Hip-tree, n. [Written also Hep-tree.] Dog-rose, wild-brier, hep-brier, hep-bramble (Rosa canina).
Hire, v. a.
- 1. Rent, secure (temporarily) for pay.
- 2. Employ, take into service, take into one’s employ.
- 3. Bribe, buy up, obtain one’s services by corruption.
- 4. [Usually with out.] Let, lease.
Hire, n. Wages, stipend, allowance, salary, pay, remuneration.
Hireling, n.
- 1. Mercenary, hired soldier.
- 2. Hired servant.
Hireling, a. Mercenary, venal.
Hirling, n. Salmon-trout, sea-trout (Salmo trutta).
Hirsute, a.
- 1. Hairy, shaggy, bristled, bristly.
- 2. Coarse, rough, rude, uncouth, boorish, unmannerly, rustic, ill-bred, loutish.
Hispid, a. Bristly, rough, shaggy.
Hiss, n. Sibilation, hissing.
Hiss, v. n.
- 1. Sibilate.
- 2. Whiz, shrill, whistle, whir.
Hiss, v. a. Condemn by hisses, scout, ridicule, damn.
Hissing, n.
- 1. Hiss.