A small hill.

The side or declivity of a hill.

The top of a hill.

Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.

A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

Having a hilt; -- used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted.

The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also hile.

Same as Hilum, 2.

The objective case of he. See He.

Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, the great mountain chain in Asia.

A small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region.

one of two genera of stilts; they are similar to avocets but with straight bills.

A hymn.

An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself.

See 1st Himself.

Themselves. See Hemself.

Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters, language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic, still spoken in Southern Arabia.

A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint, one gill, English measure.

a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts.

an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism.

In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.

The raspberry.

The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only.

To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

Same as Hindrance.

One who, or that which, hinders.

Hindermost; -- superl. of Hind, a.

A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal.

The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.

The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindus. In employs the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.

Furthest in or toward the rear; last.

Same as Hindustani. See Hindoostanee.

the back half of a side of meat, from about the twelfth rib back.

the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on which a person sits; teh buttocks.

The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg.

understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight.

Same as Hindoo. This is now the more commonly used spelling.

A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is restricted to followers of the Veda.

the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system anud belief in reincarnation.

The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindus; Brahmanism.

northern region of India where Hinduism predominates.

a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.

Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. The language of Hindustan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.

A servant; a farm laborer; a peasant; a hind.

To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point.

Furnished with hinges.

Without a hinge or joint.

A reaping hook.

A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.

To neigh; to whinny.

A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.

a remote and undeveloped area; originally, the land or region lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with reference to the so-called doctrine of the hinterland, sometimes advanced, that occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying inland of the coast.

In a hinting manner.

Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!

Aware of the latest ideas, trends, fashions, and developments in popular music and entertainment culture; not square; -- same as hep.

Having a hip roof.

Either of two large flaring bones, each forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis.

To throw by means of a hipe.

A small portable flask, usually made of metal, used to hold liquor.

having hips which are not prominent; seeming to have no hips; as, slim and hipless; -- of people. Opposite of broad-hipped

the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part.

An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the horse, but three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the ancestral genera of the Horse family.

A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura.

An amaryllis of tropical America (Hippeastrum puniceum) often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers.

having hips; or, having hips of a specified type; -- used in combination; as, wide-hipped.

Someone who rejects the established culture, dresses casually, and advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle. Used especially of those in the late 1960's, mostly in their late teens and early twenties, who conspicuously rejected traditional culture by dressing casually, if male wore their hair long, and wore folksy or used clothing adorned with beads, headbands, and often flowers; they emphasized the importance of love and direct personal relations rather than success-oriented businesslike behavior, strove for spontaneity, sometimes lived communally, and in some cases tried to expand their consciousness by various psychological techniques such as meditation, or through the use of consciousness-altering drugs such as marijuana or LSD. By the end of the Vietnam war in the 1970's, the numbers of people living a visibly hippie lifestyle had dramatically decreased, though some people continue to develop similar views and live with the same outlook.

Somewhat hypochondriac; melancholy. See Hyppish.

Same as hippopotamus.

A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse tick.

A natural family of winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies.

See Hippocampus.

Of or pertaining to the hippocampus.

A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.

Same as Centaur.

A cordial made of spiced wine, etc.

A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 b. c.

Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, or to his teachings.

The medical philosophy or system of Hippocrates.

A fountain on Mount Helicon in B/otia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration.

One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactol/ma.

Shaped like a horseshoe.

A fabulous sea monster.

To arrange contests with predetermined winners.

A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.

A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the horse.

The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the horse.

Eaters of horseflesh.

Hippophagy.

One who eats horseflesh.

Feeding on horseflesh; -- said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars.

The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh.

One who loves horses.

A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (Hippopotamus Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa.

Anatomy of the horse.

See Hyp, n.

Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid.

A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.

Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other.

A person who is hip{2}, a..

See Here, pron.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called hircin.

Hircic acid. See Hircic.

Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.

The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.

performing work for pay; as, hired hands.

Without hire.

Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.

One who hires.

The young of the sea trout.

Hers; theirs. See Here, pron.

Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.

Hairiness.

Pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs.

Of or pertaining to the leeches.

An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also Hirudinei.

Any of a number of carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end.

A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech.

Like or pertaining to the swallows.

A natural family of birds including the swallows and martins.