*hun*

a. [ Pref. a- + hungered. ] Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ahungered; longing. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindus as sacred. See Rhesus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ See Upas. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Med.) A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and as a stomachic and antispasmodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ AS. Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. ceald cold + ern, ærn, place. ] A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hind. chūnā, from Skr. cūr&nsdot_;a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word. ] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [ India ] Whitworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The Argentinian cariama (Chunga burmeisteri).
Syn. -- seriema, Chunga burmeisteri. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. Chump. ] A short, thick piece of anything. [ Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Short and thick. [ U. S. ] Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n., or }. [ Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras. ] A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm (Attalea cohune), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a substitute for coconut oil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ G., from dachs badger + hund dog. ] (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a window. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make hungry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those animal passions which vice had . . . enhungered to feed on innocence and life. J. Martineau. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person whose profession is to find executives to fill open positions in corporations; an executive personnel recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar service. [ PJC ]

-- Head"-hunt`ing, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H&unr_;nas, H&unr_;ne, OHG. H&unr_;ni, G. Hunnen. ] One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. akin to huckle; cf. hump, hunch, bunch, hunk. ] 1. A hump; a protuberance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. [ Colloq. or Slang ] “Get a hunch, bet a bunch.”
Syn. -- presentiment, premonition. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hunched p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching. ] 1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Humpback. ] A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a humped back. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; -- of people.
Syn. -- round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. hundred, AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga-raþjan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also hunt, Icel. hundrað, Dan. hundrede, Sw. hundra, hundrade, Goth. hund, Lith. szimtas, Russ. sto, W. cant, Ir. cead, L. centum, Gr. "ekato`s, Skr. çata. √309. Cf. Cent, Century, Hecatomb, Quintal, and Reason.] 1. The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C. [1913 Webster]

With many hundreds treading on his heels. Shak. [1913 Webster]

☞ The word hundred, as well as thousand, million, etc., often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds, or many hundreds, meaning individual objects or units, but with an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five hundreds, or eight hundreds, it is usually intended to consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten hundreds are one thousand. [1913 Webster]

2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen. [1913 Webster]

Hundred court, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.] Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

a. Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred. Blount. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hundred times as much or as many. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time. Mark x. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a tenth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2, 000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. & p. p. of Hang. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hung beef, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Hungary or to the people of Hungary. -- n. A native or one of the people of Hungary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hungarian grass. See Italian millet, under Millet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A country in Central Europe, formerly a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Hungary water, a distilled “water, ” made from dilute alcohol aromatized with rosemary flowers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hungor; akin to OFries. hunger, D. honger, OS. & OHG. hungar, G. hunger, Icel. hungr, Sw. & Dan. hunger, Goth. h&unr_;hrus hunger, huggrjan to hunger. ] 1. An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The sensation of hunger is usually referred to the stomach, but is probably dependent on excitation of the sensory nerves, both of the stomach and intestines, and perhaps also on indirect impressions from other organs, more or less exhausted from lack of nutriment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any strong eager desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

O sacred hunger of ambitious minds! Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

For hunger of my gold I die. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hungered p. pr. & vb. n. Hungering. ] [ OE. hungren, AS. hyngrian. See Hunger, n. ] 1. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have an eager desire; to long. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness. Matt. v. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make hungry; to famish.

{ } a. Pinched or weakened by hunger. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hungry; pinched for food. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who hungers; one who longs. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wanting food; starved. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With keen appetite. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To starve with hunger; to famish. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hungered; hungry. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Hunger. ] In a hungry manner; voraciously. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being hungry; a need for food.
Syn. -- hunger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An intense desire. [ PJC ]

a. [ Compar. Hungrier superl. Hungriest. ] [ AS. hungrid. See Hunger. ] 1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cruel, hungry foam. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cassius has a lean and hungry look. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil. “The hungry beach.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Hunch. ] 1. A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread. [ Colloq. ]

2. a sexually attractive, well-built man. [ PJC ]

n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [ Political Cant, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]