English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 1 of 477

hcharacter

The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

H1N1noun

A strain of influenza, the most common cause of flu in humans; also the strain responsible for swine flu.

H2Hadj

Initialism of human-to-human.

H5N1noun

A strain of avian influenza, often lethal in humans but not transmissible between humans.

haverb

Alternative form of a (“have”).

haaintj

A sigh.

Haagname

A surname.

Haakonname

A male given name from Old Norse; that of many kings of Norway.

Haanname

A surname.

haarnoun

Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.

Haasname

A surname from Pennsylvania German.

Haasename

A surname.

Habakkukname

A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.

habaneronoun

An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.

habeasnoun

A habeas corpus.

Habername

A surname from German.

haberdasherynoun

Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

Habermanname

A surname from German.

Habibname

A surname.

Habibiname

A surname from Arabic.

habilitationnoun

Equipment; qualification.

habitnoun

An action performed on a regular basis.

habitabilitynoun

The property of being habitable.

habitableadj

Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

habitatnoun

Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.

habitationnoun

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

habitsnoun

plural of habit

habitualadj

Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.

habituallyadv

By habit; in a habitual manner.

habituationnoun

The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.

Habsname

The Montreal Canadiens hockey club.

Habsburgname

An Alpine castle in Aargau canton, northern Switzerland.

haceintj

A command to turn to face in a particular direction.

Hachimanname

the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.

haciendanoun

A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.

hackverb

To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

hackableadj

That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.

hackathonnoun

An event where programmers and others meet for collaborative software development, usually over several days.

hackedverb

simple past and past participle of hack

Hackensackname

A river in New York and New Jersey, United States.

hackernoun

Someone who hacks.

Hackettname

A surname.

hackingadj

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

hacklesnoun

plural of hackle

hackmannoun

The driver of a hack (a carriage, cab, or taxi).

Hackneyname

A London borough in Greater London, England, where once upon a time many horses were pastured.

hackneyedadj

Repeated too often.

hacksnoun

plural of hack

hacksawnoun

A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

hackyadj

Like a hack; amateurish.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter H contains 23,837 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 477 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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