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Guaranty, går rån-tẻ. v. a. to undertake to Gull, gúl. s. a sea bird; one easily cheated secure the performance of a treaty or stipu-Gullet, gul'lft. s. the throat

lation between contending parties Guard, gyård. v. a. to watch by way of defence; to protect

Guard, gyård. s. a man, or body of men, whose business is to watch; a state of vigilance; limitation; part of the hilt of a sword

Guardian, gyár'de-ân, or gyar'je-ân. s. one that has the care of an orphan; one to whom the care and preservation of any thing is committed

Guardian, gyár'de-ân. a. protecting

Gullyhole, gul'le-hole. s. the hole where gut-
ters empty themselves

Gulosity, gu-los'è-té. s. greediness, voracity
Gulp, gulp. v. a. to swallow eagerly
Gulp, gulp. s. as much as can be swallowed

at once

the

Gum, gum. 8. the viscous juice of trees; fleshy covering that contains the teeth Gum, gom. v. a. to close with gum Gumminess, gum'mè-nes. s. the state of being gummy

Gummous, gum'mus. a. of the nature of gum

Guardianship, gyár'dè-âu-ship. s. the office of Gummy, gúm'mè. a. consisting of gum ; over

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grown with gum

Gun, gun. s. the instrument from which shot
is discharged by fire

Gunner, gun'nur. s. a cannonier
Gunnery, gun'nur-è. s. the science of artillery
Gunpowder, gün'pon-dår. s. the powder put.
into guns to be fired
[gun
Gunshot, gun'shot. s. the reach or range of a
Gunsmith, gun'smith. s. a man whose trade
is to make guns

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Gunstock, gun'stok. s. the wood to which the
barrel of a gun is fixed
Gunwale or Gunnel of a ship, gin'nil. s. that
piece of timber which reaches on either
side of the ship from the half-deck to the
forecastle

Gurge, gurje. s. a whirlpool, a gulf
Gurgle, går gl. v. n. to fall or gush with noise
Gush, gush. v. n. to rush out with violence'
Gush, gush. s. an emission of liquor in a large
quantity at once.

Gusset, gus'alt. s. any thing sewed on to cloth
to strengthen it

Gust, gust. s. sense of tasting; líking; a sud

den blast of wind

trea-Gustable, gus'tå-bl. a. to be tasted; pleasant

Guiltiness, gilt'è-nês. s. the state of being
guilty

Guiltless, gilt'les. a. free from crime
Guiltlessness, gilt'lés-nés. s. innocence,

dom from crime

to the taste

Gustation, gus-ta'shån. s. the act of tasting
Gystful, gust'ful. a. well-tasted

Gusto, gus'td. s. the relish of any thing; in-
tellectual taste

Gusty, gus'te. a. stormy, tempestuous Gut, gut. s. the inward passage for food free-Gut, gåt. v. a. to eviscerate; to take out the inside

Guilty, gilt'tě. a. justly chargeable with a crime, not innocent

Guinea, gîn'ně. s. a gold coin valued at one
and twenty shillings

Guise, gyize. s. manner, men, habit
Guitar, git-tår'. s. a stringed instrument of
musick

Gules, gulz. a. red; a term used in heraldry
Gulf, gulf. s. a bay; a whirlpool
Gulfy, gil'fè. a. full of gulfs
Gull, gul. v. a. to trick, to cheat

Gutter, gut'tur. s. a passage for water
Gutter, gut'tår. v. a. to cut in small hollows
Guttle, gut'tl. v. n. to feed luxuriously, to
gormandize

Guttler, gut'tl-år. s. a greedy eater [throat
Guttural, gut'tshd-rål. a. belonging to the
Guzzle, güz'zl. v. a. to swallow with immo-
derate gust

Guzzler, güz'zl-ur. s. a gormandizer
Gymnastically, jim-uâs'tè-kál-è. ad. athletic-
ally, fitly for strong exercise.

Gymnastick, jim-nas'tik. a. relating to ath-||Hairbrained, håre'brand. a. wild, irregular [thing about Hairbreadth, håre'bredth. s. a very small dis letic exercises Gyration, ji-ra'shun. s. the act of turning any Gyre, jire. s. a circle described by any thing going in an orbit

Gyve, jive. v. a. to fetter to shackle
Gyves, jlvz. s. fetters, chains for the legs

H.

one

tance

Haircloth, håre'kloth. s. stuff made of hair
Hairless, håre'lês. a. without hair
Hairiness, ha'ré-nês. s. a hairy state
Hairy, ha'ré. a. overgrown with hair
Halberd, håll'burd. s. a battle-axe
Halberdier, håll-bûr-déér.

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one who is

armed with a halberd
Halcyon, hal'she-un. s. a bird
sur-Halcyon, hål'shé-in. a. placid, quiet, still
Hale, håle. a. healthy, sound

HA, hå. int. an expression of wonder,
prise, or sudden exertion
who
Haberdasher, håb'ur-dash-ur. s.
sells small wares [the neck and breast
Habergeon, hâ-ber 'je-on. s. armour to cover
Habiliment, ha-bil'e-ment. s. dress, clothes
Habilitate, há-bil'è-tate. v. a. to qualify
Habilitation, ha-bil-e-ta'shun. s. qualification
Habit, hab'it. s. state of any thing; dress,

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dwelt in

Habitance, hab'é-tânse. s. dwelling, abode
Habitant, hab'è-tânt. s. a dweller
Habitation, hab-e-ta'shun. s. a place of abode
Habitual, ha-bitsh'd-ål. a. customary
Habitually, hå-bitsh'd-al-é. ad. by habit
Habitude, hab'e-tude. s. familiarity, custom
Habnab, hab'nåb. ad. at random
Hack, hâk. v. a. to cut into small pieces
Hackle, bak'kl. v. a. to dress flax
Hackney, hak'nè. s. a hired horse; a hireling
Hackney, hak'né. v. a. to practise in one
thing, to accustom to the road

Had, hâd. pret. and part. pass. of have [kind
Haddock, had'dik. s. a sea fish of the cod
Haft, haft. s. a handle

terror

Haft, haft. v. a. to set in a haft
Hag, håg. s. a fury, an ugly woman
Hag, håg. v. a. to torment; to harass with
[ugly, deformed
Haggard, hag'gård. a. wild, untamed; lean;
Haggardly, hag'gård-lè. ad. deformedly,
(mangle
wildly
Haggle, håg gl. v. a. to cut; to chop, to
Haggle, håg'gl. v. n. to be tedious in a bar-
gain
[is tardy in bargaining
Haggler, håg'gl-år. s. one that cuts, one that
Hah, hå. int. au expression of some suddenl
effort

Hail, håle. s. drops of rain frozen
Hail, håle. v. n. to pour down bail
Hail, håle. int. a term of salutation
Hail, håle. v. a. to salute, to call to
Hailshot, hale'shot. s. small shot scattered
like hail
[ball of hail
Hailstone, håle'stone. s. a particle or single
Hair, hare. s. one of the common teguments
of the body

[lently
Hale, håle. v. a. to drag by force, to pull vio.
Haler, ha'lur. s. he who pulls and hales
Half, håf. s. a moiety, one of two equal
parts

Half, håf. ad. in part, equally
Halfpenny, ha'pen-ne. s. a copper coin
Halibut, hôl'le-but. s. a sort of fish
Hall, hall. s. a court of justice; a large room
Hallelujah, hal-lé-188'ya. s. praise ye the

Lord! a song of thanksgiving

Halloo, hal-168'. int. a word of encourage. ment when dogs are let loose on their

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moon

Halser, haw'sûr. s. a rope less than a cable Halt, hält. v. n. to limp; to stop in a march to hesitate

Halt, hålt. a. lame, crippled

Halt, bålt. s. the act or manner of limping;
[a cord, a string
stop in a march
Halter, hål'tur. s. a rope to hang malefactors,
Halter, hil'tur. v. a. to bind with a cord; te
catch in a noose

Halve, hav. v. a. to divide into two parts
Ham, hâm s. part of the thigh; a leg o
pork cured

Hamadryad, håm' â-drl-åd. s. a nymph sup
posed to reside in woods and groves
Hamlet, hân'let. s. a small village
Hammer, hâm'můr. s. an instrument to driv

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ened against the walls of rooms Hanging, hanging. part. a. foreboding death by the halter; requiring to be punished by the halter

Hamstring, ham'string. v. a. pret. and part.Hanging, hàng'ing. s. drapery hung or fastpass. hamstrung. to lame by cutting the tendon of the ham Hanaper, hân'a-por. s. an exchequer Hand, hånd. s. that member which reaches from the wrist to the fingers' end; measure of four inches; side, rate; cards held at a game; discipline; management; a work[guide or lead

Hangman, hångʼmân. s. the public executioner Hank, hångk. s. a skein of thread Hanker, hångk'ur. v. n. to long importunately Hap, håp. s. chance, fortune; accident Hand, hånd. v. a. to give or transmit; to Hap, håp. v. n. to come by accident, to Hand-basket, bånd'bás-kit. s. a portable happen

man

basket

[hand Hand-bell, hånd'bel. s. a bell rung by the Hand-breadth, hånd'bredth. s. the breadth of

the hand

Handed, kin'ded. a. with hands joined
Handful, hånd'ful. s. as much as the hand
can gripe or contain
Hand-gallop, hånd'gâl-lup. s. an easy gallop
Handicraft, han'dé-krått. s. manual
pation

Handily, hân'de-lè. ad. with skill

Haply, hap'lè. ad. peradventure
Hapless, hap ́lês. a. unhappy, unfortunate
Happen, håp'pn. v. u. to fall out; to come to

pass

(fully

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Happy, hap'pe. a. in a state of felicity; lucky, occu-Harangue, hå-rång', s. a speech, a popular

Handiness, han'de-nês. s. readiness, dexterity Handiwork, hån'dé-würk. s. work of the! hand

the neck

Handkerchief, hâång'ker-tshif. s. a piece of
silk or linen used to wipe the face or cover
wield; to treat in discours
Handle, hân'dl. v. a. to touch; to feel; to
Handie, hân'dl. s. that part of a thing by
which it is held"
[at hand
Handmaid, hånd'måde. s. a maid that waits
Handmill, band'mil. s. a mili moved by the
[by the hand

hand
Handsaw, hånd'saw. s. a saw manageable
Handsel, hân'sél. s. the first act of using any
thing; the first act of sale
Handsel, ban'sèl. v. a. to use or do any thing
the first time
[generous
Handsome, hân'sim. a. beautiful; ample
Handsomely, hân'sům-lè. ad. beautifully
elegantly
Lelegance
Handsomeness, hân'sům-nês. s. beauty, grace,
Handvice, hånd'vise. s. a vice to hold small
work in

Handwriting, hånd-ri'ting. s. a cast or form
of writing peculiar to each hand
Handy, han'de. a. ready, dexterous
Handydandy, hân'dè-dân'dè. s. a play among

children

Hang, hẳng. v. a. pret. and part. pass. hanged or hung. to suspend; to choke and]] kill by suspending by the neck; to delay; to decline; to furnish with ornaments

oration

Harangue, hå-rang'. v. n. to make a speech Haranguer, hâ-rång'år. s. an orator, a public speaker

Harass, har'as. v. a. to weary, to fatigue

Harbinger, hår'bin-jur. s. a forerunner
Harbour, hår'bur. s. a port or haven for ship-
ping; a shelter
[shelter

Harbour, hår'bur. v. a. to entertain, to
Harbourage, hår'bur-ȧje. s. shelter, enter-
[another

tainment

Harbourer, hår'bur-år. s. one that entertain
Hard, hård. a. firm; difficult; painful; cruel;
rigorous; insensible; severe; unreason-
able; austere; rough; avaricious
Hard, hård. ad. close, near; laboriously;
uneasily, distressfully; nimbly; tempest-
nously

Harden, hår'dn. v. a. to make hard; to
stupify; to endue with constancy
Hardfavoured, hård'få-vård. a. coarse of
[orable
Hardhearted, hard-hårt'êd. a. cruel, inex-
Hardiness, hår'de -nés. s. stoutness, bravery ;
effrontery

feature

Hardly, hård'le. ad. with difficulty; scarcely;
severely; oppressively; harshly
Hardmouthed, hård-mouthd'. a. disobedient
to the rein

Hardness, hård'nês. s. power of resistance in
bodies; difficulty; scarcity; obscurity; vehe-
meuce; cruelty; harshness; stinginess
Hardship, hård'ship. s. injury, oppression;
fatigue
[metal

Hang, hang. v. n. to be suspended; to dan-Hardware, hård'wåre. s. manufactures of gle; to impend; to be compact or united; Hardwareman, hård'ware-mân. s. a maker of to be in suspense; to linger; to be fixed seller of metalline manufactures or suspended with attention; to be executed Hardy, hår'dè. a. bold, brave, stout by the halter Hare, håre. s. a small quadruped; & constellation

Hanger, hång'ur. s. a short broad sword
Hanger-on, hang-ur-ón'. s. a dependart

Harebrained, håre'brand. a. volatile, wild

Harier, har'ré-úr. s. a dog for hunting hares
Hark, hårk. v. n. to listen

Hark, hårk. int. list! hear! listen!

Hasp, hasp. s. a clasp folded over a staple
Hasp, hásp. v. n. to shut with a basp
Hassock, hás'sük. s. a thick mat to kneel on

Harlequin, hår'le-kin. s. a buffoon who plays Haste, haste. s. hurry, speed, precipitation

Harlot, hår låt. s. a strumpet

tricks to divert the populace

Harlotry, hår låt-rẻ. s. fornication

Harm, hårm s. injury; mischief

Harm, hårm. v. a. to hurt, to injure
Harmful, hårm'ful. a. mischievous

Harmless, harm'les. a. innocent; undamaged

Haste, haste.

Hasten, ha'sn.

v. n. to make haste, to be in a hurry [precipitately Hastily, has'te-le. ad. in a hurry, speedily; Hastiness, has'té-nés. s. haste, speed, precipi

tation

Hastings, has'tingz. s. peas that come early

Harmlessness, hårm'lês-nês. s. innocence, free-Hasty, has'tè. a. quick; passionate; early

dom from injury

Harmonical, hir-mon'ê-kál.

Harmonick, hå.-môn'ik.

a. adapted to

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Hatband, håt bånd. s. a band tied round the [eggs; to contrive Hatch,, hatsh., v. a. to produce young from Harmoniousness, hår-mo'ne-is-nês. s. pro-Hatch, hâtsh. s. a brood excluded from the

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Harp, hårp. v. n. to play on the harp; to Hatchment, hâtsh'ment. a au escutcheon for dwel! vexatiously on one subject Harper, hår'pur. s. a player on the harp Harpoon, hår-poon'. s. 8. a bearded dart, with a line fastened to the handle, with which whales are caught Harpooneer, hår-pôô-nèèr'. s. he that throws the harpoon [strument Harpsichord, hårp'sẻ-körd. s. a musical inHarpy, hår'pé. s. a fabulous bird; a ravenous wretch

Harrow, har'rò. s. a frame of timbers

Hate, hate. v. a. to detest, to abominate
Hate, hate. s. malignity, detestation
Hateful, hate'ful. a. odious, malignant
Hatefully, hate'ful-è. ad. odiously, malig-
nantly

Hatefulness, hate'ful-nês. s. odicusness
Hatred, ha'trêd. s. ill-will, malignity
cross-Hatter, hât'tur. s. a maker of hats

ing each other, and set with teeth Harrow, har'rò. v. a. to break with the harrow; to tear up; to disturb Harsh, harsh. a. austere, rough, sour

Haugh, haw. s. a little meadow lying in a
valley

Haughtily, haw'tè-le. ad. proudly, arrogantly
Haughtiness, haw'tè-nês. s. pride, arrogance

Harshly, hårsh'lè. ad. sourly, austerely; se- Haughty, haw'té. a. proud, insolent, arrogant

verely; ruggedly

Harshness, harsh'nês. s. sourness; rough-
ness to the ear; ruggedness; crabbedness
Hart, hårt. s. the male of the roe
Hartshorn hårts'horn. s. spirit drawn from
horn ; an herb

Harvest, hår vest. s. the season of reaping;
the product of labour
Harvest-bomé, harvest-home. s. the song
which the reapers sing at the feast made
for having inned the harvest
Has, haz. the third person singular of the
verb To have
[pieces and mingle
Hash, hash. v. a. to mince, to chop into small
Haslet, ha'slet.
Harslet, hår let.
lights, of a hog

s. the heart, liver, and

Haul, hawl. v. a. to pull, to draw, to drag
by violence

Haul, håw!. s. violence in dragging
Haum, hawm. s. straw of peas, &c.
Haunch, håntsh. s. the thigh
Haunt, hånt. v. a. to frequent
Haunt, bånt. v. n. to be much about, to ap-
pear frequently

Haunt, hånt. s. place in which one is frequent-
ly found, habit of being in a certain place
Hautboy, ho'boè, s. a wind instrument; a sort
of large strawberry

Have, hav. v. a. pret. and part. pass. had. to
possess; to enjoy

Havock, hav'vuk. s. waste; wide and general
Haven, ha'vn. s. a port, a harbour; an asyluma

devastation

Harock, hav'vok. v. a. to waste, to destroy
Haw, haw. s. the berry of the hawthorn
Hawthorn, hawthorn. s. the thorn that bears
haws

Hawk, hẳwk. s. a bird of prey; an effort to
force phlegm up the throat

cattle in

Hawk, hawk. v. n. to fly hawks; to force up
phlegm with a noise; to sell by proclaim-
ing in the streets
Hawker, haw'kur. s. one who sells wares by
proclaiming them in the streets
Hay, ha. s. grass dried to fodder
winter; a kind of dance
Haymaker, ha'må-kur. s.
drying grass for hay
Hazard, ház'urd. s. chance; danger; a game
Hazard, haz'urd. v. a. to expose to chance
Hazard, hâz'urd. v. n. to try the chance, to
adventure

one employed in

[hazel

Hazardable, haz'ur-da-bl. a. venturesome
Hazardous, ház'ür-dos. a. dangerous
Haze, haze. a. fog, mist
Hazel, há'zl. s. a nut-tree
Hazel, ha'zl. a. light brown, of the colour of
Hazy, ha'zé. a. dark, foggy, misty
He, hèè. pron. oblique case Him; plur. They,
oblique case Them. the man that was
named before; the person; a male
Head, hed. s. the part that contains the
brain; principal person; the first place;
resistance; the top; the forepart; principal
topick of a discourse; source of a stream;
crisis

¡Health, hélth. s. freedom from sickness
Healthful, helth'ful. a. free from sickness
Healthfulness, helth'ful-nés. s. state of being
well; wholesomeness

Healthily, hélth'è-lè. ad. without sickness
Healthiness, hélth'è-nês. s. the state of health
Healthsome, hêlth'sům. a. wholesome, salutary
Healthy, hêlth'è. a. in health, free from
sickness
[a cluster, number
Heap, hepe. s. many things thrown together;
Heap, hepe. v. a. to throw on heaps, to pile
to accumulate

Hear, here. v. a. to perceive by the ear; to
give an audience; to listen; to try
Hearer, here'år. s. one who attends to a
discourse

Hearing, here'ing. s. the sense by which
sounds are perceived; judicial trial;
reach of the ear

Hearken, hår'kn. v. n. to listen; to attend
Hearkener, hår'kn-år. s. a listener
Hearsay, here'så. s. report, rumour
Hearse, herse. s. a carriage for the dead
Heart, hårt. s. the muscle which by its con-
traction and dilatation propels the blood
through the course of circulation, and is
therefore considered as the source of vital
motion; the inner part of any thing; cou-
rage; affection; memory; conscience
Heart-ach, hårt'ake. s. sorrow, anguish
Heart-breaking, hårt'brå-king. a. overpower-
ing with sorrow

Heart-burning, hårt'bůr-ning. s. pain at the
stomach; discontent, secret enmity
Heart-dear, hårt'dère. a. sincerely beloved
Heart-easing, hårt'èz-ing. a. giving quiet
Heartfelt, hårt'félt. a. felt in the conscience,

Head, hêd. v. a. to lead, to govern
Headach, hêd'ake. s. pain in the head
Headband, hêd'bând. s. a fillet for the head
Headborough, héd'bur-rò. s. a subordinate
ccnstable
[woman's head]
Headdress, hed'dres. s. the covering of a
Headiness, hed'dè-nês. s. rashness, pre-Heart-string, hårt'string s. the tendons or

cipitation

Headland, hêd'land. s. promontory, cape Headless, hêd'lês. a. without a head; without a chief

Headlong, hẻd′lông. a. rash, thoughtless, precipitate

felt at the heart

Heart-sick, hårt'sik. a pained in mind

nerves supposed to brace and sustain the heart [yet unfixed Heart-whole, hårt'hỏle. a. with the affections Hearten, hart'tn. v. a. to encourage, to stir [where a fire is made

up

[most; precipitately Hearth, hårth. s. the pavement of a room Headlong, hêd'long. ad, with the head fore-Heartily, hår'tè-lè. a. sincerely, actively, vi

Headpiece, hêd'pèèse. s. armour for the head;
force of mind

Headsman, hêdz'mân. a. an executioner
Headstall, hed'ståll. s. part of the bridle that
covers the head
[stone
Headstone, hêd'stone. s. the first or capital
Headstrong, hêd'strong. a. violent, un-
governable

Heady, hêd'de. a. rash, precipitate
Heal, hele. v. a. to cure a person; to reconcile
Heal, hele. v. n. to grow well

Healer. hele'ur. s. one who cures or heals
Healing, hele'ing. part. a. mild, gentle, as-

suasive

gorously
[from hypocrisy; vigour
Heartiness, hår'té-nês. s. sincerity, freedom
Heartless, bårt'les. a. without courage, spirit-
less
[strong
Hearty, har'tè. a. sincere, warm, zealous,
Heat, hète. s. the sensation caused by the
approach or touch of fire; hot weather; a
course at a race; flush; agitation of sud-
den passion; contest

Heat, hète. v. a. to make hot
Heat, bete. v. n. to grow hot

Heater, he'tur. s. an iron made hot, and put

into a box-iron

[with heath

Heath, heth. s. a plant; a place overgrown

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