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.

A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.

Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.

A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron.

Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words.

A Spanish idiom or mode of speech.

To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to Hispanicize Latin words.

of or pertaining to Haiti.

Minutely hispid.

A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt.

The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.

With a hissing sound.

Same as Histology.

The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis. Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells.

Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues.

Same as Histogenesis.

One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.

Of or pertaining to histography.

A description of, or treatise on, organic tissues.

One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.

Resembling the normal tissues; as, histoid tumors.

Pertaining to histology, or to the microscopic structure of the tissues of living organisms.

One versed in histology.

That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology.

The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood.

Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues.

The science which treats of the laws relating to organic tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc.

The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly.

Historical.

A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.

Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.

In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.

To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle.

Related in history.

An historian.

Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story.

To record in or as history.

An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by some governments upon historians of distinction.

The office of an historiographer.

The art of employment of an historiographer.

A discourse on history.

One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them.

To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize.

To narrate or record.

The dissection of organic tissues.

A soluble enzyme occurring in the animal body, to the presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes are supposed to be due.

A player.

Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical.

The histrionic art; stageplaying.

The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.

Theatrical representation; acting; affectation.

To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically.

A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

To get along well together; to be compatible; to work well together; -- of people in interactive situations; as, the new chemist hit it off immediately with his supervisor.

A professional murderer, esp. one working for a criminal organization; also called torpedo.

To make sexual advances toward; -- usually of men making advances to women.

performed without care or close attention; slipshod; careless; -- of the manner of performing a task. Opposite of careful, conscientious or methodical.

Having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of entertainment performances; as, a hit song, a hit movie.

A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement.

See Hatchel.

To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; as, to hitchhike across the country.

a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles; one who hitchhikes.

A port or small haven; -- used in composition; as, Lambhithe, now Lambeth.

Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill.

Nearest on this side.

To this place; to a prescribed limit.

Toward this place; hither.

of or pertaining to Adolf Hitler; resembling the policies of Hitler.

Having no hits scored; -- of a baseball game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; as, a hitless game.

One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter.

The act of striking one thing against another; as, repeated hitting raised a large bruise

A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples) whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in the north they developed a considerable civilization, of which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant. Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters, little progress has yet been made.