{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahālīm. ] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, including the dill Anethum graveolens.
Syn. -- genus Anethum. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

v. t. To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bethumped or Bethumpt; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethumping. ] To beat or thump soundly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a noisy boisterous parade.
Syn. -- callithump, callithump parade. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Syn. -- shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. [ U. S. ] [ Also spelled callathump. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. catechumenus, Gr. kathchoy`menos instructed, from kathchei^n. See Catechise. ] (Eccl.) One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical instructions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A catechumen. Bp. Morton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest. ] A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend. [ 1913 Webster ]

New chum, a recent immigrant. [ Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ imp. p. p. Chummed p. pr. & vb. n. Chumming. ] To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having the relationship of friends or pals. [ colloquial ]
Syn. -- matey, pally, palsy-walsy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. associated on close terms. [ informal ]
Syn. -- thick(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop. ] 1. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe. [ PJC ]

Chump end, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to remove the moisture from (air or another gas); to reduce the humidity of; as, The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer.
Syn. -- make less humid. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Ill humor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To disinter. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Epithumetical. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to long for, lust after; 'epi` + qymo`s soul, heart, desire. ] Pertaining to sexual desire; sensual. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disinterred. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. exhumatio, F. exhumation. ] The act of exhuming that which has been buried; as, the exhumation of a body. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exhumed pos>p. pr. & vb. n.. Exhuming. ] [ LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil: cf. F. exhumer. See Humble. ] To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. Mantell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; cheerful; good-tempered. See Good-natured. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disposed to please. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- amiable, agreeable, good-humored, likable, likeable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Same as good-humored. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region.
Syn. -- genus Hamamelidanthum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ }, n. A very diminutive person. [ Colloq. ] liwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Hop-o'-my-thumb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hummed p. pr. & vb. n. Humming ] [ Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D. hommelen. √15. ] 1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. P. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cloudy messenger turns me his back,
And hums. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. [ Cf. Hum, interj. ] To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To express satisfaction by a humming noise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here the spectators hummed. Trial of the Regicides. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Formerly the habit of audiences was to express gratification by humming and displeasure by hissing. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, -- a pathological condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To express satisfaction with by humming. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug. [ Colloq. & Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; as: (a) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry. [ 1913 Webster ]

But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men. Byron.

(b) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An imposition or hoax. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ Cf. Hem, interj. ] An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

These shrugs, these hums and ha's. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. [ Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating. ] A kind of strong drink formerly used. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Venous hum. See under Venous. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ Cf. Hem, interj. ] Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. humanus; akin to homo man: cf. F. humain. See Homage, and cf. Humane, Omber. ] Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices. [ 1913 Webster ]

To err is human; to forgive, divine. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A human being. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sprung of humans that inhabit earth. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

We humans often find ourselves in strange position. Prof. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. humanatus. ] Indued with humanity. [ Obs. ] Cranmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See Human. ] 1. Pertaining to man; human. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination. Sportswood. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.

Syn. -- Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate; gentle; tender; merciful.

-- Hu*mane"ly, adv. -- Hu*mane"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The study of human nature. [ R. ] T. W. Collins. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make human; to invest with a human personality; to incarnate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The humanifying of the divine Word. H. B. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as humanization. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. Same as humanize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. Human nature or disposition; humanity. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ She ] looked almost like a being who had rejected with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism. T. Hardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of the humanities; polite learning. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A doctrine or ethical point of view that emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejects claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stresses the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. humaniste. ] 1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title. Schaff-Herzog. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One versed in knowledge of human nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion. Caird. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to polite literature. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of, related to, or adhering to, humanism{ 4 }; humanitarian{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

a. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Humanity. ] 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations. [ 1913 Webster ]