adjective + humour : black, dark, dry, wry; gentle, self-deprecating
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adjective + humour : bad, good, ill
hu|mour|less /hjuː mə r ləs/ in AM, use humorless ADJ If you accuse someone of being humourless , you mean that they are very serious about everything and do not find things amusing. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ He was a straight-faced, humourless character.
hump /hʌ mp/ (humps , humping , humped )
1 N‑COUNT A hump is a small hill or raised area. □ The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.
2 N‑COUNT A camel's hump is the large lump on its back.
3 N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] A hump is a large lump on a person's back, usually caused by illness or old age.
4 VERB If you hump something heavy, you carry it from one place to another with great difficulty. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V n prep/adv] Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat. [Also V n]
5 PHRASE If someone gets the hump , they get very annoyed about something. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ Fans just get the hump when they lose.
hump|back /hʌ mpbæk/ (humpbacks ) N‑COUNT A humpback or a humpback whale is a large whale with a curved back.
hu mp|backed bri dge (humpbacked bridges ) N‑COUNT A humpbacked bridge or humpback bridge is a short and very curved bridge with a shape similar to a semi-circle. [mainly BRIT ]
humped /hʌ mpt/ ADJ If someone is humped , their back is bent so that their shoulders are further forward than usual and their head hangs down. □ I was humped like an old lady.
hu|mung|ous /hjuːmʌ ŋgəs/ → see humongous
hu|mus /huː məs/ N‑UNCOUNT Humus is the part of soil which consists of dead plants that have begun to decay.
hunch /hʌ ntʃ/ (hunches , hunching , hunched )
1 N‑COUNT If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. [INFORMAL ] □ I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.
2 VERB If you hunch forward, you raise your shoulders, put your head down, and lean forwards, often because you are cold, ill, or unhappy. □ [V adv/prep] He got out his map of Yorkshire and hunched over it to read the small print.
3 VERB If you hunch your shoulders, you raise them and lean forwards slightly. □ [V n] Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.
hunch|back /hʌ ntʃbæk/ (hunchbacks ) N‑COUNT A hunchback is someone who has a large lump on their back because their spine is curved. [OFFENSIVE , OLD-FASHIONED ]
hunched /hʌ ntʃt/ ADJ If you are hunched , or hunched up , you are leaning forwards with your shoulders raised and your head down, often because you are cold, ill, or unhappy. □ A solitary hunched figure emerged from Number Ten.
hun|dred ◆◆◆ /hʌ ndrəd/ (hundreds ) The plural form is hundred after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as 'several' or 'a few'. 1 NUM A hundred or one hundred is the number 100. □ According to one official more than a hundred people have been arrested.
2 QUANT If you refer to hundreds of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] Hundreds of tree species face extinction. ● PRON You can also use hundreds as a pronoun. □ Hundreds have been killed in the fighting and thousands made homeless.
3 PHRASE You can use a hundred per cent or one hundred per cent to emphasize that you agree completely with something or that it is completely right or wrong. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ Are you a hundred per cent sure it's your neighbour?
hun|dredth ◆◆◇ /hʌ ndrədθ/ (hundredths )
1 ORD The hundredth item in a series is the one that you count as number one hundred. □ The bank celebrates its hundredth anniversary in December.
2 FRACTION A hundredth of something is one of a hundred equal parts of it. □ He won the final, trimming one hundredth of a second from his earlier time.
hundred|weight /hʌ ndrədwe I t/ (hundredweights ) The plural form is hundredweight after a number. N‑COUNT A hundredweight is a unit of weight that is equal to 112 pounds in Britain and to 100 pounds in the United States. □ [+ of ] …a hundredweight of coal.
hung /hʌ ŋ/
1 Hung is the past tense and past participle of most of the senses of hang .
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A hung jury is the situation that occurs when a jury is unable to reach a decision because there is not a clear majority of its members in favour of any one decision. In British English you can also talk about a hung parliament or a hung council. □ In the event of a hung Parliament he would still fight for everything in the manifesto.
Hun|gar|ian /hʌŋgeə riən/ (Hungarians )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Hungarian means belonging or relating to Hungary, or to its people, language, or culture. □ …the Hungarian government.
2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A Hungarian is a person who comes from Hungary.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Hungarian is the language spoken in Hungary.
hun|ger /hʌ ŋgə r / (hungers , hungering , hungered )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. □ Hunger is the body's signal that levels of blood sugar are too low. □ Protein helps to fill you up and curb hunger pangs.