HUMAN, h[=u]'man, _adj._ belonging or pertaining to man or mankind: having
the qualities of a man.--_n._ (_coll._) a human being.--_n._ H[=U]'MANKIND,
the human species.--_adv._ H[=U]'MANLY. [Fr.,--L. _humanus_--_homo_, a
human being.]
HUMANE, h[=u]-m[=a]n', _adj._ having the feelings proper to man: kind:
tender: merciful.--_adv._ HUMANE'LY.--_n._ HUMANE'NESS, kindness:
tenderness.
HUMANISE, h[=u]'man-[=i]z, _v.t._ to render human or humane: to
soften.--_v.i._ to become humane or civilised.--_n._ HUMANIS[=A]'TION.
HUMANIST, h[=u]'man-ist, _n._ a student of polite literature: at the
Renaissance, a student of Greek and Roman literature: a student of human
nature.--_n._ H[=U]'MANISM, polite learning, literary culture: any system
which puts human interests paramount.--_adj._ HUMANIST'IC.
HUMANITARIAN, h[=u]-man'i-t[=a]'ri-an, _n._ one who denies Christ's
divinity, and holds Him to be a mere man: a philanthropist.--_adj._ of or
belonging to humanity, benevolent.--_n._ HUMANIT[=A]'RIANISM.
HUMANITY, h[=u]-man'it-i, _n._ the nature peculiar to a human being: the
kind feelings of man: benevolence: tenderness: mankind collectively:--_pl._
HUMAN'ITIES, in Scotland, grammar, rhetoric, Latin, Greek, and poetry, so
called from their humanising effects.--PROFESSOR OF HUMANITY, in Scotch
universities, the professor of Latin. [Fr.,--L.
_humanitas_--_humanus_--_homo_, a man.]
HUMBLE, hum'bl, or um'bl, _adj._ low: meek: modest.--_v.t._ to bring down
to the ground: to lower: to abase: to mortify: to degrade.--_adj._
HUM'BLE-MOUTHED, humble in speech.--_n._ HUM'BLENESS--(_Spens._)
HUM'BLESS.--_adj._ HUM'BLING, making humble.--_n._ a humiliation.--_advs._
HUM'BLINGLY, in a humiliating manner; HUM'BLY. [Fr.,--L. _humilis_,
low--_humus_, the ground.]
HUMBLE, hum'bl, _adj._ having no horns.
HUMBLE-BEE, hum'bl-b[=e], _n._ the humming-bee: a genus of social bees
which construct their hives under ground. [_Humble_ is a freq. of _hum_.]
HUMBLE-PIE, hum'bl-p[=i], _n._ a pie made of the umbles or numbles (liver,
heart, &c.) of a deer.--EAT HUMBLE-PIE, to humiliate one's self, eat one's
own words.
HUMBUG, hum'bug, _n._ an imposition under fair pretences: hollowness,
pretence: one who so imposes: a kind of candy.--_v.t._ to deceive: to
hoax:--_pr.p._ hum'bugging; _pa.p._ hum'bugged.--_adj._ HUMBUG'ABLE,
capable of being humbugged.--_ns._ HUM'BUGGER, one who humbugs;
HUM'BUGGERY, the practice of humbugging. [Orig. 'a false alarm,' 'a
bugbear,' from _hum_ and _bug_, a frightful object.]
HUMBUZZ, the same as the Bull-roarer (q.v.).
HUMDRUM, hum'drum, _adj._ dull: droning: monotonous: commonplace.--_n._ a
stupid fellow: monotony, tedious talk. [_Hum_ and _drum_.]
HUMDUDGEON, hum'duj-on, _n._ (_Scot._) an unnecessary outcry.
HUMECTANT, h[=u]-mek'tant, _adj._ pertaining to remedies supposed to
increase the fluidity of the blood.--_vs.t._ HUMECT', HUMEC'TATE, to
moisten.--_n._ HUMECT[=A]'TION.--_adj._ HUMEC'TIVE, having the power to
moisten.--_v.t._ H[=U]'MEFY, to make moist. [L. _humectans_--_hum[=e]re_,
to be moist.]
HUMERAL, h[=u]'m[.e]r-al, _adj._ belonging to the shoulder.--_n._ an oblong
scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of
Benediction.--_n._ H[=U]'MERUS, the arm from the shoulder to the elbow: the
bone of the upper arm:--_pl._ H[=U]'MERI (-r[=i]).--_adjs._
H[=U]'MERO-C[=U]'BITAL; H[=U]'MERO-DIG'ITAL; H[=U]'MERO-DOR'SAL;
H[=U]'MERO-METACAR'PAL; H[=U]'MERO-R[=A]'DIAL. [Fr.,--L. _humerus_, the
shoulder.]
HUMET, HUMETTE, h[=u]-met', _n._ (_her._) a fesse or bar cut off short at
each end.--_adj._ HUMETÉ.
HUMGRUFFIN, hum'gruf-in, _n._ a terrible person.
HUMIAN, h[=u]m'i-an, _adj._ of or pertaining to David _Hume_ (1711-76), or
his philosophy.
HUMHUM, hum'hum, _n._ a kind of plain, coarse cotton cloth used in the East
Indies.
HUMIC, h[=u]'mik, _adj._ denoting an acid formed by the action of alkalies
on humus or mould.
HUMID, h[=u]'mid, _adj._ moist: damp: rather wet.--_adv._
H[=U]'MIDLY.--_ns._ H[=U]'MIDNESS, HUMID'ITY, moisture: a moderate degree
of wetness. [L. _humidus_--_hum[=e]re_, to be moist.]
HUMILIATE, h[=u]-mil'i-[=a]t, _v.t._ to make humble: to depress: to lower
in condition.--_adjs._ HUMIL'IANT, humiliating; HUMIL'I[=A]TING, humbling,
mortifying.--_n._ HUMILI[=A]'TION, the act of humiliating: abasement:
mortification. [L. _humili[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_.]
HUMILITY, h[=u]-mil'i-ti, _n._ the state or quality of being humble:
lowliness of mind: modesty. [O. Fr. _humilite_--L.
_humilitat-em_--_humilis_, low.]
HUMINE, h[=u]m'in, _n._ Same as HUMUS.
HUMMEL, hum'el, _adj._--hornless.--_n._ HUMM'ELLER, a machine for
separating awns of barley from seed.
HUMMING, hum'ing, _n._ a low, murmuring sound, like that made by
bees.--_ns._ HUMM'ING-BIRD, a tropical bird, of brilliant plumage and rapid
flight, from the humming sound of its wings; HUMM'ING-TOP, a top which when
spun gives a humming sound. [_Hum_.]
HUMMOCK, hum'uk, _n._ a hillock: pile or ridge (of ice): (_Scot._) a
fistful.--_n._ HUMM'IE, a small protuberance.--_adjs._ HUMM'OCKED,
HUMM'OCKY. [Dim. of _hump_.]
HUMMUM, the same as Hammam (q.v.).
HUMOUR, h[=u]'mur, or [=u]'mur, _n._ the moisture or fluids of animal
bodies: an animal fluid in an unhealthy state: state of mind (because once
thought to depend on the humours of the body), as 'good' and 'ill humour:'
disposition: caprice: a mental quality which delights in ludicrous and
mirthful ideas: playful fancy.--_v.t._ to go in with the humour of: to
gratify by compliance.--_adj._ H[=U]'MORAL, pertaining to or proceeding
from the humours.--_ns._ H[=U]'MORALISM, the state of being humoral: the
doctrine that diseases have their seat in the humours; H[=U]'MORALIST, one
who favours the doctrine of humoralism; HUMORESQUE', a musical caprice;
H[=U]'MORIST, one whose conduct and conversation are regulated by humour or
caprice: one who studies or portrays the humours of people: one possessed
of humour: a writer of comic stories.--_adjs._ HUMORIS'TIC, humorous;
H[=U]'MORLESS, without humour; H[=U]'MOROUS, governed by humour:
capricious: irregular: full of humour: exciting laughter.--_adv._
H[=U]'MOROUSLY.--_n._ H[=U]'MOROUSNESS.--_adj._ H[=U]'MOURSOME, capricious,
petulant.--_n._ H[=U]'MOURSOMENESS.--Out of humour, out of temper,
displeased; THE NEW HUMOUR, a so-called modern literary product in which
there is even less humour than novelty. [O. Fr. _humor_ (Fr. _humeur_)--L.
_humor_--_hum[=e]re_, to be moist.]
HUMP, hump, _n._ a lump or hunch upon the back.--_v.t._ to bend in a hump:
(_U.S. slang_) to prepare for a great exertion: (_slang_) to vex or
annoy.--_v.i._ to put forth effort.--_n._ HUMP'BACK, a back with a hump or
hunch: a person with a humpback.--_adjs._ HUMP'BACKED, having a humpback;
HUMPED, having a hump on the back; HUMP'Y, full of humps or protuberances.
[Prob. a nasalised form of _heap_.]
HUMPH, humf, _interj._ an exclamation expressive of dissatisfaction or
incredulity.
HUMPHREY, TO DINE WITH. See DINE.
HUMPTY-DUMPTY, hum'ti-dum'ti, _n._ a short, squat, egg-like being of
nursery folklore: a gipsy drink, ale boiled with brandy.--_adj._ short and
broad.
HUMSTRUM, hum'strum, _n._ a hurdy-gurdy.
HUMUS, h[=u]m'us, HUMINE, h[=u]m'in, _n._ a brown or black powder in rich
soils, formed by the action of air on animal or vegetable matter.--_adj._
H[=U]'MOUS. [L., 'the ground,' akin to Gr. _chamai_, on the ground.]
HUN, hun, _n._ one of a powerful, squat, swarthy, and savage nomad race of
Asia, probably of Mongolian or Tartar stock, who began to move westwards in
Europe about 372 A.D., pushing the Goths before them across the Danube, and
under Attila (433-453) overrunning Europe: a shortened form of
Hungarian.--_adjs._ HUN'NIC, HUN'NISH.
HUNCH, hunsh, _n._ a hump, esp. on the back: a lump.--_n._ HUNCH'BACK, one
with a hunch or lump on his back.--_adj._ HUNCH'BACKED, having a humpback.
[The nasalised form of _hook_; cog. with Ger. _hucke_, the bent back; cf.
Scot. to _hunker_ down, to sit on one's heels with the knees bent up
towards the chin.]
HUNDRED, hun'dred, _n._ the number of ten times ten: a division of a county
in England, orig. supposed to contain a hundred families.--_adjs._
HUN'DREDFOLD, folded a hundred times, multiplied by a hundred; HUN'DREDTH,
coming last or forming one of a hundred.--_n._ one of a hundred.--_n._
HUN'DREDWEIGHT, a weight the twentieth part of a ton, or 112 lb.
avoirdupois; orig. a hundred lb., abbreviated _cwt._ (c. standing for L.
_centum_, _wt._ for weight).--HUNDRED DAYS, the period between Napoleon's
return from Elba and his final downfall after Waterloo (the reign lasted
exactly 95 days, March 20-June 22, 1815); HUNDRED YEARS' WAR, the struggle
between England and France, from 1337 down to 1453; CHILTERN HUNDREDS, a
district of Bucks, whose stewardship is a nominal office under the Crown,
the temporary acceptance of which by a member of parliament enables him
technically to vacate his seat; GREAT, or LONG, HUNDRED, six score; NOT A
HUNDRED MILES OFF, an indirect phrase for 'here,' 'in this very place;' OLD
HUNDRED, or HUNDREDTH, a well-known long-metre setting of the hundredth
psalm, 'All people that on earth do dwell.' [A.S. _hundred_--old form
_hund_, a hundred, with the superfluous addition of _réd_ or _r['æ]d_ (Eng.
_rate_), a reckoning.]
HUNG, _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of hang.--_n._ HUNG'-BEEF, beef cured and dried.
HUNGARIAN, hung-g[=a]'ri-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Hungary_ or its
inhabitants.--_n._ a native of Hungary: the Magyar or Hungarian language.
HUNGER, hung'g[.e]r, _n._ desire for food: strong desire for
anything.--_v.i._ to crave food: to long for.--_adjs._ HUNG'ER-BIT'TEN,
bitten, pained, or weakened by hunger; HUNG'ERFUL, hungry; HUNG'ERLY
(_Shak._), hungry.--_adv._ (_Shak._) hungrily.--_adv._ HUNG'RILY.--_adj._
HUNG'RY, having eager desire: greedy: lean: poor. [A.S. _hungor_ (n.),
_hyngran_ (v.); cf. Ger. _hunger_, Dut. _honger_, &c.]
HUNK, the same as HUNCH.
HUNK, hungk, _n._ (_U.S._) goal or base in boys' games.--_n._ HUNK'ER, a
conservative.--_adj._ HUNK'Y, in good position. [Dut. _honk_.]
HUNKER, hungk'er, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to squat down.--_n.pl._ HUNK'ERS, the
hams. [See HUNCH.]
HUNKS, hungks, _n.sing._ a covetous man: a miser.
HUNT, hunt, _v.t._ to chase wild animals for prey or sport: to chase such
over a country: to search for: to pursue.--_v.i._ to go out in pursuit of
game: to search.--_n._ a chase of wild animals: search: a pack of hunting
hounds: an association of huntsmen.--_ns._ HUNT'-COUNT'ER, a dog that runs
back or counter on the scent, a worthless dog--hence (_Shak._), a
blunderer, and _v.t._ to retrace one's steps; HUNT'ER (_fem._ HUNT'RESS),
one who hunts: a horse used in the chase: a watch whose face is protected,
like the reverse, with a metal case; HALF'-HUNT'ER, such a watch where that
metal case has a small circle of glass let in, so that one can see the time
without opening it; HUNT'ING, the pursuit of wild game, the chase;
HUNT'ING-BOX, HUNT'ING-LODGE, HUNT'ING-SEAT, a temporary residence for
hunting; HUNT'ING-CAP, a form of cap much worn in the hunting-field;
HUNT'ING-COG, an extra cog in one of two geared wheels, by means of which
the order of contact of cogs is changed at every revolution; HUNT'ING-CROP,
-WHIP, a short whip with a crooked handle and a loop of leather at the end,
used in the hunting-field; HUNT'ING-GROUND, a place or region for hunting;
HUNTING-HORN, a horn used in hunting, a bugle; HUNT'ING-KNIFE, -SWORD, a
knife or short sword used to despatch the game when caught, or to skin and
cut it up; HUNT'ING-SONG, a song about hunting; HUNT'ING-TIDE, the season
of hunting; HUNTS'MAN, one who hunts: a servant who manages the hounds
during the chase; HUNTS'MANSHIP, the qualifications of a huntsman;
HUNT'S-UP (_Shak._), a tune or song intended to arouse huntsmen in the
morning--hence, anything calculated to arouse.--HUNT DOWN, to destroy by
persecution or violence; HUNT OUT, up, after, to search for, seek;
HUNT-THE-GOWK, to make an April fool (see APRIL); HUNT-THE-SLIPPER, an
old-fashioned game in which one in the middle of a ring tries to catch a
shoe which those forming the ring upon the ground shove about under their
hams from one to another.--HAPPY HUNTING-GROUNDS, the paradise of the Red
Indian; MRS LEO HUNTER, of 'The Den, Eatanswill,' a social lion-hunter in
the _Pickwick Papers_ whose husband hunts up all the newest celebrities to
grace her breakfast parties. [A.S. _huntian_; A.S. _hentan_, to seize.]
HUNTERIAN, hun-t[=e]'ri-an, _adj._ of or pertaining to the great surgeon
John _Hunter_ (1728-93), to his collection of anatomical specimens and
preparations, the nucleus of the great Hunterian Museum in London, or to
the Hunterian Oration delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons on the
anniversary of his birth, 14th February: of or pertaining to his elder
brother, William _Hunter_ (1718-83), or his museum at Glasgow.
HUNTINGDONIAN, hun-ting-d[=o]'ni-an, _n._ a member of the Countess of
Huntingdon's Connection, a denomination of Calvinistic Methodists founded
by Whitefield in conjunction with Selina, Countess of _Huntingdon_
(1707-91).
HUON-PINE, h[=u]'on-p[=i]n', _n._ a Tasmanian yew, with light-yellow wood,
used in boat-building.
HURDIES, hur'diz, _n.pl._ (_Scot._) the buttocks.
HURDLE, hur'dl, _n._ a frame of twigs or sticks interlaced: (_agri._) a
movable frame of timber or iron for gates, &c.: a rude sledge on which
criminals were drawn to the gallows.--_v.t._ to enclose with hurdles.--_n._
HUR'DLE-RACE, a race where the runners, whether men or horses, have to
clear a succession of hurdles. [A.S. _hyrdel_; Ger. _hürde_.]
HURDS. Same as HARDS.
HURDY-GURDY, hur'di-gur'di, _n._ a musical stringed instrument, like a rude
violin, whose strings are sounded by the turning of a wheel: a hand-organ:
an impact-wheel. [Imit.]
HURL, hurl, _v.i._ to make a noise by throwing: to move rapidly: to dash
with force: to whirl: (_Scot._) to convey in a wheeled vehicle.--_v.t._ to
throw with violence: to utter with vehemence.--_n._ act of hurling, tumult,
confusion: (_Scot._) conveyance in a wheeled vehicle.--_ns._ HURL'ER;
HURL'EY, the game of hockey, or the stick used in playing it; HURL'ING, a
game in which a ball is forced through the opponent's goal, hockey; HURL'Y
(_Scot._), a wheelbarrow; HURL'Y-HACK'ET, an ill-hung carriage. [_Hurtle_.]
HURLY-BURLY, hur'li-bur'li, _n._ tumult: confusion.--_n._ HUR'LY (_Shak._).
[_Hurly_ is from O. Fr. _hurler_, to yell, orig. _huller_, whence Eng.
_howl_. _Burly_ is simply a rhyming addition.]
HURRAH, HURRA, hoor-rä', _interj._ an exclamation of excitement or
joy.--Also _n._ and _v.i._ [Ger. _hurra_; Dan. and Sw. _hurra_.]
HURRICANE, hur'ri-k[=a]n, _n._ a storm with extreme violence and sudden
changes of the wind: a social party, a rout--(_Shak._)
HUR'RICANO.--HURRICANE DECK, a cross-deck about amidships, a bridge-deck or
bridge: the upper light deck of a passenger-steamer. [Sp. _huracan_, from
Caribbean.]
HURRY, hur'i, _v.t._ to urge forward: to hasten.--_v.i_ to move or act with
haste:--_pa.p._ hurr'ied.--_n._ a driving forward: haste: tumult: a
tremolando passage for violins, &c., in connection with an exciting
situation.--_adj._ HURR'IED.--_adv._ HURR'IEDLY.--_n._
HURR'IEDNESS.--_adv._ HURR'YINGLY.--_n._ HURR'Y-SKURR'Y, confusion and
bustle.--_adv._ confusedly. [Imit. Cf. Old Sw. _hurra_, to whirl round.]