<B>homophobia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> fear, dislike, or hatred of homosexuals. </DL>
<A NAME="homophone">
<B>homophone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a word having the same pronunciation as another, but a different meaning and origin. <I>Ate</I> and <I>eight</I> are homophones. All homonyms (def. 1) are also homophones. <DD><B> 2. </B>a letter or symbol representing the same sound as another. The letters <I>c</I> and <I>k</I> are homophones in <I>cork.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="homophonic">
<B>homophonic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having the same sound. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Music.) <DD><B> a. </B>in unison. <DD><B> b. </B>having one part or melody predominating. </DL>
<B>homoplastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) similar but of different origin. <BR> <I>Ex. homoplastic organs.</I> adv. <B>homoplastically.</B> </DL>
<B>homopolar, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physical Chemistry.) of or characterized by a symmetrical distribution of positive and negative electric charges between two atoms, as in the common covalent bond. </DL>
<A NAME="homopolymer">
<B>homopolymer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a polymer of two or more molecules of the same kind. </DL>
<A NAME="homopolymerize">
<B>homopolymerize, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) to change or be changed by a reaction in which two or more molecules of the same kind polymerize to form a complex molecule, as in the manufacture of polystyrene. noun <B>homopolymerization.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="homopter">
<B>homopter, </B>noun. =homopteran.</DL>
<A NAME="homopteran">
<B>homopteran, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> any one of an order of insects that have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking and wings, when present, of the same thickness and texture throughout. Cicadas, aphids, and scale insects belong to this order. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or belonging to this order. </DL>
<A NAME="homopterous">
<B>homopterous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to the homopterans. </DL>
<A NAME="homosapiens">
<B>Homo sapiens,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the species including all existing races of mankind; human beings; man. </DL>
<A NAME="homoscedastic">
<B>homoscedastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Statistics.) showing equal variability; showing the same standard deviation. <BR> <I>Ex. homoscedastic arrays or values.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="homosexual">
<B>homosexual, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or manifesting sexual feelings for one of the same sex; homoerotic. <DD><I>noun </I> a homosexual person. </DL>
<A NAME="homosexuality">
<B>homosexuality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>sexual feelings for one of the same sex. <DD><B> 2. </B>sexual activity with a person of the same sex. </DL>
<A NAME="homosocial">
<B>homosocial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing a preference for the company of members of the same sex. <BR> <I>Ex. She was cut off by the "homosocial" traditions of her [political] party ... It was a chaps' party (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="homosporous">
<B>homosporous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having only one kind of asexually produced spores. </DL>
<A NAME="homospory">
<B>homospory, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) the production of only one kind of asexual spores. </DL>
<B>homotaxic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with homotaxis. </DL>
<A NAME="homotaxis">
<B>homotaxis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> similarity of arrangement, such as of geological strata that have the same relative position in a series, or of the fossiliferous deposits found in them. </DL>
<A NAME="homothallic">
<B>homothallic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having only one kind of mycelium, producing self-fertile cells which can mate with one another. <BR> <I>Ex. a homothallic fungus.</I> </DL>
<B>homozygosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Genetics.) the condition of being homozygous at many genetic loci. </DL>
<A NAME="homozygote">
<B>homozygote, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Genetics.) an animal or plant whose chromosomes contain an identical pair of genes and which, therefore, always breeds true to type. </DL>
<A NAME="homozygous">
<B>homozygous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a homozygote. adv. <B>homozygously.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="homunculus">
<B>homunculus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-li.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a little man; dwarf. (SYN) pygmy. <DD><B> 2. </B>a small model of a man used especially for demonstrating anatomy. <DD><B> 3. </B>the human fetus. </DL>
<B>honda knot,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fixed loop at the end of a rope through which the other end of the rope can be passed so that the rope can be pulled tight or slacked off. </DL>
<A NAME="honduran">
<B>Honduran, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Honduras. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Honduras. </DL>
<A NAME="hone">
<B>hone</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>honed,</B> <B>honing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a fine-grained whetstone on which to give a fine finish to the edge of cutting tools, especially razors. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to sharpen on a hone. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) We regret the delays, but it gives a chance to hone our capabilities (John Glenn).</I> noun <B>honer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="hone">
<B>hone</B> (2), intransitive verb, <B>honed,</B> <B>honing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD><B> 1. </B>to grumble; whine; moan. <BR> <I>Ex. He lies ... honing and moaning to himself (Charles Lamb).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to yearn or pine. </DL>
<A NAME="honest">
<B>honest, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>not lying, cheating, or stealing; fair and upright; truthful. <BR> <I>Ex. He was an honest man. He lived an honest life.</I> (SYN) just, incorruptible. <DD><B> 2. </B>obtained by fair means; without lying, cheating, or stealing. <BR> <I>Ex. honest profits.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>not hiding one's real nature; frank; open. <BR> <I>Ex. She has an honest face.</I> (SYN) sincere, candid, ingenuous. <DD><B> 4. </B>not mixed with something of less value; genuine; pure. <BR> <I>Ex. Stores should sell honest goods.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>bringing honor; creditable; commendable. <BR> <I>Ex. Provide things honest in the sight of all men (Romans 12:17).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B><B>=respectable.</B> <DD><B> 7. </B>(Archaic.) chaste; virtuous. <BR> <I>Ex. Wives may be merry, and yet honest too (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>(Informal.) truly; really. <BR> <I>Ex. "Tell me, Joe--honest now, old feller--did I do it?" (Mark Twain).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) in an honest manner; honestly. <BR> <I>Ex. As I have ever found thee honest true (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="honestbroker">
<B>honest broker,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an impartial go-between; mediator. <BR> <I>Ex. As Rhodesia and Zambia were not on speaking terms, an intermediary or 'honest broker' had to be found (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(originally) a nickname for Prince Bismarck. </DL>
<A NAME="honestly">
<B>honestly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in an honest way; with honesty. <BR> <I>Ex. The salesman dealt honestly with his customers.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>indeed; really. <BR> <I>Ex. Honestly! I never saw such rudeness.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="honesttogod">
<B>honest-to-God, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) honest-to-goodness. <BR> <I>Ex. It is obvious that your reporters never got within a country mile of an honest-to-God farmer with manure and dirt on his boots (Herb Karner).</I> </DL>
<B>honesty, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>honest behavior; honest nature; honest quality. <BR> <I>Ex. To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education (John Ruskin).</I> (SYN) truthfulness. <DD><B> 2. </B>freedom from deceit or fraud; straightforwardness. <DD><B> 3. </B>a European garden herb of the mustard family, with large, purple flowers and flat, round, semitransparent, satiny pods; moonwort; satinpod or satinflower. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) chastity. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Obsolete.) honor. </DL>
<A NAME="honewort">
<B>honewort, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the stone parsley or any one of various other plants of the parsley family. </DL>
<A NAME="honey">
<B>honey, </B>noun, pl. <B>honeys,</B> adjective, verb, <B>honeyed</B> or <B>honied,</B> <B>honeying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a thick, sweet, yellow or golden liquid, good to eat, that bees make out of the nectar they collect from flowers. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various similar substances produced by insects or in other ways. <DD><B> 3. </B>the drop of liquid found in many flowers that draws bees to them. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) something sweet like honey; sweetness. <BR> <I>Ex. the honey of flattery. Death hath sucked the honey of thy breath (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>darling; dear. <DD><B> 6. </B>a color like that of honey. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or like honey; sweet; honeyed. <DD><B> 2. </B>lovable; dear. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to sweeten with or as if with honey. <DD><B> 2. </B>to talk sweetly to; flatter. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to talk sweetly; use endearments. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to become sweet or agreeable. <BR> <I>Ex. his tutor, rough to common men, But honeying at the whisper of a lord (Tennyson).</I> adj. <B>honeyless.</B> adj. <B>honeylike.</B> </DL>
