Webster's Dictionary 1913

3430

Humation

Hu‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. humatio, fr. humare to cover with earth, to inter, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage.] Interment; inhumation.

3431

Humbird

Hum″bird′ (hŭm″bẽrd), n. Humming bird.

3432

Humble

Hum″ble (hŭm″b'l; 277), a. [Compar.Humbler (–blẽr); superl.Humblest (–blĕst).] [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See Homage, and cf. Chameleon...

3433

Humble (2)

Hum″ble (?), a. Hornless. See Hummel.

3434

Humble (3)

Hum″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Humbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humbling (?).] 1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate....

3435

Humblebee

Hum″ble‐bee′ (?), n. [OE. humbilbee, hombulbe; cf. D. hommel, G. hummel, OHG. humbal, Dan. humle, Sw. humla; perh. akin to hum. √15. Cf. Bumblebee.] (Zoöl.) The bumblebee. Shak.

3436

Humblehead

Hum″ble‐head′ (?), n. [Humble + -head.] Humble condition or estate; humility. Chaucer.

3437

Humbleness

Hum″ble‐ness, n. The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.

3438

Humbler

Hum″bler (?), n. One who, or that which, humbles some one.

3439

Humbles

Hum″bles (?), n. pl. [See Nombles.] Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles.] Johnson.

3440

Humblesse

Hum″blesse (?), n. Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance. Chaucer.Spenser.

3441

Humbly

Hum″bly, adv. With humility; lowly. Pope.

3442

Humbug

Hum″bug′ (?), n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a tr...

3443

Humbug (2)

Hum″bug′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Humbugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Humbugging (?).] To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.

3444

Humbugger

Hum″bug′ger (?), n. One who humbugs.

3445

Humbuggery

Hum″bug′ger‐y (?), n. The practice of imposition.

3446

Humdrum

Hum″drum′ (?), a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. “A humdrum crone.” Bryant.

3447

Humdrum (2)

Hum″drum′, n. 1. A dull fellow; a bore. B. Jonson.2. Monotonous and tedious routine.Dissatisfied with humdrum. The Nation.3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.

3448

Humect

{ Hu‐mect″ (?), Hu‐mec″tate (?), } v. t. [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.] To moisten; to wet. Howell.

3449

Humectant

Hu‐mec″tant (?), a. [L. humectans, p. pr.] Diluent. — n. A diluent drink or medicine.

3450

Humectation

Hu′mec‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. humectatio: cf. F. humectation.] A moistening. Bacon.

3451

Humective

Hu‐mec″tive (?), a. Tending to moisten.

3452

Humeral

Hu″mer‐al (?), a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. huméral.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial.Humeral veil(R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow ...

3453

Humerus

‖Hu″me‐rus (?), n.; pl.Humeri (#). (Anat.) (a) The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb. (b) The part of the limb containing the humerus; the brachium.

3454

Humic

Hu″mic (?), a. [L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid. See Humin.

3455

Humicubation

Hu′mi‐cu‐ba″tion (?), n. [L. humus the ground + cubare to lie down.] The act or practice of lying on the ground. Abp. Bramhall.

3456

Humid

Hu″mid (hū″mĭd), a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. υγρὅσ, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. vökr moist, and perh. to E. ox: c...