Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 41
Holotricha (n. pl.) A group of ciliated Infusoria, having cilia all over the body.
Holour (n.) A whoremonger.
Holp () Alt. of Holpen.
Holpen () imp. & p. p. of Help.
Holsom (a.) Wholesome.
Holster (n.) A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.
Holstered (a.) Bearing holsters.
Holt () 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth.
Holt (n.) A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.
Holt (n.) A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.
Holwe (a.) Hollow.
Holy (a.) Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
Holy (a.) Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
Holy (a.) (Religious) (C1) 神聖的；上帝的 Related to a religion or a god.
// Holy scriptures/ rites.
Holy (a.) (Religious) 虔誠的；聖潔的 Very religious or pure.
// A holy person.
Holy (a.) (For emphase)
Holy cow/ mackerel/ smoke! (also offensive Holy shit) (Mainly US) (Informal) （表示驚訝、恐懼等）天哪！ Used to show that you think something is surprising, shocking, or impressive.
// Holy cow! How did you get that black eye?
Holy cross () The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.
Holyday (n.) A religious festival.
Holyday (n.) A secular festival; a holiday.
Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
Holystone (v. t.) To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
Homacanth (a.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes.
Homage (n.) A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign.
Homage (n.) Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance.
Homage (n.) Reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection.
Homaged (imp. & p. p.) of Homage
Homaging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Homage
Homage (v. t.) To pay reverence to by external action.
Homage (v. t.) To cause to pay homage.
Homageable (a.) Subject to homage.
Homager (n.) One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage; a vassal.
Homalographic (a.) Same as Homolographic.
Homaloid (a.) Alt. of Homaloidal.
Homaloidal (a.) Flat; even; -- a term applied to surfaces and to spaces, whether real or imagined, in which the definitions, axioms, and postulates of Euclid respecting parallel straight lines are assumed to hold true.
Homarus (n.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters.
Homatropine (n.) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose.
Homaxonial (a.) Relating to that kind of homology or symmetry, the mathematical conception of organic form, in which all axes are equal. See under Promorphology.
Home (n.) See Homelyn.
Home (n.) One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.
Home (n.) One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
Home (n.) The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
Home (n.) The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home of the pine.
Home (n.) A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
Home (n.) The home base; he started for home.
Home (a.) Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
Home (a.) Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
Home (adv.) To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
Home (adv.) Close; closely.
Home (adv.) To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home.
Homeborn (a.) Native; indigenous; not foreign.
Homeborn (a.) Of or pertaining to the home or family.
Home-bound (a.) Kept at home.
Home-bred (a.) Bred at home; domestic; not foreign.
Home-bred (a.) Not polished; rude; uncultivated.
Home-coming (n.) Return home.
Home-driven (a.) Driven to the end, as a nail; driven close.
Home-dwelling (a.) Keeping at home.
Home-felt (a.) Felt in one's own breast; inward; private.
Homefield (n.) A field adjacent to its owner's home.
Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.
Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.
Homeland (n.) 祖國；故國；家鄉；南非的黑人家園 The country where you were born [syn: {fatherland}, {homeland}, {motherland}, {mother country}, {country of origin}, {native land}].
Homeland, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 3710
Housing Units (2000): 1812
Land area (2000): 3.295011 sq. miles (8.534038 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.295011 sq. miles (8.534038 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34316
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 33.741859 N, 117.113201 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 92548
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Homeland, CA
Homeland
Homeland, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 765
Housing Units (2000): 318
Land area (2000): 2.576899 sq. miles (6.674137 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.576899 sq. miles (6.674137 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39692
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 30.859445 N, 82.022074 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Homeland, GA
Homeland
Homeless (a.) Destitute of a home. -- Home"less*ness, n.
Homeless (n. pl.) Those people who have no permanent residence, especially those who live outdoors due to poverty; usually used in the definite phrase the homeless.
Homeless (a.) Without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons" [syn: homeless, stateless].
Homeless (a.) Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern [syn: dispossessed, homeless, roofless].
Homeless (n.) Someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park" [syn: homeless, homeless person].
Homeless (n.) Poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities."
Homelessness (n.) the state or condition of having no home, especially of living in the streets.
Homelessness (n.) The state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets).
Homelike (a.) Like a home; comfortable; cheerful; cozy; friendly ; as, a homelike atmosphere.
Homelike (a.) Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: homelike, homely, homey, homy].
Homelily (adv.) Plainly; inelegantly. [R.]
Homeliness (n.) Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] "Wifely homeliness."
-- Chaucer.
Homeliness (n.) Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Homeliness (n.) Plainness; want of elegance or beauty.
Homeliness (n.) Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the homeliness of manners, or language. -- Addison.
Homeliness (n.) Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance [syn: dowdiness, drabness, homeliness].
Homeliness (n.) An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" [syn: homeliness, plainness].
Homeling (n.) A person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; a native; as, a word which is a homeling. -- Trench.
Homely (n.) Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic]
With
all these men I was right homely, and communed with, them long and
oft.
-- Foxe.
Their
homely joys, and destiny obscure. -- Gray.
Homely (n.) Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners.
Now Strephon daily entertains His Chloe in the homeliest strains. -- Pope.
Homely (n.) Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; ugly; -- usually used of people, especially women; -- contrary to handsome.
None so homely but loves a looking-glass. -- South.
Homely (adv.) Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.] -- Spenser.
Homely (a.) Lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: homely, plain].
Homely (a.) Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: homelike, homely, homey, homy].
Homely (a.) Plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare."
Homely (a.) Without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners."
Homelyn (n.) (Zool.) The European sand ray ({Raia maculata); -- called also home, mirror ray, and rough ray.
Homemade (a.) 自製的，國產的，樸素的 Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a private family or in one's own country. -- Locke.
Homemade (a.) Made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread" [ant: {factory-made}].
Homeopath (n.) A practitioner of homeopathy. [Written also hom[oe]opath.]
Homeopath (n.) A practitioner of homeopathy [syn: homeopath, homoeopath].
Homeopathic (a.) Of or pertaining to homeopathy; according to the principles of homeopathy. [Also hom[oe]pathic.]
Homeopathic (a.) Of or relating to the practice of homeopathy; "homeopathic medicine" [ant: allopathic].
Homeopathically (adv.) According to the practice of homeopathy. [Also hom[oe]opathically.]
Homeopathist (n.) A believer in, or practitioner of, homeopathy. [Written also hom[oe]opathist.]
Homeopathy (n.) (Med.) 同種療法 The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde) by remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar to the symptoms of the complaint under which the patient suffers, the remedies being usually administered in minute doses. This system was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, and is opposed to allopathy, or heteropathy.
Homeopathy (n.) A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated [syn: homeopathy, homoeopathy] [ant: allopathy].
Homepage (n.) 主頁 (WWW服務器提供的第一個顯示介面，使用者啟動瀏覽器後即展示出此畫面) The opening page of a web site [syn: {home page}, {homepage}].
Homer (n.) (Zool.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.
Homer (n.) (Zool.) See Hoemother.
Homer (n.) A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts. [Written also chomer, gomer.]
Homer (n.) (Baseball) Same as Home run.
Hoemother (n.) (Zool.) The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver.
Compare: Liver
Liver (n.) (Anat.) A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral cavity of all vertebrates.
Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly on the right side. See Bile, Digestive, and Glycogen.
The liver of invertebrate animals is usually made up of c[ae]cal tubes, and differs materially, in form and function, from that of vertebrates.
Floating liver. See Wandering liver, under Wandering.
Liver of antimony, Liver of sulphur. (Old Chem.) See Hepar.
Liver brown, Liver color, the color of liver, a dark, reddish brown.
Liver shark (Zool.), A very large shark ({Cetorhinus maximus), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured for the sake of its liver, which often yields several barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone, by means of which it separates small animals from the sea water. Called also basking shark, bone shark, hoemother, homer, and sailfish; it is sometimes referred to as whale shark, but that name is more commonly used for the Rhincodon typus, which grows even larger.
Liver spots, Yellowish brown patches on the skin, or spots of chloasma.
Homer (n.) A base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: homer, home run].
Homer (n.) 2: Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the
Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Homer (n.) An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10
ephahs [syn: homer, kor].
Homer (n.) United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910) [syn: Homer, Winslow Homer].
Homer (n.) Pigeon trained to return home [syn: homing pigeon, homer].
Homer (v.) Hit a home run.
Homer, () Heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See OMER.)
"Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.
Homer, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
Population (2000): 3946
Housing Units (2000): 1873
Land area (2000): 10.582239 sq. miles (27.407871 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 11.852505 sq. miles (30.697845 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 22.434744 sq. miles (58.105716 sq. km)
FIPS code: 33140
Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location: 59.643059 N, 151.525900 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Homer, AK
Homer
Homer, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 590
Housing Units (2000): 222
Land area (2000): 0.377845 sq. miles (0.978614 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.377845 sq. miles (0.978614 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22920
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 42.320915 N, 96.489960 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Homer, NE
Homer
Homer, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 3368
Housing Units (2000): 1453
Land area (2000): 1.668653 sq. miles (4.321790 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.668653 sq. miles (4.321790 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35276
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.638328 N, 76.183760 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 13077
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Headwords:
Homer, NY
Homer
Homer, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000): 950
Housing Units (2000): 406
Land area (2000): 9.585301 sq. miles (24.825814 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.585301 sq. miles (24.825814 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39720
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 34.333851 N, 83.499844 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 30547
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Headwords:
Homer, GA
Homer
Homer, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 1200
Housing Units (2000): 511
Land area (2000): 1.026232 sq. miles (2.657929 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.026232 sq. miles (2.657929 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35814
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 40.034972 N, 87.958986 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61849
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Headwords:
Homer, IL
Homer
Homer, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000): 3788
Housing Units (2000): 1709
Land area (2000): 4.581406 sq. miles (11.865786 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006209 sq. miles (0.016081 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.587615 sq. miles (11.881867 sq. km)
FIPS code: 35870
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 32.789863 N, 93.058633 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 71040
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Homer, LA
Homer
Homer, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 1851
Housing Units (2000): 745
Land area (2000): 1.423213 sq. miles (3.686104 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.028332 sq. miles (0.073380 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.451545 sq. miles (3.759484 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38920
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.144203 N, 84.806503 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49245
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Homer, MI
Homer
Homeric (a.) Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer.
Homesick (a.) Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition.
Home-speaking (n.) Direct, forcible, and effective speaking.
Homespun (a.) Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.
Homespun (a.) Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse.
Homespun (n.) Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
Homespun (n.) An unpolished, rustic person.
Homestall (n.) Place of a home; homestead.
Homestead (n.) The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground immediately connected with it.
Homestead (n.) The home or seat of a family; place of origin.
Homestead (n.) The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.
Homesteader (n.) One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a homestead in this manner.
Homeward (a.) Being in the direction of home; as, the homeward way.
Homeward (adv.) Alt. of Homewards.
Homewards (adv.) Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country.
Homey (a.) 像家一樣的；舒適的；親切的 Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; as, the homey everyday atmosphere; a restaurant with a homey atmosphere.
Syn: homelike, homely, homy.
Homey (a.) Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn" [syn: {homelike}, {homely}, {homey}, {homy}].
Homicidal (a.) 殺人的；有犯殺人罪傾向的 Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous ; as, a homicidal maniac.
Homicidal (a.) Characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: homicidal, murderous].
Homicide (n.) 殺人 [U] [C]； 殺人犯 [C] The killing of one human being by another.
Note: Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the killing is performed in the exercise of a right or performance of a duty; excusable, as when done, although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter or murder. -- Bouvier.
Homicide (n.) One who kills another; a manslayer. -- Chaucer. Shak.
Homicide (n.) The killing of a human being by another human being.
Homicide (n.) Crim. law. According to Blackstone, it is the killing of any human creature. 4 Com. 177. This is the most extensive sense of this word, in which the intention is not considered. But in a more limited sense, it is always understood that the killing is by human agency, and Hawkins defines it to be the killing of a man by a man. 1 Hawk. c. 8, s. 2. See Dalloz, Dict. h.t. Homicide may perhaps be described to be the destruction of the life of one human being, either by himself, or by the act, procurement, or culpable omission of another. When the death has been intentionally caused by the deceased himself, the offender is called felo de se; when it is caused by another, it is justifiable, excusable, or felonious.
Homicide (n.) The person killed must have been born; the killing before birth is balled foeticide. (q.v.).
Homicide (n.) The destruction of human life at any period after birth, is homicide, however near it may be to extinction, from any other cause.
Homicide (n.) Justifiable homicide is such as arises, 1st. From unavoidable necessity, without any will, intention or desire, and without any inadvertence in the party killing, and therefore without blame; as, for instance, the execution, according to law, of a criminal who has been lawfully sentenced to be hanged; or, 2d. It is committed for the advancement of public justice; as if an officer, in the lawful execution of his office, either in a civil or criminal case, should kill a person who assaults and resists him. 4 Bl. Com. 178-1 80. See Justifiable Homicide.
Homicide (n.) Excusable homicide is of two kinds 1st. Homicide per infortunium. (q.v.) or, 2d. Se defendendo, or self defence. (q.v.) 4 Bl. Com. 182, 3.
Homicide (n.) Felonious homicide, which includes, 1. Self-murder, or suicide; 2. Man-slaughter, (q.v.); and, 3. Murder. (q.v.) Vide, generally, 3 Inst. 47 to 57; 1 Hale P. C. 411 to 602; 1 Hawk. c. 8; Fost. 255 to 837; 1 East, P. C. 214 to 391; Com. Dig. Justices, L. M.; Bac. Ab. Murder and Homicide; Burn's Just. h.t.; Williams' Just. h.t.; 2 Chit. Cr. Law, ch. 9; Cro. C. C. 285 to 300; 4 Bl. Com. to 204; 1 Russ. Cr. 421 to 553; 2 Swift's Dig. 267 to 292.
Homicide (n.) The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
Homiform (a.) In human form. [Obs.] -- Cudworth.
Homilete (n.) A homilist. Homiletic