<B>humidity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the state of being humid; moistness; dampness. <BR> <I>Ex. The humidity of soil helps plants to grow.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the amount of moisture in the air. The relative humidity is the ratio between the amount of water vapor present in the air and the greatest amount the air could contain at the same temperature. <BR> <I>Ex. On a hot, sultry day the humidity is high. The humidity today is 90 per cent.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="humidor">
<B>humidor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a box, jar, or other container fitted with the means for keeping tobacco properly moist. <DD><B> 2. </B>any similar device. </DL>
<A NAME="humification">
<B>humification, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process by which organic substances are changed into humus. </DL>
<A NAME="humiliate">
<B>humiliate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ated,</B> <B>-ating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of; make ashamed; mortify. <BR> <I>Ex. We felt humiliated by our failure. The boys humiliated their parents by behaving badly in front of the guests. In 1303 King Philip IV of France humiliated Pope Boniface VIII by having him arrested (Lewis W. Spitz).</I> (SYN) humble, chagrin, disgrace, shame. </DL>
<A NAME="humiliated">
<B>humiliated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> made to feel ashamed. </DL>
<A NAME="humiliating">
<B>humiliating, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that humiliates; mortifying. adv. <B>humiliatingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="humiliation">
<B>humiliation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or process of lowering pride, dignity, or self-respect. <BR> <I>Ex. His humiliation of his enemy brought him only false satisfaction.</I> (SYN) abasement. <DD><B> 2. </B>the state or the feeling of being humiliated. <BR> <I>Ex. I nursed my humiliation for a couple of days (Atlantic).</I> (SYN) mortification. </DL>
<A NAME="humiliator">
<B>humiliator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who humiliates. </DL>
<A NAME="humiliatory">
<B>humiliatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that tends to humiliate; humiliating. </DL>
<A NAME="humility">
<B>humility, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> humbleness of mind; lack of pride; meekness. <BR> <I>Ex. Humility before God is vain save as it expresses itself in the acceptance of every man as a brother (London Times).</I> (SYN) lowliness, modesty. <BR><I>expr. <B>humilities,</B> </I>acts showing a humble spirit. <BR> <I>Ex. With these humilities they satisfied the young king (John Davies).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="hummable">
<B>hummable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> easy to hum; likely to be hummed. <BR> <I>Ex. a hummable tune.</I> </DL>
<B>hummingbird, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large group of very small, brightly colored American birds with a long, narrow bill and narrow wings that move so rapidly they make a humming sound in the air. </DL>
<A NAME="hummingbirdhawkmoth">
<B>hummingbird hawk moth,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) a hawk moth. </DL>
<A NAME="hummingbirdmoth">
<B>hummingbird moth,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a hawk moth. </DL>
<A NAME="hummock">
<B>hummock, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a very small, rounded hill; knoll; hillock. <BR> <I>Ex. The highway mounts into a group of hummocks covered with scrub and surrounded by a tangle of barbed wire (Atlantic).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a bump or ridge in a field of ice. <BR> <I>Ex. This, too, had to be abandoned when a snowmobile, sent out for a trial run, hit hummocks "as high as houses and ten times as solid" (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a tract of thickly wooded land within a marshy area; hammock. </DL>
<A NAME="hummocky">
<B>hummocky, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>full of hummocks. <DD><B> 2. </B>like a hummock. </DL>
<A NAME="hummus">
<B>hummus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a puree of chickpeas made with sesame oil, garlic, and parsley, eaten in the Middle East as an appetizer. </DL>
<B>humor, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>funny or amusing quality. <BR> <I>Ex. I see no humor in your tricks.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the ability to see or show the funny or amusing side of things. <BR> <I>Ex. Mark Twain was famous for his humor.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>speech, writing, etc., showing this ability. <BR> <I>Ex. His chief output is humor.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>state of mind; mood; disposition; temper. <BR> <I>Ex. Is the teacher in a good humor this morning? I feel in the humor for working.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>fancy; whim. <BR> <I>Ex. There is no crossing him in 's humour (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>any one of four body fluids formerly supposed to determine a person's health and disposition. The four humors, or the cardinal humors, were blood, phlegm, choler (yellow bile), and melancholy (black bile). <DD><B> 7. </B>any animal or plant fluid, whether natural or diseased, such as the blood or lymph. <DD><B> 8. </B>a chronic skin disease caused by an unhealthy blood condition. <DD><B> 9. </B>(Obsolete.) moisture; vapor. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give in to the fancies or whims of (a person); indulge. <BR> <I>Ex. That sick child has to be humored.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to adapt oneself to; act so as to agree with. <BR> <I>Ex. He humored every turn of the conversation toward his future wife.</I> <DD> Also, (especially British,) <B>humour.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>humors,</B> </I>whimsical or odd traits, ways, or actions. <BR> <I>Ex. And so well could paint The village-folk, with all their humors quaint (John Greenleaf Whittier).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>out of humor,</B> </I>angry or displeased; cross; in a bad mood. <BR> <I>Ex. Out of humour with myself, and at every thing about me (Joseph Addison).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="humoral">
<B>humoral, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or caused by the bodily humors. </DL>
<A NAME="humored">
<B>-humored,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) having a ______ humor. <BR> <I>Ex. Good-humored = having a good humor.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="humoresque">
<B>humoresque, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a light, playful, or humorous piece of music; caprice. </DL>
<A NAME="humorist">
<B>humorist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a humorous talker or actor; person who tells or writes jokes and funny stories. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person with a strong sense of humor. <BR> <I>Ex. The irrepressible humorist is seldom popular.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a person subject to humors or whims. </DL>
<A NAME="humoristic">
<B>humoristic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to or characteristic of a humorist. </DL>
<A NAME="humorless">
<B>humorless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without humor. adv. <B>humorlessly.</B> noun <B>humorlessness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="humorous">
<B>humorous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>full of humor; funny; amusing. <BR> <I>Ex. Mark Twain wrote humorous stories.</I> (SYN) jocose. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) full of or characterized by humors or whims. <BR> <I>Ex. a vain, giddy, shallow, humorous youth (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) having to do with or caused by bodily humors. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) moist; humid; damp. adv. <B>humorously.</B> noun <B>humorousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="humors">
<B>humors, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See <B>humor.</B> </DL>
<B>humous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with, containing, or derived from humus. </DL>
<A NAME="hump">
<B>hump, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a rounded lump that sticks out. A hump on the back of a person is formed by a crooked spine. <BR> <I>Ex. Some camels have two humps on their backs; others have only one.</I> (SYN) protuberance. <DD><B> 2. </B>a rounded mound of earth or rock; hummock. <DD><B> 3. </B>a long, gradual hill in a railroad yard where cars are uncoupled and allowed to roll down into the classification yard, where switches sort them onto different tracks. <DD><B> 4. </B>a mountain or mountain range over which airplanes frequently fly, such as the eastern range of the Himalayas over which air transport missions between China and India or Burma were flown in World War II. <BR> <I>Ex. He flew the hump sixteen times.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Slang.) a fit of ill humor or gloomy dissatisfaction. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Australian Slang.) a walk or tramp with a load on one's back. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to raise or bend up into a hump. <BR> <I>Ex. The cat humped her back when she saw the dog.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) to exert (oneself) in great effort. <BR> <I>Ex. You'd better hump yourself if you expect to catch that train.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Australian Slang.) to hoist or carry (a bundle) upon the back. <DD><B> 4. </B>to shove (a railroad car) over the hump for sorting in a classification yard. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to rise in a hump. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) to exert oneself; make an effort. <BR><I>expr. <B>over the hump,</B> </I>(Informal.) past a difficult period or crucial test. <BR> <I>Ex. With an increase in salary, he was over the hump for the moment.</I> adj. <B>humpless.</B> adj. <B>humplike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="humpback">
<B>humpback, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=hunchback.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a back having a hump on it. <DD><B> 3. </B>a whalebone whale that has a thick body with a humplike roll of fat on the back and very large flippers. <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=humpback salmon.</B> </DL>
<B>humpback salmon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the smallest and most numerous kind of salmon, weighing between three and seven pounds, found in Pacific waters from Asia to North America; pink salmon. The male has a dorsal hump especially noticeable in the spawning season. </DL>
