HUISHER
HUISH'ER, noun An usher. [See Usher.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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HUKE
HUKE, noun A cloke; a hyke.
HULCH
HULCH, noun A bunch. [Not used.]
HULCHIS
HULCH'IS, adjective Swelling; gibbous. [Not used.]
HULK
HULK, noun1. The body of a ship, or decked vessel of any kind; but the word is applied only to the body of an old ship or vessel which is laid by as unfit for service. A sheer-h...
HULKY
HULK'Y, adjective Bulky; unwieldy. [Not used.]
HULL
HULL, noun1. The outer covering of any thing, particularly of a nut or of grain. Johnson says, the hull of a nut covers the shell.2. The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of he...
HULLY
HULL'Y, adjective Having husks or pods; siliquous.
HULOTHEISM
HU'LOTHEISM, noun [Gr. matter, and God.] The doctrine or belief that matter is God, or that there is no God, except matter and the universe.
HULVER
HUL'VER, noun Holly, a tree.
HUM
HUM, verb intransitive To utter the sound of bees; to buzz.1. To make an inarticulate buzzing sound.The cloudy messenger turns me his back,And hums--2. To pause in speaking, and...
HUMAN
HU'MAN, adjective [Latin humanus; Heb. form, species.]1. Belonging to man or mankind; pertaining or relating to the race of man; as a human voice; human shape; human nature; hum...
HUMANATE
HU'MANATE, adjective Endued with humanity.
HUMANE
HUMA'NE, adjective [supra.] Having the feelings and dispositions proper to man; having tenderness, compassion, and a disposition to treat others with kindness; particularly in r...
HUMANELY
HUMA'NELY, adverb With kindness, tenderness or compassion; as, the prisoners were treated humanely1. In a humane manner; with kind feelings.
HUMANENESS
HUMA'NENESS, noun Tenderness.
HUMANIST
HU'MANIST, noun A professor of grammar and rhetoric; a philologist; a term used in the universities of Scotland.1. One versed in the knowledge of human nature.
HUMANITY
HUMAN'ITY, noun [Latin humanitas.]1. The peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. Thus Christ, by his incarnation, was investedwith humanity2. Man...
HUMANIZATION
HUMANIZA'TION, noun The act of humanizing.
HUMANIZE
HU'MANIZE, verb transitive To soften; to render humane; to subdue dispositions to cruelty, and render susceptible of kind feelings.Was it the business of magic to humanize our n...
HUMANIZED
HU'MANIZED, participle passive softened; rendered humane.
HUMANIZING
HU'MANIZING, participle present tense Softening; subduing cruel dispositions.
HUMANKIND
HU'MANKIND, noun The race of man; mankind; the human species.
HUMANLY
HU'MANLY, adverb After the manner of men; according to the opinions or knowledge of men. The present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue.1. Kingly; humanely.
HUMATION
HUMA'TION, noun Interment. [Not used.]
HUMBIRD
HUM'BIRDHUM'BLE, adjective [Latin humilis.]1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.Thy humble nest built on the ground.2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a hu...
HUMBLE
HUM'BLE, a. [L. humilis.]1. Low; opposed to high or lofty. Thy humble nest built on the ground.2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage. A h...