A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen.
Mrs. Stowe.
Hur*rah" (?), v. i. To utter hurrahs; to huzza.
Hur*rah", v. t. To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.
Hur"ri*cane (?), n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a
high wind.] A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden
changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and
lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also
used figuratively.
Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.
Tennyson.
Each guilty thought to me is A dreadful hurricane.
Massinger.
Hurricane bird (Zoˆl.), the frigate bird. -- Hurricane deck. (Naut.)
See under Deck.
Hur`ri*ca"no (?), n.; pl. Hurricanoes (#). A waterspout; a hurricane.
[Obs.] Drayton. "You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout." Shak.
Hur"ried (?), a. 1. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as,
a hurried writer; a hurried life.
2. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job. "A
hurried meeting." Milton.
-- Hur"ried*ly, adv. -- Hur"ried*ness, n.
Hur"ri*er (?), n. One who hurries or urges.
Hur"ries (?), n. A staith or framework from which coal is discharged
from cars into vessels.
Hur"ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hurrying.]
[OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste,
Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and
E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To hasten;
to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Impetuous lust hurries him on.
South.
They hurried him abroad a bark.
Shak.
2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused
or irregular activity.
And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your
doubtful friends.
Shak.