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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: hercules - here</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="hercules"> Hercules, noun,genitive (def. 3) Herculis.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Greek and Roman Mythology.) a hero, son of Zeus and Alcmene, famous for his great strength that made him able to perform twelve extraordinary labors imposed on him by the King of Argos, as a result of Hera's hatred of him; Alcides. <DD> 2. Also, hercules. a person of great strength, courage, or size. <DD> 3. a northern constellation near Lyra. Also, Heracles, Herakles. </DL> <A NAME="herculesbeetle"> Hercules beetle,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, strong tropical American beetle with two long curved horns, one above the other, in the male. It sometimes grows to a length of 6 inches. </DL> <A NAME="herculesclub"> Hercules'-club, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small, prickly tree of the rue family, whose bark and seeds are used in medicine. <DD> 2. a small, prickly tree of the ginseng family, whose bark, root, and berries are used in medicine; angelica tree. <DD> 3. a gourd whose dried fruit is used as an ornament. </DL> <A NAME="herculesmoth"> Hercules moth,<DL COMPACT><DD> a very large, boldly patterned moth with a wingspread of about ten inches and tails on its hind wings, found in New Guinea and Australia. </DL> <A NAME="herculis"> Herculis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> genitive of Hercules (def. 3). </DL> <A NAME="hercynian"> Hercynian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) of or having to do with a series of mountain-building fractures and folds of thelate Paleozoic, especially in southern Europe and northern Africa. Ex. Hercynian orogeny. </DL> <A NAME="herd"> herd (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a group of animals of one kind, especially large animals, keeping, feeding, or moving together. Ex. a herd of cattle, a herd of elephants, a herd of whales. The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea (Thomas Gray). (SYN) drove. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) <DD> a. a large number of people; crowd; multitude. Ex. a herd of ragged children. <DD> b. the common people; rabble. Ex. Who o'er the herd would wish to reign, Fantastic, fickle, fierce, and vain (Scott). (SYN) populace. <DD>v.i., v.t. 1. to join together; flock together; associate. Ex. Several people herded under an awning to get out of the shower. <DD> 2. to form into a flock, herd, or group; place in or among a herd. Ex. The farmer herded the cows over to the barn door. expr. ride herd on, <DD> a. to guard (cattle or other animals) by riding on the outer edge of a herd. Ex. Several cowboys were riding herd on a drove heading south. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to keep within bounds; control carefully and strictly. Ex. Democratic congressmen now are vowing to make the President pay for his words by riding herd on his new budget (Newsweek). adj. herdlike. </DL> <A NAME="herd"> herd (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to tend, drive, or take care of (cattle, sheep, or other animals). </DL> <A NAME="herd"> -herd,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) a keeper of a herd of ______. Ex. Cowherd = a keeper of a herd of cows. </DL> <A NAME="herdboy"> herdboy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a boy or man in charge of a herd. Ex. They kept a herdboy herding [the camels] up and down the forest (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="herder"> herder, noun. =herdsman.</DL> <A NAME="herdic"> herdic, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a low-hung carriage having two or four wheels, the entrance at the back, and the seats along the sides. </DL> <A NAME="herdimmunity"> herd immunity,<DL COMPACT><DD> immunity acquired by unvaccinated individuals through exposure to the weakened virus spread by recently vaccinated individuals. Ex. Herd immunity is a great public health benefit, since even in the United States large numbers of individuals remain unvaccinated (Rick Weiss). </DL> <A NAME="herdinstinct"> herd instinct,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) the tendency to think and act as one of a crowd. </DL> <A NAME="herdsgrass"> herd's-grass, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various grasses, grown for hay or pasture, such as timothy and redtop. </DL> <A NAME="herdsman"> herdsman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> a man in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or goats. </DL> <A NAME="herdsman"> herdsman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> a man who takes care of a herd, especially of cattle or goats. </DL> <A NAME="herdsman"> Herdsman, noun. =Bootes.</DL> <A NAME="herdswoman"> herdswoman, noun, pl. -women.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman in charge of a herd. </DL> <A NAME="here"> here, adverb, noun, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. 1. in this place; at this place. Ex. We will live here in the summer. Place it here. We will stop here. <DD> 2. to this place; hither. Ex. Come here. Bring the children here for their lesson. <DD> 3. at this time; now. Ex. Here the speaker paused. <DD> 4. in this life. <DD> 5. in this case. Ex. Here can then be no injustice, where no one is injured (Sir Richard Steele). <DD> 6. who or which is here (used to call attention to some person or thing). Ex. My friend here can help you. <DD>noun 1. this place. Ex. Where do we go from here? <DD> 2. this life; the present. Ex. Full of all the tender pathos Of the Here and the Hereafter (Longfellow). <DD>interj. 1. an answer showing that one is present when the roll is called. <DD> 2. an exclamation used to call attention to some person or thing, or to introduce a command. Ex. John! here! quick! Here, take away the dishes. expr. here and there, <DD> a. in this place and that; at intervals. Ex. ... able to understand but here and there a word of what they said (Joseph Addison). <DD> b. hither and thither. Ex. Be attentive, turning not thine eyes here and there (Francis Hawkins). expr. here below, on earth; in this life. Ex. Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long (Oliver Goldsmith). expr. here (we, you) are, here is what (we, you) want. Ex. Here you are; this jacket is your size. Now let's see, here we are--the G-i-a-o-u-r--that's a nice word to talk about (Francis Smedley). expr. here's to (you). See under here's. expr. neither here nor there, not to the point; off the subject; unimportant. Ex. True it is that our so doing is neither here nor there ... in respect of God (Arthur Golding). expr. the here and now, the immediate present. Ex. Christians should be more interested in heaven and hell rather than in just living the here and now (New York Times). In the here and now, my strongest bias is not ... economic at all, but simply in favor of political liberty (Listener). expr. up to here, (Informal.) <DD> a. to the full; to capacity. Ex. [He] spent years since World War II immersed up to here in documents (Charles Poore). <DD> b. surfeited; fed up. Ex. It weighs all of 8 pounds, so when you're up to here with TV, you can pull it [the set] out of sight (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="here"> here, adverb, noun, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. 1. in this place; at this place. Ex. We will live here in the summer. Place it here. We will stop here. <DD> 2. to this place; hither. Ex. Come here. Bring the children here for their lesson. <DD> 3. at this time; now. Ex. Here the speaker paused. <DD> 4. in this life. <DD> 5. in this case. Ex. Here can then be no injustice, where no one is injured (Sir Richard Steele). <DD> 6. who or which is here (used to call attention to some person or thing). Ex. My friend here can help you. <DD>noun 1. this place. Ex. Where do we go from here? <DD> 2. this life; the present. Ex. Full of all the tender pathos Of the Here and the Hereafter (Longfellow). <DD>interj. 1. an answer showing that one is present when the roll is called. <DD> 2. an exclamation used to call attention to some person or thing, or to introduce a command. Ex. John! here! quick! Here, take away the dishes. expr. here and there, <DD> a. in this place and that; at intervals. Ex. ... able to understand but here and there a word of what they said (Joseph Addison). <DD> b. hither and thither. Ex. Be attentive, turning not thine eyes here and there (Francis Hawkins). expr. here below, on earth; in this life. Ex. Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long (Oliver Goldsmith). expr. here (we, you) are, (Informal.) here is what (we, you) want. Ex. Here you are; this jacket is your size. Now let's see, here we are--the G-i-a-o-u-r--that's a nice word to talk about (Francis Smedley). expr. here's to (you). See under here's. expr. neither here nor there, not to the point; off the subject; unimportant. Ex. True it is that our so doing is neither here nor there ... in respect of God (Arthur Golding). expr. the here and now, the immediate present. Ex. Christians should be more interested in heaven and hell rather than in just living the here and now (New York Times). In the here and now, my strongest bias is not ... economic at all, but simply in favor of political liberty (Listener). expr. up to here, (Informal.) <DD> a. to the full; to capacity. Ex. [He] spent years since World War II immersed up to here in documents (Charles Poore). <DD> b. surfeited; fed up. Ex. It weighs all of 8 pounds, so when you're up to here with TV, you can pull it [the set] out of sight (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="here"> Here, noun. =Hera.</DL> <A HREF="hereabou.dic">NEXT</A>