hummingbird
- n tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
hummingbird moth
- n any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
hummus
- n a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
humor
- n a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- n the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
she didn't appreciate my humor
you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor - n a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
he was in a bad humor - n the quality of being funny
I fail to see the humor in it - n (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile - n the liquid parts of the body
- v put into a good mood
humoral immune response
- n an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells
humoring
- n the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- v put into a good mood
humour
- n a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- n a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- n (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
- n the liquid parts of the body
- n the quality of being funny
- n the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- v put into a good mood
humous
- n a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
hump
- n something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
the hump of a camel - v round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
- v have sexual intercourse with
humpback
- n an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
- n a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
- n large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
humpback whale
- n large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
humperdinck
- n German composer of six operas and other incidental music (1854-1921)