Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
hibernate |
verb i. |
To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. |
hibernian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish., A native or an inhabitant of Ireland. |
hiddenite |
noun |
An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, — used as a gem. |
hidebound |
adjective |
Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; — said of an animal., Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; — said of trees., Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative., Niggardly; penurious. |
hierarchy |
noun |
Dominion or authority in sacred things., A body of officials disposed organically in ranks and orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of ecclesiastical rulers., A form of government administered in the church by patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in an inferior degree, by priests., A rank or order of holy beings. |
hierogram |
noun |
A form of sacred or hieratic writing. |
hierology |
noun |
A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians, or a treatise on that science. |
hierourgy |
noun |
A sacred or holy work or worship. |
hifalutin |
noun |
See Highfaluting. |
high-bred |
adjective |
Bred in high life; of pure blood. |
highering |
adjective |
Rising higher; ascending. |
highflier |
noun |
One who is extravagant in pretensions, opinions, or manners. |
hightener |
noun |
That which heightens. |
hig-taper |
noun |
A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.] |
hilarious |
adjective |
Mirthful; noisy; merry. |
hilliness |
noun |
The state of being hilly. |
himalayan |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, the great mountain chain in Hindostan. |
himselven |
pronoun pl. |
Themselves. See Hemself. |
hindberry |
noun |
The raspberry. |
hindbrain |
noun |
The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only. |
hindering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Hinder |
hinderest |
adjective |
Hindermost; — superl. of Hind, a. |
hindooism |
noun |
Alt. of Hinduism |
hindrance |
verb t. |
The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered., That which hinders; an impediment. |
hingeless |
adjective |
Without a hinge or joint. |
hintingly |
adverb |
In a hinting manner. |
hipparion |
noun |
An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the horse, but three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the ancestral genera of the Horse family. |
hippocamp |
noun |
See Hippocampus. |
hippocras |
noun |
A cordial made of spiced wine, etc. |
hippodame |
noun |
A fabulous sea monster. |
hippolith |
noun |
A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the horse. |
hippotomy |
noun |
Anatomy of the horse. |
hippurite |
noun |
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks. |
hircinous |
adjective |
Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats., Of a strong goatish smell. |
hirudinea |
noun pl. |
An order of Annelida, including the leeches; — called also Hirudinei. |
hirundine |
adjective |
Like or pertaining to the swallows. |
hissingly |
adverb |
With a hissing sound. |
histogeny |
noun |
Same as Histogenesis. |
histology |
noun |
That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; — called also histiology. |
histonomy |
noun |
The science which treats of the laws relating to organic tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc. |
historial |
adjective |
Historical. |
historian |
noun |
A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist., One versed or well informed in history. |
historied |
adjective |
Related in history. |
historier |
noun |
An historian. |
histority |
verb t. |
To record in or as history. |
historize |
verb t. |
To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. |
histories |
plural |
of History |
histotomy |
noun |
The dissection of organic tissues. |
histozyme |
noun |
A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due. |