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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: hit list - hobbesian</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="hitlist"> hit list,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD> 1. a list of persons slated to be killed. Ex. His immediate superior had been on the "hit list" of the Symbionese Liberation Army (New York Times). <DD> 2. (Figurative:) Ex. A particular sore point was Carter's original "hit list" of 32 water projects (Time). </DL> <A NAME="hitman"> hit man,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a hired killer. </DL> <A NAME="hitormiss"> hit-or-miss, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not planned; random; haphazard. Ex. In hit-or-miss fashion, man has been fighting corrosion ever since he first rubbed a little grease on the blade of his hunting knife (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="hitparade"> hit parade,<DL COMPACT><DD> a list of currently successful songs or recordings. Ex. Mayer rushed out another record which was climbing the hit parade very steadily (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="hitter"> hitter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or thing that hits. <DD> 2. a batter in baseball. Ex. a weak hitter. </DL> <A NAME="hittite"> Hittite, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a member of an ancient people in Asia Minor and Syria. Their civilization existed from about 1900 B.C. until about 1200 B.C. They were conquered by the Assyrians. <DD> 2. the Indo-European language of the Hittites, preserved in both cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing. <DD>adj. of or having to do with the Hittites or their language. </DL> <A NAME="hiv"> HIV (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> the retrovirus that causes AIDS by invading and destroying the helper T cells of the body. Ex. Researchers hope that their experimental vaccine will stimulate the body to produce vast numbers of killer T cells that would be able to recognize and destroy any of the variant forms of HIV (Paul Katz). </DL> <A NAME="hive"> hive, noun, verb, hived, hiving.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a house or box for bees to live in; beehive. <DD> 2. a large number of bees living in such a place. Ex. The whole hive was busy. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) a busy place full of people or animals. Ex. a hive of industry. This great Hive, the City (Abraham Cowley). <DD> 4. (Figurative.) a swarming or teeming crowd. <DD>v.t. 1. to put (bees) in a hive. <DD> 2. to store up (honey) in a hive. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) to lay up for future use. Ex. hiving wisdom with each studious year (Byron). (SYN) hoard. <DD>v.i. 1. to live close together as bees do. <DD> 2. to enter a hive. expr. hive off, (Especially British.) to break away or isolate. Ex. I believe it is wrong to hive off institutions such as the Post Office into a limbo (Manchester Guardian Weekly). </DL> <A NAME="hivenest"> hive nest,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large nest, or group of nests, in which many pairs of birds live as a colony. </DL> <A NAME="hiver"> hiver, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who puts bees in a hive. </DL> <A NAME="hives"> hives, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a condition in which the skin itches and shows raised patches of red; urticaria. It is caused by an allergy to some food or drug, or a reaction as to heat or light. </DL> <A NAME="hizen"> Hizen, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a class of Japanese porcelains of rich decoration, delicate coloring, and fine workmanship. </DL> <A NAME="hj"> H.J.,<DL COMPACT><DD> here lies (Latin, hic jacet). </DL> <A NAME="hjres"> H.J.Res.,<DL COMPACT><DD> House (of Representatives) Joint Resolution (always with a number). </DL> <A NAME="hl"> hl.,<DL COMPACT><DD> hectoliter or hectoliters. </DL> <A NAME="hl"> H.L.,<DL COMPACT><DD> House of Lords. </DL> <A NAME="hla"> HLA or HL-A, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a system of tissue typing based on the presence in the body of certain antigens. Ex. Studies of the many HLA types found in the population have also shown that some of them are associated with specific diseases: for example, a high proportion of all patients with some form of arthritis are found to have HLA B27 antigens (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="hlbb"> HLBB (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Home Loan Bank Board. </DL> <A NAME="hm"> h'm, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> hem; hum. </DL> <A NAME="hm"> hm.,<DL COMPACT><DD> hectometer or hectometers. </DL> <A NAME="hm"> H.M.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Her Majesty. <DD> 2. His Majesty. </DL> <A NAME="hmas"> H.M.A.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Her Majesty's Australian Ship. <DD> 2. His Majesty's Australian Ship. </DL> <A NAME="hmcs"> H.M.C.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Her Majesty's Canadian Ship. <DD> 2. His Majesty's Canadian Ship. </DL> <A NAME="hmd"> HMD (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> hyaline membrane disease. </DL> <A NAME="hmo"> HMO (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> health maintenance organization (an organization providing medical care to subscribers for fixed periodic payments). </DL> <A NAME="hms"> H.M.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. Her Majesty's Service. <DD> b. His Majesty's Service. <DD> 2a. Her Majesty's Ship. <DD> b. His Majesty's Ship. </DL> <A NAME="hmso"> H.M.S.O. or HMSO (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. <DD> 2. His Majesty's Stationery Office. </DL> <A NAME="ho"> ho (1), interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> a call to an animal to stop or stand still. </DL> <A NAME="ho"> ho (2), interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an exclamation of surprise, joy, or scornful laughter. <DD> 2. an exclamation to get attention. Ex. The captain said, "Ho, men! Listen." <DD> 3. a word used with another word that tells the destination. Ex. There lies your way, due west. Then westward-ho! (Shakespeare). </DL> <A NAME="ho"> ho.,<DL COMPACT><DD> house. </DL> <A NAME="ho"> Ho (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> holmium (chemical element). </DL> <A NAME="hoactzin"> hoactzin, noun. =hoatzin.</DL> <A NAME="hoagy"> hoagy or hoagie, noun, pl. -gies.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) =hero sandwich. </DL> <A NAME="hoar"> hoar, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. white or grayish-white. <DD> 2. white or gray with age. <DD> 3. old; ancient. <DD> 4. (Obsolete or Dialect.) white or gray with mold; moldy; musty. <DD>noun 1. =hoarfrost. <DD> 2. =hoariness. </DL> <A NAME="hoard"> hoard, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to save and store away. Ex. The squirrel hoarded nuts for the winter. The miser hoarded his money. (SYN) treasure, amass, accumulate. <DD>v.i. to save and store away money, goods, etc. <DD>noun what is saved and stored away; things stored. Ex. The squirrel kept his hoard in a tree. (SYN) stock, store. noun hoarder. </DL> <A NAME="hoarding"> hoarding (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of one who hoards. <DD> 2. something hoarded. </DL> <A NAME="hoarding"> hoarding (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD> 1. a temporary board fence around a building that is being put up, repaired, or torn down. <DD> 2. a billboard. </DL> <A NAME="hoarfrost"> hoarfrost, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the white, feathery crystals of ice formed when dew freezes; white frost; rime. </DL> <A NAME="hoarhound"> hoarhound, noun. =horehound.</DL> <A NAME="hoariness"> hoariness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> hoary quality or condition. </DL> <A NAME="hoarse"> hoarse, adjective, hoarser, hoarsest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. sounding rough and deep. Ex. the hoarse croak of the bullfrog. (SYN) raucous. <DD> 2. having a rough voice. Ex. A bad cold has made me hoarse. Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms (Shakespeare). adv. hoarsely. noun hoarseness. </DL> <A NAME="hoarsen"> hoarsen, transitive verb, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make or become hoarse. </DL> <A NAME="hoary"> hoary, adjective, hoarier, hoariest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. old; ancient. Ex. the hoary ruins of a castle. According to the hoary rules of American politics, any strong presidential candidate can pick his running mate (Atlantic). <DD> 2. white or grayish-white. <DD> 3. white or gray with age. Ex. hoary hair. </DL> <A NAME="hoarybat"> hoary bat,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, migratory bat of North America with white-tipped hairs. </DL> <A NAME="hoaryheaded"> hoary-headed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having white or gray hair. </DL> <A NAME="hoatzin"> hoatzin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crested, brightly colored South American bird, somewhat smaller than a pheasant. Also, hoactzin. </DL> <A NAME="hoax"> hoax, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a mischievous trick, especially a made-up story passed off as true. Ex. The report of an attack on the earth from Mars was a hoax. (SYN) imposture. <DD>v.t. to play a mischievous trick on; deceive in fun or to injure. (SYN) bamboozle, hoodwink. noun hoaxer. </DL> <A NAME="hob"> hob (1), noun, verb, hobbed, hobbing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, on which to keep food warm. <DD> 2a. a round, slender peg used as a target in quoits and similar games. <DD> b. any game using such a target. <DD> 3. =hobnail. <DD> 4. a hard metal tool with a spiral thread, used especially for cutting gears and tools. <DD>v.t. to cut or thread (a gear or tool) with a hob. </DL> <A NAME="hob"> hob (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a hobgoblin; elf; sprite. <DD> 2. a countryman; rustic. expr. play (or raise) hob, (Informal.) to cause trouble. Ex. Rain played hob with our plans for a picnic. </DL> <A NAME="hobber"> hobber, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person employed to drive hobnails into boots. <DD> 2. =leaner (def. 2). </DL> <A NAME="hobbesian"> Hobbesian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, or with Hobbism. </DL> <A HREF="hobbism.dic">NEXT</A>