English words: Heathcliff to Heberden's node

300 English words, part 29 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.

English words Heathcliff to Heberden's node

Heathcliff proper noun: A male given name.
Heathcliffian adjective: Having characteristics similar to the character Heathcliff, especially dark, brooding, intense, tortured, possessive, aggressive, and/or uncivilized.
heathcock noun: Alternative form of heath cock.
Heathcote proper noun: A surname.
heathcropper noun: A farm animal, particularly a wild pony, kept to graze on the heath, particularly associated with Wessex.
heathen adjective, noun /ˈhiːðən/: Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
heathendom noun /ˈhiː.ðn̩.dəm/: The state of being heathen.
heathener adjective, noun: One who lives in heathenry or heathendom; a heathen.
heatheness noun: A female heathen.
heathenesse noun /ˈhiːðənɪs/: Obsolete form of heathenness.
heathenhood noun: Heathendom
heathenise verb: Alternative form of heathenize.
heathenish adjective: Resembling a heathen.
heathenishly adverb: In the manner of heathens.
heathenishness noun: The state or quality of being heathenish.
heathenism noun: The state of being, or behavior and thought, of heathens.
heathenist noun: Synonym of heathen.
heathenistic adjective: Relating to heathenism.
heathenization noun: The process of making heathen.
heathenize verb: To render heathen; to convert to heathenism.
heathenizing adjective, verb: Which heathenizes or makes into a heathen.
heathenly adjective, adverb: heathen
heathenness noun: Quality of being heathen.
heathenous adjective: Characteristic of a heathen.
heathenry noun: The state of being heathen.
heathenship noun: Heathendom.
heather adjective, noun /ˈhɛðə/: An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
heather ale noun: An alcoholic drink traditionally brewed in Scotland from the bells of heather.
heather-bell noun: a plant of species Erica cinerea native to western and central Europe,; bell heather
heather-bleat noun: The common snipe.
heather cock noun: Synonym of wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)
heather-mixture noun: a mixture of interwoven yarns that gives a muted appearance with flecks of colour
heather vole noun: Any of various North American voles in the genus Phenacomys that live in heathland and similar areas.
heathered adjective: Covered with heather.
heatheriness noun: The quality of being heathery.
heatherless adjective: Devoid of heather (the plant).
heatherlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the plant heather.
Heatherly proper noun: A surname.
Heatherton proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
Heatherwick proper noun: A surname.
heathery adjective, noun /ˈhɛðəɹi/: Of, pertaining to, or abundant in heather.
Heathfield proper noun: A settlement in Thriplow and Heathfield parish, South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4546).
heathfowl noun: The black grouse
heathgrass noun: Any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia.
heathland noun: A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with...
heathless adjective: Without a heath.
heathlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a heath.
Heathman proper noun: A surname.
Heathrow proper noun /ˈhiːθɹoʊ/: An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London.
Heathrow injection noun: The phenomenon of rapid weight gain experienced by a non-British person upon settling in London, attributed to a busy schedule encouraging the consumption...
heathstone noun: A dark brown, iron-cemented sandstone found in Dorset, England, traditionally used as a local building material.
heathwort noun: Any ericaceous plant.
heathwren noun: Any of the birds in genus Hylacola (sometimes included in Calamanthus), native to Australia.
heathy adjective: Resembling heath.
heatin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of heating.
heatiness noun: The quality of being heaty.
heating adjective, noun, verb /ˈhiːtɪŋ/: A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
heating element noun: A device used for the conversion of electric energy into heat, consisting of a heating resistor and accessories.
heating engineer noun: One who installs and maintains heating equipment.
heating mantle noun: A heating device in which a flask is rested in a circular insulated heating element.
heating oil noun: A petroleum product used as fuel in a heating system and not requiring preheating for use.
heating pad noun: A pad used for warming parts of the body in order to manage pain.
heating surface noun: In a steam boiler, the aggregate surface exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion, especially of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to...
heatingly adverb: So as to make or become hot.
heatlabile adjective: Alternative form of heat labile.
heatless adjective: Without heat.
heatlessly adverb: In a heatless manner.
heatlessness noun: The state or condition of being heatless; absence of heat.
Heatley proper noun: A surname.
heatmaking noun: The generation of heat.
heatmap noun, verb: Alternative form of heat map.
heatmapping noun: The construction of heatmaps
Heaton proper noun: A district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD695095).
heatpipe noun: A pipe used for transmitting heat
heatplot noun: Synonym of heat map.
heatproof adjective, verb: insulating and incombustible
heatpump noun: Alternative form of heat pump.
heatronic adjective: Of or relating to an electrostatic moulding technique.
heatronics noun: The use of the heatronic moulding technique.
heats noun, verb /hiːts/: A period of hot weather.
heatseeker noun: A heat-seeking missile.
heatshield noun: A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
heatshock noun, verb: Alternative form of heat shock.
heatshocked adjective: Affected by heat shock
heatsick adjective: unwell from exposure to heat
heatsink noun, verb: Alternative spelling of heat sink.
heatspike noun: A spike in temperatures, resulting in unusual heat.
heatspot noun: A spot that is hotter than the surrounding area.
heatspreader noun: Alternative form of heat spreader.
heatstable adjective: Alternative form of heat stable.
heatstroke noun: Alternative spelling of heat stroke.
Heatter proper noun: A surname.
heatwave noun /ˈhitˌweɪv/: Alternative spelling of heat wave (“period of exceptionally hot weather”)
heatwork noun: The combined effect of temperature and time, in processes such as ceramic firing and glass and metal annealing.
heaty adjective /ˈhiːti/: Promoting heat; stimulating or energising the body (according to traditional Chinese medicine).
heaume noun /hoʊm/: A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.
heaumer noun: A maker of helmets.
heautomorphism noun: Synonym of automorphism (“the ascription to others of one's own characteristics”).
heautoscopic adjective: Relating to heautoscopy.
heautoscopy noun: A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance.
heav'n noun /hɛvn/: Contraction of heaven.
heav'nly adjective: Alternative spelling of heavenly.
heavage noun /ˈhiː.vɪd͡ʒ/: A man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.
heave noun, verb /ˈhiːv/: To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
heave-ho interjection, noun, verb /ˌhiv ˈhoʊ/: An exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope.
heave in sight verb: To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.
heave in view verb: Synonym of heave in sight.
heave into sight verb: Alternative form of heave in sight.
heave into view verb: Alternative form of heave in view.
heave-o interjection, noun: Alternative form of heave-ho.
heave offering noun: A voluntary Jewish offering lifted up before the Lord by the priest.
heave-shoulder noun: The shoulder of an animal elevated in sacrifice.
heave the log verb: To determine the speed of a ship by logline and glass.
heave to verb: To stop (a seagoing vessel).
heaveless adjective: Without heaving.
heaven adjective, noun, verb /ˈhɛvən/: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
heaven forbid interjection: May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.
heaven forfend interjection /ˌhɛvn̩ fɔːˈfɛnd/: Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen
heaven help someone interjection: Synonym of God help someone.
heaven helps those that help themselves proverb: Alternative form of heaven helps those who help themselves.
heaven helps those who help themselves proverb: A maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems.
heaven knows phrase: Alternative form of God knows.
heaven on a stick noun: Something that is extremely pleasing or attractive.
heaven only knows phrase: Alternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.
heaven-sent adjective: Fortunate, appropriate, opportune or providential, as (or as if) ordained by God; godsent.
heaven spot noun: A high, difficult-to-reach location on which giraffiti is painted
heaven tree noun: A mythical tree or vine which figures in some primitive beliefs as affording the means of ascent from underground regions to the surface, or from the...
Heavener proper noun: A surname.
heavenful noun: skyful
heavenhood noun: Heavenly quality or character; fitness for heaven; sanctification.
heavenish adjective: Pertaining to or characteristic of the sidereal heavens.
heavenishly adverb: In a heavenish manner.
heavenize verb: To render like heaven or fit for heaven.
heavenless adjective: Without a heaven.
heavenlessness noun: Absence of a heaven.
heavenlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a heaven; heavenly.
heavenlily adverb: In a heavenly manner.
heavenliness noun: The state or quality of being heavenly.
heavenly adjective, adverb /ˈhɛvənli/: Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.
heavenly bamboo noun: An Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that somewhat resembles one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica.
heavenly birthday noun: A birthday of a person after his or her death.
heavenly body noun: A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in...
heavenly marriage noun: Synonym of celestial marriage
heavenly-minded adjective: Devout; heavenly; pious; of pure mind.
heavenly stem noun: A day of the traditional ten-day week.
heavenly virtues noun: All the cardinal virtues and theological virtues.
heaveno interjection: Hello!
heavenriche noun /ˈhɛvənrɪt͡ʃ/: The kingdom of heaven; heaven.
heavens interjection, noun, verb /ˈhɛvənz/: The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
heavens above interjection: Expression of surprise.
heavens no interjection: Expressing firm disagreement.
heavens to Betsy interjection: Good gracious; good heavens.
heavens to Murgatroyd interjection: Wow, good heavens.
heavenscape noun: A heavenly or extremely pleasant landscape.
heavenward adjective, adverb: Toward heaven (place of the afterlife).
heavenwardly adverb: Toward Heaven.
heavenwardness noun: The quality of being heavenward.
heavenwards adverb: Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
heavenwood noun: Synonym of tree of heaven
heaver noun /ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/: One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.
heaves noun, verb /hiːvz/: A period of retching.
Heavey proper noun: A surname.
heavier-than-air adjective: Weighing more than the volume of air which it displaces.
heavily adverb /ˈhɛvɪli/: With a great weight.
heavin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of heaving.
heaviness noun /ˈhɛvɪnəs/: The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
heaving adjective, noun, verb /ˈhiːvɪŋ/: Crowded with people.
heaving line bend noun: A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.
heavingly adverb: With a heaving motion.
Heaviside proper noun: A surname.
Heaviside layer noun: Synonym of Kennelly-Heaviside layer.
Heaviside's dolphin noun: Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela ecosystem along the southwest coast of Africa.
Heaviside unit function noun: The function whose value is zero if its independent variable is negative, and one otherwise.
Heavisidean adjective: Alternative form of Heavisidian.
Heavisidian adjective: Of or relating to the work, or theory developed from the work, of electrical engineer and mathematician Oliver Heaviside.
heavisome adjective: Characterised or marked by heaviness; of a sad or gloomy mood.
Heavitree proper noun: An eastern suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9492).
Heavner proper noun: A surname.
heavy adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈhɛv.i/: Having great weight.
heavy artillery noun: Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
heavy as a dead donkey adjective: Very heavy.
heavy bomber noun: A large, long-range bomber, capable of carrying a heavy payload.
heavy bread noun: A large amount of money.
heavy breather noun: One who breathes deeply, loudly or with difficulty.
heavy breathing noun: Deep, loud or laboured breathing.
heavy-browed adjective: Having a prominent brow.
heavy cake noun /ˈhɛvi ˌkeɪk/: A cake of Cornish origin, made with flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, and raisins.
heavy cavalry noun: A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.
heavy client noun: Synonym of fat client.
heavy cream noun: A rich cream, at least 36 percent of which is milkfat.
heavy cross to bear noun: Alternative form of cross to bear.
heavy cruiser noun: A type of cruiser, defined in the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and 1930 London Naval Treaty as having a main gun battery of roughly 8-inch caliber (203mm).
heavy date noun: A date the stakes of which are high; a date in which both people are very invested.
heavy duty adjective, noun: Designed to withstand hard usage without breaking; hard-wearing.
heavy-duty vehicle noun: A bus or truck designed for heavy work.
heavy earth noun: barium oxide.
heavy equipment noun: Any of a diverse class of large machines used in construction and mining for earthmoving tasks (e.g., digging, grading), logging, and other heavy-duty...
heavy-faced adjective: bold
heavy fermion noun: A type of fermion found in metal that exhibits Fermi liquid behavior and high electrical resistance, often found in actinide and cerium compounds.
heavy foot noun, verb: To walk with the gait of a large or heavy person; to move in a sturdy or plodding manner.
heavy-footed adjective, verb: Slow-moving.
heavy-footed moa noun: A large extinct species of moa, Pachyornis elephantopus.
heavy frigate noun: A type of frigate, characterised by its heavy armament.
heavy glass noun: A heavy optical glass, consisting essentially of potassium borosilicate.
heavy going noun: Going (i.e. conditions) that are wet and muddy (difficult to gallop on)
heavy goods vehicle noun: A lorry, truck or other large vehicle used to transport cargo with a total weight of at least 3.5 tonnes.
heavy half noun: A light-duty pickup truck (a "half-ton") that has been upgraded with heavier-duty components, such as a stronger suspension and larger axles, to increase...
heavy hand noun: The act of exercising power, rules, or discipline in an overly strict, domineering, or tyrannical way.
heavy-handed adjective: Clumsy; awkward.
heavy-handedly adverb: In a heavy-handed manner.
heavy-handedness noun: The property or state of being heavy-handed.
heavy-headed adjective: Sleepy.
heavy heart noun: A strong feeling of sadness or misery
heavy-hearted adjective: sad, melancholic.
heavy-heartedly adverb: In a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.
heavy-heartedness noun: sadness, depression, or melancholy.
heavy hitter noun: A player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.
heavy hydrogen noun: Synonym of deuterium.
heavy icebreaker noun: An icebreaking ship capable of all-year, overwinter operations in polar regions, through multi-year ice.
heavy industry noun: Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.
heavy ion noun: An ionized atom that is usually heavier than helium.
heavy legs noun: An alleged medical condition, described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs.
heavy-lidded adjective: Having almost closed eyes.
heavy lift noun: The handling and installation (on means of freight transport) of heavy items that are indivisible.
heavy lifting noun: The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.
heavy machine gun noun /ˈhɛv.iː məˈʃiːn ɡʌn/: A gun capable of heavy sustained fire.
heavy machinery noun: Industrial machinery specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations.
heavy man noun: A lawbreaker or criminal.
heavy marching order noun: The condition of troops fully equipped for field service.
heavy metal noun /ˈhɛv.i ˌmɛt.əl/: Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There...
heavy metal umlaut noun: An umlaut (“diacritical mark”) over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band, added gratuitously for mere stylistic effect.
heavy metally adjective: Resembling or characteristic of heavy metal music.
heavy mob noun: A group of bodyguards, enforcers, burly criminals or police, or similar heavies.
heavy petting noun: Sexual groping; erotic horseplay; foreplay.
heavy piece noun: Synonym of major piece.
heavy plough noun: Synonym of carruca.
heavy rail noun: A term generally applied to main-line railways, but this varies from country to country. It has no relation to the weight of the rails used.
heavy roller noun: The heavier of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings.
heavy-set adjective: Alternative spelling of heavyset.
heavy sink noun: The motion of a sharply diving sinker pitch.
heavy spar noun: Native barium sulphate; barite.
heavy tail noun: Fat tail.
heavy-tailed adjective: Having a heavy tail; leptokurtic.
heavy tank noun: A large tank with heavy armor and firepower, but typically with relatively low speed and maneuverability.
heavy vehicle noun: A vehicle designed to carry large loads or a high number of passengers beyond an officially set weight or number, such as a semitrailer, bus or coach,...
heavy water noun: Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium) (thus, ²H₂O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
heavy-water reactor noun: A type of nuclear reactor which uses heavy water as a neutron moderator.
heavy wet noun: A drink of strong ale and porter mixed together.
heavy wetter noun: Someone, especially a baby or toddler, who urinates a large volume into their diaper at one time, often causing the diaper to leak as it has inadequate time...
heavy with child adjective: visibly pregnant
heavyeyed adjective: Having droopy eyes, typically due to tiredness.
heavyhanded adjective: Clumsy.
heavyhandedly adverb: Alternative form of heavy-handedly.
heavyhandedness noun: Alternative form of heavy-handedness.
heavyheaded adjective: Alternative form of heavy-headed
heavyhearted adjective: Alternative form of heavy-hearted.
heavyheartedly adverb: Alternative form of heavy-heartedly.
heavyheartedness noun: Alternative form of heavy-heartedness.
heavyish adjective: Somewhat heavy.
heavylidded adjective: Alternative form of heavy-lidded.
heavyonium noun: Any meson formed from a heavy quark and its antiquark.
heavyset adjective /ˈhɛviˌsɛt/: Overweight.
heavywater noun: Alternative form of heavy water.
heavyweight adjective, noun /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/: A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
heavyweight spaceship noun: A particular orthogonal spaceship in Conway's Game of Life, and the third smallest such example.
Heawood proper noun /ˈhiwʊd/: A surname.
Heawood graph noun: An undirected graph with 14 vertices and 21 edges.
heazlewoodite noun: A rare nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinized dunite.
Hebb proper noun: A surname.
Hebbian adjective: Of or relating to Canadian neuropsychologist Donald Hebb or his theories and techniques.
Hebblethwaite proper noun: A surname.
hebbosome noun: A multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity...
Hebburn proper noun: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3164).
Hebden proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0262).
hebdo- prefix: In the metric system, multiplies the attached unit by 10⁷.
hebdom noun: A hebdomadary.
hebdomad noun /ˈhɛbdəmæd/: A group of seven.
hebdomadal adjective /hɛbˈdɒmədəl/: Lasting seven days.
hebdomadally adverb: In periods of seven days; weekly.
hebdomadary adjective, noun: hebdomadal
hebdomade noun /ˈhɛbdəmeɪd/: Alternative form of hebdomad.
hebdometre noun: A unit of length equal to 10⁷ metres.
hebdomometre noun: Alternative form of hebdometre.
Hebean adjective /hiːˈbiːən/: Of or relating to the Greek god Hebe.
Hebei proper noun /ˈhɜːbeɪ/: A province in northern China. Capital: Shijiazhuang.
heben noun: Ebony.
hebenon noun: A plant or flower used in Elizabethan times to make a poison (compare with John Gower's hebenus).
hebephile noun: A person who exhibits hebephilia.
hebephilia noun: A sexual preference for adolescent girls.
hebephiliac adjective, noun: Relating to hebephilia.
hebephilic adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting hebephilia (a preference for adolescent girls)
hebephilically adverb: In a hebephilic manner.
hebephobia noun: Fear, hate, or dislike of youths.
hebephrene noun: One suffering from hebephrenia.
hebephrenia noun /hiːbɪˈfɹiːnɪə/: A form of schizophrenia characterized by inappropriate behavior and emotional responses.
hebephreniac noun: Synonym of hebephrenic.
hebephrenic adjective, noun: Pertaining to, or characteristic of, hebephrenia.
hebephrenic schizophrenia noun: Synonym of disorganized schizophrenia.
Heber proper noun /ˈhibɚ/: A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
Heberden's node noun: A hard or bony swelling that can develop in the distal interphalangeal joints, a sign of osteoarthritis.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under H: 32,288 words, in 108 parts.