hum
- n the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
there is a constant hum of military preparation - n an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
- n a humming noise
the hum of distant traffic - v sing with closed lips
She hummed a melody - v be noisy with activity
- v sound with a monotonous hum
- v make a low continuous sound
The refrigerator is humming
hum-vee
- n a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
human being
- n any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
human beings
- n all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- n any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
human botfly
- n large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
human chorionic gonadotrophin
- n hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
human chorionic gonadotropin
- n hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
human ecology
- n the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
human elbow
- n hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
human face
- n the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
human foot
- n the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
human gamma globulin
- n a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses