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List of ships with the same or similar names
borne the name HMS Desperate, the adjective having the sense of "having reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire": HMS Desperate (1805), a 12-gun
HMS_Desperate
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Desperate was a two funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1894 – 1895 Naval Estimates. She was launched in 1896, served in
HMS_Desperate_(1896)
Royal Navy Admiral (1862–1928)
the destroyer HMS Desperate at Chatham in July 1897, next the destroyer HMS Angler at Chatham in July 1898 and then the destroyer HMS Mermaid at Chatham
John_de_Robeck
Fictional character by Dewey Lambdin
sea as a midshipman on the third-rate HMS Ariadne. He was transferred to the 28-gun fifth-rate frigate HMS Desperate, in 1781 and participated in the Battle
Alan_Lewrie
Sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Desperate was originally slated to be built to the Sampson designed steam vessel rated as a Steam Vessel First Class (SV1); however, the Admiralty
HMS_Desperate_(1849)
Ruined 19th century pier in Brighton, England
construction of the Palace Pier in 1899. In April 1900, seven sailors from HMS Desperate drowned in bad weather as they approached the pier. By the early 20th
West_Pier
Royal Navy Admiral (1813-1903)
gunboat HMS Desperate, and returned to that theatre in 1855 under Rear-Admiral Richard Saunders Dundas, as captain of the steam frigate HMS Pylades.
Edwin_Tennyson-d'Eyncourt
Admiral in the Royal Navy and grandson of Charles Dickens (1879–1962)
where he was based from 1899 to 1900. He went on to serve on HMS Griffon and HMS Desperate with the Mediterranean Fleet from 1900 to 1901. Promoted to
Gerald_Charles_Dickens
Naval battle of the American Civil War
blockade needed to be effective in order to be legal, and in December, HMS Desperate visited Galveston and saw no US Navy presence. William McKean, commander
Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862)
Battle_of_Galveston_Harbor_(1862)
destroyers. Length 64.0 metres (210.0 ft). Desperate did 30.4 knots on trials. HMS Fame 306 272 HMS Foam 307 272 HMS Mallard 308 272 1897 Sevillana 323 A fast
List of ships built at John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick
List_of_ships_built_at_John_I._Thornycroft_&_Company,_Chiswick
Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty. He died after an illness on board HMS Desperate near Labrador while engaged in duties associated with this post. Reports
Moses_Henry_Perley
Protagonist of C. S. Forester's novels
Atropos and another British warship capture a large Spanish frigate after a desperate battle. In the friendly port of Palermo, Hornblower oversees the repairs
Horatio_Hornblower
Sloop of the Royal Navy
also participated in the action of 17 July in the Gulf of Riga, with HMS Desperate against Russian gunboats and shore batteries. After the Crimean War
HMS_Basilisk_(1848)
Military unit
Saumarez was given command of the British Baltic fleet with his flag in HMS Victory. His mission involved protecting the British trade interests that
Baltic_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
present at an accident at Brighton's West Pier, when seven sailors from HMS Desperate were drowned in bad weather as they approached the pier. On 30 August
HMS_Cheerful_(1897)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
present at an accident at Brighton's West Pier, when seven sailors from HMS Desperate were drowned in bad weather as they approached the pier. Lieutenant
HMS_Mallard_(1896)
Kingdom). Astrea was on a voyage from Odesa to Waterford, United Kingdom. HMS Desperate Royal Navy The Conflict-class sloop ran aground at Devonport, Devon
List of shipwrecks in March 1861
List_of_shipwrecks_in_March_1861
Royal Navy Admiral (1872–1938)
HMS Spitfire, changing again after a month when he took command of HMS Desperate in March 1900. In January 1903 he was posted to the Vernon for torpedo
Charles_Pipon_Beaty-Pownall
promoted to commander on 17 September 1858, and served as commander aboard HMS Desperate in the North American Station and the West Indies, from 30 July 1862
Arthur_Thomas_Thrupp
Olympic-class ocean liner
and was received by several other ships in the area, among them HMS Scourge and HMS Heroic, but Britannic heard nothing in reply. Unknown to either Bartlett
HMHS_Britannic
German battleship of World War II
of the Denmark Strait, the battlecruiser HMS Hood initially engaged Prinz Eugen, probably by mistake, while HMS Prince of Wales engaged Bismarck. In the
German_battleship_Bismarck
dereliction of duty. In November 2002, the Royal Navy's Trafalgar-class submarine, HMS Trafalgar, ran aground close to Skye, causing £5 million worth of damage
List of submarine and submersible incidents since 2000
List_of_submarine_and_submersible_incidents_since_2000
British Royal Navy aircraft carrier during World War II
Britain was desperately short of ships. Empire Audacity was commissioned on 17 June 1941. She was the Royal Navy's first escort carrier. HMS Empire Audacity
HMS_Audacity
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was assigned to traverse the last unnavigated sections
Franklin's_lost_expedition
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
present at an accident at Brighton's West Pier, when seven sailors from HMS Desperate were drowned in bad weather as they approached the pier. On 30 August
HMS_Bittern_(1897)
1957 novel by Alistair MacLean
Jensen RN, Chief of Operations for SOE in Cairo, decides to launch a desperate last-ditch attempt which he has already planned in case the bombing is
The_Guns_of_Navarone_(novel)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
Thornycroft-built HMS Desperate. Gardiner and Gray state the collision occurred on 6 August. Friedman 2009, p. 291. Lyon 2001, p. 61. Manning 1961, p. 40. "HMS Quail"
HMS_Quail_(1895)
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
joined the cadet training ship HMS Britannia at Dartmouth, Devon. For three years from 1879, the princes served on HMS Bacchante, accompanied by Dalton
George_V
causing Binghamton to fall overboard. Urulu, knowing that the Navy is desperate for the island, greatly inflates the price. McHale and the crew plan to
List of McHale's Navy episodes
List_of_McHale's_Navy_episodes
Speedy-class brig sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Speedy was a 14-gun Speedy-class brig sloop of the Royal Navy. Built during the last years of the American War of Independence, she served with distinction
HMS_Speedy_(1782)
Queen Elizabeth–class battleship
HMS Warspite was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Completed during the First World War in
HMS_Warspite_(03)
New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008)
we moved on. I chopped steps over bump after bump, wondering a little desperately where the top could be. Then I saw the ridge ahead dropped away to the
Edmund_Hillary
Navy of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
Kriegsmarine were the sinking of the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous and the British battleship HMS Royal Oak and the loss of Admiral Graf Spee at the Battle
Kriegsmarine
2026 armed conflict in West Asia
baselessly for months. The Atlantic argued that it was Trump who was visibly desperate for a deal and that Iran is able to exploit his needs. Al-Monitor reported
2026_Iran_war
US ship in War of 1812
forces during the War of 1812. Despite the vessel's loss, the "gallant and desperate" defense of her crew against a superior British force is commemorated
USRC_Surveyor
Aircraft carrier of 1918
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre-class
HMS_Eagle_(1918)
Submarine of the Royal Navy
HMS P36 was a British U class submarine, a member of the third group of that class to be built. She was sunk at the quayside in Malta in 1942, and some
HMS_P36_(1941)
1916 major naval battle during World War I
battle line. Simultaneously, the disabled British destroyer HMS Shark fought desperately against a group of four German torpedo boats and disabled V48
Battle_of_Jutland
Evacuation of Allied forces in early 1940
throughout the UK that day, confirming to the public their suspicion of the desperate plight of the troops. Just before 19:00 on 26 May, Churchill ordered Dynamo
Dunkirk_evacuation
Software ALF - The First Adventure 1989 Y N Box Office Aliants - The Desperate Battle for Earth 1987 Y N StarSoft Development Laboratories Alien Fires
List_of_Atari_ST_games
Family of ship camouflage
the time of day, and the angle of the sun. Thayer made repeated and desperate efforts to persuade the authorities, and in November 1915 travelled to
Dazzle_camouflage
Cimino Mickey Rourke Heaven's Gate (1981), Year of the Dragon (1985), Desperate Hours (1990) René Clément Alain Delon Purple Noon (1960), The Joy of Living
List of film director and actor collaborations
List_of_film_director_and_actor_collaborations
1943 naval battle during the Arctic campaign of WWII
Soviet Union. Scharnhorst was brought to battle and sunk by the battleship HMS Duke of York and its cruisers and destroyers. The Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Stord
Battle_of_the_North_Cape
Attempt by Germany during World War II to cut supply lines to Britain
February, the old battleship HMS Ramillies deterred an attack on Convoy HX 106. A month later, SL 67 was saved by the presence of HMS Malaya. In May, the Germans
Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882–1944)
He was ordered to attack the Turkish positions, which he considered a desperate move little short "of ill-concealed panic". Refusing to put his men in
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Prince_Andrew_of_Greece_and_Denmark
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
of Algiers, where in Operation Terminal, the British destroyers HMS Malcolm and HMS Broke attempted to land a party of US Army Rangers directly onto
Operation_Torch
British-American actress (born 1970)
Unknown Tower of the Firstborn Diane Shannon 2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Miss Highrise Free Catherine Angryman Unknown Chicken Night Mama
Ione_Skye
Third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Bellerophon, known to sailors as the "Billy Ruffian", was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1786, Bellerophon served
HMS_Bellerophon_(1786)
1979 bomb attack in Mullaghmore, Ireland
ISBN 978-0-0084-7666-3. Conlon, Tommy; McGreevy, Ronan (2023). Kidnapping: A Hostage, a Desperate Manhunt and a Bloody Rescue that Shocked Ireland. London: Penguin Books
Assassination of Lord Mountbatten
Assassination_of_Lord_Mountbatten
1997 James Bond film by Roger Spottiswoode
007 finish his mission, Royal Navy Rear Admiral Roebuck orders the frigate HMS Chester to fire a Harpoon missile at the bazaar. Bond discovers two nuclear
Tomorrow_Never_Dies
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
little chance of real progress given the state of the war. Stalin was desperate for the Allies to open the Second Front in Europe, as Churchill had discussed
Winston_Churchill
Tavern and rebuffs his advances, leading to a violent confrontation. Desperate to save Abe, Anna later apologizes and attempts to manipulate Simcoe into
List of Turn: Washington's Spies episodes
List_of_Turn:_Washington's_Spies_episodes
is reunited with Frank, who cannot understand her reappearance but is desperate to reconcile. Claire explains where and when she has been, including her
List_of_Outlander_episodes
1942 naval battle on the Pacific campaign of WWII
Haguro changed the course of the battle when she crippled the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter with gunfire, then torpedoed and sank the Dutch destroyer Kortenaer
Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
British joint-stock company (1600–1858)
Navy was desperate for vessels to escort merchant convoys, it bought several of them to convert to warships. Earl of Mornington became HMS Drake. Other
East_India_Company
however, the Admiralty on 9 May 1845, ordered the first pair (Conflict and Desperate) as First-Class screw sloops to be built from a design of Sir William
Conflict-class_sloop
1918 British aircraft carrier
HMS Argus was a British aircraft carrier that served in the Royal Navy from 1918 to 1944. She was converted from an ocean liner that was under construction
HMS_Argus_(I49)
Coal ships used in New South Wales, Australia
submerged object—probably a wreck—and was holed, she was beached in a desperate attempt to save her, but became a wreck. There were no deaths in these
Sixty-miler
Royal Navy aircraft carrier class
to ships being completed to different specifications. Only the last ship, HMS Hermes (R12), was fitted as a modern fixed-wing carrier; she was also the
Centaur-class aircraft carrier
Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
Film by Christopher Nolan
portrayed HMS Britomart, HNLMS Sittard portrayed HMS Havant and HMS Jaguar, and MLV Castor (a Royal Netherlands Navy armed pilot vessel) portrayed HMS Basilisk
Dunkirk_(2017_film)
he served with Charles Blake in the Royal Navy aboard Jellicoe's flagship HMS Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland. He knew Mary since they were young children
List of Downton Abbey characters
List_of_Downton_Abbey_characters
1741 British naval mutiny
is a historical event that took place in 1741, after the British warship HMS Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the south coast of present-day
Wager_Mutiny
English broadcaster (born 1973)
became a Midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve, serving as an officer on HMS Blazer and delivering aid to war-torn Bosnia and Croatia.[failed verification]
Ben_Fogle
drama film about the heroic crew of an American aircraft carrier in the desperate early days of World War II in the Pacific Ocean A Royal Scandal (1945)
List of 1940s films based on actual events
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on the Atlantic convoy routes, providing air cover and transporting desperately needed grain to the UK. After the end of the, she was handed over to
MV_Empire_MacDermott
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
Muktita; Ives, Mike (6 July 2018). "Thai Cave Rescue Will Be a Murky and Desperate Ordeal, Divers Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
British princess (1930–2002)
Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Coningsby Lady Sponsor of HMS Illustrious Lady Sponsor of HMS Norfolk 1962–1986: Chancellor of Keele University 1956–1962:
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon
Royal Navy Admiral (1888–1941)
battleship HMS Prince of Wales, together with the veteran Great War-era battlecruiser HMS Repulse, and the four destroyers HMS Electra, HMS Express, HMS Encounter
Tom Phillips (Royal Navy officer)
Tom_Phillips_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Ship, 1666
HMS Warspite was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1666 at Blackwall Yard. This second Warspite was one of the five
HMS_Warspite_(1666)
British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)
and strategy. On 5 June 1916, Kitchener was making his way to Russia on HMS Hampshire to attend negotiations with Tsar Nicholas II when in bad weather
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener
Bay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
ships to prevent their falling into British hands. The Royal Navy made desperate efforts to board the ships to prevent the sinkings, but the German crews
Scapa_Flow
Union forces under generals Philip Kearny and Isaac Stevens fought a desperate rearguard action but were ultimately forced to withdraw after both commanders
Attacks_on_the_United_States
British actor (born 1989)
part of the 13-year-old, eventually one-armed midshipman Lord Blakeney of HMS Surprise. Director Peter Weir thought Pirkis "stood out very early on, but
Max_Pirkis
English actor (born 1974)
Menzies had been cast as James Fitzjames, Captain of the Royal Navy vessel HMS Erebus, in AMC's anthology series The Terror. The series, based upon Dan
Tobias_Menzies
King of the United Kingdom in 1936
spectacular murder trial after she shot her husband at the Savoy Hotel. Desperate efforts were made by the Royal Household to ensure that Edward's name
Edward_VIII
1952 class of destroyers of the Royal and Royal Australian navies
cancelled on 27 December 1945: Danae, Decoy, Delight, Demon, Dervish, Desire, Desperate and Diana. Consequently, the ships of this class originally ordered as
Daring-class_destroyer_(1949)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
his flag from HMS Victory to Fortitude. On 5 August, Fortitude fought in the Battle of Dogger Bank as Parker's flagship. After a desperate, bloody battle
HMS_Fortitude_(1780)
cruiser HMS Aurora. The destroyer HMS Kandahar was also mined while attempting to assist Neptune. Kandahar was scuttled the next day by the destroyer HMS Jaguar
Siege_of_Malta_(World_War_II)
Irish rebel and pirate (1771–1809)
seized his fishing schooner, The Three Sisters, and on 13 September 1809, desperate to avoid losing the schooner, he tried to murder all of the crew sent
Edward_Jordan_(pirate)
1950 battle of the Korean War
Pusan Perimeter that UN and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) forces were desperately defending, the largely undefended city of Incheon was secured after bombardment
Battle_of_Inchon
British missile trials ship
HMS Girdle Ness was a Beachy Head-class repair ship constructed for the Royal Navy that entered service in 1945. Originally named Penlee Point, the vessel
HMS_Girdle_Ness
Topics referred to by the same term
Galilean Satellites, 2005 "Europa", by Slapp Happy and Henry Cow from Desperate Straights, 1975 "Europa :(", by Bad Bunny from Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a
Europa
British journalist, writer and politician (1911–1968)
Lord Louis Mountbatten, along with Lieutenant Randolph Churchill, aboard HMS Kelly (which was based at Plymouth at the time) to Cherbourg to bring the
Randolph_Churchill
Italian ocean liner that sank in 1956
incidents that have led to divers' deaths. In 2003, Richard Goldstein wrote Desperate Hours: The Epic Rescue of the Andrea Doria. In 2004, Shadow Divers, by
SS_Andrea_Doria
1813 naval battle of the War of 1812
frigate HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, as part of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. HMS Shannon
Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake
English filmmaker (born 1937)
retelling of British explorer Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to the Arctic in 1845–1848 to force the Northwest Passage,
Ridley_Scott
British Bangladeshi actor (1930–1984)
1963 Ghost Squad Waiter Episode "Death of a Sportsman" (uncredited) The Desperate People Man at nightclub 1 episode (uncredited) 1964 Danger Man Club barman
Dino_Shafeek
English singer and musician (born 1954)
28 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014. Sleevenotes for single Desperate But Not Serious "1983". Adam-ant.net. Archived from the original on 13
Adam_Ant
2002 British TV series or programme
by C.S. Forester. In January 1802 in Kingston, Jamaica, Hornblower and of HMS Renown's other lieutenants, Buckland, Bush and Kennedy, face a court-martial
Retribution_(2001_film)
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
and badly hobbled by critical fuel shortages in the home islands. In a desperate attempt to slow the Allied advance, Yamato was dispatched on a one-way
Japanese_battleship_Yamato
British military officer (1741–1801)
memory of the most brilliant soldier of the Continental army, who was desperately wounded on this spot, winning for his countrymen the decisive battle
Benedict_Arnold
Squadron RAF. HMS Britomart and HMS Hussar took direct hits and were sunk. HMS Salamander had her stern blown off and sustained heavy damage. HMS Jason was
List of friendly fire incidents
List_of_friendly_fire_incidents
Action film by Ron Scalpello
ship is hit by a storm, causing the cables holding the bell to break. Desperately trying to make contact with the ship, one of the crew members goes out
Pressure_(2015_film)
British Army officer (1880–1963)
brief period, he replaced General Botha in the mission to Poland. Poland desperately needed support, as it was engaged with Bolshevik Russia in the Polish-Soviet
Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart
Adele Delfino, played by Celia Weston, in the American television series Desperate Housewives Endora, played by Agnes Morehead in the American television
List_of_stock_characters
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
the US Navy cruiser USS Juneau, the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Jamaica and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Black Swan fought four North Korean torpedo boats and
Korean_War
1894–1895 war between China and Japan
Europeans be transferred to Naniwa. However, the 1,100 Chinese on board, desperate to return to Taku, threatened to kill the English captain, Galsworthy
First_Sino-Japanese_War
Interwar conflict in Turkey, 1919–1923
homes, but many Greeks and Armenians found their old homes occupied by desperate Rumelian and Caucasian Muslim refugees who were settled in their properties
Turkish_War_of_Independence
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1883–1963)
for mathematics and seamanship. His first service was as a midshipman on HMS Doris in 1899, serving at the Cape of Good Hope Station when the Second Boer
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Andrew_Cunningham,_1st_Viscount_Cunningham_of_Hyndhope
1940–1944 French government-in-exile
needed] Throughout 1942 in North Africa, British Empire forces fought a desperate land campaign against the Germans and Italians to prevent the loss of
Free_France
HMS DESPERATE
HMS DESPERATE
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
One who has Mastered his Senses
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Ham.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Gold
Girl/Female
British, English
Smart
Boy/Male
Arabic
Whisper
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
One who has Mouse as his Charioteer
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has mouse as his charioteer
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
One who has Accomplished his Aim
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has killed his enemies
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who has Fulfilled his Desires
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has conquered his ego
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Smen.
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has killed his enemies
Boy/Male
Tamil
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One who has a thunderbolt in his hands
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Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has bull as his vehicle
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who has the mace as his weapon
Boy/Male
Tamil
One who has conquered his ego
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
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One who has bull as his vehicle
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Biblical
He has sent his death.
HMS DESPERATE
HMS DESPERATE
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Destroy
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Indian, Sanskrit
Son of Pitcher
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Chinese, Muslim
Beautiful; Strong
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Slavic
Stand of glory.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Santhini | ஸஂதீநீÂ
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Gift; Talent; Plural of Mauhiba
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Japanese, Latin
Blessed; Similar to Latin Benedict
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place near Edenfield named Dearden, from Old English dēor ‘beast’, ‘deer’ + denu ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Honest, Self-respecting, Sincere, Simple
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sanctity
HMS DESPERATE
HMS DESPERATE
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HMS DESPERATE
pl.
of Monopodium
n.
One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
pron.
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.
n.
An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait.
n.
The departure of a player from the stage, when he has performed his part.
n.
Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen.
n.
A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.
n.
One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
n.
One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant.
n.
The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
n.
The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station.
pron.
The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
n.
A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
n.
The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
n.
An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation.
prep.
Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
n.
A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course.
n.
A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.