All English words - page 1684

Meanings of Homilies:

noun

A religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction.

Usage examples:

The conclave opens with a mass of the holy spirit, including a key homily stressing the particular …

Meanings of Homing:

adjective

Relating to an animal's ability to return to its territory after travelling away from it.

Usage examples:

A strong homing instinct

verb

(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it.

Usage examples:

A dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds

Meanings of Hominid:

noun

A primate of a family ( hominidae ) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent schemes) at least some of the great apes.

Meanings of Hominids:

noun

A primate of a family ( hominidae ) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent schemes) at least some of the great apes.

Meanings of Hominine:

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of hominines; belonging to the subfamily homininae.

noun

A primate of the subfamily homininae, which originally comprised the large-brained hominids (in contrast to the small-brained ones of the subfamily australopithecinae).

Meanings of Hominoids:

noun

A primate of a group that includes humans, their fossil ancestors, and the anthropoid apes.

Usage examples:

A first look at the jaw shows that it's different from all other fossil hominoids and more similar …

adjective

Relating to hominoid primates.

Usage examples:

At present, there seems little evidence to support a view of selection specifically for ethanol det…

Meanings of Hominy:

noun

Coarsely ground corn (maize) used to make grits.

Usage examples:

Hominy grits

Meanings of Homo:

noun

A gay man.

adjective

Homosexual (tyically used of a man).

combining form

Same.

Usage examples:

Homogametic

Meanings of Homo-sapiens:

noun

Modern humans considered together as a species

Meanings of Homocercal:

adjective

(of a fish's tail) appearing outwardly symmetrical but with the backbone passing into the upper lobe, as in all higher fish.

Usage examples:

The current literature contains several hypotheses about the function of caudal fins of different s…

Meanings of Homoeopathic:

adjective

Relating to or using homeopathy.

Usage examples:

Homeopathic medicine

Meanings of Homoeopathy:

noun

A system of complementary medicine in which ailments are treated by minute doses of natural substances that in larger amounts would produce symptoms of the ailment.

Meanings of Homoerotic:

adjective

Concerning or arousing sexual desire centred on a person of the same sex.

Usage examples:

Homoerotic images

Meanings of Homoerotism:

noun

Sexual or romantic attraction to, or engagement in sexual activity with, people of one's own sex; homosexuality.

Meanings of Homogamy:

noun

Marriage between people from similar sociological or educational backgrounds.

Usage examples:

This trend toward educational homogamy, or the tendency for men and women with similar educational …

Meanings of Homogeneity:

noun

The quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind.

Usage examples:

The cultural homogeneity of our society

Meanings of Homogeneously:

adverb

In a way that consists of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type

Usage examples:

I think having a little more diversity would be a benefit to our board, which thus far has been hom…

Meanings of Homogenization:

noun

A process by which the fat droplets from milk are emulsified and the cream does not separate.

Usage examples:

After homogenization and pasteurization, milk travels to one of six storage tanks

Meanings of Homogenizing:

verb

Subject (milk) to a process in which the fat droplets are emulsified and the cream does not separate.

Usage examples:

The milk is pasteurized and homogenized

Meanings of Homogenous:

adjective

Old-fashioned term for homologous.

Meanings of Homogeny:

noun

Another term for homogeneity (see homogeneous).

Meanings of Homograph:

noun

Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.

Usage examples:

They may, however, be put off by homographs and polysemous words, such as the various uses of ‘bank…

Meanings of Homographs:

noun

Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.

Usage examples:

They may, however, be put off by homographs and polysemous words, such as the various uses of ‘bank…

Meanings of Homography:

noun

The fact of words having the same spelling but different meanings

Usage examples:

Homography is very common in both arabic and hebrew., homography is a feature of the english langua…

Meanings of Homoiousian:

noun

A person who held that god the father and god the son are of like but not identical substance.

Usage examples:

The arguments between the homoiousian and homoousians would be hysterically ridiculous if it weren'…