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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>HUN</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="hun"> Hun, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a member of a warlike Asian people who invaded Europe in the 300's and 400's A.D. under the leadership of Attila. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a barbarous, destructive person. <DD> 3. a German (a contemptuous term, used especially during World War I). </DL> <A NAME="hun"> Hun.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Hungary. </DL> <A NAME="hunch"> hunch, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a hump. Ex. a hunch in the shoulders. <DD> 2. (Informal.) a feeling or suspicion that you don't know the reason for. Ex. Having had a hunch that it would rain, he took along an umbrella. I have a hunch that a certain horse will win that race. (SYN) premonition. <DD> 3. a thick slice or piece; chunk. <DD>v.t. 1. to hump. Ex. to hunch one's shoulders. <DD> 2. to draw, bend, or form into a hump. Ex. He sat hunched up with his chin on his knees. <DD> 3. (Informal.) to have a vague feeling; suspect. Ex. They hunched that he would win the election. <DD> 4. (Dialect.) to move, push, or shove by jerks. <DD>v.i. 1. to move, push, or shove by jerks. <DD> 2. to move with the shoulders or back hunched. Ex. He hunched along in the rain. <DD> 3. to draw, bend, or form oneself into a hump. Ex. We hunched over the table. <DD> 4. to move the hand forward across the ring line or from the spot where the shooter stopped inside the ring in the game of marbles. </DL> <A NAME="hunchback"> hunchback, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person with a hump on his back; humpback. Ex. The hunchback was a dwarf about 30 years old. <DD> 2. a back having a hump on it. <DD>adj. =hunchbacked. </DL> <A NAME="hunchbacked"> hunchbacked, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a hump on the back; humpbacked. </DL> <A NAME="hundred"> hundred, noun, pl. -dreds or (as after a numeral) -dred, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. ten times ten; 100. There are one hundred cents in a dollar. <DD> 2. a large number. Ex. hundreds of uses. <DD> 3. a division of an English county. <DD> 4. a similar division in Delaware. <DD>adj. being ten times ten. </DL> <A NAME="hundredal"> hundredal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a hundred (county division). </DL> <A NAME="hundreder"> hundreder or hundredor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the chief officer, or bailiff, of a hundred. <DD> 2. an inhabitant of a hundred, especially one liable to service on a jury. </DL> <A NAME="hundredfold"> hundredfold, adjective, adverb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hundred times as much or as many. </DL> <A NAME="hundredpercenter"> hundred-percenter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD> 1. an extreme nationalist; a jingo or chauvinist. <DD> 2. a businessman who will go to any length to make profit. </DL> <A NAME="hundredth"> hundredth, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. next after the 99th; last in a series of 100. Ex. After they had counted out the hundredth penny, they asked for a dollar bill. <DD> 2. one, or being one, of 100 equal parts. Ex. With a hundredth part gone, a dollar becomes 99 cents. </DL> <A NAME="hundredweight"> hundredweight, noun, pl. -weights or (as after a numeral) -weight.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a measure of weight, equal to 100 pounds (short hundredweight) in the United States and Canada or 45.3592 kilograms. <DD> 2. a measure of weight, equal to 112 pounds (long hundredweight) in Great Britain or 50.80 kilograms. <DD> 3. a measure of weight, equal to 50 kilograms in countries that use the metric system. (Abbr:) cwt. </DL> <A NAME="hundredyearswar"> Hundred Years' War,<DL COMPACT><DD> a series of wars between England and France from 1337 to 1453. </DL> <A NAME="hung"> hung, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> a past tense and a past participle of hang. Ex. He hung up his cap. Your dress has hung here all day. expr. hung up, (Slang.) <DD> a. in a difficulty or predicament; stymied. Ex. Durrell now wants to do a comic novel, but is hung up (Newsweek). <DD> b. anxious, troubled, or upset. Ex. She admits her songs are not yet very commercial. "I usually write them when I am very emotionally disturbed, really hung up," she explains (London Times). expr. hung up on, (Slang.) <DD> a. preoccupied or obsessed with. Ex. Each is hung up on his syndrome (which often takes the form of atavistic racial fears), unable to live without it (New York Times). <DD> b. emotionally attached to; infatuated with. Ex. Most of the bishops seem to be sincerely hung up on the word "change" and agree that it is needed here and now (Manchester Guardian Weekly). </DL> <A NAME="hung"> Hung.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Hungarian. <DD> 2. Hungary. </DL> <A NAME="hungarian"> Hungarian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of Hungary, a country in central Europe, its people, or their language. <DD>noun 1. a person born or living in Hungary; Magyar. <DD> 2. the Finno-Ugric language of Hungary; Magyar. </DL> <A NAME="hungarianmillet"> Hungarian millet,<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of foxtail millet having a small brown or purple flower head, grown chiefly in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and neighboring states for hay. </DL> <A NAME="hungarianpartridge"> Hungarian partridge,<DL COMPACT><DD> a grayish Eurasian partridge with a reddish-brown tail, introduced into areas of North America. </DL> <A NAME="hungarianpointer"> Hungarian pointer, =Vizsla.</DL> <A NAME="hunger"> hunger, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. pains or an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach caused by having had nothing to eat. Sometimes hunger makes a person feel weak. <DD> 2. a desire or need for food. Ex. The little boy who ran away from home soon felt hunger. (SYN) appetite. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) a strong desire or craving. Ex. The badly treated boy had a hunger for kindness and affection. (SYN) longing, yearning. <DD>v.i. 1. to feel hunger; be hungry. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to have a strong desire. Ex. The lonely girl hungered for friends. (SYN) long. <DD>v.t. to subject to hunger; starve. noun hungerer. </DL> <A NAME="hungeringly"> hungeringly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> hungrily; longingly. </DL> <A NAME="hungerly"> hungerly, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) having a hungry or starved look. </DL> <A NAME="hungerstrike"> hunger strike,<DL COMPACT><DD> a refusal to eat, especially on the part of a prisoner, until certain demands are granted or as a protest against certain conditions. </DL> <A NAME="hungerstriker"> hunger striker,<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who goes on a hunger strike. </DL> <A NAME="hungjury"> hung jury,<DL COMPACT><DD> a jury that cannot come to a unanimous verdict and is therefore dismissed. Ex. A previous trial on the same charges ended with a hung jury (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="hungover"> hungover, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD> 1. suffering from a hangover. Ex. Hungover we might be, from our long ... spree, but with moderation we expect to greet the future with clear eyes and strong legs (Wall Street Journal). <DD> 2. characteristic of a hangover; miserable; wretched. </DL> <A NAME="hungry"> hungry, adjective, -grier, -griest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. feeling a desire or need for food. Ex. Mother says the boys in our family always seem hungry. I came home, hungry as a hunter (Charles Lamb). <DD> 2. showing hunger. Ex. The cook saw a hungry look on the beggar's face. Cassius has a lean and hungry look (Shakespeare). <DD> 3. causing hunger; that leaves one hungry. Ex. hungry fare. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) having a strong desire or craving; eager. Ex. hungry for books. A person who longs to read and study is hungry for knowledge. <DD> 5. not rich or fertile. Ex. hungry soil. adv. hungrily. noun hungriness. </DL> <A NAME="hungup"> hung-up, adjective. =hung up.</DL> <A NAME="hunk"> hunk (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Informal.) a big lump or piece. Ex. a hunk of cheese. (SYN) chunk. <DD> 2. a man with a strong, very masculine build or appearance. </DL> <A NAME="hunk"> hunk (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the goal, base, or home in children's games. expr. on hunk, (U.S.) in a safe or satisfactory position or condition. Ex. They had reached the secret meeting place without interception, so they were now on hunk. </DL> <A NAME="hunker"> hunker (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who opposes innovation or change; fogy. </DL> <A NAME="hunker"> hunker (2), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to squat on one's haunches, or with the haunches brought near the heels. Ex. to hunker down in front of the TV. So there he was one day, ... hunkered on his moccasins (Dan Cushman). <DD>noun =haunch. expr. on one's hunkers, in a squatting position, on one's haunches. Ex. They argued squatting on their hunkers in the dust and emphasizing their words by frequent banging of rifle butts on the ground (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="hunks"> hunks, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a crabbed, disagreeable person. Ex. some old hunks of a sea captain (Herman Melville). <DD> 2. a stingy person; miser. Ex. They all think me a close old hunks (John Boyle Orrery). </DL> <A NAME="hunky"> hunky, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) in good condition; safe and sound; all right. Ex. North ... ventured to ask how the child was doing ... 'She's all hunky, and has an appetite' (Bret Harte). </DL> <A NAME="hunkydory"> hunky-dory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) safe and sound; hunky; O.K.. Ex. It would be odd for any Congressional committee to run a full-scale probe and decide everything is hunky-dory (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="hunnish"> Hunnish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or like the Huns. noun Hunnishness. </DL> <A HREF="hunt.dic">NEXT</A>