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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. High'-men, n. pl.p. 627Loaded dice contrived so as invariably to turn up high numbers. Harrington.
  2. High'-mēt'tled, a.p. 627Having high spirit; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed.
  3. High'-mind'ed, a.p. 627Proud; arrogant. Be not high-minded, but fear. Rom. xi. 20. 2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of, or pertaining to, elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous;—opposed to mean. “An…
  4. High'-mind'ed-ness, n.p. 627State of being high-minded.
  5. Hīgh'mōst, a.p. 627Highest. [Obs.] Shaks.
  6. High'-ness, n.p. 627The state of being high, in all its various senses. 2. A title of honor given to princes or other men of rank.
  7. High'-prĕss'ŭre, a.p. 627(Steam-eng.) Having or involving a pressure exceeding that of the atmosphere; or, in a more restricted sense, exceeding about fifty pounds on the square inch;—said of steam and steam-engines.…
  8. High'-priestship, n.p. 627Office of a high-priest.
  9. High'-sprīw'ep'ied, a.p. 627Possessed of noble or honorable principles. 2. Extravagant in notions of politics. Swift.
  10. High'-proof, a.p. 627Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits.
  11. High'-vālsæd, a.p. 627Elevated; raised aloft. 2. Raised or elated with great expectations or conceptions. Milton.
  12. High'-rēach'ing, a.p. 627Reaching to a great height. 2. Reaching upward. Milton. 3. Ambitious; aspiring. Shaks.
  13. High'-rĕd, a.p. 627Having a strong red color; deeply red. Boyle.
  14. High'-rōad, n.p. 627A highway; a much frequented or traveled road.
  15. High'-rō'pes, n. pl.p. 627Excitement; intense passion; as, a person is said to be on his high-ropes when he is greatly elevated or excited, especially by passion. [Low.] Grose.
  16. High'-sēa'soned, a.p. 627Enriched with spices or other seasoning.
  17. High'-sight-ed, a.p. 627Always looking upward. Shaks.
  18. High'-sōuled, a.p. 627Having a high spirit. Everett.
  19. High'-sounding, a.p. 627Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
  20. High'-spir'it-ed, a.p. 627Full of spirit or natural fire; easily irritated; irascible. 2. Full of spirit; bold; daring.
  21. High'-stōm'ached, a.p. 627Having a lofty spirit; proud; obstinate. Shak.
  22. High'-strŭng, a.p. 627Strong to a full tone, or high pitch; hence, spirited or obstinate; as, a high-strung horse.
  23. High'-swelling, a.p. 627Swelling greatly; inflated; boastful.
  24. Hight, n.p. 627The same as HEIGHT.
  25. Hight, v. t. & i.p. 627To be called or named; to command; to commit or intrust; to promise. [Obs.] “As he that ever I hote” [i. e., named or mentioned]. Spencer. What better dowre can to a dame be hight [i. e., given or…
  26. High'-tā'per, n.p. 627(Bot.) A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. thapsus); the common mullein; — called also shepherd's-chub.
  27. High'-tāst'ed, a.p. 627Having a strong relish; piquant; gustful. Denham.
  28. Hight'en-er, n.p. 627One who, or that which, heightens.
  29. Highth, n.p. 627The same as HIGHT. [Obs.] Milton.
  30. High'-tōned, a.p. 627High in tone or sound; hence, nobly elevated; as, a high-toned character. “High-toned mind.” W. Scott.
  31. High'-tŏp, n.p. 627The summit of a ship. Shak. 2. A kind of apple.
  32. High'-vīçed, a.p. 627Enormously wicked. Shak.
  33. High'-wrought, a.p. 627Wrought with exquisite art or skill; accurately finished. Pope. 2. Inflamed to a high degree; as, high-wrought passion.
  34. High'wāy, n.p. 627A public road; a way open to all passengers. Syn.—Way; road; path; course.
  35. High'wāy-man, n. i. pl.p. 627HIGH'WĀY-MEN. One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
  36. Hī'lar, a.p. 627(Bot.) Belonging to the hilum of a seed.
  37. Hi'la-rāte, v. t.p. 627The same as EXHILA-RATE. [Obs.] Cudworth.
  38. Hi-lā'ri-oŭs, a.p. 627Mirthful; merry.
  39. Hi-lār'i-ty or Hi-lăr'i-ty, n.p. 627A pleasurable excitement of the animal spirits; mirth; merriment; gayety. Hilarity differs from joy; the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, by social…
  40. Hil'a-ry Tĕrmp. 627One of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year. Wharton.
  41. Hild'ing, n.p. 627A mean, sorry, paltry man or woman; a dastard. [Obs.]
  42. Hild'ing, a.p. 627Wanting spirit; cowardly. [Obs. and rare.] “Such a hilding foe.” Shak.
  43. Hīle, n.p. 627(Bot.) The same as HILUM, q. v.
  44. Hĭll'ing, n.p. 627See HELLING.
  45. HILL, n.p. 627A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. 2. The earth raised about the root of a plant or cluster of…
  46. Hill, v. t.p. 627To surround with earth; as, to hill corn. Squanto showed them how to plant and hill it. Palfrey. 2. To cover. [Obs.] See HILL.
  47. Hill'i-ness, n.p. 627The state of being hilly.
  48. Hill'ing, n.p. 627The act of raising the earth around plants. 2. A covering. [Obs.]
  49. Hill'ock, n.p. 627A small hill.
  50. Hill'-side, n.p. 627The side or declivity of a hill.
  51. Hill'-tōp, n.p. 627The top of a hill.
  52. Hill'y, a.p. 627Abounding with hills; as, a hilly country.
  53. Hilt, n.p. 627The handle of any thing, especially of a cutting instrument, as a knife or sword.
  54. Hilt'ed, a.p. 627Having a hilt.
  55. Hī'lum, n.p. 627(Bot.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar of the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base. [Written also hile.] Martyn.
  56. Him, pron.p. 628The objective case of he;—anciently em or im. See HE. Him that is weak in the faith receive. Rom. xiv. 1. ☞ Him and his were formerly used for nouns of the neuter gender; but the practice is obsolete.
  57. Hĭm'a-lay̆'an, a.p. 628(Geog.) Of, or relating to, the Himalaya, a range of lofty mountains north of India.
  58. Him-sĕlf', pron.p. 628An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun;—used as a subject with he; as, he himself will bear the blame;—used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective cases; as…
  59. Him-yăr'ic or Hĭm'ya-rĭt'ic, a.p. 628Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his descendants, or people; as, the Himyaritic language. S. Davidson.
  60. Hĭn, n.p. 628A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing about six quarts English measure.