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slovo definícia hero (mass) hero - rek, rek, hrdina hero (gcide) hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the U. S., such as hero, grinder, and submarine. Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep. [WordNet 1.5] hero (gcide) submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [PJC] hero (gcide) Sub \Sub\, n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat. [PJC] 3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder. [PJC] Hero (gcide) Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. Heroes (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. [1913 Webster] Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] 3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid. [1913 Webster] The shining quality of an epic hero. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [1913 Webster] 1 Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

podobné slovo definícia hero (mass) hero - rek, rek, hrdina ringaroundtherosy (mass) ring-around-the-rosy - kolo, kolo mlynské za štyri rýnske treacherous (mass) treacherous - zákerný Acheron (gcide) Acheron \Ach"e*ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Myth.) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Acherontia (gcide) Acherontia \Acherontia\ n. 1. 1 death's-head moth. Syn: genus Acherontia [WordNet 1.5] Acherontia atropos (gcide) Death's-head \Death's"-head`\, n. A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death. [1913 Webster] I had rather be married to a death's-head with a bone in his mouth. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Death's-head moth (Zool.), a very large European moth (Acherontia atropos), so called from a figure resembling a human skull on the back of the thorax; -- called also death's-head sphinx. [1913 Webster] Acherontic (gcide) Acherontic \Ach`e*ron"tic\, a. Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund. [1913 Webster] Anantherous (gcide) Anantherous \An*an"ther*ous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. anther.] (Bot.) Destitute of anthers. --Gray. [1913 Webster] Antherogenous (gcide) Antherogenous \An`ther*og"e*nous\, a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower. [1913 Webster] Antheroid (gcide) Antheroid \An"ther*oid\, a. [Anther + -oid.] Resembling an anther. [1913 Webster] Antherozoid antherozoid (gcide) Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Biol.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid. [1913 Webster]Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\, n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams. [1913 Webster] Antherozoid (gcide) Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Biol.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid. [1913 Webster]Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\, n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams. [1913 Webster] Antherozooid (gcide) Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\, n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams. [1913 Webster] Ardea herodias (gcide) Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.] 1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The sand-hill crane (Grus Mexicana) and the whooping crane (Grus Americana) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants. [1913 Webster] 2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick. [1913 Webster] 4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. [1913 Webster] 5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. [1913 Webster] 6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. [1913 Webster] 7. (Zool.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias). [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Crane fly (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus Tipula. Derrick crane. See Derrick. Gigantic crane. (Zool.) See Adjutant, n., 3. Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry. Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water. [1913 Webster]Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF. hairon, F. h['e]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan. heire, Sw. h[aum]ger, and also G. h[aum]her jay, jackdaw, OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G. reiher, AS. hr[=a]gra. Cf. Aigret, Egret.] (Zool.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeid[ae]. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. [1913 Webster] Note: There are several common American species; as, the great blue heron (Ardea herodias); the little blue (Ardea c[oe]rulea); the green (Ardea virescens); the snowy (Ardea candidissima); the night heron or qua-bird (Nycticorax nycticorax). The plumed herons are called egrets. [1913 Webster] Heron's bill (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erodium; -- so called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the head and beak of the heron. [1913 Webster] Atheroid (gcide) Atheroid \Ath"er*oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a beard, or an ear, of grain + -oid.] Shaped like an ear of grain. [1913 Webster] Atheroma (gcide) Atheroma \Ath`e*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? gr?ats, meal.] (Med.) (a) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter. (b) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries. [1913 Webster] Atheromatous (gcide) Atheromatous \Ath`e*rom"a*tous\, a. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma. --Wiseman. [1913 Webster] atherosclerosis (gcide) atherosclerosis \ath`er*o*scle*ro"sis\ ([a^]th`[~e]r*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr. ? + -logy.] (Med.) a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregular fatty deposits on the inner surface of large and medium-sized arteries; the deposits are associated with fibrosis and calcification of the inner layer of the arteries. Similar conditions may be found in swine and fowl. The deposits may become large enough to impede the blood circulation and in some cases may restrict the blood supply to the heart. --Stedman [PJC] Atherosperma moschata (gcide) Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics. [1913 Webster] Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which is mace. The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior quality. [1913 Webster] American nutmeg, Calabash nutmeg, or Jamaica nutmeg, the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp. Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree, Cryptocarya moschata. California nutmeg, a tree of the Yew family ({Torreya Californica}), growing in the Western United States, and having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly impregnated with turpentine. Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a lauraceous tree of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and caustic. Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above). Nutmeg bird (Zool.), an Indian finch (Munia punctularia). Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression. Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella sativa}) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and clothing. Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a nutmeg. Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor. Nutmeg pigeon (Zool.), any one of several species of pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, with black on the wings and tail. Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm. Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree (Laurelia sempervirens). Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia (Atherosperma moschata). [1913 Webster]Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather. [1913 Webster] Wings . . . of many a colored plume. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) An ornamental tuft of feathers. [1913 Webster] 3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling feathers. [1913 Webster] His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward. "Ambitious to win from me some plume." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. [1913 Webster] Plume bird (Zool.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida (Ardea candidissima). Plume grass. (Bot) (a) A kind of grass (Erianthus saccharoides) with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in swamps in the Southern United States. (b) The still finer Erianthus Ravenn[ae] from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus. Plume moth (Zool.), any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophorid[ae]. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine. Plume nutmeg (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschata), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles. [1913 Webster] Atmospherology (gcide) Atmospherology \At`mos*phe*rol"o*gy\, n. [Atmosphere + -logy.] The science or a treatise on the atmosphere. [1913 Webster] cherogril (gcide) Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. [1913 Webster] Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also daman, and cherogril. See Daman. [1913 Webster] 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]Cherogril \Cher"o*gril\, n. [L. choerogryllus, Gr. ?; ? a young swine + ? a pig.] (Zool.) See Cony. [1913 Webster] Cherogril (gcide) Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.] 1. (Zool.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. [1913 Webster] Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also daman, and cherogril. See Daman. [1913 Webster] 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]Cherogril \Cher"o*gril\, n. [L. choerogryllus, Gr. ?; ? a young swine + ? a pig.] (Zool.) See Cony. [1913 Webster] Cherokee (gcide) Cherokees \Cher`o*kees"\, n. pl.; sing. Cherokee. (Ethnol.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes. [1913 Webster] Cherokees (gcide) Cherokees \Cher`o*kees"\, n. pl.; sing. Cherokee. (Ethnol.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes. [1913 Webster] Cheroot (gcide) Cheroot \Che*root"\ (ch[-e]*r[=oo]t"; 277), n. [Tamil shuru[.t][.t]u, prop., a roll.] A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco. [1913 Webster] cock-of-the-rock (gcide) cock of the rock \cock of the rock\, cock-of-the-rock \cock-of-the-rock\n. a bird of the Andes (Rupicola peruviana) similar to Rupicola rupicola. Syn: Rupicola peruviana. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tropical bird of Northern South America ({Rupicola rupicola}), the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest. Syn: cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola. [WordNet 1.5] Diapheromera femorata (gcide) Stick \Stick\, n. [OE. sticke, AS. sticca; akin to stician to stab, prick, pierce, G. stecken a stick, staff, OHG. steccho, Icel. stik a stick. See Stick, v. t..] 1. A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber. [1913 Webster] Withered sticks to gather, which might serve Against a winter's day. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax. [1913 Webster] 4. A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 5. (Print.) A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used. [1913 Webster] 6. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. [1913 Webster] A stick of eels, twenty-five eels. [Prov. Eng.] Stick chimney, a chimney made of sticks laid crosswise, and cemented with clay or mud, as in some log houses. [U.S.] Stick insect, (Zool.), any one of various species of wingless orthopterous insects of the family Phasmidae, which have a long round body, resembling a stick in form and color, and long legs, which are often held rigidly in such positions as to make them resemble small twigs. They thus imitate the branches and twigs of the trees on which they live. The common American species is {Diapheromera femorata}. Some of the Asiatic species are more than a foot long. To cut one's stick, or To cut stick, to run away. [Slang] --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] Eleutherodactylus (gcide) Eleutherodactylus \Eleutherodactylus\ n. a genus of completely terrestrial robber frogs. Syn: genus Eleutherodactylus. [WordNet 1.5] Eleutheromania (gcide) Eleutheromania \E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. mania.] A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. [R.] --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] Eleutheromaniac (gcide) Eleutheromaniac \E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*ac\, a. Mad for freedom. [R.] [1913 Webster] Eleuthero-petalous (gcide) Eleuthero-petalous \E*leu`ther*o-pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. petal.] (Bot.) Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower. [1913 Webster] Etherol (gcide) Etherol \E"ther*ol\, n. [Ether + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, produced with etherin. Ethic Giant heron (gcide) Giant \Gi"ant\, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son. [1913 Webster] Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax. Giant clam (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water. Giant heron (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known. Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole. Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin. Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds. Giant salamander (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. Giant squid (Zool.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long. [1913 Webster] Gynantherous (gcide) Gynantherous \Gy*nan"ther*ous\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"th[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Gr. gynh` a woman + E. anther.] (Bot.) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils. --R. Brown. [1913 Webster] Hemispheroid (gcide) Hemispheroid \Hem`i*sphe"roid\, n. [Hemi- + spheroid.] A half of a spheroid. [1913 Webster] Hemispheroidal (gcide) Hemispheroidal \Hem`i*sphe*roid"al\, a. Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form. [1913 Webster] hero (gcide) hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the U. S., such as hero, grinder, and submarine. Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep. [WordNet 1.5]submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [PJC]Sub \Sub\, n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat. [PJC] 3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder. [PJC]Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. Heroes (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. [1913 Webster] Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] 3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid. [1913 Webster] The shining quality of an epic hero. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [1913 Webster] 1 Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] Hero (gcide) hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the U. S., such as hero, grinder, and submarine. Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep. [WordNet 1.5]submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [PJC]Sub \Sub\, n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat. [PJC] 3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder. [PJC]Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. Heroes (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. [1913 Webster] Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] 3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid. [1913 Webster] The shining quality of an epic hero. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [1913 Webster] 1 Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] hero sandwich (gcide) submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [PJC]Sub \Sub\, n. 1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat. [PJC] 3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called hero, hero sandwich, and grinder. [PJC] Hero worship (gcide) Worship \Wor"ship\, n. [OE. worshipe, wur[eth]scipe, AS. weor[eth]scipe; weor[eth] worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth, a., and -ship.] [1913 Webster] 1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] A man of worship and honour. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Elfin, born of noble state, And muckle worship in his native land. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Honor; respect; civil deference. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of which great worth and worship may be won. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. --Luke xiv. 10. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station. [1913 Webster] My father desires your worships' company. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God. "God with idols in their worship joined." --Milton. [1913 Webster] The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 5. Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration. [1913 Webster] 'T is your inky brows, your black silk hair, Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream, That can my spirits to your worship. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. An object of worship. [1913 Webster] In attitude and aspect formed to be At once the artist's worship and despair. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] Devil worship, Fire worship, Hero worship, etc. See under Devil, Fire, Hero, etc. [1913 Webster]Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. Heroes (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. [1913 Webster] Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] 3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid. [1913 Webster] The shining quality of an epic hero. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [1913 Webster] 1 Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] Herodian (gcide) Herodian \He*ro"di*an\ (h[-e]*r[=o]"d[i^]*an), prop. n. (Jewish Hist.) One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ. [1913 Webster] Herodias egretta (gcide) Egret \E"gret\, n. [See Aigret, Heron.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea egretta} syn. Herodias egretta); the great egret ({Ardea alba}); the little egret (Ardea garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (Ardea candidissima). [1913 Webster] A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. --G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] 2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) A kind of ape. [1913 Webster] Herodii (gcide) Herodiones \He*ro`di*o"nes\ (h[-e]*r[=o]`d[i^]*[=o]"n[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'erwdio`s a heron.] (Zool.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii. -- He*ro`di*o"nine, a. [1913 Webster] Herodiones (gcide) Herodiones \He*ro`di*o"nes\ (h[-e]*r[=o]`d[i^]*[=o]"n[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'erwdio`s a heron.] (Zool.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii. -- He*ro`di*o"nine, a. [1913 Webster] Herodionine (gcide) Herodiones \He*ro`di*o"nes\ (h[-e]*r[=o]`d[i^]*[=o]"n[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'erwdio`s a heron.] (Zool.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii. -- He*ro`di*o"nine, a. [1913 Webster] Heroes (gcide) Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. Heroes (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F. h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person. [1913 Webster] Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. --Emerson. [1913 Webster] 3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the Aeneid. [1913 Webster] The shining quality of an epic hero. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hero worship, extravagant admiration for great men, likened to the ancient worship of heroes. [1913 Webster] 1 Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] Heroess (gcide) Heroess \He"ro*ess\ (h[=e]"r[o^]*[e^]s), n. A heroine. [Obs.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Heroic (gcide) Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. "hrwi:ko`s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age (gcide) Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. "hrwi:ko`s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Heroic poetry (gcide) Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. "hrwi:ko`s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Heroic remedies (gcide) Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. "hrwi:ko`s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Heroic treatment (gcide) Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. "hrwi:ko`s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Heroic verse (gcide) Verse \Verse\ (v[~e]rs), n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.] 1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules. [1913 Webster] Note: Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, pentameter, tetrameter, etc., according to the number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an Alexandrine. Two or more verses form a stanza or strophe. [1913 Webster] 2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry. [1913 Webster] Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Virtue was taught in verse. --Prior. [1913 Webster] Verse embalms virtue. --Donne. [1913 Webster] 3. A short division of any composition. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses. [1913 Webster] Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is objectionable, because not always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a line. [1913 Webster] (b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments. [1913 Webster] Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551. [1913 Webster] (c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part. [1913 Webster] 4. A piece of poetry. "This verse be thine." --Pope. [1913 Webster] Blank verse, poetry in which the lines do not end in rhymes. Heroic verse. See under Heroic. [1913 Webster]Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. "hrwi:ko`s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. [1913 Webster] 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. [1913 Webster] Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Heroical (gcide) Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a. Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. -- He*ro"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Heroically (gcide) Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a. Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. -- He*ro"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Heroicalness (gcide) Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a. Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv. -- He*ro"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Heroicness (gcide) Heroicness \He*ro"ic*ness\, n. Heroism. [R.] --W. Montagu. Heroicomic Heroicomic (gcide) Heroicomic \He`ro*i*com"ic\, Heroicomical \He`ro*i*com"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. h['e]ro["i]comigue. See Heroic, and Comic.] Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem. [1913 Webster] Heroicomical (gcide) Heroicomic \He`ro*i*com"ic\, Heroicomical \He`ro*i*com"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. h['e]ro["i]comigue. See Heroic, and Comic.] Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem. [1913 Webster] heroin (gcide) heroin \her"o*in\ (h[~e]r"[-o]*[i^]n), n. (Chem.) a morphine derivative, diacetyl morphine, used to relieve severe pain and as a sedative. It is highly addictive, and its use is strictly controlled in the U.S. by federal law. It is a popular strong narcotic drug of abuse, in part because it is more soluble than morphine. It is sometimes included as one of the components of Brompton's mixture, used to control pain in terminallly ill patients. Syn: diacetyl morphine, H, horse, junk, scag, shit, smack. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Heroine (gcide) Heroine \Her"o*ine\, n. [F. h['e]ro["i]ne, L. heroina, Gr. ?, fem. of ?. See Hero.] 1. A woman of an heroic spirit. [1913 Webster] The heroine assumed the woman's place. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story. [1913 Webster] Heroism (gcide) Heroism \Her"o*ism\ (?; 277), n. [F. h['e]ro["i]sme.] The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities. [1913 Webster] Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action. --Hare. Syn: Heroism, Courage, Fortitude, Bravery, Valor, Intrepidity, Gallantry. Usage: Courage is generic, denoting fearlessness or defiance of danger; fortitude is passive courage, the habit of bearing up nobly under trials, danger, and sufferings; bravery is courage displayed in daring acts; valor is courage in battle or other conflicts with living opponents; intrepidity is firm courage, which shrinks not amid the most appalling dangers; gallantry is adventurous courage, dashing into the thickest of the fight. Heroism may call into exercise all these modifications of courage. It is a contempt of danger, not from ignorance or inconsiderate levity, but from a noble devotion to some great cause, and a just confidence of being able to meet danger in the spirit of such a cause. Cf. Courage. [1913 Webster] Heron (gcide) Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF. hairon, F. h['e]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan. heire, Sw. h[aum]ger, and also G. h[aum]her jay, jackdaw, OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G. reiher, AS. hr[=a]gra. Cf. Aigret, Egret.] (Zool.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeid[ae]. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. [1913 Webster] Note: There are several common American species; as, the great blue heron (Ardea herodias); the little blue (Ardea c[oe]rulea); the green (Ardea virescens); the snowy (Ardea candidissima); the night heron or qua-bird (Nycticorax nycticorax). The plumed herons are called egrets. [1913 Webster] Heron's bill (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erodium; -- so called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the head and beak of the heron. [1913 Webster] Heroner (gcide) Heroner \Her"on*er\, n. A hawk used in hunting the heron. "Heroner and falcon." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Heronry (gcide) Heronry \Her"on*ry\, n. A place where herons breed. [1913 Webster]