English words: heroogony to hetairia

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English words heroogony to hetairia

heroogony noun /ˌhi.ɹoʊˈɑ.ɡə.ni/: The history and genealogy of demigods or heroes, especially the uncompleted history found in portions of Hesiod's Theogony.
heroon noun: A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
heropanti noun: A self-confident attitude
Herophilian adjective: Of or relating to Herophilos (Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists.
Herophilist noun: A follower of the Ancient Greek physician Herophilos (335–280 BC), one of the earliest anatomists.
heros eponymus noun: A mythical figure after whom a place or people is said to be named
heroship noun: The character or personality of a hero.
herostratic adjective /ˌhɪəɹəʊˈstɹætɪk/: Seeking infamy.
herostratic fame noun /ˌhɪəɹəʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/: Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.
herostratically adverb: To an extent that attains infamy; infamously.
herotheism noun: The worship of a human hero as a god.
Heroux proper noun: A surname.
herp noun: A reptile or amphibian.
herp-a-derp interjection: Alternative form of herp derp
herp derp interjection: Synonym of hurr durr.
herpangina noun: mouth blisters; a painful mouth infection caused by coxsackieviruses
herpe noun: A herpes infection.
herpelid noun: Any member of the Herpelidae family of amphibians
herper noun: A herpetologist, or reptile enthusiast.
herpes noun /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/: A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous...
herpes angina noun: Herpangina.
herpes gladiatorum noun: One of the most infectious of herpes-caused diseases, transmissible by skin-to-skin contact.
herpes simplex noun: A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.
herpes simplex virus noun: One of two members of the human Herpesviridae family, a set of viruses that produces viral infections in the majority of humans.
herpes tonsurans noun: Synonym of ringworm.
herpes zoster noun: An acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains, caused by...
herpesencephalitis noun: Herpes simplex encephalitis.
herpesian adjective: Relating to herptiles (reptiles and amphibians).
herpestid noun: Any member of the family Herpestidae of mongooses.
herpesviral adjective: Of or pertaining to herpesvirus
herpesvirus noun: Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles,...
herpet- prefix /hɜːpɛt/: reptile
herpetarium noun /ˌhɜː.pəˈtɛəɹi.əm/: A zoological exhibition space for reptiles and amphibians.
herpetic adjective /hɜː(ɹ)ˈpɛtɪk/: Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
herpetical adjective: Alternative form of herpetic.
herpetiform adjective: Resembling the symptoms of herpes.
herpetism noun: herpetic diathesis, or a tendency to be afflicted with herpes
herpeto- prefix: Alternative form of herpet-.
herpetocetine noun: Any mysticete of the subfamily Herpetocetinae
herpetocultural adjective: Relating to herpetoculture.
herpetoculturally adverb: In terms of herpetoculture.
herpetoculture noun: The keeping of live reptiles and amphibians in captivity, whether as a hobby or for commercial breeding.
herpetoculturist noun: One who engages in herpetoculture.
herpetofauna noun /ˈhɜː(ɹ)pɪtəʊˌfɔːnə/: Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period.
herpetofaunal adjective: Relating to herpetofauna.
herpetoid adjective, noun: Resembling or characteristic of a reptile.
herpetologic adjective: Alternative form of herpetological.
herpetological adjective: Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
herpetologically adverb: In terms of herpetology.
herpetologist noun: One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.
herpetology noun /ˌhɜː.pɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/: The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).
herpetophile noun: A person who has an interest in reptiles
herpetophilic adjective: Relating to herpetophiles
herpetophobia noun: Fear of reptiles, amphibians, and similar animals.
herpetotheriid noun: Any metatherian in the family Herpetotheriidae.
herpie noun: A herpetologist or reptile enthusiast.
herping noun: The practice of herpetology, seeking out reptiles to study.
herpolhode noun: The surface created by the rotation of a rigid body
herpotrichiellaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Herpotrichiellaceae.
herptile noun /ˈhɜːp.taɪl/: A reptile or amphibian.
herpyllobiid noun: Any copepod in the family Herpyllobiidae.
Herr noun: Used as a courtesy title before the surname of a German-speaking man.
Herra proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
herradura noun: A curved masonry wall characteristic of the Ancestral Puebloan road network.
Herrell proper noun: A surname.
herrengrundite noun: Synonym of devilline.
herrenvolk noun /ˈhɛɹənfəʊk/: A master race, especially with reference to Nazi ideology.
herrenvolkism noun: Political belief in, or promotion of, a master race.
Herrera proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
herrerasaurid noun: Any dinosaure in the family Herrerasauridae.
Herrero proper noun: A surname from Spanish
Herreshoff proper noun: An English surname from German.
Herrick proper noun: A surname.
Herrickian adjective: Of or relating to Robert Herrick (1591-1674?), English poet.
Herridge proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Herrig proper noun: A surname from German.
Herriman proper noun: A surname.
herriment noun: harassment; depredation
herring noun /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/: A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
Herring body noun: A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the...
herring-bone noun: Alternative form of herringbone.
herring cale noun: A ray-finned fish of species Olisthops cyanomelas, endemic to Australia.
herring gull noun: Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.
herring-gutted adjective: Of a person, thin; emaciated.
herring pond noun: The ocean, especially the Atlantic or the English Channel.
herring under a fur coat noun: Synonym of dressed herring.
herring worm noun: A species of nematode, which occurs in ocean fish such as herrings, Anisakis simplex.
herringbone noun, verb /ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/: A bone of a herring.
herringbone gear noun: A type of gear wheel comprising two integral halves shaped like two bevel gears next to each other, with their tooth angles pointing to the centerline.
herringboned adjective, verb: Having a herringbone (zigzag) pattern.
herringer noun: A fisherman who fishes for herring.
herringless adjective: Without herring.
herringlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a herring.
Herrington proper noun: A surname.
Herriot proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Herriott proper noun: A surname.
Herrman proper noun: A surname.
Herrmann proper noun: A surname.
Herrnhuter noun: A member of the Moravian Church.
Herrod proper noun: A surname.
Herrold proper noun: A surname.
Herron proper noun: A surname.
herry verb: To honour, praise or celebrate.
herry up verb: Pronunciation spelling of hurry up.
herryment noun: Alternative form of herriment.
hers noun, pronoun /ˈhɜːz/: That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
hersage noun: The dragging of a harrow over a field.
hersband noun: the female spouse of another woman
Herschel noun /ˈhɝʃl̩/: A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.
Herschelian adjective: Of or pertaining to William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composer who discovered the planet Uranus.
herse noun, verb /hɜːs/: A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the...
herself pronoun /hɜːˈsɛlf/: Her; the feminine object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
herselves pronoun: Her; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.
hersen pronoun /hɜːˈsɛn/: Herself.
Hersey proper noun: A surname.
Hersh proper noun: A surname.
Hersham proper noun /ˈhɜːʃəm/: A large village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1164).
Hershberger proper noun: A surname.
Hershel proper noun: A male given name from Yiddish.
Hershey noun /ˈhɝʃi/: A confection produced by The Hershey Company.
Hershey squirts noun: diarrhea
hership noun /ˈhɜːʃɪp/: Pillaging, devastation, plunder.
Hershkowitz proper noun: A surname.
Hershman proper noun: A surname.
Hersholt proper noun: A surname.
Hersi proper noun: A surname from Somali.
hersiliid noun: Any spider in the family Hersiliidae.
hersillon noun: A herse.
hersir noun: A local leader in early mediaeval Norway.
Herskovits proper noun: A surname.
Herskowitz proper noun: A surname.
Hersman proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Herston proper noun: A suburb of Swanage, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0178).
herstorian noun: One who writes or studies herstory.
herstoric adjective: Pertaining to herstory.
herstorical adjective: Pertaining to herstory.
herstorically adverb: In a herstoric or herstorical way.
herstory noun /ˈhɜːst(ə)ɹi/: History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.
herstrionics noun: The histrionic behaviour of a woman.
Hert proper noun: A surname.
Herta proper noun: A surname.
Hertel proper noun: A surname.
Herter proper noun: A surname.
Hertford proper noun /ˈhɑːtfəd/: A town and civil parish (with a town council) in East Hertfordshire district, and the county town of Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3212).
Hertfordshire proper noun /ˈhɑː(ɹ)t.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/: An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
Hertha proper noun: A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from German around 1900.
Hertlein proper noun: A surname from German.
Herts proper noun: British postal abbreviation of Hertfordshire.
Hertsmere proper noun /hɑːtsmɪə/: A local government district with borough status of Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Borehamwood.
hertz noun /hɜːts/: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second.
Hertz donut noun /ˌhɜːts ˈdəʊnʌt/: A supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way.
Hertzberg proper noun: A surname.
hertzian adjective: Of or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz and his work.
Hertzian wave noun: Synonym of radio wave.
Hertzler proper noun: A surname.
Hertzsprung proper noun: A surname from Danish.
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram noun: A graphic representation of the absolute magnitude of stars against their color (or surface temperature), which shows the main sequence of stars plus the...
Herule noun: A member of the Heruli (an early Germanic people).
Heruli noun: An early Germanic people, mentioned by ancient Roman authors as one of several "Scythian" groups raiding Roman provinces in the Balkans and the Aegean Sea,...
Herulian adjective, noun: A member of the Heruli (an early Germanic people).
HERV noun: Initialism of human endogenous retrovirus.
herva maté noun: Alternative form of yerba mate.
Herve noun: A Belgian cheese similar to Limburger.
Hervey proper noun: A surname.
hervotype noun, verb: The DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus
hervotyping noun, verb: The process of determining a hervotype
Herwig proper noun: A surname.
herx noun, verb: Alternative form of herx (“Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction”).
herxing noun, verb: Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction, a negative reaction to antibiotic treatment.
herye verb: To praise, to glorify, to honour.
Herzberg proper noun: A surname.
Herzeg-Bosnian adjective: Of or pertaining to Herzeg-Bosnia, the Herzeg-Bosnian people or their culture.
Herzego- prefix: Pertaining to Herzegovina.
Herzegovina proper noun /ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/: A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Herzegovinan adjective, noun: Alternative form of Herzegovinian.
Herzegovinian adjective, noun: A person from Herzegovina (the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
herzenbergite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing sulfur and tin.
Herzig proper noun: A surname.
Herzl proper noun: A surname from German.
Herzlian adjective, noun: Zionist.
Herzlianism noun: Zionism
herzog noun: A German duke.
Herzogian adjective: Of or relating to Werner Herzog (born 1942), German screenwriter, film director and actor.
hes noun, pronoun /hɛs/: The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.
hESC noun: Initialism of human embryonic stem cell.
Heschl's gyrus noun: A convolution of the cortex found in the lateral sulcus on the temporal lobe, and which is the first cortical structure to process incoming auditory...
hesed noun: Alternative form of chesed.
heself pronoun: himself
Heseltine proper noun: A surname.
Heselton proper noun: A surname.
HESH noun: Initialism of high explosive squash head; a munition which uses a plastic explosive warhead that squashes on impact before exploding, causing spalling on...
Heshan proper noun: A county-level city and former county of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.
heshe noun: Alternative form of he-she.
hesher noun: A diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music.
heshouwu noun: The plant Reynoutria multiflora.
Hesiod proper noun /ˈhiː.si.əd/: An ancient Greek epic poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse.
Hesiodean adjective: Synonym of Hesiodic (“relating to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod”).
Hesiodian adjective: Synonym of Hesiodic (“relating to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod”).
Hesiodic adjective /ˌhiː.siˈɑd.ɪk/: Relating to the Ancient Greek poet Hesiod, or characteristic of his didactic poetry style.
Hesione proper noun: Any of various women in Greek mythology, especially the Trojan princess who was the daughter of King Laomedon.
hesionid noun: Any polychaete worm of the family Hesionidae.
hesitance noun: The act or state of hesitating.
hesitancy noun: A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
hesitant adjective /ˈhɛzɪtənt/: Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
hesitantly adverb: With hesitation.
hesitate verb /ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/: To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
hesitater noun: One who hesitates; a ditherer.
hesitating noun, verb /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ/: hesitation
hesitatingly adverb: In a hesitating manner.
hesitatingness noun: hesitancy
hesitation noun /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/: An act of hesitating
hesitation form noun: A sound or phrase signalling uncertainty, such as um or er.
hesitation mark noun: A hesitation wound.
hesitation marker noun: Synonym of filled pause.
hesitation wound noun: Any of a series of shallow cuts made by a person considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness.
hesitational adjective: Relating to hesitation.
hesitative adjective: Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.
hesitatively adverb: In a hesitative manner or fashion.
hesitativeness noun: The state or condition of being hesitative.
hesitator noun: Alternative spelling of hesitater.
hesitatory adjective: hesitating
Hesket proper noun: A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district.
Hesketh proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
Heskett proper noun: A surname.
Hesler proper noun: A surname.
Heslin proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Heslington proper noun: A suburban village and civil parish in the City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6250).
Heslop proper noun: A surname.
hesp noun: A measure of two hanks of linen thread.
hesped noun: A eulogy.
Hesper proper noun: Hesperus, the evening star
hesperadin noun: An organic compound that inhibits chromosome alignment and segregation.
hesperetin noun: A compound obtained from the decomposition of hesperidin, regarded as a complex derivative of caffeic acid.
Hesperia proper noun /hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/: Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
hesperian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
Hesperid noun: any one of the Hesperides
Hesperidean adjective: Of or relating to the Hesperides.
hesperidene noun: An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.
Hesperides noun /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/: A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas...
Hesperidian adjective: Pertaining to the Hesperides or the garden that they tended.
hesperidin noun: A flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit.
hesperidium noun: Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.
hesperiid noun: Any member of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper.
hesperiine noun: Any skipper (butterfly) of the tribe Hesperiini
hesperin noun: The aglycone of hesperidin
hesperinos noun: Greek Orthodox Church vespers
hesperitin noun: Alternative form of hesperetin.
hesperium noun: A rejected name for plutonium. (Esperium chemical symbol: Es)
hesperocyonine adjective, noun: Any of the extinct canids of the subfamily Hesperocyoninae.
hesperomyine adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Hesperomyinae.
Hesperonesian adjective: Of or relating to the Western Malayo-Polynesian languages.
hesperornithean noun: Any ornithurine dinosaur of the group Hesperornithes.
hesperornithid noun: Any extinct avialan in the family Hesperornithidae.
hesperornithiform noun: Any of the clade †Hesperornithes of extinct toothed birds.
hesperornithine noun: Any avialan of the clade †Hesperornithes
Hesperus proper noun /ˈhɛspəɹəs/: The planet Venus when observed as an evening star.
Hess proper noun /hɛs/: A habitational surname from German of German and Ashkenazi origin, denoting a person from Hesse.
Hessdalen light noun: An unexplained light sometimes seen in the Hessdalen valley in Norway.
Hesse proper noun /ˈhɛs/: A state of modern Germany.
Hessean adjective: Alternative spelling of Hessian.
Hessel proper noun: A surname.
Hesseltine proper noun: A surname.
Hesseman noun: Synonym of Hessian.
Hesser proper noun: A surname.
hessian adjective, noun /ˈhɛsiən/: Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
Hessian boot noun: A boot with a low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the military, in the 18th century.
Hessian crucible noun: A ceramic crucible used in alchemy and early metallurgy.
Hessian fly noun: Mayetiola destructor, a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops.
Hessian matrix noun: The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.
Hession proper noun: A surname from Irish.
hessite noun /ˈhɛsaɪt/: A mineral form of disilver telluride.
Hessle proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0326).
Hessler proper noun: A surname.
Hesson proper noun: A surname.
hessonite noun: An orange, cinnamon, or pinkish garnet.
hest noun /hɛst/: Command, injunction.
Hester proper noun /ˈhɛstɚ/: A female given name from Persian, of 17th century and later usage.
hestern adjective: Synonym of hesternal.
hesternal adjective /hɛsˈtɜːnl̩/: Of or pertaining to yesterday.
Hestia proper noun /ˈhɛsti.ə/: The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.
Heston proper noun /ˈhɛstən/: A surname.
Heswall proper noun /ˈhɛzwɔːl/: A town in Wirral borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ2781).
hesychasm noun: The religious practices of the Hesychasts.
hesychast noun /ˈhɛsɪkæst/: A monk of the Orthodox Catholic Church that engages in noetic prayer.
hesychastic adjective: Of or relating to hesychasm.
Hesychian adjective: Of or relating to Hesychius.
Hesychius proper noun /hɛˈsɪkɪəs/: A Greek grammarian from the 5th century AD, known for compiling the richest lexicon of unusual and obscure Ancient Greek words.
het adjective, noun, prefix, verb /hɛt/: A heterosexual person.
het up adjective, verb: Excited, agitated or frantic.
heta noun: The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.
hetacillin noun: A beta-lactam that is converted by the body to ampicillin.
hetaera noun /hɪˈtɪəɹə/: A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.
hetaeric adjective: Of or relating to a hetaera.
hetaerism noun: A theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of...
hetaerist noun: A practitioner or advocate of hetaerism.
hetaerocracy noun: Rule by courtesans.
hetaerolite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
hetaira noun: Alternative form of hetaera.
hetaireia noun: A unit of the Byzantine emperor's bodyguard.
hetairia noun: Alternative form of hetaera.

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.