HI

n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses [ L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn. ] 1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar, Australasia, and Polynesia.
Syn. -- genus Hibbertia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. hibernaculum a winter residence, pl. hibernacula winter quarters: cf. F. hibernacle. See Hibernate. ] That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ See Hibernacle. ] 1. (Bot.) A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A little case in which certain insects pass the winter. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Winter home or abiding place. J. Burroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hibernalis, from the root of hiems winter; akin to Gr. &unr_; snow, Skr. hima cold, winter, snow: cf. F. hibernal. ] Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hibernated p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating ] [ L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernus wintry. See Hibernal. ] To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- dormant, torpid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. hibernation. ] The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]