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HIRE, v.t. 1. To procure from another person and for temporary use, at a certain...
HI'RED, pp. Procured or taken for use, at a stipulated or reasonable price; as a...
HI'RELING, n. One who is hired, or who serves for wages. 1. A mercenary; a prost...
HI'RER, n. One that hires; one that procures the use of any thing for a compensa...
HI'RING, ppr. Procuring the use of for a compensation.
HIRSU'TE, a. [L. hirsutus.] 1. Hairy; rough with hair; shaggy; set with bristles...
HIRSU'TENESS, n. Hairiness.
HIS, pron. possessive of he,and pronounced hiz. 1. Of him. Thus in Alfred's Oros...
HIS'INGERITE, n. A mineral found in the cavities of calcarious spar, in Suderman...
HIS'PID, a. [L. hispidus.] Rough. 1. In botany, having strong hairs or bristles;...
HISS, v.i. 1. To make a sound by driving the breath between the tongue and the u...
HISS'ING, ppr. Making the noise of serpents. HISS'ING , n. A hissing sound; an e...
HISS'INGLY, adv. With a whistling sound.
HIST, exclam. A word commanding silence; equivalent to hush, be silent.
HISTO'RIAL, a. Historical.
HISTO'RIAN, n. [L. historicus.] A writer or compiler of history; one who collect...