English words: hereticalness to heronshew
300 English words, part 43 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 36 have a page of their own.
English words hereticalness to heronshew
- hereticalness noun: The quality of being heretical.
- hereticaster noun: A petty or contemptible heretic.
- hereticate verb: To denounce as heresy or a heretic.
- heretication noun: The denunciation of a person as a heretic.
- hereticator noun: One who hereticates.
- hereticide noun: The killing of a heretic.
- hereticize verb: To make heretic; to cause to be treated as a heresy.
- hereto adverb /ˌhɪɹˈtuː/: To here; to this.
- heretoch noun: Alternative form of heretog.
- heretofore adverb /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/: Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.
- heretoforetime adverb: Before; previously; up to this point in time.
- heretog noun: The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.
- heretoga noun /ˌheɹəˈtəʊɡə/: An Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke.
- heretor noun: Alternative form of heritor.
- heretoward adverb: Toward this.
- heretrice noun: A woman who inherits; a female heir.
- heretrix noun: Alternative form of heritrix.
- hereunder adverb: Under this.
- hereunto adverb: Unto this; up until now; hereto.
- hereuntofore adverb: heretofore
- hereupon adverb: Immediately afterwards; at this.
- herever adverb: Wherever here.
- Hereward proper noun /ˈhɛɹəwə(ɹ)d/: A male given name from Old English.
- herewith adverb: with this; especially, with this letter or communication
- herewithal adverb /hɪəwɪˈðɔːl/: herewith
- herewithin adverb: Within this.
- herewithout adverb: Outside of this.
- herezeld noun: Synonym of heriot (“payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant”).
- Herfindahl proper noun: A surname.
- Herfindahl index noun: A measure of the size of firms in relation to the industries they operate in, serving to indicate the amount of competition among them.
- Herford proper noun: A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hergéan adjective: Of or relating to Hergé (Georges Prosper Remi; 1907–1983), Belgian comic-strip artist.
- Hergesheimer proper noun: A surname from German.
- Herget proper noun: A surname.
- hericenone noun: Any of various isolates of Hericium erinaceum that promote nerve growth factor synthesis in vitro.
- hericiaceous adjective: Belonging to the Hericiaceae.
- herile adjective: Of or pertaining to a master.
- Hering proper noun: A surname from German.
- Hering illusion noun: An optical illusion in which two straight and parallel lines presented in front of a radial (spoked) background appear to be bowed outwards.
- Herington proper noun: A surname.
- heriot noun, verb /ˈhɛɹɪət/: The return of military equipment.
- heriotable adjective: Subject to the payment of a heriot.
- herisson noun /ˈhɛɹɪsən/: A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- herit verb: Synonym of inherit.
- heritability noun: The condition of being inheritable
- heritable adjective /ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/: That can legally be inherited.
- heritableness noun: heritability
- heritably adverb: In a heritable manner
- heritage noun /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/: An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
- heritage American noun: Someone whose family has been part of European Christian American culture for many generations; a white American.
- heritage interpretation noun: The practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage, used in museums, zoos, historic sites, galleries, etc.
- heritage language noun: The language of one's ancestors, especially a language one would like to learn.
- heritage railway noun: A railway operating a line with preserved and restored locomotives, trains and infrastructure, and usually providing train services for visitors; in effect...
- heritage river noun: Synonym of wild river.
- heritage speaker noun: Someone who speaks a heritage language (“a minority language that one acquires as a first language but uses and/or is exposed to less later in life”).
- heritage tomato noun: heirloom tomato
- heritage tree noun: A tree of unique cultural, historical or botanical value, considered irreplaceable.
- heritance noun /ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s/: Inheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited.
- heritor noun: A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.
- heritress noun: A female heritor.
- heritrix noun: A female heritor.
- herkara noun: Alternative form of harkara.
- herkie noun: A jump with one leg straight out to the side and the other bent flat beneath the body.
- Herkimer proper noun /ˈhɚkɪmɚ/: A surname
- Herkimerite noun: A person from or resident of Herkimer, New York.
- herkinorin noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
- herkogamic adjective: Synonym of herkogamous.
- herkogamous adjective: Exhibiting, or relating to, herkogamy.
- herkogamy noun: Different relative positionings of the stigma and the anthers.
- herky adjective: Only used in herky-jerky
- herky-jerky adjective /ˈhəːkiˌd͡ʒəːki/: Having an irregular spasmodic movement.
- herl noun: a strand of hair
- Herlihy proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- herling noun: The young of the sea trout or similar trout, once thought to be a separate species.
- Herlong proper noun: A surname.
- herm adjective, noun /ˈhɜːm/: A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
- herma noun: Alternative form of herm.
- Hermaean adjective: Alternative form of Hermean.
- hermaeid noun: Any gastropod in the family Hermaeidae.
- hermaic adjective: Of or pertaining to a herm (pillar bearing bust of Hermes).
- Herman proper noun /ˈhɜːmən/: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- Herman Cain Award noun: A satirical award for people who died of COVID-19 after either disregarding recommended safety precautions or making statements regarding COVID-19 perceived...
- Herman ring noun: In complex dynamics, a Fatou component where the rational function is conformally conjugate to an irrational rotation of the standard annulus.
- Hermance proper noun: A surname from German.
- hermandad noun: A military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain.
- Hermann noun: A particular pear cultivar.
- Hermann grid noun: An optical illusion where ghostly grey blobs are perceived at the intersections of a light-coloured grid on a black background.
- Hermann's tortoise noun: A species of tortoise, Testudo hermanni, found throughout southern Europe.
- Hermannsburg proper noun: An aboriginal community in the Northern Territory, Australia.
- Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome noun: A rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting in oculocutaneous albinism, bleeding problems due to a platelet abnormality, and lysosomal accumulation of...
- Hermanson proper noun: A surname.
- hermaphrodeity noun: hermaphrodism
- hermaphrodism noun: Alternative spelling of hermaphroditism.
- hermaphrodite brig noun: A two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail).
- hermaphroditic adjective /həɹˌmæf.ɹəˈdɪ.tɪk/: Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditical adjective: Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- hermaphroditically adverb: In a hermaphroditic manner.
- hermaphroditish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditism noun: The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or...
- hermaphroditize verb: To make hermaphrodite.
- Hermathena noun: A composite statue depicting the Greek gods Hermes and Athena.
- hermatypic adjective: Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
- Hermean adjective: Of or relating to Hermes.
- hermeneut noun /ˈhɜːmɪˌnjuːt/: A practitioner of hermeneutics, someone who interprets a text, especially a holy text.
- hermeneute noun: Alternative spelling of hermeneut
- hermeneutic adjective, noun /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪk/: Having to do with hermeneutics; that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates texts, especially holy texts.
- hermeneutic circle noun: A framework for the interpretation of a text which considers historical, linguistic, cultural, environmental, and individualistic contexts.
- hermeneutic cycle noun: Synonym of hermeneutic circle.
- hermeneutical adjective /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl/: Of or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts).
- hermeneutically adverb /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl.liː/: In hermeneutical terms; for hermeneutical purposes; by hermeneutical methods.
- hermeneutician noun: Synonym of hermeneut, one who studies or practices hermeneutics.
- hermeneuticise verb /ˌhɜː.mɪˈnjuː.tɪˌsaɪz/: UK standard spelling of hermeneuticize.
- hermeneuticism noun /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)uː.təˌsɪzəm/: interpretationism
- hermeneuticist noun: Synonym of hermeneut, one who studies or practices hermeneutics.
- hermeneuticity noun: The quality of being hermeneutic
- hermeneuticize verb /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)uː.təˌsaɪz/: To analyze, consider, or regard hermeneutically; to apply hermeneutics to.
- hermeneuticized adjective, verb: Having been subject to hermeneutics, hermeneuticizing, or hermeneuticization.
- hermeneutics noun /ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪks/: The study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly...
- hermeneutist noun: One versed in hermeneutics.
- hermeo- prefix: Relating to Mercury
- hermeocentric adjective: Having the planet Mercury at the center.
- Hermes noun /ˈhɝmiːz/: A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.
- Hermesian adjective, noun /həɹˈmi.ʒən/: Pertaining to the theological writings of Georg Hermes, especially in the attempt to reconcile faith with Kantian reason.
- Hermesianism noun: Hermesian theology
- hermetic adjective /hə(ɹ)ˈmɛtɪk/: Pertaining to the ancient Greek Olympian god Hermes.
- hermetic seal noun: An airtight seal.
- hermetical adjective: Alternative form of hermetic.
- hermetically adverb /hɚˈmɛt.ɪk(.ə)li/: With a hermetic seal; so as to be airtight.
- hermetically seal verb: To seal with an airtight seal.
- hermetically sealed adjective, verb: Sealed with an airtight hermetic seal.
- hermeticism noun /həːˈmɛtɪsɪzm̩/: Hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
- hermeticist noun /həˈmɛtɪsɪst/: A hermetic philosopher; an adherent of hermeticism.
- hermeticity noun: The condition of being hermetic (airtight).
- hermetics noun: Hermetic philosophy or practice.
- hermetism noun: Alternative form of hermeticism.
- hermetist noun: Alternative form of hermeticist.
- Hermia proper noun: A female given name.
- Hermian adjective: Of or relating to the planet Mercury
- hermicity noun: The quality that an operator has of being Hermitian.
- Hermida proper noun: A surname from Galician.
- hermie noun /ˈhɜːmi/: A hermit crab.
- Herminones noun: Alternative form of Irminones.
- Herminonic adjective: Alternative form of Irminonic.
- Hermione proper noun /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/: Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.
- Hermione Granger noun: A diligent, hard-working and intelligent person, especially a young woman smarter than her peers.
- Hermionean adjective, noun /hɜːrmaɪ.əˈniːən/: Of or relating to Hermione of Greek mythology.
- Hermiones noun: Alternative form of Irminones.
- Hermionic adjective: Alternative form of Irminonic.
- hermit noun /ˈhɝmɪt/: A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
- hermit-bird noun: A hummingbird of the genus Phaethornis.
- hermit crab noun: A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and...
- hermit-crow noun: A name for any of the various choughs.
- hermit kingdom noun: Any country or organization that deliberately isolates itself from the wider world.
- hermit-like adjective: Alternative form of hermitlike.
- hermit thrush noun: A species of solitary thrush native to North America (Catharus guttatus).
- hermit warbler noun: A small passerine, Setophaga occidentalis.
- hermitage noun /ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/: A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
- hermitary noun: A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.
- Hermite interpolation noun: A method of interpolating data points as a polynomial function.
- Hermite polynomial noun: Any member of a classical orthogonal polynomial sequence having diverse applications.
- hermitess noun: A female hermit.
- hermithood noun: The condition of being a hermit.
- hermitian adjective, noun /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/: Equal to its own transpose conjugate.
- Hermitian conjugate noun /hɜː(r)ˈmɪtiən ˈkɒnd͡ʒʊɡət/: transpose conjugate
- Hermitian matrix noun /hɝˈmɪ.ʃən ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/: A square matrix A with complex entries that is equal to its own conjugate transpose, i.e., such that A=A^†.
- hermitic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or typical of a hermit.
- hermitical adjective: Pertaining to a hermit; reclusive.
- hermitically adverb: Misconstruction of hermetically (“in an airtight way”).
- hermiticity noun: the condition of being Hermitian
- hermitish adjective: Characteristic of a hermit; solitary.
- hermitism noun: The habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation.
- hermitization noun: The process of hermitizing.
- hermitize verb: to isolate oneself; to become a hermit
- hermitlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.
- hermitness noun: The state, quality, or condition of a hermit.
- hermitry noun: The state of living as a hermit.
- hermitship noun: The state of being a hermit.
- hermitty adjective /ˈhɜː(ɹ)mɪti/: Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hermit.
- hermitude noun: Synonym of hermitness.
- hermodactyl noun: A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
- Hermogenian noun: A disciple of Hermogenes.
- Hermogenic adjective: Of or relating to Hermogenes.
- Hermon proper noun: Mount Hermon (a mountain on the border between Israel, Syria and Lebanon)
- Hermosa proper noun /ɚˈmoʊ.sə/: A municipality in Bataan province, Philippines.
- Hermosillo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- Hermoso proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- hern noun, pronoun /hɜːn/: Corner, nook.
- Hernandez proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- hernandiaceous adjective: Belonging to the Hernandiaceae.
- Hernando proper noun: A census-designated place in Citrus County, Florida, United States.
- hernandulcin noun: An intensely sweet sesquiterpene found in the South American herb Phyla dulcis
- hernani noun: A thin silk or woollen material for women's dresses.
- Herndon proper noun: A surname.
- Herne proper noun: Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
- herness noun: the state or quality of being a specified female person
- herni- noun, prefix: Protruded viscus, rupture.
- hernia noun /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/: A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
- hernial adjective: Of or relating to a hernia.
- hernial sac noun: A protruding pouch of the peritoneum consisting of a herniated organ or tissue.
- herniarin noun: A methoxy analog of umbelliferone, found in Herniaria glabra and other plants.
- herniary adjective: Pertaining to or associated with hernia.
- herniate verb /ˈhɜː(ɹ)nieɪt/: Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
- herniated adjective, verb: Having or forming a hernia.
- herniation noun: The formation of a hernia.
- Hernican adjective, noun: Or or relating to the Hernici.
- Hernician adjective, noun: Or or relating to the Hernici.
- Herning proper noun: A town in Jutland, Denmark.
- hernio- prefix: Alternative form of herni- (“protruded viscus, rupture”).
- hernioid adjective: Resembling a hernia.
- herniology noun: The surgical study of hernias.
- hernioplasty noun: A hernia repair operation, which makes use of a mesh patch to strengthen the site of defect to prevent recurrence.
- herniorrhaphy noun /ˌhɜː(ɹ)niˈɒɹəfi/: repair of a hernia by means of sutures
- herniotomy noun: Surgical repair of a hernia.
- Hernon proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- hernovine noun: An alkaloid with chemical formula C₁₈H₁₉O₄N, found in Hernandia ovigera.
- hero noun, verb /ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/: Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
- hero call noun: a call, usually on the river, made with a weak hand.
- hero city noun: A city that received an honorary title for outstanding heroism, especially a Soviet city honored for heroism during World War II, or a city honored by...
- Hero engine noun: An aeolipile.
- hero image noun: An eye-catching, prominent image, used as an over-sized (almost background-like) header.
- hero myth noun: A traditional story pattern in which a main character leaves home, faces major tests, and returns transformed.
- hero sandwich noun: A large sandwich on a long thick bun.
- hero shooter noun: A style of shooter video game that emphasizes "hero" characters having their own distinctive abilities or weapons.
- hero shot noun: Synonym of beauty shot.
- hero shrew noun: A shrew of species Scutisorex somereni.
- hero syndrome noun: A psychological complex (not strictly a syndrome) that causes a person to seek recognition for heroism.
- hero worship noun, verb: Extravagant admiration for great people, likened to the ancient worship of heroes.
- heroarchy noun: A government controlled by heroes (people who are highly admired).
- Herod proper noun /ˈhɛɹəd/: The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the...
- Herodian adjective, noun: One of a sect or party mentioned in the New Testament as having, in Galilee and Jerusalem, manifested an unfriendly disposition towards Jesus.
- Herodianic adjective: Of or relating to the ancient Greco-Roman grammarian Herodian (Aelius Herodianus), or the system of Attic numerals that he described.
- herodism noun: Alternative letter-case form of Herodism.
- herodom noun: The world or sphere of heroes; heroes collectively
- Herodotan adjective: Alternative form of Herodotean.
- Herodotean adjective: Of or relating to Herodotus (the ancient Greek historian)
- Herodotian adjective: Alternative form of Herodotean.
- Herodotic adjective: Alternative form of Herodotean.
- Herodotus proper noun /həˈɹɒdətəs/: An ancient Greek historian who lived from 484 to 425 BCE.
- heroess noun: A heroine; a female hero.
- herohead noun: herohood
- herohood noun: The quality, state, or condition of being a hero.
- heroiam slava phrase: A farewell, a sign-off indicating support to Ukraine, now in reference to the Russian invasion of 2022, used as a response to slava Ukraini.
- heroic adjective, noun /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/: Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
- heroic assumption noun: An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
- heroic cooling noun: Techniques for dissipating high heat very quickly.
- heroic couplet noun: A rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter, used in epic poetry.
- heroic dose noun: A particularly large dose of a drug administered in an emergency as heroic medicine, or (in the case of recreational drugs) to produce very pronounced...
- heroic epic noun: A long poem that recounts the story of a hero's adventures and deeds, and is usually written in an elevated style.
- heroic medicine noun: Any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later...
- heroic meter noun: The dactylic hexameter.
- heroic verse noun: any of several forms of verse used in epic or dramatic poetry
- heroical adjective: Heroic.
- heroically adverb /hɪəˈɹəʊ.ɪk.li/: In a heroic manner, like a hero.
- heroicalness noun: Quality of being heroical.
- heroicise verb: Alternative form of heroicize.
- heroicity noun: The quality of being heroic.
- heroicize verb: To make or depict as heroic.
- heroicly adverb: In a heroic way; heroically.
- heroicness noun: The state or condition of being heroic; heroism.
- heroicomic adjective: Alternative form of heroicomical.
- heroicomical adjective: Blending heroic and comical elements.
- heroics noun /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪks/: The actions of a hero.
- heroification noun: The act of heroifying.
- heroify verb: To raise someone to the status of a hero by overlooking the person's flaws.
- heroin noun /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/: A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
- heroin chic noun: A fashion trend begun in the 1990s revolving around models who bore characteristics of heroin addicts, such as emaciation and androgyny.
- heroine adjective, noun /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/: A female hero.
- heroinedom noun: The world or sphere of heroines.
- heroinely adjective: Of, befitting, characteristic of, or related to a heroine, a female hero.
- heroineship noun: The status or character of a heroine.
- heroing noun, verb: The act of being a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
- heroinic adjective: Of or resembling a heroine, especially in distinction to the qualities of a male hero.
- heroinism noun: The qualities of a heroine or the display of those qualities; heroism performed by a female.
- heroinist noun: A heroin addict.
- heroinize verb: To treat (a woman) as a heroine.
- heroinlike adjective: Resembling heroin or some aspect of it.
- heroinomania noun: Heroin addiction.
- heroinomaniac noun: A heroin addict.
- heroinware noun: An addictive computer game, especially one played to the extent it interferes with the everyday life of the player.
- heroise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of heroize.
- heroism noun /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/: The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
- heroistic adjective: Relating to heroism.
- heroization noun: The act, or the result, of heroizing someone.
- heroize verb: To make someone into a hero.
- heroless adjective: Without a hero.
- herolessness noun: Absence of a hero.
- herolike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a hero; heroic.
- heron noun /ˈhɛɹən/: Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
- heron's bill noun: Alternative form of heronsbill.
- Heron's fountain noun: An early hydraulic machine.
- heronbill noun: Alternative form of heronsbill.
- heroner noun: A hawk used in hunting herons.
- heroness noun: Heroism.
- Heronian adjective /hɪəˈɹəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to Hero of Alexandria, Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer.
- heronlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a heron.
- heronry noun: A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
- heronsbill noun: Synonym of storksbill (“plant of genus Erodium”).
- heronsew noun: A heron (originally specifically when small or young).
- heronshaw noun: Alternative form of heronsew.
- heronshew noun: Alternative form of heronsew.
Part 42 · Part 44 · English words: H
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.