiopia noun Alt. of Hemiopsia
hemipode noun Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.
hemipter noun One of the Hemiptera.
hemisect verb t. To divide along the mesial plane.
hemitone noun See Semitone.
henchboy noun A page; a servant.
henchman noun An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.
henhouse noun A house or shelter for fowls.
henhussy noun A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women’s concerns.
heniquen noun See Jeniquen.
henroost noun A place where hens roost.
hepatica noun A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup., Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticae; — called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticae, in the Supplement.
hepatite noun A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.
hepatize verb t. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas., To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.
heptagon noun A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles.
heptarch noun Same as Heptarchist.
hep tree The wild dog-rose.
heptylic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. /nanthylic.
heralded imp. & past participle of Herald
heraldic adjective Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic blazoning; heraldic language.
heraldry noun The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.
herbaged adjective Covered with grass.
herbaria plural of Herbarium
herbergh noun Alt. of Herberwe
herberwe noun A harbor.
herbless adjective Destitute of herbs or of vegetation.
hercules noun A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or “labors.”, A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra.
herdbook noun A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of choice breeds of cattle; — also called herd record, or herd register.
herdsman noun The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle.
heredity noun Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis.
hereford noun One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing quality is excellent.
hereinto adverb Into this.
heremite noun A hermit.
heresies plural of Heresy
heretoch noun Alt. of Heretog
hereunto adverb Unto this; up to this time; hereto.
hereupon adverb On this; hereon.
herewith adverb With this.
herisson noun A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; — used to block up a passage.
heritage adjective That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir; inheritance., A possession; the Israelites, as God’s chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge.
hermetic adjective Alt. of Hermetical
hernshaw noun Heronshaw.
herodian noun One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.
heroical adjective Heroic.
heronsew noun A heronshaw.
heroship noun The character or personality of a hero.
herpetic adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.
herschel noun See Uranus.
hesitant adjective Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating., Unready in speech.
hesitate verb i. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment., To stammer; to falter in speaking., To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
hesperid adjective & noun Same as 3d Hesperian.
hesperus noun Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper., Evening.
hetarism noun A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common.
hexagony noun A hexagon.
hexapoda noun pl. The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and arachnids.
hexdecyl noun The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane.
hexylene noun 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.
heydeguy noun A kind of country-dance or round.
hiatuses plural of Hiatus
hibernal adjective Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish.
hibiscus noun A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.
hiccough noun A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough., To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.
hicksite noun A member or follower of the “liberal” party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827.
hickwall noun Alt. of Hickway
hiddenly adverb In a hidden manner.
hierarch noun One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.
hieratic adjective Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests.
higgling present participle & vb. noun of Higgle
highborn adjective Of noble birth.
high-fed adjective Pampered; fed luxuriously.
high-hoe noun The European green woodpecker or yaffle.
highland noun Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.
high-low noun A laced boot, ankle high.
highmost adjective Highest.
highness noun The state of being high; elevation; loftiness., A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness.
high-red adjective Of a strong red color.
highroad noun A highway; a much traveled or main road.
high-top noun A ship’s masthead.
hilarity noun Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.
hillside noun The side or declivity of a hill.
himselve pronoun See 1st Himself.
himyaric adjective Alt. of Himyaritic
hindered imp. & past participle of Hinder
hinderer noun One who, or that which, hinders.
hindmost adjective Furthest in or toward the rear; last.
hinduism noun The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism.
hinniate verb i. Alt. of Hinny
hippuric adjective Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid.
hip tree The dog-rose.
hireless adjective Without hire.
hireling noun One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary., Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.
hirudine adjective Of or pertaining to the leeches.
hispanic adjective Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words.
historic adjective Alt. of Historical
histrion noun A player.
hitching present participle & vb. noun of Hitch
hitherto adverb To this place; to a prescribed limit., Up to this time; as yet; until now.
hiveless adjective Destitute of a hive.
hoarding present participle & vb. noun of Hoard, A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work., A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something.
hoarsely adverb With a harsh, grating sound or voice.
hobbling present participle & vb. noun of Hobble
hobornob adverb See Hobnob.
hochepot noun Hotchpot.
hockherb noun The mallow.
hockling present participle & vb. noun of Hockle
hogchain noun A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging.
hogframe noun A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback.
hoggerel noun A sheep of the second year. [Written also hogrel.] Ash.
hogmanay noun The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant.
hogreeve noun A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large.
hogscore noun A distance lime brawn across the rink or course between the middle line and the tee.
hogshead noun An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe., A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.
hogsties plural of Hogsty
hoisting present participle & vb. noun of Hoist
hoistway noun An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a wareroom.
holdback noun Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle., The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used.
holdfast noun Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support., A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.
holiness noun The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence., The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to his worship; sacredness.
hollaing present participle & vb. noun of Holla
hollands noun Gin made in Holland., See Holland.
holloing present participle & vb. noun of Hollo
hollowed imp. & past participle of Hollow
hollowly adverb Insincerely; deceitfully.
holostei noun pl. An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.
homaging present participle & vb. noun of Homage
homaloid adjective Alt. of Homaloidal
homeborn adjective Native; indigenous; not foreign., Of or pertaining to the home or family.
homeless adjective Destitute of a home.
homelike adjective Like a home; comfortable; cheerful; cozy; friendly.
homelily adverb Plainly; inelegantly.
homeling noun A person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; a native; as, a word which is a homeling.
homemade adjective Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a private family or in one’s own country.
homesick adjective Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition.
homespun adjective Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain., Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse., Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun., An unpolished, rustic person.
homeward adjective Being in the direction of home; as, the homeward way., Alt. of Homewards
homicide verb t. The killing of one human being by another., One who kills another; a manslayer.
homiform adjective In human form.
homilete noun A homilist.
homilist noun One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation.
homilite noun A borosilicate of iron and lime, near datolite in form and composition.
homilies plural of Homily
hommocky adjective Filled with hommocks; piled in the form of hommocks; — said of ice.
homodont adjective Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises; — opposed to heterodont.
homogamy noun The condition of being homogamous.
homogene adjective Homogeneous.
homogeny noun Joint nature., The correspondence of common descent; — a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since the divergence of both groups from a univentricular ancestor.
homogony noun The condition of having homogonous flowers.
homology noun The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation; as, the homologyof similar polygons., Correspondence or relation in type of structure in contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the relation in structure between the leg and arm of a man; or that between the arm of a man, the fore leg of a horse, the wing of a bird, and the fin of a fish, all these organs being modifications of one type of structure., The correspondence or resemblance of substances belonging to the same type or series; a similarity of composition varying by a small, regular difference, and usually attended by a regular variation in physical properties; as, there is an homology between methane, CH4, ethane, C2H6, propane, C3H8, etc., all members of the paraffin series. In an extended sense, the term is applied to the relation between chemical elements of the same group; as, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are said to be in homology with each other. Cf. Heterology.
homonomy noun The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes.
homonymy noun Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations., Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which are different; ambiguity.
homopter noun One of the Homoptera.
homotaxy noun Same as Homotaxis.
homotype noun That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else; thus, the right arm is the homotype of the right leg; one arm is the homotype of the other, etc.
homotypy noun A term suggested by Haeckel to be instead of serial homology. See Homotype.
honestly adverb Honorably; becomingly; decently., In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly.
honewort noun An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S. Amomum); — so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone.
honeying present participle & vb. noun of Honey
honeybee noun Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced.
honeydew noun A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids., A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
honoring present participle & vb. noun of Honor
honorary adjective A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars., An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price., Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services., Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree., Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.
hoodless adjective Having no hood.
hoodwink verb t. To blind by covering the eyes., To cover; to hide., To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
hoofless adjective Destitute of hoofs.
hopeless adjective Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing., Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause., Unhoped for; despaired of.
hopingly adverb In a hopeful manner.
hoppling present participle & vb. noun of Hopple
horatian adjective Of or pertaining to Horace, the Latin poet, or resembling his style.
hornbeak noun A fish. See Hornfish.
hornbeam noun A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is C. Betulus. The American is called also blue beech and water beech.
hornbill noun Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals.
hornbook noun The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; — so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord’s Prayer, were written or printed; a primer., A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.
hornfish noun The garfish or sea needle.
hornfoot adjective Having hoofs; hoofed.
hornless adjective Having no horn.
horn-mad adjective Quite mad; — raving crazy.
hornpike noun The garfish.
hornpipe noun An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn., A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing.
hornpout noun See Horned pout, under Horned.
horntail noun Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.
hornwork noun An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.
hornwort noun An aquatic plant (Ceratophyllum), with finely divided leaves.
horologe noun A servant who called out the hours., An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial.
horology noun The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.
horopter noun The line or surface in which are situated all the points which are seen single while the point of sight, or the adjustment of the eyes, remains unchanged.
horrible adjective Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder.
horribly adverb In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.
horridly adverb In a horrid manner.
horrific adjective Causing horror; frightful.
horsefly noun Any dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, that stings horses, and sucks their blood., The horse tick or forest fly (Hippobosca).
horsemen plural of Horseman
horseman noun A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man., A mounted soldier; a cavalryman., A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly., A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the light-horseman (E. lanceolatus).
hortulan adjective Belonging to a garden.
hortyard noun An orchard.
hosannas plural of Hosanna
hospital noun A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn., A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for., Hospitable.
hospodar noun A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and Wallachia before those countries were united as Roumania.
hosteler noun The keeper of a hostel or inn., A student in a hostel, or small unendowed collede in Oxford or Cambridge.
hostelry noun An inn; a lodging house.
hostless adjective Inhospitable.
hotchpot noun Alt. of Hotchpotch
hot-head noun A violent, passionate person; a hasty or impetuous person; as, the rant of a hot-head.
hothouse noun A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened., A bagnio, or bathing house., A brothel; a bagnio., A heated room for drying green ware.
hotpress verb t. To apply to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glosay surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc.
houghing present participle & vb. noun of Hough
hounding present participle & vb. noun of Hound, The act of one who hounds., The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
housling adjective Sacramental; as, housling fire.
hovelled of Hovel
hoveling present participle & vb. noun of Hovel, A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two.
hovering present participle & vb. noun of Hover
howitzer noun A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar., A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.
huckster noun A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker., A mean, trickish fellow., To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains.
huddling present participle & vb. noun of Huddle
huguenot noun A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century.
humanate adjective Indued with humanity.
humanics noun The study of human nature.
humanify verb t. To make human; to invest with a human personality; to incarnate.
humanism noun Human nature or disposition; humanity., The study of the humanities; polite learning.
humanist noun One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title., One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature., One versed in knowledge of human nature.
humanity noun The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings., Mankind collectively; the human race., The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness., Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature., The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.
humanize verb t. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize., To give a human character or expression to., To convert into something human or belonging to man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph., To become or be made more humane; to become civilized; to be ameliorated.
humation noun Interment; inhumation.
humbling present participle & vb. noun of Humble
humidity noun Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; — used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing.
humifuse adjective Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent.
humility noun The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one’s own worth; a sense of one’s own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness., An act of submission or courtesy.
hummeler noun One who, or a machine which, hummels.
hummocky adjective Abounding in hummocks.
humoring present participle & vb. noun of Humor
humorism noun The theory founded on the influence which the humors were supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism., The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
humorist noun One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors., One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways., One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.
humorize verb t. To humor.
humorous adjective Moist; humid; watery., Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical., Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
humpback noun A crooked back; a humped back., A humpbacked person; a hunchback., Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis., A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.
humpless adjective Without a hump.
humstrum noun An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played.
hunching present participle & vb. noun of Hunch
hungered imp. & past participle of Hunger, Hungry; pinched for food.
hungerer noun One who hungers; one who longs.
hungerly adjective Wanting food; starved., With keen appetite.
hungrily adverb In a hungry manner; voraciously.
huntress noun A woman who hunts or follows the chase; as, the huntress Diana.
huntsmen plural of Huntsman
huntsman noun One who hunts, or who practices hunting., The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.
hurdleed imp. & past participle of Hurdle
hurlbone noun See Whirlbone., A bone near the middle of the buttock of a horse.
hurlwind noun A whirlwind.
huronian adjective Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time to the latter part of the Archaean age.
hurrying present participle & vb. noun of Hurry
hurtling present participle & vb. noun of Hurtle
hurtless adjective Doing no injury; harmless; also, unhurt; without injury or harm.
hustings noun pl. A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant., Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament., The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors.
hustling present participle & vb. noun of Hustle
hutching present participle & vb. noun of Hutch
huzzaing present participle & vb. noun of Huzza
hyacinth noun A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety., A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth., The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; — called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru., A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon.
hyblaean adjective Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for its bees.
hybodont adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an extinct genus of sharks (Hybodus), especially in the form of the teeth, which consist of a principal median cone with smaller lateral ones.
hydatoid adjective Resembling water; watery; aqueous; hyaloid.
hydracid noun An acid containing hydrogen; — sometimes applied to distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the like, which contain no oxygen, from the oxygen acids or oxacids. See Acid.
hydranth noun One of the nutritive zooids of a hydroid colony. Also applied to the proboscis or manubrium of a hydroid medusa. See Illust. of Hydroidea.
hydrated imp. & past participle of Hydrate, Formed into a hydrate; combined with water.
hydrogen noun A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half times lighter than air (hence its use in filling balloons), and over eleven thousand times lighter than water. It is very abundant, being an ingredient of water and of many other substances, especially those of animal or vegetable origin. It may by produced in many ways, but is chiefly obtained by the action of acids (as sulphuric) on metals, as zinc, iron, etc. It is very inflammable, and is an ingredient of coal gas and water gas. It is standard of chemical equivalents or combining weights, and also of valence, being the typical monad. Symbol H. Atomic weight 1.
hydromel noun A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water, and after fermentation called mead.
hydropic adjective Alt. of Hydropical
hydropsy noun Same as Dropsy.
hydrotic adjective Causing a discharge of water or phlegm., A hydrotic medicine.
hydroxy- A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient.
hydroxyl noun A compound radical, or unsaturated group, HO, consisting of one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen acids, etc.
hydrozoa noun pl. The Acalephae; one of the classes of coelenterates, including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora., of Hydrozoon
hydruret noun A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride.
hygieist noun A hygienist.
hygienic adjective Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.
hylicist noun A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism.
hylobate noun Any species of the genus Hylobates; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. See Gibbon.
hylozoic adjective Of or pertaining to hylozoism.
hymeneal noun Alt. of Hymenean, Alt. of Hymenean
hymenean noun Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites., A marriage song.
hymenium noun The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom.
hyoideal adjective Alt. of Hyoidean
hyoidean adjective Same as Hyoid, a.
hyoscine noun An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
hypaxial adjective Beneath the axis of the skeleton; subvertebral; hyposkeletal.
hyperion noun The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.
hyphened imp. & past participle of Hyphen
hypnosis noun Supervention of sleep.
hypnotic adjective Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific., Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition., Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic., A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism.
hypoaria plural of Hypoarion
hypobole noun A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order.
hypocarp noun Alt. of Hypocarpium
hypocist noun An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.
hypoderm noun Same as Hypoblast.
hypogean adjective Hypogeous.
hypogene adjective Formed or crystallized at depths the earth’s surface; — said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene.
hypogeum noun The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs.
hypohyal adjective Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal., One of the hypohyal bones or cartilages.
hypothec noun A landlord’s right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
hypozoic adjective Anterior in age to the lowest rocks which contain organic remains.
hyracoid adjective Of or pertaining to the Hyracoidea., One of the Hyracoidea.
hysteria noun A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women, in which the emotional and reflex excitability is exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished, so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into paroxism or fits.
hysteric adjective Alt. of Hysterical