pron. [ AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. & neut. of hē, neut. hit. See He. ] 1. Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete. [ 1913 Webster ]

No comfortable star did lend his light. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who can impress the forest, bid the tree
Unfix his earth-bound root? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Also formerly used in connection with a noun simply as a sign of the possessive. “The king his son.” Shak. “By young Telemachus his blooming years.” Pope. This his is probably a corruption of the old possessive ending -is or -es, which, being written as a separate word, was at length confounded with the pronoun his. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The possessive of he; as, the book is his. “The sea is his, and he made it.” Ps. xcv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hisingerite

n. [ Named after W. Hisinger, a Swedish mineralogist. ] (Min.) A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hispanic

a. [ L. Hispanicus. ] Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hispanicism

n. A Spanish idiom or mode of speech. Keightley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hispanicize

v. t. To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to Hispanicize Latin words. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hispaniolan

adj. of or pertaining to Haiti.
Syn. -- Haitian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Hispid

a. [ L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Rough with bristles or minute spines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot. & Zool.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hispidulous

a. [ Dim. of hispid. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Minutely hispid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hiss

n. 1. A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

“Hiss” implies audible friction of breath consonants. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dismal, universal hiss, the sound
Of public scorn. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any sound resembling that above described; as: (a) The noise made by a serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]

But hiss for hiss returned with forked tongue. Milton.

(b) The note of a goose when irritated. (c) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hiss

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hissed p. pr. & vb. n. Hissing. ] [ AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen. ] 1. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval. [ 1913 Webster ]

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. Ezek. xxvii. 36. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shod with steel,
We hissed along the polished ice. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

hispanic

(adj) related to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, Syn. Latino, Example:the Hispanic population of California is growing rapidly

hispaniola

(n) an island in the West Indies, Syn. Hayti, Haiti

hispaniolan

(adj) of or relating to the West Indian island of Hispaniola

hispid

(adj) (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles, Example:plants with hispid stems

hispid pocket mouse

(n) large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States, Syn. Perognathus hispidus

hiss

(n) a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval), Syn. sibilation, fizzle, hissing, hushing, Example:the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience

hiss

(v) make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval, Syn. sibilate, siss, sizz

hiss

(v) move with a whooshing sound, Syn. whoosh

hiss

(v) express or utter with a hiss, Syn. sibilate, siss, sizz

hisser

(n) someone who communicates disapproval by hissing

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

seine Auserwählte

his number one girl

Histamin { n }

histamine

Histidin { n } [ biochem. ]

Histidine

Histogramm { n }

histogram

Histologie { f }

histology

Historie { f }

history

Historiker { m }

historian

historisch { adv }

historically

sein sehnlichster Wunsch

his greatest wish; his most fervent wish

(der; die; das) seinige | die seinigen; die Seinigen

his | his family

Bellende Hunde beißen nicht. [ übtr. ]

His bark is worse than his bite.

Die Haare standen ihm zu Berge.

His hair stood on end.

Es geht um sein Leben.

His life is at stake.

Er bekam Gewissensbisse.

His conscience pricked him.

Er blickte nicht mehr durch.

His mind was in a haze.

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