Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 23
Hell (n.) A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless." -- W. Black.
Hell (n.) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. -- Hudibras.
Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.
Hell (v. t.) To overwhelm. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Hell (n.) Any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno].
Hell (n.) A cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" [syn: hell, blaze].
Hell (n.) (Christianity) The abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell" -- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions" -- Dr. Johnson [syn: Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit] [ant: Heaven].
Hell (n.) (Religion) The world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth" -- Theognis [syn: Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld].
Hell (n.) Violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: sin, hell].
Hell (n.) Noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn: hell, blaze].
Hell, () Derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered:
Hell, () Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This word sheol is derived from a root-word meaning "to ask," "demand;" hence insatiableness (Prov. 30:15, 16). It is rendered "grave" thirty-one times (Gen. 37:35; 42:38; 44:29, 31; 1 Sam. 2:6, etc.). The Revisers have retained this rendering in the historical books with the original word in the margin, while in the poetical books they have reversed this rule.
In thirty-one cases in the Authorized Version this word is rendered "hell," the place of disembodied spirits. The inhabitants of sheol are "the congregation of the dead" (Prov. 21:16). It is (a) the abode of the wicked (Num. 16:33; Job 24:19; Ps. 9:17; 31:17, etc.); (b) of the good (Ps. 16:10; 30:3; 49:15; 86:13, etc.).
Sheol is described as deep (Job 11:8), dark (10:21, 22), with bars (17:16). The dead "go down" to it (Num. 16:30, 33; Ezek. 31:15, 16, 17).
Hell, () The Greek word hades of the New Testament has the same scope of signification as sheol of the Old Testament. It is a prison (1 Pet. 3:19), with gates and bars and locks (Matt. 16:18; Rev. 1:18), and it is downward (Matt. 11:23; Luke 10:15).
The righteous and the wicked are separated. The blessed dead are in that part of hades called paradise (Luke 23:43). They are also said to be in Abraham's bosom (Luke 16:22).
Hell, () Gehenna, in most of its occurrences in the Greek New Testament, designates the place of the lost (Matt. 23:33). The fearful nature of their condition there is described in various figurative expressions (Matt. 8:12; 13:42; 22:13; 25:30; Luke 16:24, etc.). (See HINNOM.)
Hellanodic (n.) (Gr. Antiq.) A judge or umpire in games or combats.
Hellbender (n.) (Zool.) A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog.
Hellbender (n.) Large salamander of North American rivers and streams [syn: hellbender, mud puppy, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis].
Hellborn (a.) Born in or of hell. -- Shak.
Hellbred (a.) Produced in hell. -- Spenser.
Hellbrewed (a.) Prepared in hell. -- Milton.
Hellbroth (n.) A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. -- Shak.
Hell-cat (n.) A witch; a hag.
Compare: Dabchick
Dabchick (n.) (Zool.)【鳥】小鷿鷈 A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe.
Hell-diver (n.) (Zool.) The dabchick.
Helldoomed (a.) Doomed to hell. -- Milton.
Hellebore (n.) (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
Hellebore (n.) (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore.
Hellebore (n.) Perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes [syn: hellebore, false hellebore].
Hellebore (n.) Any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus.
Helleborein (n.) (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.
Helleborin (n.) (Chem.) A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin.
Helleborism (n.) The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.
Hellene (n.) A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek. -- Brewer.
Hellenian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.
Compare: Romaic
Romaic (a.) Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.
Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence the term Romaic was the name given to the popular language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as the Hellenic language. -- Encyc. Brit.
Hellenic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." -- Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Hellenic (n.) The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.
Hellenic (a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical [syn: classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic].
Hellenic (a.) Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization [syn: Hellenic, Hellenistic, Hellenistical].
Hellenic (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" [syn: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic].
Hellenic (n.) The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language].
Hellenism (n.) A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. -- Addison.
Hellenism (n.) The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection.
Hellenism (n.) The principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization.
Hellenist (n.) One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).
Hellenist (n.) One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist. Hellenistic
Hellenistic (a.) Alt. of Hellenistical.
Hellenistical (a.) Pertaining to the Hellenists.
Hellenistic language, Hellenistic dialect, or Hellenistic idiom, The Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.
Hellenistic (a.) Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization [syn: Hellenic, Hellenistic, Hellenistical].
Hellenistically (adv.) According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. -- J. Gregory.
Hellenize (v. i.) To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.
Hellenize (v. t.) To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.
Compare: Ivorytype
Ivorytype (n.) (Photog.) A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; -- called also hellenotype. -- Knight.
Hellenotype (n.) See Ivorytype.
Hellespont (n.) A narrow strait
between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the Aegean
Sea and the
Hellespontine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Hellespont.
Hellgamite (n.) Alt. of Hellgramite.
Hellgramite (n.) The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect (Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.
Hellhag (n.) A hag of or fit for hell.
Hell-haunted (a.) Haunted by devils; hellish.
Hellhound (n.) A dog of hell; an agent of hell.
Hellier (v. t.) One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher. [Obs.] [Written also heler.] -- Usher.
Hellish (a.) Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable; diabolical. "Hellish hate." -- Milton. -- Hell"ish*ly, adv. -- Hell"ish*ness, n.
Hellish (a.) Very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" [syn: beastly, hellish, god-awful].
Hellish (a.) Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy].
Hellkite (n.) A kite of infernal breed.
Hello (interj. & n.) See Halloo.
Hellward (adv.) Toward hell.
Helly (a.) Hellish.
Helm (n.) See Haulm, straw.
Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.
Helm (n.) The place or office of direction or administration.
Helm (n.) One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.
Helm (n.) A helve.
Helmed (imp. & p. p.) of Helm.
Helming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Helm.
Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
Helm (n.) A helmet.
Helm (n.) A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.
Helm (v. t.) To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.
Helmage (n.) Guidance; direction.
Helmed (a.) Covered with a helmet.
The helmed cherubim Are seen in glittering ranks. -- Milton.
Helmet (n.) (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.
Helmet (n.) (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.
Helmet (n.) A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun.
Helmet (n.) That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
Helmet (n.) (Chem.) The upper part of a retort. -- Byole.
Helmet (n.) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
Helmet (n.) (Zool.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
Helmet beetle (Zool.), A leaf-eating beetle of the family Chrysomelid[ae], having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known.
Helmet shell (Zool.), One of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to Cassis and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called cameo shells. See King conch.
Helmet shrike (Zool.), An African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest.
Helmet (n.) Armor plate that protects the head.
Helmet (n.) A protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows.
Helmeted (a.) Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate.
Helmet-shaped (a.) Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.
Helminth (n.) An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.
Helminthagogue (n.) A vermifuge.
Helminthes (n. pl.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha.
Helminthiasis (n.) A disease in which worms are present in some part of the body.
Helminthic (a.) Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms.
Helminthic (n.) A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
Helminthite (n.) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails.
Helminthoid (a.) Wormlike; vermiform.
Helminthologic (a.) Alt. of Helminthological.
Helminthological (a.) Of or pertaining to helminthology.
Helminthologist (n.) One versed in helminthology.
Helminthology (n.) The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.
Helmless (a.) Destitute of a helmet.
Helmless (a.) Without a helm or rudder. -- Carlyle.
Helmsmen (n. pl. ) of Helmsman.
Helmsman (n.) The man at the helm; a steersman.
Helmsman (n.) The person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman, steerer].
Helmwind (n.) A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. [Prov. Eng.]
Helot (n.) A slave in ancient
Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less numerous in every community. -- I. Taylor.
Helot (n.) (Middle Ages) A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein].
Helotism (n.) The condition of the
Helots or slaves in
Helotry (n.) The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The Helotry of Mammon." -- Macaulay.
Helped (imp. & p. p.) of Help.
Holp (imp.) of Help.
Holpen (p. p.) of Help.
Helping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Help.
Help (v. t.) To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony." -- Longfellow.
Help (v. t.) To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison. "God help, poor souls, how idly do they talk!" -- Shak.
Help (v. t.) To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such a word for the direct object. "To help him of his blindness." -- Shak.
The true calamus helps coughs. -- Gerarde.
Help (v. t.) To change for the better; to remedy.
Cease to lament for what thou canst not help. -- Shak.
Help (v. t.) To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who can help it? -- Swift.
Help (v. t.) To forbear; to avoid.
I can not help remarking the resemblance betwixt him and our author. -- Pope.
Help (v. t.) To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food.
To help forward, To assist in advancing.
To help off, To help to go or pass away, as time; to assist in removing. -- Locke.
To help on, To forward; to promote by aid.
To help out, To aid, as in delivering from a difficulty, or to aid in completing a design or task.
The god of learning and of light Would want a god himself to help him out. -- Swift.
To help over, To enable to surmount; as, to help one over an obstacle.
To help to, To supply with; to furnish with; as, to help one to soup.
To help up, To help (one) to get up; to assist in rising, as after a fall, and the like. "A man is well holp up that trusts to you." -- Shak.
Syn: To aid; assist; succor; relieve; serve; support; sustain; befriend.
Usage: To Help, Aid, Assist. These words all agree in the idea of affording relief or support to a person under difficulties. Help turns attention especially to the source of relief. If I fall into a pit, I call for help; and he who helps me out does it by an act of his own. Aid turns attention to the other side, and supposes co["o]peration on the part of him who is relieved; as, he aided me in getting out of the pit; I got out by the aid of a ladder which he brought.
Assist has a primary reference to relief afforded by a person who "stands by" in order to relieve. It denotes both help and aid. Thus, we say of a person who is weak, I assisted him upstairs, or, he mounted the stairs by my assistance. When help is used as a noun, it points less distinctively and exclusively to the source of relief, or, in other words, agrees more closely with aid. Thus we say, I got out of a pit by the help of my friend.
Help (v. i.) To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means; to avail or be of use; to assist.
A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an agreeable person. -- Garth.
To help out, To lend aid; to bring a supply.
Help (n.) Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of man. -- Ps. lx. 11.
God is . . . a very present help in trouble. -- Ps. xlvi. 1.
Virtue is a friend and a help to nature. -- South.
Help (n.) Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.