Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Homicide — Hom i*cide, n. [F., fr. L. homicidium, fr. homicida a man slayer; homo man + caedere to cut, kill. See {Homage}, and cf. {Concise}, {Shed}, v. t.] 1. The killing of one human being by another. [1913 Webster] Note: Homicide is of three kinds:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-homicide — Self hom i*cide, n. The act of killing one s self; suicide. Hakewill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Book of Homilies — Homily Hom i*ly, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom[ e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homaloid — Hom a*loid (h[o^]m [.a]*loid), Homaloidal Hom a*loid al ( loid al), a. [Gr. omalo s even + oid.] (Geom.) Flat; even; a term applied to surfaces and to spaces, whether real or imagined, in which the definitions, axioms, and postulates of Euclid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homaloidal — Homaloid Hom a*loid (h[o^]m [.a]*loid), Homaloidal Hom a*loid al ( loid al), a. [Gr. omalo s even + oid.] (Geom.) Flat; even; a term applied to surfaces and to spaces, whether real or imagined, in which the definitions, axioms, and postulates of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homaroid — Homarus Hom a*rus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. omarh s well adjusted.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters. {Hom a*roid}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homarus — Hom a*rus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. omarh s well adjusted.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters. {Hom a*roid}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeopath — Ho me*o*path, n. [Cf. F. hom[ e]opathe.] A practitioner of homeopathy. [Written also {hom[oe]opath}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeopathic — Ho me*o*path ic, a. [Cf. F. hom[ e]opathique.] Of or pertaining to homeopathy; according to the principles of homeopathy. [Also {hom[oe]pathic}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeopathy — Ho*me*op a*thy, n. [Gr. ? likeness of condition or feeling; ? like (fr. ? same; cf. {Same}) + ? to suffer: cf. F. hom[ e]opathie. See {Pathos}.] (Med.) The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
