Index of English words, starting with "hi"

(1) - Hircine (a.) Alt. of Hircinous

(1) - Hire (n.) To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time.
(2) - Hire (n.) To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.
(3) - Hire (n.) To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.
(4) - Hire (n.) A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward.
(5) - Hire (n.) The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.
(6) - Hire (pron.) See Here, pron.

(1) - Hireling (a.) Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.
(2) - Hireling (n.) One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary.

(1) - Hirer (n.) One who hires.