Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 29
Hermogenian (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A disciple of Hermogenes, an heretical teacher who lived in Africa near the close of the second century. He held matter to be the fountain of all evil, and that souls and spirits are formed of corrupt matter.
Hern (n.) (Zool.) A heron; esp., the common European heron. "A stately hern." -- Trench.
Hernani (n.) A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in various styles and colors.
Herne (n.) A corner. [Obs.]
Lurking in hernes and in lanes blind. -- Chaucer.
Hernias (n. pl. ) of Hernia.
Herniae (n. pl. ) of Hernia.
Hernia (n.) (Med.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture.
Strangulated hernia, A hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter.
Hernia (n.) Rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes [syn: hernia, herniation].
Hernial (a.) Of, or connected with, hernia.
Herniotomy (n.) (Med.) A surgical procedure for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.
Herniotomy (n.) A cutting for the cure or relief of hernia; celotomy.
Hernshaw (n.) Heronshaw. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Heronshaw (n.) (Zool.) A heron. [Written variously hernshaw, harnsey, etc.]
Heroes (n. pl. ) of Hero.
Hero (n.) (Myth.) 英雄，超越常人者，男主角 An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.
Hero (n.) A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.
Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. -- Emerson.
Hero (n.) The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid.
The shining quality of an epic hero. -- Dryden.
Hero worship, Extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes.
Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. -- Carlyle.
Hero (n.) A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain".
Hero (n.) The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem.
Hero (n.) Someone who fights for a cause [syn: champion, fighter, hero, paladin].
Hero (n.) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria].
Hero (n.) (Classical mythology) A being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god.
Hero (n.) (Greek mythology) Priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her.
Hero (n.) A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep].
Herodian (n.) One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.
Herodiones (n. pl.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii.
Heroess (n.) A heroine. [Obs.] -- Dryden.
Heroic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
Heroic (a.) Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.
Heroic (a.) (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure.
Heroic Age, The age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.
Heroic poetry, That which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry.
Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case.
Heroic verse (Pros.), The verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious.
Heroic (a.) Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: epic, heroic, larger-than-life].
Heroic (a.) Relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age."
Heroic (a.) Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers" [syn: heroic, heroical].
Heroic (a.) Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" [syn: expansive, grand, heroic].
Heroic (a.) Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life" [syn: desperate, heroic].
Heroic (n.) A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn: heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic].
Heroical (a.) Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. -- He*ro"ic*al*ness, n.
Heroical (a.) Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers" [syn: heroic, heroical].
Heroicness (n.) Heroism. [R.] -- W. Montagu. Heroicomic
Heroicomic (a.) Alt. of Heroicomical
Heroicomical (a.) Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.
Heroine (n.) A woman of an heroic spirit.
The heroine assumed the woman's place. -- Dryden.
Heroine (n.) The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.
Heroine (n.) The main good female character in a work of fiction
Heroine (n.) A woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds.
Heroism (n.) The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action. --Hare.
Syn: Heroism, Courage, Fortitude, Bravery, Valor, Intrepidity, Gallantry.
Usage: Courage is generic, denoting fearlessness or defiance of danger; fortitude is passive courage, the habit of bearing up nobly under trials, danger, and sufferings; bravery is courage displayed in daring acts; valor is courage in battle or other conflicts with living opponents; intrepidity is firm courage, which shrinks not amid the most appalling dangers; gallantry is adventurous courage, dashing into the thickest of the fight. Heroism may call into exercise all these modifications of courage. It is a contempt of danger, not from ignorance or inconsiderate levity, but from a noble devotion to some great cause, and a just confidence of being able to meet danger in the spirit of such a cause. Cf. Courage.
Heroism (n.) The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy].
Heron (n.) 【鳥】鷺，蒼鷺 [C] Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons.
Note: There are several common American species; as, the great blue heron ({Ardea herodias); the little blue ({Ardea c[oe]rulea); the green ({Ardea virescens}); the snowy ({Ardea candidissima); the night heron or qua-bird ({Nycticorax nycticorax). The plumed herons are called egrets.
Heron's bill (Bot.), A plant of the genus Erodium; -- so called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the head and beak of the heron.
Heron (n.) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria].
Heron (n.) Grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill.
Heron () (Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18), Ranked among the unclean birds. The Hebrew name is _'anaphah_, and indicates that the bird so named is remarkable for its angry disposition. "The herons are wading-birds, peculiarly irritable, remarkable for their voracity, frequenting marshes and oozy rivers, and spread over the regions of the East." The Ardea russeta, or little golden egret, is the commonest species in Asia.
Heron, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
Population (2000): 149
Housing Units (2000): 63
Land area (2000): 3.392157 sq. miles (8.785645 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.392157 sq. miles (8.785645 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35875
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 48.057437 N, 115.960373 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 59844
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Heroner (n.) A hawk used in hunting the heron.
Heronry (n.) A place where herons breed.
Heronsew (n.) A heronshaw.
Heronshaw (n.) A heron.
Heroologist (n.) One who treats of heroes.
Heroship (n.) The character or personality of a hero.
Herpes (n.) An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another.
Herpetic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.
Herpetism (n.) See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous.
Herpetologic (a.) Alt. of Herpetological.
Herpetological (a.) Pertaining to herpetology.
Herpetologist (n.) One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.
Herpetology (n.) The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.
Herpetotomist (n.) One who dissects, or studies the anatomy of, reptiles.
Herpetotomy (n.) The anatomy or dissection of reptiles.
Herr (n.) A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent to the English Mister.
Herring (n.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities.
Herringbone (a.) Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions.
Herrnhuter (n.) One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen.
Hers (pron.) See the Note under Her, pron.
Hersal (n.) Rehearsal.
Herschel (n.) See Uranus.
Herschelian (a.) Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
Herse (n.) A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an enemy.
Herse (n.) See Hearse, a carriage for the dead.
Herse (n.) A funeral ceremonial.
Herse (v. t.) Same as Hearse, v. t.
Herself (pron.) An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.
Herself (pron.) Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now herself again; she has come to herself.
By herself, Alone; apart; unaccompanied.
Hersillon (n.) (Fort.) A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable.
Hert (n.) A hart. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Herte (n.) A heart. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Hertely (a. & adv.) Hearty; heartily. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Hery (v. t.) To worship; to glorify; to praise. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Spenser.
Hesitancy (n.) The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.
Hesitancy (n.) A stammering; a faltering in speech.
Hesitancy (n.) A feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something [syn: hesitance, hesitancy].
Hesitancy (n.) A certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition].
Hesitant (a.) Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.
Hesitant (a.) Unready in speech. -- Baxter.
Hesitant (a.) Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly [syn: hesitant, hesitating].
Hesitantly (adv.) With hesitancy or doubt.
Hesitated (imp. & p. p.) of Hesitate.
Hesitating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hesitate.
Hesitate (v. i.) 躊躇；猶豫；說話吞吞吐吐 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.
Hesitate (v. i.) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.
Hesitate (v.) Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: {hesitate}, {waver}, {waffle}].
Hesitate (v.) Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: {hesitate}, {pause}].
Hesitate (v. t.) 有疑慮，不願意 [Y] [+to-v] To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.]
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. -- Pope.
Hesitate (v.) [ I ] (B2) 猶豫，躊躇 To pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it.
// She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question.
// "Do you love me?" she asked. He hesitated and then said, "I'm not sure."
// [ + to infinitive ] If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me.
Hesitatingly (adv.) With hesitation or doubt.
Hesitation (n.) The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
Hesitation (n.) A faltering in speech; stammering.
Hesitative (a.) Showing, or characterized by, hesitation.
Hesitatory (a.) Hesitating.
Hesp (n.) A measure of two hanks of linen thread.
Hesper (n.) The evening; Hesperus.
Hesperetin (n.) A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste, obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a complex derivative of caffeic acid.
Hesperian (a.) Western; being in the west; occidental.
Hesperian (n.) A native or an inhabitant of a western country.
Hesperian (a.) Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidae, or skippers.
Hesperian (n.) Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidae; a skipper.
Hesperid (a. & n.) Same as 3d Hesperian.
Hesperidene (n.) An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.
Hesperides (n. pl.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides.
Hesperides (n. pl.) The garden producing the golden apples.
Hesperidin (n.) A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Hesperidium (n.) A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange.
Hesperornis (n.) A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.
Hesperus (n.) Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper.
Hesperus (n.) Evening.
Hessian (a.) Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.
Hessian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
Hessian (n.) A mercenary or venal person.
Hessian (n.) See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.
Hessite (n.) A lead-gray sectile mineral. It is a telluride of silver.
Hest (n.) Command; precept; injunction.
Hestern (a.) Alt. of Hesternal.