Webster's Dictionary 1828

1918

HURLWIND

HURL'WIND, noun A whirlwind, which see.

1919

HURLY

HURL'YHURL'Y-BURLY, noun Tumult; bustle; confusion.

1920

HURRAH

HURRAH, exclamation Hoora; huzza. [See Hoora.]

1921

HURRAW

HURRAWHUR'RICANE, noun [Latin furio, furo, to rage.]1. A most violent storm of wind, occurring often in the West Indies, and sometimes in higher northern latitudes, and on the c...

1922

HURRICANE

HUR'RICANE, n. [L. furio, furo, to rage.]1. A most violent storm of wind, occurring often in the West Indies, and sometimes in higher northern latitudes, and on the coast of the...

1923

HURRIED

HUR'RIED, participle passive [from hurry.] Hastened; urged or impelled to rapid motion or vigorous action.

1924

HURRIER

HUR'RIER, noun One who hurries, urges or impels.

1925

HURRY

HUR'RY, verb transitive [Latin curro.]1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to drive or press forward with more rapidity; to urge to act or proceed with more celerity; as, to...

1926

HURRY-SKURRY

HUR'RY-SKURRY, adverb Confusedly; in a bustle. [Not in use.]

1927

HURRYING

HUR'RYING, participle present tense Driving or urging to greater speed; precipitating.

1928

HURST

HURST, noun A wood or grove; a word found in many names, as in Hazlehurst.

1929

HURT

HURT, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passivehurt1. To bruise; to give pain by a contusion, pressure, or any violence to the body. We hurt the body by a severe blow...

1930

HURTER

HURT'ER, noun One who hurts or does harm.

1931

HURTERS

HURT'ERS, noun Pieces of wood at the lower end of a platform, to prevent the wheels of gun-carriages from injuring the parapet.

1932

HURTFUL

HURT'FUL, adjective Injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or destruction; tending to impair or destroy. Negligence is hurtful to property; intemperance is hurtful to health.

1933

HURTFULLY

HURT'FULLY, adverb Injuriously;; mischievously.

1934

HURTFULNESS

HURT'FULNESS, noun Injuriousness; tendency to occasion loss or destruction; mischievousness.

1935

HURTLE

HURT'LE, verb intransitive [from hurt.] To clash or run against; to jostle; to skirmish; to meet in shock and encounter; to wheel suddenly. [Not now used.]HURT'LE, verb transiti...

1936

HURTLEBERRY

HURT'LEBERRY, noun A whortleberry, which see.

1937

HURTLESS

HURT'LESS, adjective Harmless; innocent; doing no injury; innoxious; as hurtless blows.1. Receiving no injury.

1938

HURTLESSLY

HURT'LESSLY, adverb Without harm. [Little used.]

1939

HURTLESSNESS

HURT'LESSNESS, noun Freedom from any harmful quality. [Little used.

1940

HUSBAND

HUS'BAND, noun s as z.1. A man contracted or joined to a woman by marriage. A man to whom a woman is betrothed, as well as one actually united by marriage, is called a husband L...

1941

HUSBANDABLE

HUS'BANDABLE, adjective Manageable with economy.

1942

HUSBANDED

HUS'BANDED, participle passive Used or managed with economy; well managed.

1943

HUSBANDING

HUS'BANDING, participle present tense Using or managing with frugality.

1944

HUSBANDLESS

HUS'BANDLESS, adjective Destitute of a husband.