Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 1
H () the eighth letter of the
English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth
organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with
certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in
the alphabet, as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also,
to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with
the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in
charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in
phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign
languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard
sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent,
Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See
Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.
H () The seventh degree in the
diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See B.
Ha (interj.) An exclamation
denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses
a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When
repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph,
sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it
is so."
Haaf (n.) The deepsea fishing
for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles.
Haak (n.) A sea fish. See Hake.
Haar (n.) A fog; esp., a fog
or mist with a chill wind.
Habeas
corpus () A writ
having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one
to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another,
with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a
prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.
Habendum (n.) 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.
Haberdash (v. i.) To deal in small
wares.
Haberdasher (n.) A dealer in small
wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread; also, a hatter.
Haberdasher (n.) A dealer in drapery
goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc.
Haberdashery (n.) The goods and wares
sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles.
Haberdine (n.) A cod salted and
dried.
Habergeon (n.) Properly, a short
hauberk, but often used loosely for the hauberk.
Habilatory (a.) Of or pertaining to
clothing; wearing clothes.
Habile (a.) Fit; qualified;
also, apt.
Habiliment (n.) (常用複數)服裝;裝飾;裝備 A garment;
an article of clothing. -- Camden.
Habiliment (n.) pl. Dress, in
general. -- Shak.
Habiliment (n.) A covering designed
to be worn on a person's body [syn: clothing, article of clothing,
vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment].
Habilimented (a.) 穿著衣服的 Clothed.
Habilimented (a.) Dressed or clothed
especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired
gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in
hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors
robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen";
"crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: appareled, attired,
dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed].
Habilitate (a.) Qualified or
entitled.
Habilitate
(v. t.)
To fit out; to equip; to qualify; to entitle.
Habilitation (n.) Equipment;
qualification.
Hability
(n.)
Ability; aptitude.
Habit (n.) 習慣 [C] [U];(動植物的)習性 [C] [U];氣質 [S]; 宗教服装 The usual
condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded
as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his
habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or
constitution; as, a full habit of body.
Habit (n.) The general
appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
Habit
(n.)
Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage;
hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain
actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second
nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
Habit
(n.)
Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting
garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
Habit
(n.)
Hence: The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or monks; as, in the late
1900's many orders of nuns discarded their habits and began to dress as
ordinary lay women.
Habited (imp. & p. p.) of
Habit
Habiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Habit
Habit
(v. t.) 给…穿衣服; 打扮;To inhabit. [Obs.]
Habit
(v. t.)
To dress; to clothe; to array.
Habit
(v. t.)
To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Habit (n.) An established
custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn:
{habit}, {wont}].
Habit (n.) (Psychology) An
automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be
inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal
habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair";
"long use had hardened him to it" [syn: {habit}, {use}].
Habit (n.) A distinctive attire
worn by a member of a religious order.
Habit
(n.) The
general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a
shrub of spreading habit".
Habit (n.) Attire that is
typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) [syn:
{habit}, {riding habit}].
Habit
(n.)
Excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {drug abuse}, {habit}].
Habit (v.) Put a habit on.
Habitability (n.) Habitableness.
Habitable (a.) Capable of being
inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in; as, the habitable world.
Habitakle
(v.) A
dwelling place.
Habitan
(n.) Same
as Habitant, 2.
Habitance (n.) Dwelling; abode;
residence.
Habiitancy (n.) Same as Inhabitancy.
Habitant (v. t.) An inhabitant; a
dweller.
Habitant (v. t.) An inhabitant or
resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin
in Canada, especially in the
Habitat
(v. t.)
The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.
Habitat (v. t.) Place where
anything is commonly found.
Habitation
(n.) 【書】 居住 [U];住處,住所,住房 [C] The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of
being inhabited; occupancy. -- Denham.
Habitation (n.) Place of abode;
settled dwelling; residence; house.
The Lord
. . . blesseth the habitation of the just. -- Prov. iii. 33.
Habitation (n.) The native habitat
or home of an animal or plant.
Habitation
(n.) Housing
that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the
pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn:
dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house].
Habitation
(n.) The
act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and
men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the
colony" [syn: inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation].
Habitation (n.) God is the
habitation of his people, who find rest and safety in him (Ps. 71:3; 91:9).
Justice and judgment are the habitation of God's throne (Ps. 89:14, Heb.
mekhon, "foundation"), because all his acts are founded on justice
and judgment. (See Ps. 132:5, 13; Eph. 2:22, of Canaan, Jerusalem, and the
temple as God's habitation.) God inhabits eternity (Isa. 57:15), i.e., dwells
not only among men, but in eternity, where time is unknown; and "the
praises of Israel" (Ps. 22:3), i.e., he dwells among those praises and is
continually surrounded by them.
Habitation
(n.)
Civil law. It was the right of a person to live in the house of another without
prejudice to the property.
Habitation
(n.) It
differed from a usufruct in this, that the usufructuary might have applied the
house to any purpose, as, a store or manufactory; whereas the party having the
right of habitation. could only use it for the residence of himself and family.
1 Bro. Civ. Law, 184 Domat. l. 1, t. 11, s. 2, n. 7.
Habitation (), Estates. A dwelling-house, a home-stall. 2 Bl. Com. 4; 4 Bl. Com. 220. Vide House.
Habitator (n.) A dweller; an
inhabitant.
Habited (p. p. & a.) Clothed;
arrayed; dressed; as, he was habited like a shepherd.
Habited (p. p. & a.) Fixed by
habit; accustomed.
Habited (p. p. & a.)
Inhabited.
Habitual
(a.) 習慣的,習以為常的;慣常的 Formed or
acquired by habit or use.
An
habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. -- South.
Habitual
(a.)
According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual
practice of sin.
It is
the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common
and ordinary blessings. -- Buckminster.
Syn: Customary; accustomed; usual;
common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar. -- Ha*bit"u*al*ly, adv.
-- Ha*bit"u*al*ness, n.
Habitual (a.) Commonly used or practiced;
usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary
morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted
candor" [syn: accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(a)].
Habituated
(imp. &
p. p.) of Habituate
Habituating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Habituate
Habituate
(v. t.) 使習慣於 To make accustomed; to
accustom; to familiarize.
Our
English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime. -- Sir K. Digby.
Men are
first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious
practices. -- Tillotson.
Habituate (v. t.) To settle as an
inhabitant.
Habituate
(a.)
Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] -- Hammond.
Habituate (v.) Take or consume
(regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: use,
habituate].
Habituate
(v.) Make
psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated
to the background music" [syn: habituate, accustom].
Habituation
(n.) 使習慣;習慣;熟習 The act of
habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
Habituation (n.) Being abnormally
tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically
habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: addiction,
dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation].
Habituation
(n.) A
general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions.
Habitude
(n.) 習慣;習俗;體質;本質,本性 Habitual
attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else;
established or usual relations. -- South.
The same
ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another. -- Locke.
The
verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than their habitudes of
thinking. -- Landor.
Habitude
(n.)
Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity.
To write
well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company. -- Dryden.
Habitude
(n.)
Habit of body or of action. -- Shak.
It is
impossible to gain an exact habitude without an infinite number of acts and
perpetual practice. -- Dryden.
Habitude
(n.)
Habitual mode of behavior.
Habitue (n.) One who habitually frequents
a place; as, an habitue of a theater.
Habitue
(n.) A
regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a
Central Park fixture" [syn: regular, habitue, fixture].
Habiture
(n.)
Habitude. [Obs.]
Habitus
(n.) [L.]
(Zool.) Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.
Habitus
(n.)
Person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the
consumptive habitus".
Habitus (n.) Constitution of the
human body [syn: physique, build, body-build, habitus].
Hable (a.) See Habile. [Obs.]
-- Spenser.
Habnab
(adv.) By
chance. [Obs.]
Hachure (n.) (Fine Arts)(地圖上表示地面傾斜的)暈滃線;影線 A short
line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting
different surfaces, as in map drawing. See {Hatching}.
Hachure (n.) Shading consisting
of multiple crossing lines [syn: {hatch}, {hatching}, {crosshatch},
{hachure}].
Hacienda
(n.) 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.
Hacienda (n.) The main residence
of a hacienda [1].
Hacienda
(n.) A
large estate in Spanish-speaking countries.
Hacienda (n.) The main house on a
ranch or large estate.
Hack (v. t.) (Football) To
kick the shins of (an opposing payer).
Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly
and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
Hack (n.) A notch; a cut. --
Shak.
Hack (n.) An implement for cutting
a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in
speaking; a short, broken cough. -- Dr. H. More.
Hack (n.) (Football) A kick on
the shins , or a cut from a kick. -- T. Hughes.
Hack (n.) (Computers) A clever
computer program or routine within a program to accomplish an objective in a
non-obvious fashion.
Hack (n.) (Computers) A quick
and inelegant, though functional solution to a programming problem.
Hack (n.) A taxicab. [informal]
Hack
saw, A handsaw
having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.
Hack (n.) A frame or grating of
various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for
feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
Hack (n.) Unburned brick or tile,
stacked up for drying.
Hacked
(imp. &
p. p.) of Hack
Hacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Hack
Hack (v. t.) To cut
irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated
strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.
My sword
hacked like a handsaw. -- Shak.
Hack (v. t.) Fig.: To mangle
in speaking. -- Shak.
Hack (v. t.) (Computers) To
program (a computer) for pleasure or compulsively; especially, to try to defeat
the security systems and gain unauthorized access to a computer.
Hack (v. t.) To bear,
physically or emotionally; as, he left the job because he couldn't hack the
pressure. [Colloq.]
Hack (a.) Hackneyed; hired;
mercenary. -- Wakefield.
Hack
writer, A hack;
one who writes for hire. "A vulgar hack writer." -- Macaulay.
Hack (v. t.) To use as a hack;
to let out for hire.
Hack (v. t.) To use frequently
and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
The word
"remarkable" has been so hacked of late. -- J. H. Newman.
Hack (n.) A horse, hackneyed or
let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle
horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
Hack (n.) A coach or carriage
let for hire; a hackney coach; formerly, a coach with two seats inside facing
each other; now, usually a taxicab.
On
horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots. -- Pope.
Hack (n.) Hence: The driver of
a hack; a taxi driver; a hackman.
Hack (n.) A bookmaker who hires
himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
Here
lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, Who long was a bookseller's hack. --
Goldsmith.
Hack (n.) A procuress.
Hack (v. i.) To be exposed or
offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. -- Hanmer.
Hack (v. i.) To live the life
of a drudge or hack. -- Goldsmith.
Hack (v. i.
Compare: Taxicab
Taxicab
(n.
Note:
Taxicabs may be engaged by a prior appointment made,
Heck (n.) The bolt or latch of
a door. [Prov. Eng.]
Heck (n.) A rack for cattle to
feed at. [Prov. Eng.]
Heck (n.) A door, especially
one partly of latticework; -- called
also heck
door. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Heck (n.) A latticework
contrivance for catching fish.
Heck (n.) (Weaving) An
apparatus for separating the threads of warps
Heck (n.) A bend or winding of a
stream. [Prov. Eng.]
Half
heck, The lower
half of a door.
Heck
board, The loose
board at the bottom or back of a
Heck
box or Heck
frame, That which carries the heck in
Hack
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machine
politician, ward-heeler, political hack,
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produces exactly what is needed.
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What are
you doing?? ?I'm hacking TECO.? In a general (time-extended)
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Constructions
on this term abound. They include happy hacking (a farewell),
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In a
general (time-extended) sense: "What do you do around
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See also
neat hack, real hack.
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Hackamore (n.) A halter consisting
of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a
pack animal. [Western U. S.]
Hackamore
Hackberry
(n.)
(Bot.) A genus of trees ({Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with
scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United
States. -- Gray.
Hackberry
Hackberry
Hackberry, LA -- U.S. Census Designated
Place in Louisiana
Population
(2000): 1699
Housing
Units (2000): 818
Land
area (2000): 82.241483 sq. miles (213.004455 sq. km)
Water area
(2000): 11.443713 sq. miles (29.639080 sq. km)
Total
area (2000): 93.685196 sq. miles (242.643535 sq. km)
FIPS
code: 32405
Located
within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location:
29.986485 N, 93.397190 W
ZIP
Codes (1990): 70645
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hackberry,
LA
Hackberry
Hackberry, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population
(2000): 544
Housing
Units (2000): 162
Land
area (2000): 0.537053 sq. miles (1.390962 sq. km)
Water
area (2000): 0.001543 sq. miles (0.003996 sq. km)
Total
area (2000): 0.538596 sq. miles (1.394958 sq. km)
FIPS
code: 31715
Located
within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location:
33.150134 N, 96.918702 W
ZIP
Codes (1990):
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hackberry,
TX
Hackberry
Hackbolt
(n.)
(Zool.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.
Hagbut (n.) [OF. haquebute,
prob. a
A
harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for
Hackbuss (n.) Same as Hagbut.
Hackee (n.) (Zool.) The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U. S.]
Compare: Chipmunk
Chipmunk (n.) [Indian name.]
(Zool.)
Hackee
Hacker (n.) One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.
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The term
hacker also tends to connote membership in the global community
It is
better to be described as a hacker by others than to describe oneself
Hackers
consider themselves something of an elite (a meritocracy
There is
thus a certain ego satisfaction to be had in identifying yourself
This
term seems to have been first adopted as a badge in the 1960s by the
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Hackery (n.) A cart with wooden
wheels, drawn by bullocks. [Bengal]
Hackle (n.) A comb for dressing
flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
Hackle (n.) Any flimsy substance
unspun, as raw silk.
Hackle (n.) One of the peculiar,
long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, --
often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.
Hackle
(n.) An
artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
Hackled (imp. & p. p.) of
Hackle
Hackling
(p. pr. &
vb. n.) of Hackle
Hackle (v. t.) To separate, as
the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth
of a hackle or hatchel.