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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hŭll, n. p. 643The outer covering of any thing, particularly of a nut or of grain; the husk. 2. (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. Totten. Hull down, having…Hŭll, v. t. p. 643To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; as, to hull grain. 2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship with a cannon-ball.Hŭll, v. i. p. 643To float or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship, without sails. Milton.Hŭll'er, n. p. 643One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for separating seeds from their hulls.Hăll-găll', n. p. 643A play or game of children.Hŭll'y, a. p. 643Having husks or pods; siliquous.Hū'lo-ist, n. p. 643The same as HYLOIST.Hū'lo-thē'ĭsm, n. p. 643Hylotheism.Hŭl’ver, n. p. 643Holly, an evergreen shrub, or tree. See HOLLY.Hūm, v. i. p. 643To make a dull, prolonged, nasal sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. 2. To make a drawling sound through the nose in the process of speaking, from…Hŭm, v. t. p. 643To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. 2. To greet with a murmur or buzz of approbation. 3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on. [Colloq.…Hŭm, n. p. 643The noise of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a whirling wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. “The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hum.” Shak. 2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound…Hūm, n. p. 643A kind of strong liquor formerly used, regarded by some as a mixture of ale or beer and spirits. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Hūm, interj. p. 643Ahem; hem; a sound with a pause implying doubt and deliberation. Pope.Hū'man, a. p. 643Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; pertaining or relating to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human knowledge; human life. To err…Hū'man, n. p. 643A human being; one of the race of man. [Rare and inelegant.] “Sprung of humans that inhabit earth.” Chapman. In this world of ours, . . . we humans often find ourselves, we can not tell how, in…Hū'man-ate, a. p. 643Indued with humanity. [Obs.] Crammer.Hu-māne', a. p. 643Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] When we had been taught all the mysterious articles, we could not, by any humane power, have understood them. Bp. Taylor. 2. Having the feelings and dispositions…Hu-māne'ly, adv. p. 643In a humane manner; with kindness, tenderness, or compassion; as, the prisoners were treated humanely.Hu-māne'ness, n. p. 643The quality of being humane; tenderness. Scott.Hu-mān'ies, n. sing. p. 643The doctrine or science of human nature, or of matters pertaining to humanity. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.] Collins.Hu-mān'i-fý, v. t. p. 643To make human; to invest with a human body or personality; to incarnate. [Rare.] “The humanifying of the divine Word.” H. B. Wilson.Hū'man-ist, n. p. 643One who pursues the study of the humanities (literæ humaniores), or polite literature; — a term used in various European universities, especially the Scottish. Brande. 2. One versed in the knowledge…Hu-măn'i-tā'ri-an, n. p. 643One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to be a mere man.Hu-mān'i-tā'ri-an, a. p. 643Pertaining to humanitarians. Motley.Hu-măn'i-tā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 643The doctrine of the humanitarians.Hū'ma-ni'tian, n. p. 643A humanist. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Hu-mān'i-ty, n. p. 643The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. 2. Mankind collectively; the human race. If he is able to untie those knots, he is able to…Hū'man-i-zā'tion, n. p. 643The act of humanizing.Hū'man-ize, v. t. p. 643To render human or humane; to soften; to subdue dispositions to cruelty, and render susceptible of kind feelings. Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures with compassion? Addison.Hū'man-īze, v. i. p. 643To become or be made more humane; t. become civilized; to be ameliorated. By the original law of nations, war and extirpation were the punishment of injury. Humanizing by degrees, it admitted slavery…Hū'man-iz'er, n. p. 643One who renders humane.Hū'man-kind, n. p. 643The race of man; mankind; the human species. Pope.Hū'man-ly, adv. p. 643In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to the opinions or knowledge of men; as, the present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue. 2. Kindly; humanely. [Obs.] Pope.Hu-mā'tion, n. p. 643Interment; inhumation. [Rare.]Hūm'-bird, n. p. 643See HUMMING-BIRD.Hŭm'ble, a. p. 643Not high or lofty; low; unpretending; mean; as, a humble place or cottage. “Thy humble nest built on the ground.” Cowley. 2. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud…Hŭm'ble, v. t. p. 644To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to bring down; to lower; to abase; to mortify. Take thou this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues Have humbled to all strokes.…Hŭm'ble-bee, n. p. 644(Entom.) A large, hairy bee, of a black color, with bands of yellow or orange, constituting the genus Bombus; a bumblebee. ☞ The bees of this genus form societies as the honey-bee does, but construct…Hŭm'ble-cow, n. p. 644A cow without horns. W. Scott.Hŭm'ble-mouthed, a. p. 644Mild; meek. Shak.Hŭm'ble-ness, n. p. 644The state of being or feeling humble or low; humility; meekness.Hŭm'ble-plānt, n. p. 644(Bot.) A plant of the genus Mimosa (M. sensitiva); a species of sensitive plant.Hŭm'bler, n. p. 644One who, or that which, humbles; one who reduces pride or mortifies.Hŭm'bles, n. pl. p. 644Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles.] Johnson.Hŭm'bless, n. p. 644Humbleness; humility; abasement; low obeisance. Spenser.Hŭm'bly, adv. p. 644In a humble manner; with modest submissiveness; with humility; lowly. Hope humbly, then; with trembling pinions soar; Wait the great teacher, Death, and God adore. Pope.Hŭm'bōldt-ī-lite, n. p. 644(Min.) A variety of melilite found in the lavas of Vesuvius, and consisting chiefly of alumina, lime, and silica. Dana.Hŭm’bōldt-īne, n. p. 644(Min.) A native oxalate of iron; oxalite.Hŭm'bōldt-ite, n. p. 644(Min.) Borosilicate of lime, a rare variety of datholite.Hŭm’bŭg, n. p. 644An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a piece of trickery; a hoax. 2. A spirit of deception; trickishness. 3. One who deceives or hoaxes; a trickish…Hŭm'bŭg, v. t. p. 644To deceive; to impose on; to cajole; to hoax. [Colloq.]Hŭm'bŭg-ger, n. p. 644One who humbugs.Hŭm'bŭg-ger-y, n. p. 644The practice of imposition.Hŭm′drŭm, a. p. 644Dull; stupid. “A humdrum crone.” Bryant.Hŭm'drŭm, n. p. 644A stupid fellow; a drone.Hu-mĕct' or Hu-mĕc'tāte, v. t. p. 644To moisten; to wet; to water. [Obs.] Howell.Hu-mé'ctant, a. p. 644Tending to increase the fluidity of the blood.Hū'mec-tā'tion, n. p. 644The act of moistening, wetting, or watering. [Obs.] Bacon.Hu-méc'tive, a. p. 644Tending to moisten. [Obs.]