Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 7
Hammerhead (n.) (Zool.) An African fruit bat {(Hypsignathus monstrosus)}; -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
Hammer-headed bat (n.), 錘頭果蝠（學名：Hypsignathus monstrosus）， 是哺乳綱翼手目狐蝠科錘頭果蝠屬下的單屬種。而與錘頭果蝠屬（錘頭果蝠）同科的動物尚有偏齒果蝠屬、無尾果蝠屬（無尾果蝠）、多尖齒果蝠屬（懷氏多尖齒果 蝠）、簡果蝠屬（簡果蝠）等之數種哺乳動物。它廣泛分布在非洲赤道地區。這種體形比較大的蝙蝠生活在河流邊緣的森林、紅樹林、沼澤和低於1800米的棕櫚林中。
(Hypsignathus monstrosus) Also known as the big-lipped bat, is a megabat widely distributed in equatorial Africa. This large bat is found in riverine forests, mangroves, swamps, and palm forests at elevations less than 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).
Hammerhead (n.) 笨蛋 A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {dumbass}, {fuckhead}].
Hammerhead (n.) 錘頭 The striking part of a hammer.
Hammerhead (n.) Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous [syn: {hammerhead}, {hammerhead shark}].
Hammerhead (n.) A shark of tropical and temperate oceans that has flattened blade-like extensions on either side of the head, with the eyes and nostrils placed at or near the ends.
Family Sphyrnidae and genus Sphyrna: several species
Smooth hammerhead (n.) (Sphyrna zygaena) 錘頭雙髻鯊（學名：Sphyrna zygaena），又名丫髻鮫、犛頭沙、雙髻鯊、雙髻仔、撞木鮫為雙髻鯊科雙髻鯊科的魚類。分布於印度洋、太平洋和太平洋熱帶和亞熱帶各海區以及東海、南海等海域。該物種的模式產地在歐洲、美國。[1]
Is a species of hammerhead shark, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. This species is named "smooth hammerhead" because of the distinctive shape of the head, which is flattened and laterally extended into a hammer shape (called the "cephalofoil"), without an indentation in the middle of the front margin (hence "smooth"). Unlike other hammerheads, this species prefers temperate waters and occurs worldwide at medium latitudes. In the summer, these sharks migrate towards the poles following cool water masses, sometimes forming schools numbering in the hundreds to thousands.
Hammerhead (n.) Another term for Hamerkop.
Hammering (n.) 錘擊；錘擊的聲音；錘印；抨擊，攻擊 The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound}, {hammering}, {pounding}].
Hammering (n.) [Mass noun] The action or sound of hammering something.
Hammering (n.) [Informal] A heavy defeat.
‘A 7–0 hammering by the league leaders.’
Take a hammering (ph.) [Informal] Be subjected to a heavy defeat or harsh treatment.
‘Small business is taking a hammering.’
Hammerkop (n.) 【鳥】錘頭鸛 (撞木鳥) (= Shadowbird, umbrette; hammerkop bird [stork]) （產於非洲的一種涉禽）A bird of the Heron family; the umber.
Hamerkop (n.) (Scopus umbretta), 錘頭鸛（學名：Scopus umbretta）是屬於鵜形目的一種雀鳥，錘頭鸛科（學名：Scopidae）的單型種，即是該科中的唯一一屬（錘頭鸛屬 學名：Scopus）一種。分布於非洲，馬達加斯加，和阿拉伯半島，海拔2400米以下各種濕地，包括河口，湖岸，河岸，草原和坦尚尼亞的岩石海岸。
Is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The shape of its head with a long bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, which has given this species its name after the Afrikanns word for hammerhead. It is found in Africa, Madagascar to Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands, including estuaries, lakesides, fish ponds, riverbanks, and rocky coasts. The hamerkop, which is a sedentary bird that often shows local movements, is not globally threatened and is locally abundant in Africa and Madagascar.
Hammer-less (a.) Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.
Hammermen (n. pl. ) of Hammerman
Hammerman (n.) A hammerer; a forgeman.
Hammochrysos (n.) A stone with spangles of gold color in it.
Hammock (n.) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
Hammock (n.) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. [Southern U. S.] -- Bartlett.
{Hammock nettings} (Naut.), Formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose. Hamose
Hammock (n.) A small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hillock}, {hummock}, {hammock}].
Hammock (n.) A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily [syn: {hammock}, {sack}].
Hamose (a.) Alt. of Hamous
Hamous (a.) (Botany) Having the end hooked or curved.
Hampered (imp. & p. p.) of Hamper
Hampering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hamper
Hamper (n.) 障礙物；束縛；【海】障礙船具 A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
Hamper (n.) (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
{Top hamper} (Naut.), Unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.
Hamper (n.) A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.
Hamper (v. t.) 妨礙，阻礙；牽制；束縛 To put in a hamper.
Hamper (v. t.) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. "Hampered nerves." -- Blackmore.
A lion hampered in a net. -- L'Estrange.
They hamper and entangle our souls. -- Tillotson.
Hamper (n.) A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: {shackle}, {bond}, {hamper}, {trammel}].
Hamper (n.) A basket usually with a cover
Hamper (v.) Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: {hamper}, {halter}, {cramp}, {strangle}].
Hamper (v.) Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: {handicap}, {hinder}, {hamper}].
Hamper (v.) [ T ] 阻礙，妨礙 To prevent someone doing something easily.
// Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.
Hamper (n.) [ C ] 有蓋的長方形大容器 A large, rectangular container with a lid.
// A picnic hamper.
Hamper (n.) [ C ] (UK) （通常作爲禮品、裝有食品和酒的）食品盒 A box containing food and drink, usually given as a present, for example at Christmas.
Hamper (n.) [ C ] (US) (UK Laundry basket) （盛放髒衣物的）洗衣籃 A container used for carrying dirty clothes and bed sheets and for storing them while they are waiting to be washed.
Hamshackle (v. t.) To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb.
Hamster (n.) A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations.
Hamstring (n.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Hamstrung (imp. & p. p.) of Hamstring
Hamstringing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hamstring
Hamstring (v. t.) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Hamular (a.) Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone.
Hamulate (a.) Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.
Hamule (n.) A little hook.
Hamulose (a.) Bearing a small hook at the end.
Hamuli (n. pl. ) of Hamulus
Hamulus (n.) A hook, or hooklike process.
Hamulus (n.) A hooked barbicel of a feather.
Han (inf. & plural pres.) To have; have.
Hanap (n.) A rich goblet, esp. one used on state occasions.
Hanaper (n.) A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper.
Hance (v. t.) To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] -- Lydgate. Hance
Hance (n.) Alt. of Hanch
Hanch (n.) (Arch.) See {Hanse}.
Hanch (n.) (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Hand (n.) That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
Hand (n.) That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand
Hand (n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
Hand (n.) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock.
Hand (n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
Hand (n.) Side; part; direction, either right or left.
Hand (n.) Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
Hand (n.) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.
Hand (n.) An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking.
Hand (n.) Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature.
Hand (n.) Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural.
Hand (n.) Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new.
Hand (n.) Rate; price.
Hand (n.) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once
Hand (n.) The quota of cards received from the dealer.
Hand (n.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
Hand (n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
Hand staves (n. pl. ) of Hand
Handed (imp. & p. p.) of Hand
Handing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hand
Hand (v. t.) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter.
Hand (v. t.) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage.
Hand (v. t.) To manage; as, I hand my oar.
Hand (v. t.) To seize; to lay hands on.
Hand (v. t.) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
Hand (v. t.) To furl; -- said of a sail.
Hand (v. i.) To cooperate.
Handbarrow (n.) A frame or barrow, without a wheel, carried by hand.
Handbill (n.) A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
Handbill (n.) A pruning hook.
Handbook (n.) A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.
Handbreadth (n.) A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
Handcart (n.) A cart drawn or pushed by hand.
Handcloth (n.) A handkerchief.
Handcraft (n.) Same as Handicraft.
-men (n. pl. ) of Handcraftsman
Handcraftsman (n.) A handicraftsman.
Handcuff (n.) 手銬；【喻】鐐銬，束縛 A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural.
Handcuffed (imp. & p. p.) of Handcuff
Handcuffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handcuff
Handcuff (v. t.) 給……戴上手銬；束縛……的手腳，限制 To apply handcuffs to; to manacle.
Handcuff (n.) Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuff}, {cuff}, {handlock}, {manacle}].
Handcuff (v.) Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: {manacle}, {cuff}, {handcuff}].
Handed (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Handed (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Hander (n.) One who hands over or transmits; a conveyer in succession. -- Dryden.
Handfast (n.) Hold; grasp. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Handfast (n.) Custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Handfast (n.) A contract; specifically, an espousal. [Obs.]
Handfast (a.) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] -- Bale.
Handfasted (imp. & p. p.) of Handfast
Handfasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handfast
Handfast (v. t.) To pledge; to bind. [Obs.]
Handfast (v. t.) To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage; in some parts of Scotland it was in effect to marry provisionally, permitting cohabitation for a year, after which the marriage could be formalized or dissolved. [Obs.]
Note: Handfasting was a simple contract of agreement under which cohabitation was permitted for a year, at the end of which time the contract could be either dissolved or made permanent by a formal marriage. Such marriages, at first probably not intended to be temporary, are supposed to have originated in Scotland from a scarcity of clergy, and to have existed at times in other countries. [Century Dict. 1906.]
Handfast (a.) Strong; steadfast. [R.] -- Carlyle.
Handfastly (adv.) In a handfast or publicly pledged manner.
Handfish (n.) The frogfish.
Hand flus (n. pl. ) of Handful
Handful (n.) 一把，一握 [C] [（+of）]；少數，少量 [C] [（+of）] ；【口】難控制的人（或動物）；麻煩事 [S] As much as the hand will grasp or contain. -- Addison.
Handful (n.) A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.]
Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. -- Bacon.
Handful (n.) A small quantity or number.
This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. -- Fuller.
Handful (n.) A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one can manage; as, my two-year-old is a handful.
To have one's handful, To have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs.]
They had their handful to defend themselves from firing. -- Sir. W. Raleigh.
Handful (n.) A small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received" [syn: handful, smattering].
Handful (n.) The quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: handful, fistful].
Hand-hole (n.) A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc.
Hand-hole plate, The cover of a hand-hole.
Handicap (n.) [C] 障礙，不利條件；（給強者不利條件或使弱者略佔優勢的）讓步賽 An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like.
Handicap (n.) A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Handicap (n.) An old game at cards. [Obs.] -- Pepys.
Handicap (n.) A physical or mental disability of the body which makes normal human activities more difficult or impossible; as, his deformed leg was a major handicap in walking.
Handicap (n.) Any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or impossible; as, insufficient capital was a big handicap in competing against Microsoft.
Handicapped (imp. & p. p.) of Handicap
Handicapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handicap