HELL-BROTH — HEPATIZE

HELL-BROTH — HEPATIZE NWAD HELL-BROTH.1

HELL-BROTH, n. A composition for infernal purposes. NWAD HELL-BROTH.1

HELL-CAT, n. A witch; a hag. NWAD HELL-CAT.1

HELL-CONFOUNDING, a. Defeating the infernal powers. NWAD HELL-CONFOUNDING.1

HELL-DOOMED, a. Doomed or consigned to hell. NWAD HELL-DOOMED.1

HELL-GOVERNED, a. Directed by hell. NWAD HELL-GOVERNED.1

HELL-HAG, n. A hag of hell. NWAD HELL-HAG.1

HELL-HATED, a. Abhorred as hell. NWAD HELL-HATED.1

HELL-HAUNTED, a. Haunted by the devil. NWAD HELL-HAUNTED.1

HELL-HOUND, n. A dog of hell; an agent of hell. NWAD HELL-HOUND.1

HELL-KITE, n. A kite of an infernal breed. NWAD HELL-KITE.1

HELLEBORE, n. [L. helleborus.] The name of several plants of different genera, the most important of which are the black hellebore, Christmas rose, or Christmas flower, of the genus Helleborus, and the white hellebore, of the genus Veratrum. Both are acrid and poisonous, and are used in medicine as evacuants and alternatives. NWAD HELLEBORE.1

HELLEBORISM, n. A medicinal preparation of hellebore. NWAD HELLEBORISM.1

HELLENIAN, HELLENIC, a. Pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece, so called from Hellas in Greece, or form Hellen. NWAD HELLENIAN.1

HELLENISM, n. A phrase in the idiom, genius or construction of the Greek language. NWAD HELLENISM.1

HELLENIST, n. A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language. NWAD HELLENIST.1

1. One skilled in the Greek language. NWAD HELLENIST.2

HELLENISTIC, a. Pertaining to the Hellenists. The Hellenistic language was the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in Egypt and other countries, where the Greek language prevailed. NWAD HELLENISTIC.1

HELLENISTICALLY, adv. According to the Hellenistic dialect. NWAD HELLENISTICALLY.1

HELLENIZE, v.i. To use the Greek language. NWAD HELLENIZE.1

HELLESPONT, n. A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the passage between the Euxine and the Egean sea. NWAD HELLESPONT.1

HELLESPONTINE, a. Pertaining to the Hellespont. NWAD HELLESPONTINE.1

HELLIER, n. A tiler or slater. [See Hele.] [Not in use.] NWAD HELLIER.1

HELLISH, a. Pertaining to hell. NWAD HELLISH.1

1. Like hell in qualities; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable. NWAD HELLISH.2

HELLISHLY, adv. Infernally; with extreme malignity; wickedly; detestably. NWAD HELLISHLY.1

HELLISHNESS, n. The qualities of hell or of its inhabitants; extreme wickedness, malignity or impiety. NWAD HELLISHNESS.1

HELLWARD, adv. Towards hell. NWAD HELLWARD.1

HELLY, a. Having the qualities of hell. NWAD HELLY.1

HELM, a termination, denotes defense; as in Sighelm, victorious defense. [See Helmet.] NWAD HELM.1

HELM, n. NWAD HELM.2

1. The instrument by which a ship is steered, consisting of a rudder, a tiller, and in large vessels, a wheel. [See Rudder.] NWAD HELM.3

2. Station of government; the place of direction or management; as, to be at the helm in the administration. NWAD HELM.4

HELM, v.t. To steer; to guide; to direct. [Little used.] NWAD HELM.5

1. To cover with a helmet. NWAD HELM.6

HELM, HELMET, n. Defensive armor for the head; a head-piece; a morion. The helmet is worn by horsemen to defend the head against the broad sword. NWAD HELM.7

1. The part of a coat of arms that bears the crest. NWAD HELM.8

2. The upper part of a retort. NWAD HELM.9

3. In botany, the upper lip of a ringent corol. NWAD HELM.10

HELMED, HELMETED, a. Furnished with a helmet. NWAD HELMED.1

HELMINTHIC, a. [Gr. a worm.] Expelling worms. NWAD HELMINTHIC.1

HELMINTHIC, n. A medicine for expelling worms. NWAD HELMINTHIC.2

HELMINTHOLOGIC, HELMINTHOLOGICAL, n. [See Helminthology.] Pertaining to worms or vermes, or to their history. NWAD HELMINTHOLOGIC.1

HELMINTHOLOGIST, n. One who is versed in the natural history of vermes. NWAD HELMINTHOLOGIST.1

HELMINTHOLOGY, n. [Gr. a worm, and discourse.] The science or knowledge of vermes; the description and natural history of vermes. NWAD HELMINTHOLOGY.1

HELMLESS, a. Destitute of a helmet. NWAD HELMLESS.1

1. Without a helm. NWAD HELMLESS.2

HELMSMAN, n. The man at the helm. NWAD HELMSMAN.1

HELMWIND, n. A wind in the mountainous parts of England, so called. NWAD HELMWIND.1

HELOTISM, n. Slavery; the condition of the Helots, slaves in Sparta. NWAD HELOTISM.1

HELP, v.t. A regular verb; the old past tense and participle holp and holpen being obsolete. NWAD HELP.1

1. To aid; to assist; to lend strength or means towards effecting a purpose; as, to help a man in his work; to help another in raising a building; to help one to pay his debts; to help the memory or the understanding. NWAD HELP.2

2. To assist; to succor; to lend means of deliverance; as, to help one in distress; to help one out of prison. NWAD HELP.3

3. To relieve; to cure, or to mitigate pain or disease. NWAD HELP.4

Help and ease them, but by no means bemoan them. NWAD HELP.5

The true calamus helps a cough. NWAD HELP.6

Sometimes with of; as, to help one of blindness. NWAD HELP.7

4. To remedy; to change for the better. NWAD HELP.8

Cease to lament for what thou cans’t not help. NWAD HELP.9

5. To prevent; to hinder. The evil approached, and who can help it? NWAD HELP.10

6. To forbear; to avoid. NWAD HELP.11

I cannot help remarking the resemblance between him and our author-- NWAD HELP.12

To help forward, to advance by assistance. NWAD HELP.13

To help on, to forward; to promote by aid. NWAD HELP.14

To help out, to aid in delivering from difficulty, or to aid in completing a design. NWAD HELP.15

The god of learning and of light, NWAD HELP.16

Would want a god himself to help him out. NWAD HELP.17

To help over, to enable to surmount; as, to help one over a difficulty. NWAD HELP.18

To help off, to remove by help; as, to help off time. [Unusual.] NWAD HELP.19

To help to, to supply with; to furnish with. NWAD HELP.20

Whom they would help to a kingdom. 1 Maccabees 8:13. NWAD HELP.21

Also, to present to at table; as, to help one to a glass of wine. NWAD HELP.22

HELP, v.i. To lend aid; to contribute strength or means. NWAD HELP.23

A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an agreeable person. NWAD HELP.24

To help out, to lend aid; to bring a supply. NWAD HELP.25

HELP, n. Aid; assistance; strength or means furnished towards promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress. NWAD HELP.26

Give us help from trouble; for vain is the help of man. Psalm 60:11. NWAD HELP.27

1. That which gives assistance; he or that which contributes to advance a purpose. NWAD HELP.28

Virtue is a friend and a help to nature. NWAD HELP.29

God is a very present help in time of trouble. Psalm 46:1. NWAD HELP.30

2. Remedy; relief. The evil is done; there is no help for it. There is no help for the man; his disease is incurable. NWAD HELP.31

3. A hired man or woman; a servant. NWAD HELP.32

HELPER, n. One that helps, aids or assists; an assistant; an auxiliary. NWAD HELPER.1

1. One that furnishes or administers a remedy. NWAD HELPER.2

Compassion--is oftentimes a helper of evils. NWAD HELPER.3

2. One that supplies with any thing wanted; with to. NWAD HELPER.4

A helper to a husband. NWAD HELPER.5

3. A supernumerary servant. NWAD HELPER.6

HELPFUL, a. That gives aid or assistance; that furnishes means of promoting an object; useful. NWAD HELPFUL.1

1. Wholesome; salutary; as helpful medicines. NWAD HELPFUL.2

HELPFULNESS, n. Assistance; usefulness. NWAD HELPFULNESS.1

HELPLESS, a. Without help in one’s self; destitute of the power or means to succor or relieve one’s self. A person is rendered helpless by weakness, or want of means. NWAD HELPLESS.1

An infant is helpless. NWAD HELPLESS.2

1. Destitute of support or assistance. NWAD HELPLESS.3

How shall I then your helpless fame defend? NWAD HELPLESS.4

2. Admitting no help; irremediable. [Not used.] NWAD HELPLESS.5

3. Unsupplied; destitute. NWAD HELPLESS.6

Helpless of all that human wants require. [Not used.] NWAD HELPLESS.7

HELPLESSLY, adv. Without succor. NWAD HELPLESSLY.1

HELPLESSNESS, n. Want of strength or ability; inability; want of means in one’s self to obtain relief in trouble, or to accomplish one’s purposes or desires. NWAD HELPLESSNESS.1

It is the tendency of sickness to reduce our extravagant self-estimation, by exhibiting our solitary helplessness. NWAD HELPLESSNESS.2

HELTER-SKELTER, cant words denoting hurry and confusion. [L. hilariter and celeriter.] NWAD HELTER-SKELTER.1

HELVE, n. helv. The handle of an ax or hatchet. NWAD HELVE.1

HELVE, v.t. helv. To furnish with a helve, as an ax. NWAD HELVE.2

HELVETIC, a. Designating what pertains to the Helvetii, the inhabitants of the Alps, now Swisserland, or what pertains to the modern states and inhabitants of the Alpine regions; as the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states. NWAD HELVETIC.1

HELVIN, n. [From Gr. the sun.] A mineral of a yellowish color, occurring in regular tetrahedrons, with truncated angles. NWAD HELVIN.1

HEM, n. NWAD HEM.1

1. The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and prevent the raveling of the threads. NWAD HEM.2

2. Edge; border. Matthew 9:20. NWAD HEM.3

3. A particular sound of the human voice, expressed by the word hem. NWAD HEM.4

HEM, v.t. To form a hem or border; to fold and sew down the edge of cloth to strengthen it. NWAD HEM.5

1. To border; to edge. NWAD HEM.6

All the skirt about NWAD HEM.7

Was hemm’d with golden fringe. NWAD HEM.8

To hem in, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. The troops were hemmed in by the enemy. Sometimes perhaps to hem about or round, may be used in a like sense. NWAD HEM.9

HEM, v.i. To make the sound expressed by the word hem. NWAD HEM.10

HEMACHATE, n. [Gr. blood, and agate.] A species of agate, of a blood color. NWAD HEMACHATE.1

HEMATIN, n. [Gr. blood.] The coloring principle of logwood, of a red color and bitterish taste. NWAD HEMATIN.1

HEMATITE, n. [Gr. from blood.] The name of two ores of iron, the red hematite, and the brown hematite. They are both of a fibrous structure, and the fibers, though sometimes nearly parallel, usually diverge, or even radiate from a center. They rarely occur amorphous, but almost always in concretions, reniform, globular, botryoidal, stalactitic, etc. The red hematite is a variety of the red oxyd; its streak and powder are always nearly blood red. The brown hematite is a variety of the brown oxyd or hydrate of iron; its streak and powder are always of a brownish yellow. The red hematite is also called blood-stone. NWAD HEMATITE.1

HEMATITIC, a. Pertaining to hematite, or resembling it. NWAD HEMATITIC.1

HEMATOPE, n. The sea-pye, a fowl of the grallic order, that feeds on shell-fish. NWAD HEMATOPE.1

HEMEROBAPTIST, n. [Gr. day, and to wash.] One of a sect among the Jews who bathed every day. NWAD HEMEROBAPTIST.1

HEMI, in composition, from Gr. which signifies half, like demi and semi. NWAD HEMI.1

HEMICRANY, n. [Gr. half and the skull.] A pain that affects only one side of the head. NWAD HEMICRANY.1

HEMICYCLE, n. [Gr.] A half circle; more generally called a semicircle. NWAD HEMICYCLE.1

HEMIDITONE, n. In Greek music, the lesser third. NWAD HEMIDITONE.1

HEMINA, n. [L.] In Roman antiquity, a measure containing half a sextary, and according to Arbuthnot, about half a pint English wine measure. NWAD HEMINA.1

1. In medicine, a measure equal to about ten ounces. NWAD HEMINA.2

HEMIPLEGY, n. [Gr. half, and a stroke, to strike.] A palsy that affects one half of the body; a paralytic affection on one side of the human frame. NWAD HEMIPLEGY.1

HEMIPTER, HEMIPTERA, n. [Gr. half, and a wing.] The hemipters form an order of insects with the upper wings usually half crustaceous, and half membranaceous, and incumbent on each other; as the cimex. NWAD HEMIPTER.1

HEMIPTERAL, a. Having the upper wings half crustaceous and half membranaceous. NWAD HEMIPTERAL.1

HEMISPHERE, n. [Gr.] A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. In astronomy, one half the mundane sphere. The equator divides the sphere into two equal parts. That on the north is called the northern hemisphere; the other, the southern. So the horizon divides the sphere into the upper and lower hemispheres. Hemisphere is also used for a map or projection of half the terrestrial or celestial sphere, and is then often called planisphere. NWAD HEMISPHERE.1

1. A map or projection of half the terrestrial globe. NWAD HEMISPHERE.2

HEMISPHERICICAL, a. Containing half a sphere or globe; as a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body. NWAD HEMISPHERICICAL.1

HEMISTICH, n. [Gr.] Half a poetic verse, or a verse not completed. NWAD HEMISTICH.1

HEMISTICHAL, a. Pertaining to a hemistich; denoting a division of the verse. NWAD HEMISTICHAL.1

HEMITONE, n. [Gr.] A half tone in music; now called a semitone. NWAD HEMITONE.1

HEMITROPE, a. [Gr. half, and to turn.] Half-turned; a hemitrope crystal is one in which one segment is turned through half the circumference of a circle. The word is used also as a noun. NWAD HEMITROPE.1

HEMLOCK, n. NWAD HEMLOCK.1

1. A plant of the genus Conium, whose leaves and root are poisonous. Also, the Cicuta maculata. NWAD HEMLOCK.2

2. A tree of the genus Pinus, an evergreen. NWAD HEMLOCK.3

3. A poison, an infusion or decoction of the poisonous plant. NWAD HEMLOCK.4

Popular liberty might then have escaped the indelible reproach of decreeing to the same citizens the hemlock on one day, and statues on the next. NWAD HEMLOCK.5

HEMOPTYSIS, HEMOPTOE, a. [Gr. blood, and a spitting.] A spitting of blood. NWAD HEMOPTYSIS.1

HEMORRHAGE, HEMORRHAGY, n. [Gr. blood, and to burst.] A flux of blood, proceeding from the rupture of a blood-vessel, or some other cause. The ancients confined the word to a discharge of blood from the nose; but in modern use, it is applied to a flux from the nose, lungs, intestines, etc. NWAD HEMORRHAGE.1

HEMORRHAGIC, a. Pertaining to a flux of blood; consisting in hemorrhage. NWAD HEMORRHAGIC.1

HEMORRHOIDS, n. [Gr. blood, and a flowing.] A discharge of blood from the vessels of the anus; the piles; in Scripture, emerods. NWAD HEMORRHOIDS.1

The term is also applied to tumors formed by a morbid dilatation of the hemorrhoidal veins. When they do not discharge blood, they are called blind piles; when they occasionally emit blood, bleeding or open piles. NWAD HEMORRHOIDS.2

HEMORRHOIDAL, a. Pertaining to the hemorrhoids; as the hemorrhoidal vessels. NWAD HEMORRHOIDAL.1

1. Consisting in a flux of blood from the vessels of the anus. NWAD HEMORRHOIDAL.2

HEMP, n. [L. cannabis.] NWAD HEMP.1

1. A fibrous plant constituting the genus Cannabis, whose skin or bark is used for cloth and cordage. Hence canvas, the coarse strong cloth used for sails. NWAD HEMP.2

2. The skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. Large quantities of hemp are exported from Russia. NWAD HEMP.3

HEMP-AGRIMONY, n. A plant, a species of Eupatorium. NWAD HEMP-AGRIMONY.1

HEMPEN, a. hemp’n. Made of hemp; as a hempen cord. NWAD HEMPEN.1

HEMPY, a. Like hemp. [Unusual.] NWAD HEMPY.1

HEN, n. The female of any kind of fowl; but it is particularly applied to the female of the domestic fowl of the gallinaceous kind, or as sometimes called, the barn-door fowl. NWAD HEN.1

HENBANE, n. [hen and bane.] A plant, the Hyoscyamus, of several species. The roots, leaves and seeds are poisonous. NWAD HENBANE.1

HENBIT, n. A plant, the ivy-leaved speedwell. NWAD HENBIT.1

HEN-COOP, n. A coop or cage for fowls. NWAD HEN-COOP.1

HEN-DRIVER, n. A kind of hawk. NWAD HEN-DRIVER.1

HEN-HARM, HEN-HARRIER, n. A species of kite, pygargus. NWAD HEN-HARM.1

HEN-HEARTED, a. Cowardly; timid; dastardly. NWAD HEN-HEARTED.1

HENHOUSE, n. A house or shelter for fowls. NWAD HENHOUSE.1

HENPECKED, a. Governed by the wife. NWAD HENPECKED.1

HENROOST, n. A place where poultry rest at night. NWAD HENROOST.1

HENSFEET, n. A plant, hedge-fumitory. NWAD HENSFEET.1

HENCE, adv. hens. NWAD HENCE.1

1. From this place. NWAD HENCE.2

Arise, let us go hence. John 14:31. NWAD HENCE.3

I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles. Acts 22:21. NWAD HENCE.4

2. From this time; in the future; as a week hence; a year hence. NWAD HENCE.5

3. From this cause or reason, noting a consequence, inference or deduction from something just before stated. NWAD HENCE.6

Hence perhaps it is, that Solomon calls the fear of the Lord, the beginning of wisdom. NWAD HENCE.7

It sometimes denotes an inference or consequence, resulting from something that follows. NWAD HENCE.8

Whence come wars and fightings among you? NWAD HENCE.9

Come they not hence, even from your lusts-- James 4:1. NWAD HENCE.10

4. From this source or original. NWAD HENCE.11

All other faces borrowed hence-- NWAD HENCE.12

Hence signifies from this, and from before hence is not strictly correct. But from hence is so well established by custom, that it may not be practicable to correct the use of the phrase. NWAD HENCE.13

Hence is used elliptically and imperatively, for go hence; depart hence; away; be gone. NWAD HENCE.14

Hence, with your little ones. NWAD HENCE.15

Hence, as a verb, to send off, as used by Sidney, is improper. NWAD HENCE.16

HENCEFORTH, adv. hens’forth. From this time forward. NWAD HENCEFORTH.1

I never from thy side henceforth will stray. NWAD HENCEFORTH.2

HENCEFORWARD, adv. hensfor’ward. From this time forward; henceforth. NWAD HENCEFORWARD.1

HENCHMAN, HENCHBOY, n. A page; a servant. NWAD HENCHMAN.1

HEND, HENT, v.t. To seize; to lay hold on. NWAD HEND.1

1. To crowd; to press on. NWAD HEND.2

HEND, HENDY, a. Gentle. NWAD HEND.3

HENDECAGON, n. [Gr. eleven, and an angle.] In geometry, a figure of eleven sides, and as many angles. NWAD HENDECAGON.1

HENDECASYLLABLE, n. [Gr.] A metrical line of eleven syllables. NWAD HENDECASYLLABLE.1

HENDIADIS, n. [Gr.] A figure, when two nouns are used instead of a noun and an adjective. NWAD HENDIADIS.1

HEPAR, n. [L. hepar, the liver.] A combination of sulphur with an alkali was formerly called by chimists hepar sulphuris, liver of sulphur, from its brown red color. The term has been applied to all combinations of alkali or earth with sulphur or phosphorus. NWAD HEPAR.1

The hepars are by modern chimists called sulphurets. NWAD HEPAR.2

HEPATIC, HEPATICAL, a. [L. hepaticus; Gr. the liver.] Pertaining to the liver; as hepatic gall; hepatic pain; hepatic artery; hepatic flux. NWAD HEPATIC.1

Hepatic air or gas, is a fetid vapor or elastic fluid emitted from combinations of sulphur with alkalies, earths and metals. NWAD HEPATIC.2

This species of air is now called sulphurated hydrogen gas. NWAD HEPATIC.3

Hepatic mercurial ore, a mineral of a reddish, or reddish brown, or dark red color. Its streak is dark red, and has some luster. It occurs in compact masses, with an even or fine grained fracture. NWAD HEPATIC.4

Hepatic pyrite, hepatic sulphuret of iron. During the process of decomposition of this ore, by which the sulphur is more or less disengaged, the pyrite is converted, either wholly or in part, into a compact oxyd of iron of a liver brown color; hence its name. NWAD HEPATIC.5

HEPATITE, n. A gem or mineral that takes its name from the liver. Plin. L. 37.11. NWAD HEPATITE.1

Hepatite is a name given to the fetid sulphate of baryte. It sometimes occurs in globular masses, and is either compact or of a foliated structure. By friction or the application of heat, it exhales a fetid odor, like that of sulphurated hydrogen. NWAD HEPATITE.2