hi ['hī(-ē)] -interj
- used esp. as a greeting
HI -abbr
- Hawaii
- high intensity
- humidity index
hi·a·tal [hī-'ā-tᵊl] -adj
- of, relating to, or involving a hiatus
hiatal hernia -n
- protrusion of part of the stomach upward into the chest cavity through the passage in the diaphragm for the esophagus usu. with movement of the opening of the esophagus into the stomach to a position above the diaphragm called also hiatus hernia
hi·a·tus [hī-'ā-təs] -n
- a break in or as if in a material object : gap
- the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party -- J. G. Colton
- a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
- an interruption in time or continuity : break
- a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted
- after a 5-year hiatus from writing
- the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound
Hi·a·wa·tha [,hī-ə-'wȯ-thə, ,hē-ə-, -'wä-] -n
- the Indian hero of Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha
Hib ['hib] -n
- a bacterial serotype ( Haemophilus influenzaetype B) that causes bacterial meningitis and pneumonia esp. in children
hi·ba·chi [hi-'bä-chē] -n
- a charcoal brazier
hi·ber·nac·u·lum [,hī-bər-'na-kyə-ləm] -n
- a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (as an insect or reptile)
hi·ber·nal [hī-'bər-nᵊl] -adj
- of, relating to, or occurring in winter
hi·ber·nate ['hī-bər-,nāt] -vi, n
- to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
- to be or become inactive or dormant
Hi·ber·ni·an [hī-'bər-nē-ən] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or the Irish
Hibernian -n
- a native or inhabitant of Ireland
Hi·ber·no- -comb form
- Irish and
- Irish
HibernoEnglish -n
- the English language spoken in Ireland
hi·bis·cus [hī-'bis-kəs, hə-] -n
- any of a large genus ( Hibiscus) of herbs, shrubs, or small trees of the mallow family with large showy flowers and usu. dentate leaves
hic·cup ['hi-(,)kəp] -n
- a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound
- an attack of hiccuping usu. used in pl. but sing. or pl. in constr.
- a slight irregularity, error, or malfunction
- a few hiccup s in the computer system
- a usu. minor and short-lived interruption or disruption, or change
- a hiccup in the stock market
hiccup -vi
- to make a hiccup
- to be affected with hiccups
hic ja·cet ['hik-'jā-sət, 'hēk-'yä-kət] -n
- epitaph
hick ['hik] -n, adj
- an unsophisticated provincial person
- unsophisticated, provincial
hick·ey ['hi-kē] -n
- gadget
hickey -n
- pimple
- a temporary red mark or bruise on the skin (as one produced by biting and sucking)
- a small imperfection in printing
hick·o·ry ['hi-k(ə-)rē] -n, adj
- any of a genus ( Carya) of No. American hardwood trees of the walnut family that often have sweet edible nuts
- the usu. tough wood of a hickory
- a switch or cane (as of hickory wood) used esp. for punishing a child
hid -adj
- hidden
hi·dal·go [hi-'dal-(,)gō, ē-'thäl-] -n
- a member of the lower nobility of Spain
Hi·dat·sa [hi-'dät-sə] -n
- a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in No. Dakota
- the Siouan language of the Hidatsa
hidden [-nəs] -adj, n
- being out of sight or not readily apparent : concealed
- obscure, unexplained, undisclosed
hidden agenda -n
- an ulterior motive
hid·den·ite ['hi-də-,nīt] -n
- a transparent usu. green spodumene valued as a gem
hidden tax -n
- a tax that is ultimately paid by someone other than the person on whom it is levied
- an economic inequity that reduces one's real income or buying power
hide ['hīd] -n
- any of various old English units of land area
- a unit of 120 acres
- to put out of sight : secrete
- to conceal for shelter or protection : shield
- to keep secret
- to screen from or as if from view : obscure
- to turn (the eyes or face) away in shame or anger
- to remain out of sight often used with out
- to seek protection or evade responsibility
- blind
- the skin of an animal whether raw or dressed used esp. of large heavy skins
- the life or physical well-being of a person
- betrayed his friend to save his own hide
- to give a beating to : flog
hideandseek [,hīd-ᵊn-'sēk] -n
- a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them
hide·away ['hīd-ə-,wā] -n
- retreat, hideout
hide·bound ['hīd-,bau̇nd] -adj
- having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh
- having an inflexible or ultraconservative character
hid·eous ['hi-dē-əs] -adj, n, adv
- offensive to the senses and esp. to sight : exceedingly ugly
- morally offensive : shocking
hide·out ['hīd-,au̇t] -n
- a place of refuge, retreat, or concealment
hid·eyhole ['hī-dē-,hōl] -n
- hideaway
hie ['hī] -vb
- to go quickly : hasten
- to cause (oneself) to go quickly
hi·er·arch ['hī-(ə-),rärk] -n, adj
- a religious leader in a position of authority
- a person high in a hierarchy
hi·er·ar·chi·cal [,hī-(ə-)'rär-ki-kəl also hir-'är-] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy
hi·er·ar·chize ['hī-(ə-),rär-,kīz] -vt, n
- to arrange in a hierarchy
hi·er·ar·chy ['hī-(ə-),rär-kē also 'hi(-ə)r-,är-] -n
- a division of angels
- a ruling body of clergy organized into orders or ranks each subordinate to the one above it
- the bishops of a province or nation
- church government by a hierarchy
- a body of persons in authority
- the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing
- the group so classified
- a graded or ranked series
hi·er·at·ic [,hī-(ə-)'ra-tik] -adj, adv
- constituting or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing simpler than the hieroglyphic
- sacerdotal
- highly stylized or formal
hi·ero·dule ['hī-(ə-)rō-,dül, hī-'er-ə-, -,dyül] -n
- a slave or prostitute in the service of a temple (as in ancient Greece)
hi·ero·glyph ['hī-(ə-)rə-,glif] -n
- a character used in a system of hieroglyphic writing
- something that resembles a hieroglyph
hi·ero·glyph·ic [,hī-(ə-)rə-'gli-fik] -adj, adv
- written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
- inscribed with hieroglyphic
- resembling hieroglyphic in difficulty of decipherment
hieroglyphic -n
- hieroglyph
- a system of hieroglyphic writing
- the picture script of the ancient Egyptian priesthood often used in pl. but sing. or pl. in constr.
- something that resembles a hieroglyph esp. in difficulty of decipherment
hi·ero·phant ['hī-(ə-)rə-,fant, hī-'er-ə-fənt] -n, adj
- a priest in ancient Greece
- the chief priest of the Eleusinian mysteries
- expositor
- advocate
hifalutin [,hī-fə-'lü-tᵊn] -adj
(variant of highfalutin)
- pretentious, fancy
- expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language : pompous
hifi ['hī-'fī] -n
- high fidelity
- equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity
hig·gle ['hi-gəl] -vi, n
- haggle
hig·gle·dypig·gle·dy [,hi-gəl-dē-'pi-gəl-dē] -adv, adj
- in a confused, disordered, or random manner
- tiny hovels piled higgledypiggledy against each other -- Edward Behr
Higgs boson ['higz-] -n
- a hypothetical elementary particle that has zero spin and large mass and that is required by some gauge theories to account for the masses of other elementary particles
Higgs field -n
- a hypothetical physical field that endows elementary particles with mass and that is mediated by the Higgs boson
high ['hī] -adj
- having large extension upward : taller than average, usual, or expected
- having a specified elevation : tall often used in combinations
- situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation
- advanced toward the acme or culmination
- advanced toward the most active or culminating period
- on the Riviera during high season
- constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period
- advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration
- the high er primates including humans
- verging on lateness usu. used in the phrase high time
- long past : remote
- elevated in pitch
- relatively far from the equator
- rich in quality : luxurious
- slightly tainted
- malodorous
- exalted in character : noble
- of greater degree, amount, cost, value, or content than average, usual, or expected
- : of relatively great importance: as
- foremost in rank, dignity, or standing
- serious, grave
- observed with the utmost solemnity
- high religious observances
- critical, climactic
- the high point of the novel
- intellectually or artistically of the first order
- marked by sublime, heroic, or stirring events or subject matter
- forcible, strong
- stressing matters of doctrine and ceremony
- high church
- filled with or expressing great joy or excitement
- intoxicated
- excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug
- articulated with some part of the tongue close to the palate
- at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree
- well, luxuriously often used in the phrases high off the hog and high on the hog
- : an elevated place or region: as
- hill, knoll
- the space overhead : sky usu. used with on
- heaven usu. used with on
- a region of high barometric pressure called also anticyclone
- a high point or level : height
- the transmission gear of a vehicle (as an automobile) giving the highest speed of travel
- an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state produced by or as if by a drug
- a state of elation or high spirits
high altar -n
- the principal altar in a church
high analysis -adj
- containing more than 20 percent of total plant nutrients
high and dry -adj
- being out of reach of the current or tide or out of the water
- being in a helpless or abandoned position
high and low -adv
- everywhere
highandmighty -adj
- arrogant, imperious
high·ball ['hī-,bȯl] -n
- an iced drink containing liquor (as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage (as ginger ale) and served in a tall glass
- a railroad signal for a train to proceed at full speed
highball -vi
- to go at full or high speed
- a highball ing express train
high beam -n
- a vehicle headlight beam with a long-range focus
high·bind·er ['hī-,bīn-dər] -n
- a professional killer operating in the Chinese quarter of an American city
- a corrupt politician
high blood pressure -n
- abnormally elevated blood pressure esp. of the arteries
- hypertension
high·born ['hī-'bȯrn] -adj
- of noble birth
high·boy [-,bȯi] -n
- a tall chest of drawers with a legged base
high·bred [-'bred] -adj
- coming from superior stock
high·brow [-,brau̇] -n, adj
- a person who possesses or has pretensions to superior learning or culture
high·bush [-'bu̇sh] -adj
- forming a notably tall or erect bush
- borne on a highbush plant
highbush blueberry -n
- a variable moisture-loving No. American shrub ( Vaccinium corymbosum) that is the source of most cultivated blueberries
- its fruit
highbush cranberry -n
- a shrubby or arborescent viburnum ( Viburnum opulus) of No. America and Europe with prominently 3-lobed leaves and red fruit called also cranberry bush
high chair -n
- a child's chair with long legs, a footrest, and usu. a feeding tray
High Church -adj
- favoring esp. in Anglican worship the sacerdotal, liturgical, ceremonial, and traditional elements in worship
High Churchman -n
- an Anglican who adheres to High Church elements in worship
highclass ['hī-'klas] -adj
- of superior quality or status
high comedy -n
- comedy employing subtle characterizations and witty dialogue
high command -n
- the supreme headquarters of a military force
- the highest leaders in an organization
high commissioner -n
- a principal or a high-ranking commissioner
- an ambassadorial representative of the government of one country stationed in another
highcon·cept ['hī-'kän-,sept] -adj
- having or exploiting elements (as fast action, glamour, or suspense) that appeal to a wide audience
highcount ['hī-'kau̇nt] -adj
- having a large number of warp and weft yarns to the square inch
- highcount percale sheeting
high court -n
- supreme court
highdefinition -adj
- being or relating to an often digital television system that has twice as many scan lines per frame as a conventional system, a proportionally sharper image, and a wide-screen format
highdensity lipoprotein -n
- hdl
highend ['hī-'end] -adj
- upscale
- of superior quality or sophistication and usu. high in price
highenergy -adj
- having such speed and kinetic energy as to exhibit relativistic departure from classical laws of motion used esp. of elementary particles whose velocity has been imparted by an accelerator
- of or relating to high-energy particles
- yielding a relatively large amount of energy when undergoing hydrolysis
highenergy physics -n
- particle physics
higher criticism -n
- study of biblical writings to determine their literary history and the purpose and meaning of the authors
higher education -n
- education beyond the secondary level
- education provided by a college or university
higher law -n
- a principle of divine or moral law that is considered to be superior to constitutions and enacted legislation
higher learning -n
- education, learning, or scholarship on the collegiate or university level
high·erup [,hī-ər-'əp, 'hī-ər-,] -n
- a superior officer or official
high explosive -n
- an explosive (as TNT) that generates gas with extreme rapidity and has a shattering effect
high·fa·lu·tin [,hī-fə-'lü-tᵊn] -adj
- pretentious, fancy
- expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language : pompous
high fashion -n
- high style
- haute couture
high fidelity -n, adj
- the reproduction of an effect (as sound or an image) that is very faithful to the original
high five -n, vb
- a slapping of upraised right hands by two people (as in celebration)
high·fli·er ['hī-'flī(-ə)r] -n
- a stock whose price rises much more rapidly than the market average
- a company whose stock is a highflier
- an ambitiously competitive person with high aspirations
highflown ['hī-'flōn] -adj
- exceedingly or excessively high or favorable
- having an excessively embellished or inflated character : pretentious
highfly·ing [-'flī-iŋ] -adj
- marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition
- rising to considerable height
high frequency -n
- a radio frequency between very high frequency and medium frequency
high gear -n
- high
- a state of intense or maximum activity usu. used with into or in
High German -n
- German as natively used in southern and central Germany
- german
highgrade ['hī-'grād] -adj
- of superior grade or quality
- being near the upper or most favorable extreme of a specified range
- medically serious or life-threatening
highgrad·ing ['hī-'grā-diŋ] -n
- the practice of selecting only the most healthy or valuable individuals in harvesting a natural resource (as timber or fish)
high ground -n
- a position of advantage or superiority
- an ethically superior position
- took the moral high ground during the debate
highhand·ed [-'han-dəd] -adj, adv, n
- having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary, overbearing
highhat ['hī-'hat] -adj, vt
- snooty, snobbish
high hat -n
- beaver
- a pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal
high heels -n pl
- shoes with high heels
High Holiday -n
- : either of two important Jewish holidays:
- rosh hashanah
- yom kippur
high horse -n
- an arrogant and unyielding mood or attitude
highjack ['hī-,jak] -vt, n
(variant of hijack)
- to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway
- to commandeer (a flying airplane) esp. by coercing the pilot at gunpoint
- to stop and steal from (a vehicle in transit)
- kidnap
- to steal or rob as if by hijacking
- to subject to extortion or swindling
high jinks ['hī-,jiŋks] -n pl
- boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay
high jump -n, vt
- a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high·land ['hī-lənd] -n
- elevated or mountainous land
highland -adj
- of or relating to a highland
- of or relating to the Highlands of Scotland
high·land·er [-lən-dər] -n
- an inhabitant of a highland
- an inhabitant of the Highlands of Scotland
Highland fling -n
- a lively Scottish folk dance
highlev·el ['hī-'le-vəl] -adj
- occurring, done, or placed at a high level
- being of high importance or rank
- of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural language (as English) and in which each statement is translated by a compiler usu. into several machine language instructions
- relating to or being nuclear waste that contains highly concentrated radioactive components which are environmentally hazardous
high·life ['hī-,līf] -n
- dance music of west African origin that combines syncopated African rhythms with elements of jazz
high·light ['hī-,līt] -n
- the lightest spot or area (as in a painting) : any of several spots in a modeled drawing or painting that receives the greatest amount of illumination
- something (as an event or detail) that is of major significance or special interest
highlight -vt
- to throw a strong light on
- to center attention on
- to constitute a highlight of
- to mark (text) with a highlighter
- to cause (as text or an icon) to be displayed in a way that stands out on a computer screen
high·light·er ['hī-,lī-tər] -n
- a pen with a broad felt tip and brightly colored transparent ink for marking selected passages in a text
highlowjack [,hī-,lō-'jak] -n
- an all-fours game in which scores are made by winning the highest trump, the lowest trump, the jack of trumps, and either the ten of trumps or the most points
high·ly ['hī-lē] -adv
- in or to a high place, level, or rank
- in or to a high degree or amount
- with approval : favorably
high mass -n
- a mass marked by the singing of prescribed parts by the celebrant and the choir or congregation
highmind·ed ['hī-'mīn-dəd] -adj, adv, n
- marked by elevated principles and feelings
- pretentious
- too highminded to read any fiction -- Alfred Kazin
highmuckamuck [,hī-'mə-ki-,mək] -n
- muckety-muck
high·ness ['hī-nəs] -n
- the quality or state of being high
- used as a title for a person of exalted rank (as a king or prince)
high noon -n
- precisely noon
- the most advanced, flourishing, or creative stage or period
- the high noon of her career
- the time of a decisive confrontation or contest
highoctane -adj
- having a high octane number and hence good antiknock properties
- very powerful, strong, or effective
highpitched ['hī-'picht] -adj
- having a high pitch
- marked by or exhibiting strong feeling : agitated
- a highpitched, almost frantic campaign -- Geoffrey Rice
high place -n
- a temple or altar used by the ancient Semites and built usu. on a hill or elevation
high polymer -n
- a substance (as polystyrene) consisting of molecules that are large multiples of units of low molecular weight
highpow·ered ['hī-'pau̇(-ə)rd] -adj
- having great drive, energy, or capacity : dynamic
- having or conferring great influence
highpressure -adj
- having or involving a high or comparatively high pressure esp. greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere
- having a high barometric pressure
- using or involving aggressive and insistent sales techniques
- imposing or involving severe strain or tension
- to sell or influence by high-pressure tactics
high priest -n
- a chief priest esp. of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron
- a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church
- the head of a movement or chief exponent of a doctrine or an art
high priestess -n
- a chief priestess
high relief -n
- sculptural relief in which at least half of the circumference of the modeled form projects
highrise ['hī-'rīz] -adj, n
- being multistory and equipped with elevators
- of, relating to, or characterized by high-rise buildings
high road -n
- highway
- the easiest course
- an ethical course
high roller -n, adj
- a person who spends freely in luxurious living
- a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes
high school [-'skü-lər] -n
- a school esp. in the U.S. usu. including grades 912 or 1012
- a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship
high sea -n
- the open part of a sea or ocean esp. outside territorial waters usu. used in pl.
high sign -n
- a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) usu. used in the phrase give the high sign
highsound·ing ['hī-'sau̇n-diŋ] -adj
- pompous, imposing
highspeed ['hī-'spēd] -adj
- operated or adapted for operation at high speed
- relating to the production of short-exposure photographs of rapidly moving objects or events of short duration
highspir·it·ed [-'spir-ə-təd] -adj, adv, n
- characterized by a bold or energetic spirit
high·spot ['hī-,spät] -n
- highlight
highstick·ing [-,sti-kiŋ] -n
- the act of carrying the blade of the stick at an illegal height in ice hockey
high street -n
- a main or principal street
highstrung ['hī-'strəŋ] -adj
- having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament
high style -n
- the newest style in fashion or design usu. adopted by a limited number of people
hight ['hīt] -adj
- being called : named
high table -n
- an elevated table in the dining room of a British college for use by the master and fellows and distinguished guests
high·tail ['hī-,tāl] -vi
- to move at full speed or rapidly often in making a retreat usu. used with it
- hightail ed it out of there
high tea -n
- a fairly substantial late afternoon or early evening meal at which tea is served
high tech [-'tek] -n, adj
- high technology
- a style of interior design featuring industrial products, materials, or designs
high technology -n
- scientific technology involving the production or use of advanced or sophisticated devices esp. in the fields of electronics and computers
hightension -adj
- having or using a high voltage
hightest -adj
- meeting a high standard
- high-octane
hightick·et ['hī-'ti-kət] -adj
- expensive
high tide -n
- the tide when the water is at its greatest elevation
- culminating point : climax
- the hide tide of the war effort
hightoned ['hī-'tōnd] -adj
- high in social, moral, or intellectual quality
- pretentious, pompous
hightop ['hī-,täp] -adj, n pl
- extending up over the ankle
high treason -n
- treason
highvolt·age ['hī-'vōl-tij] -adj
- marked by great energy : electric, dynamic
- a highvoltage performance
highwater -adj
- unusually short
high water -n
- a high stage of the water in a river or lake
- high tide
highwater mark -n
- highest point : peak
high·way ['hī-,wā] -n
- a public way
- a main direct road
high·way·man [-mən] -n
- a thief who robs travelers on a road
highway robbery -n
- robbery committed on or near a public highway usu. against travelers
- excessive profit or advantage derived from a business transaction
highwire ['hī-,wī(-ə)r] -adj
- involving great risk
- daring
highwrought ['hī-'rȯt] -adj
- extremely agitated
high yellow [-'ya-lər] -n
- a black person of light complexion called also high yal*ler -ya-lr
hihat -n
(variant of high hat)
- beaver
- a pair of cymbals operated by a foot pedal
hi·jab [hē-'jäb, -'jab] -n
- the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women
hi·jack ['hī-,jak] -vt, n
- to steal by stopping a vehicle on the highway
- to commandeer (a flying airplane) esp. by coercing the pilot at gunpoint
- to stop and steal from (a vehicle in transit)
- kidnap
- to steal or rob as if by hijacking
- to subject to extortion or swindling
hijinks ['hī-,jiŋks] -n pl
(variant of high jinks)
- boisterous or rambunctious carryings-on : carefree antics or horseplay
hike ['hīk] -vb, n
- to go on a hike
- to travel by any means
- to rise up
- to work upward out of place
- skirt had hiked up in back
- to move, pull, or raise with a sudden motion
- hiked himself onto the top bunk
- snap
- to raise in amount sharply or suddenly
- to take on a hike
- to traverse on a hike
- a long walk esp. for pleasure or exercise
- an increase esp. in quantity or amount
- snap
hi·lar ['hī-lər] -adj
- of, relating to, or located near a hilum
hi·lar·i·ous [hi-'ler-ē-əs, hī-] -adj, adv, n
- marked by or causing hilarity : extremely funny
hi·lar·i·ty [-ə-tē] -n
- boisterous merriment or laughter
Hil·bert space ['hil-bərt-] -n
- a vector space for which a scalar product is defined and in which every Cauchy sequence composed of elements in the space converges to a limit in the space
hil·ding ['hil-diŋ] -n
- a base contemptible person
hill ['hil] -n
- a usu. rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
- an artificial heap or mound (as of earth)
- several seeds or plants planted in a group rather than a row
- slope, incline
- to form into a heap
- to draw earth around the roots or base of
hill·bil·ly ['hil-,bi-lē] -n
- a person from a backwoods area
hillbilly music -n
- country music
hill climb -n
- a road race for automobiles or motorcycles in which competitors are individually timed up a hill
hill·crest ['hil-,krest] -n
- the top line of a hill
hill mynah -n
- a largely black Asian mynah ( Gracula religiosa) often tamed and taught to pronounce words
hill·ock ['hi-lək] -n, adj
- a small hill
Hill reaction ['hil-] -n
- the light-dependent transfer of electrons by chloroplasts in photosynthesis that results in the cleavage of water molecules and liberation of oxygen
hill·side [-,sīd] -n
- a part of a hill between the top and the foot
hill·slope [-,slōp] -n
- hillside
hill·top ['hil-,täp] -n
- the highest part of a hill
hilly ['hi-lē] -adj
- abounding in hills
hilt ['hilt] -n
- a handle esp. of a sword or dagger
hi·lum ['hī-ləm] -n
- a scar on a seed (as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule
- a notch in or opening from a bodily part suggesting the hilum of a bean
him ['hē, ē] -pron
(variant of he)
- that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer
- used in a generic sense or when the sex of the person is unspecified
- he that hath ears to hear, let him hear -- Mt 11:15(AV)
- one should do the best he can
- a male person or animal
- one that is strongly masculine or has strong masculine appeal usu. used in combination
- that's what I call he -literature -- Sinclair Lewis
- the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Hi·ma·la·yan [,hi-mə-'lā-ən, hi-'mäl-yən, -'mä-lē-ən] -adj
- of, relating to, or resembling the Himalayas
- enormously large : mountainous
- a task of Himalayan proportions
Himalayan -n
- any of a breed of domestic cats developed by crossing the Persian and the Siamese and having the stocky build and long thick coat of the former and the blue eyes and coat patterns of the latter
hi·mat·i·on [hi-'ma-tē-,än, -ən] -n
- a rectangular cloth draped over the left shoulder and about the body and worn as a garment in ancient Greece
him·bo ['him-(,)bō] -n
- an attractive but vacuous man
him/her ['hē-'shē; 'hē-ər-; 'hē-'slash-] -pron
(variant of he/she)
- he or she used as a pronoun of common gender
him·self [(h)im-'self, Southern also -'sef] -pron
- that identical male one used reflexively, for emphasis, in absolute constructions, and in place of him esp. when joined to another object
- he considers himself lucky
- himself unhappy, he understood the situation
- a gift to his wife and himself
- used reflexively when the sex of the antecedent is unspecified
- everyone must fend for himself
- his normal, healthy, or sane condition or self
- hasn't been himself lately
- a man of consequence
- the master of the house
hin ['hin] -n
- an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 1.5 U.S. gallons (5.7 liters)
Hi·na·ya·na [,hi-nə-'yä-nə, ,hē-] -n, adj
- theravada
hind ['hīnd] -n
- the female of the red deer
- any of various spotted groupers (esp. genus Epinephelus)
- a British farm assistant
- rustic
- of or forming the part that follows or is behind : rear
hind·brain ['hīn(d)-,brān] -n
- the posterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes the cerebellum, the medulla oblongata, and in mammals the pons and that controls autonomic functions and equilibrium called also rhombencephalon
- the posterior segment of the brain of an invertebrate
hin·der ['hin-dər] -vb, n
- to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper
- to hold back : check
- to delay, impede, or prevent action
hind·er ['hīn-dər] -adj
- situated behind or in the rear : posterior
hind·gut ['hīn(d)-,gət] -n
- the posterior part of the alimentary canal
- intestine
Hin·di ['hin-(,)dē] -n, adj
- a literary and official language of northern India
- a complex of Indo-Aryan languages and dialects of northern India for which Hindi is the usual literary language
hind·most ['hīn(d)-,mōst] -adj
- farthest to the rear : last
hind·quar·ter [-,kwȯ(r)-tər, -,kȯ(r)-] -n
- one side of the back half of the carcass of a quadruped including a leg and usu. one or more ribs
- the hind pair of legs of a quadruped
- all the structures of a quadruped that lie posterior to the attachment of the hind legs to the trunk
hin·drance ['hin-drən(t)s] -n
- the state of being hindered
- impediment
- the action of hindering
hind·sight ['hīn(d)-,sīt] -n
- perception of the nature of an event after it has happened
Hin·du ['hin-(,)dü] -n
- an adherent of Hinduism
- a native or inhabitant of India
Hindu -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hindus or Hinduism
HinduArabic -adj
- relating to, being, or composed of Arabic numerals
- HinduArabic numeration system
Hindu calendar -n
- a lunar calendar usu. dating from 3101 b.c.and used esp. in India
Hin·du·ism ['hin-(,)dü-,i-zəm] -n
- the dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical contemplation and ascetic practices
Hin·du·stani [,hin-dü-'sta-nē, -'stä-nē] -n
- a group of Indo-Aryan dialects of northern India of which literary Hindi and Urdu are considered diverse written forms
Hindustani -adj
- of or relating to Hindustan or its people or Hindustani
hind wing -n
- either of the posterior wings of a 4-winged insect
hinge ['hinj] -n
- a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns
- a flexible ligamentous joint
- a small piece of thin gummed paper used in fastening a postage stamp in an album
- a determining factor : turning point
- to be contingent on a single consideration or point used with on or upon
- the prosecution's case hinge s on the DNA evidence
- to attach by or furnish with hinges
hinge joint -n
- a joint between bones (as at the elbow) that permits motion in only one plane
hin·ky ['hiŋ-kē] -adj
- nervous, jittery
- suspicious
hin·ny ['hi-nē] -n
- a hybrid between a stallion and a female donkey
hint ['hint] -n
- opportunity, turn
- a statement conveying by implication what it is preferred not to say explicitly
- an indirect or summary suggestion
- a slight indication of the existence, approach, or nature of something : clue
- a very small amount : suggestion
- with just a hint of spice
- to convey indirectly and by allusion rather than explicitly
- a suspicion that she scarcely dared to hint
- to give a hint usu. used with at
hin·ter·land ['hin-tər-,land, -lənd] -n
- a region lying inland from a coast
- a region remote from urban areas
- a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers
hip ['hip] -n
- rose hip
- the laterally projecting region of each side of the lower or posterior part of the mammalian trunk formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and upper part of the femur together with the fleshy parts covering them
- hip joint
- the external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof that have their wall plates running in different directions
- used in a cheer
- having or showing awareness of or involvement in the newest developments or styles
- very fashionable : trendy
- aware or appreciative of something used with to
- to make aware : tell, inform
- hipness
HIPAA
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
hip and thigh -adv
- in a fierce or ruthless manner
hip bone -n
- the large flaring bone that constitutes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals and is composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult
hip boot -n
- a waterproof boot reaching to the hips
hiphop ['hip-,häp] -n, adj
- a subculture esp. of inner-city youths who are typically devotees of rap music
- the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap
- rap together with this music
hiphop·per ['hip-,hä-pər] -n
- a devotee of hip-hop music and culture
- a performer of hip-hop
hiphug·gers ['hip-,hə-gərz] -n pl
- low-slung usu. close-fitting trousers that rest on the hips
hip joint -n
- the articulation between the femur and the innominate bone
hip·line ['hip-,līn] -n
- an arbitrary line encircling the fullest part of the hips
- body circumference at the hips
hip·ness ['hip-nəs] -n
- the quality or state of being hip
hipped ['hipt] -adj
- having hips esp. of a specified kind often used in combination
- constructed with hips
- depressed
- extremely absorbed or interested
hip·pie ['hi-pē] -n, adj
- a usu. young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic
- a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person
hip·po ['hi-(,)pō] -n
- hippopotamus
hip·po·cam·pus [,hi-pə-'kam-pəs] -n, adj
- a curved elongated ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain, that consists of gray matter covered on the ventricular surface with white matter, and that is involved in forming, storing, and processing memory
hip·po·cras ['hi-pə-,kras] -n
- a mulled wine popular in medieval Europe
Hip·po·crat·ic [,hi-pə-'kra-tik] -adj
- of or relating to Hippocrates or to the school of medicine that took his name
Hippocratic oath -n
- an oath embodying a code of medical ethics usu. taken by those about to begin medical practice
Hip·po·crene ['hi-pə-,krēn, ,hi-pə-'krē-nē] -n
- a fountain on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source of poetic inspiration
hip·po·drome ['hi-pə-,drōm] -n
- an oval stadium for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece
- an arena for equestrian performances
hip·po·griff [-,grif] -n
- a legendary animal having the foreparts of a griffin and the body of a horse
hip pointer -n
- a deep bruise to the iliac crest or to the attachments of the muscles attached to it that occurs esp. in contact sports (as football)
Hip·pol·y·ta [hi-'pä-lə-tə] -n
- a queen of the Amazons given in marriage to Theseus by Hercules
Hip·pol·y·tus [-təs] -n
- a son of Theseus falsely accused of amorous advances by his stepmother and killed by his father through the agency of Poseidon
Hip·pom·e·nes [hi-'pä-mə-nēz] -n
- the successful suitor of Atalanta in Greek mythology
hip·po·pot·a·mus [,hi-pə-'pä-tə-məs] -n
- a very large herbivorous 4-toed chiefly aquatic artiodactyl mammal ( Hippopotamus amphibius) of sub-Saharan Africa with an extremely large head and mouth, bare and very thick grayish skin, and short legs
- a smaller closely related mammal ( Choeropsis liberiensis) of western Africa
hip·py ['hi-pē] -adj
- having large hips
hip roof -n
- a roof having sloping ends and sloping sides
hipshoot·ing ['hip-,shü-tiŋ] -n
- action or reaction that is quick and often reckless
hip·ster ['hip-stər] -n
- a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)
hip·ster·ism [-stə-,ri-zəm] -n
- hipness
- the way of life characteristic of hipsters
hi·ra·ga·na [,hir-ə-'gä-nə] -n
- the cursive script that is one of two sets of symbols of Japanese syllabic writing
hire ['hī(-ə)r] -n
- payment for the temporary use of something
- payment for labor or personal services : wages
- the act or an instance of hiring
- the state of being hired : employment
- rental often used attributively
- one who is hired
- starting wage for the new hire s
- to engage the personal services of for a set sum
- to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum
- to grant the personal services of or temporary use of for a fixed sum
- to get done for pay
- to take employment
- hire out as a guide during the tourist season
hired gun -n
- an expert hired to do a specific and often ethically dubious job
hire·ling ['hī(-ə)r-liŋ] -n
- a person who serves for hire esp. for purely mercenary motives
hire purchase -n
- purchase on the installment plan
hiring hall -n
- a union-operated placement office where registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs
hir·sute ['hər-,süt, 'hir-, ,hər-', hir-'] -adj, n
- hairy
- covered with coarse stiff hairs
hir·sut·ism ['hər-sə-,ti-zəm, 'hir-] -n
- excessive growth of hair of normal or abnormal distribution
hi·ru·din [hi-'rü-dᵊn, 'hir-(y)ə-] -n
- an anticoagulant extracted from the buccal glands of the medicinal leech
his [(h)iz, ,hiz] -adj
- of or relating to him or himself esp. as possessor, agent, or object of an action
- that which belongs to him used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective his
his/her ['hiz-'hər, 'hi-zər-'hər, 'hiz-'slash-] -adj
- his or her used as an adjective of common gender
His·pan·ic [hi-'spa-nik] -adj, n, vt
- of or relating to the people, speech, or culture of Spain or of Spain and Portugal
- of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S.
- one of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin
his·pa·ni·dad [,is-,pa-ni-'thä(th)] -n
- hispanism
his·pa·nism ['his-pə-,ni-zəm] -n
- a movement to reassert the cultural unity of Spain and Latin America
- a characteristic feature of Spanish occurring in another language
His·pa·nist [-nist] -n
- a scholar specially informed in Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization
His·pa·no [hi-'spa-(,)nō, 'his-pə-,nō] -n
- a native or resident of the southwestern U.S. descended from Spaniards settled there before annexation
- mexican
his·pid ['his-pəd] -adj
- rough or covered with bristles, stiff hairs, or minute spines
hiss ['his] -vb, n
- to make a sharp sibilant sound
- the crowd hiss ed in disapproval
- to express disapproval of by hissing
- hiss ed the performers off the stage
- to utter or whisper angrily or threateningly and with a hiss
his·self [(h)i-'self, -'sef] -pron
- himself
hissy ['hi-sē] -n
- tantrum
hissy fit -n
- tantrum
hist [s often prolonged and usu with p preceding and t following; often read as 'hist] -interj
- used to attract attention
hist ['hȯist, chiefly dial 'hīst] -vb, n
(variant of hoist)
- lift, raise
- to raise into position by or as if by means of tackle
- drink
- to become hoisted : rise
- an act of hoisting : lift
- an apparatus for hoisting
- the height of a flag when viewed flying
hist- -comb form
- tissue
his·ta·mi·nase [hi-'sta-mə-,nās, 'his-tə-mə-, -,nāz] -n
- a widely occurring flavoprotein enzyme that oxidizes histamine and various diamines
his·ta·mine ['his-tə-,mēn, -mən] -n
- a compound C 5H 9N 3esp. of mammalian tissues that causes dilation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion, that is released during allergic reactions, and that is formed by decarboxylation of histidine
his·ta·min·er·gic [,his-tə-mə-'nər-jik] -adj
- liberating or activated by histamine
his·ti·dine ['his-tə-,dēn] -n
- a crystalline essential amino acid C 6H 9N 3O 2formed by the hydrolysis of most proteins
his·tio·cyte ['his-tē-ə-,sīt] -n, adj
- macrophage
- a nonmotile macrophage of extravascular tissues and esp. connective tissue
his·to·chem·is·try [,his-tō-'ke-mə-strē] -n, adj, adv
- a science that combines the techniques of biochemistry and histology in the study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues
his·to·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty ['his-(,)tō-kəm-,pa-tə-'bi-lə-tē] -n
- a state of mutual tolerance that allows some tissues to be grafted effectively to others
his·to·gen·e·sis [,his-tə-'je-nə-səs] -n, adj
- the formation and differentiation of tissues
his·to·gram ['his-tə-,gram] -n
- a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose areas are proportional to the corresponding frequencies
his·tol·o·gy [his-'tä-lə-jē] -n, adj, adv
- a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernible with the microscope
- tissue structure or organization
his·tol·y·sis [his-'tä-lə-səs] -n
- the breakdown of bodily tissues
his·tone ['his-,tōn] -n
- any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin
his·to·pa·thol·o·gy [,his-tō-pə-'thä-lə-jē, -pa-] -n, adj, adv
- a branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes characteristic of disease
- the tissue changes that affect a part or accompany a disease
his·to·phys·i·ol·o·gy [-,fi-zē-'ä-lə-jē] -n, adj
- a branch of physiology concerned with the function and activities of tissues
- structural and functional tissue organization
his·to·plas·mo·sis [,his-tə-plaz-'mō-səs] -n
- a respiratory disease with symptoms like those of influenza that is caused by a fungus ( Histoplasma capsulatum) and is marked by benign involvement of lymph nodes of the trachea and bronchi or by severe progressive generalized involvement of the lymph nodes and tissues (as of the liver or spleen) rich in macrophages
his·to·ri·an [hi-'stȯr-ē-ən, -'stär-] -n
- a student or writer of history
- one who produces a scholarly synthesis
- a writer or compiler of a chronicle
his·tor·ic [hi-'stȯr-ik, -'stär-] -adj
- : historical: as
- famous or important in history
- having great and lasting importance
- known or established in the past
- dating from or preserved from a past time or culture
his·tor·i·cal [-i-kəl] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or having the character of history
- based on history
- used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations
- famous in history : historic
- secondary
- diachronic
his·tor·i·cal·ly [-i-k(ə-)lē] -adv
- in accordance with or with respect to history
- an historically accurate account
- in the past
- historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered -- Jane Jacobs
historical materialism -n
- the Marxist theory of history and society that holds that ideas and social institutions develop only as the superstructure of a material economic base
historical present -n
- the present tense used in relating past events
his·tor·i·cism [hi-'stȯr-ə-,si-zəm, -'stär-] -n, adj or n
- : a theory, doctrine, or style that emphasizes the importance of history: as
- a theory in which history is seen as a standard of value or as a determinant of events
- a style (as in architecture) characterized by the use of traditional forms and elements
his·to·ric·i·ty [,his-tə-'ri-sə-tē] -n
- historical actuality
his·tor·i·cize [hi-'stȯr-ə-,sīz, -'stär-] -vb
- to make historical
- to use historical material
his·to·ri·og·ra·pher [hi-,stȯr-ē-'ä-grə-fər] -n
- historian
his·to·ri·og·ra·phy [-fē] -n, adj, adv
- the writing of history
- the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods
- the principles, theory, and history of historical writing
- a course in historiography
- the product of historical writing : a body of historical literature
his·to·ry ['his-t(ə-)rē] -n
- tale, story
- a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes
- a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena
- an account of a patient's medical background
- an established record
- a prisoner with a history of violence
- a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events
- events that form the subject matter of a history
- events of the past
- one that is finished or done for
- the winning streak was history
- previous treatment, handling, or experience (as of a metal)
his·tri·on·ic [,his-trē-'ä-nik] -adj, adv
- deliberately affected : theatrical
- of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater
his·tri·on·ics [-niks] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- theatrical performances
- deliberate display of emotion for effect
hit ['hit] -vb, n
- to reach with or as if with a blow
- to come in contact with
- to strike (as a ball) with an object (as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion
- to cause to come into contact
- to deliver (as a blow) by action
- to apply forcefully or suddenly
- to affect esp. detrimentally
- to make a request of
- hit his friend for 10 dollars
often used with up - to discover or meet esp. by chance
- to accord with : suit
- reach, attain
- to arrive or appear at, in, or on
- the best time to hit the stores
- to bite at or on
- to reflect accurately
- to reach or strike (as a target) esp. for a score in a game or contest
- couldn't seem to hit the basket
- bat
- to indulge in excessively
- to deal another card to (as in blackjack)
- to strike a blow
- to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow
- to come into contact with something
- attack
- strike
- bat
- to succeed in attaining or coming up with something often used with on or upon
- to be in agreement : suit
- to fire the charge in the cylinders
- an act or instance of hitting or being hit
- a stroke of luck
- a great success
- a telling or critical remark
- base hit
- a quantity of a drug ingested at one time
- a premeditated murder committed esp. by a member of a crime syndicate
- an instance of connecting to a particular Web site
- a successful match in a search (as of a computer database or the Internet)
hitandmiss [,hit-ᵊn-'mis] -adj
- sometimes successful and sometimes not : not reliably good or successful
hitandrun [-'rən] -adj
- being or relating to a hit-and-run in baseball
- being or involving a motor-vehicle driver who does not stop after being involved in an accident
- involving or intended for quick specific action or results
- a baseball play calling for a runner on first to begin running as a pitch is delivered and for the batter to attempt to hit the pitch
- to execute a hit-and-run play in baseball
hitch ['hich] -vb, n
- to move by jerks or with a tug
- to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot
- hitch ed his horse to the fence post
- to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power
- hitch a rake to a tractor
- to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument
- hitch the horses to the wagon
- to join in marriage
- hitchhike
- to move with halts and jerks : hobble
- to become entangled, made fast, or linked
- to become joined in marriage
- hitchhike
- limp
- a sudden movement or pull : jerk
- gave his trousers a hitch
- a sudden halt : stoppage
- a usu. unforeseen difficulty or obstacle
- the plan went off without a hitch
- the act or fact of catching hold
- a connection between a vehicle or implement and a detachable source of power (as a tractor or horse)
- a delimited period esp. of military service
- any of various knots used to form a temporary noose in a line or to secure a line temporarily to an object
- lift
hitch·hike ['hich-,hīk] -vi, n
- to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles
- to be carried or transported by chance or unintentionally
- destructive insects hitchhiking on ships
- to solicit and obtain (a free ride) esp. in a passing vehicle
hitch up -vi
- to hitch a draft animal or team to a vehicle
hith·er ['hi-thər] -adv
- to this place
hither -adj
- being on the near or adjacent side
hith·er·most [-,mōst] -adj
- nearest on this side
hith·er·to [-,tü, ,hi-thər-'tü] -adv
- up to this or that time
hith·er·ward ['hi-thə(r)-wərd] -adv
- hither
Hit·ler·ism ['hit-lə-,ri-zəm] -n, n or adj
- the principles and policies associated with Hitler
hit list -n
- a list of persons or programs to be opposed or eliminated
- a list of those targeted for special attention or treatment
hit man -n
- a professional assassin who works for a crime syndicate
- hatchet man
hitormiss [,hit-ər-'mis] -adj
- marked by a lack of care, forethought, system, or plan
- hit-and-miss
hit or miss -adv
- in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly
hit parade -n
- a group or listing of the most popular or noteworthy items of a particular kind (as popular songs)
Hit·tite ['hi-,tīt] -n, adj
- a member of a conquering people in Asia Minor and Syria with an empire in the second millennium b.c.
- the extinct Indo-European language of the Hittites
HIV [,āch-,ī-'vē] -n
- either of two retroviruses that infect and destroy helper T cells of the immune system causing the marked reduction in their numbers that is diagnostic of AIDS called also AIDS virus human immunodeficiency virus
hive ['hīv] -n, adj
- a container for housing honeybees
- the usu. aboveground nest of bees
- a colony of bees
- a place swarming with activity
- to enter and take possession of a hive
- to reside in close association
- to collect into a hive
- to store up in or as if in a hive
hive off -vi
- to break away from or as if from a group : become separate
- : to make separate: as
- to remove from a group
- hive off the rookies for special training
- to assign (as assets or responsibilities) to another
- spin off
hives ['hīvz] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- an allergic disorder marked by raised edematous patches of skin or mucous membrane and usu. intense itching and caused by contact with a specific precipitating factor (as a food, drug, or inhalant) either externally or internally called also urticaria
HIV1 [-'wən] -n
- a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1) that is the most prevalent HIV called also HTLV-III
HIV2 [-'tü] -n
- a lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 2) that causes AIDS esp. in western Africa, is closely related in structure to SIV of monkeys, and is less virulent than HIV-1
hiz·zon·er [,hi-'zä-nər] -n
- used as a title for a man holding the office of mayor