English words: Haifeng to hairtail

300 English words, part 5 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words Haifeng to hairtail

Haifeng proper noun: A county of Shanwei, Guangdong, China.
Haig proper noun /ˈheɪ̯ɡ/: A surname from Old Norse.
haigerachite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Haigh proper noun: A surname.
Haight proper noun /heɪt/: A surname from Old English.
Haigler proper noun: A surname.
Haihaya noun: Alternative form of Heheya.
Haiheya noun: Alternative form of Heheya.
haii interjection: Elongated form of hai (typically signaling excitement, friendship, or flirtatiousness).
haik noun: A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs.
haikai noun: A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.
haikal noun: The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is often closed off by a screen.
haikh noun: Alternative form of haik.
Haikou proper noun: The provincial capital and most populous prefecture-level city of Hainan province, China; located on the north side of Hainan island.
haiku noun /ˈhaɪkuː/: A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the...
haikuish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of haiku; haikulike.
haikuist noun: A person who writes haiku; a haiku poet.
haikulike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of haiku.
Haikwan noun: Chinese maritime customs
Haikwan tael noun: A Chinese weight (one tenth of a catty) equivalent to 1⅓ oz. or 37.801 grams.
hail adjective, interjection, noun, verb /heɪl/: Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
hail and ride noun: A system of public transport in which the vehicle only stops if a passenger or pedestrian specifically signals to the driver.
hail down verb: to fall from the sky, as hail
hail-fellow adjective, noun: Synonym of hail-fellow-well-met.
hail fellow well met adjective, noun: A sociable, friendly, usually male person.
hail from verb: To be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residence.
Hail Mary noun, verb: A prayer, of established or conventional wording, calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary.
Hail Mary bead noun: Any of several beads, on a rosary, at which a Roman Catholic worshiper recites the Hail Mary
Hail Mary pass noun: A long forward pass with little chance of completion, typically used by the losing team when time is running out and no other play is practical, in a...
hail shaft noun: a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft
hail-shot noun: Alternative spelling of hailshot.
hail storm noun: A storm characterized by lots of large hail.
hail sugar noun: Synonym of nib sugar.
hailable adjective: Able to be hailed.
Hailam adjective, noun: A person who traces his/her ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.
Hailamese adjective, noun: of or relating to the linguistic variety under Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family and its speakers or people of heritage from Hailam
Haile proper noun: A surname.
Haile alligator noun: A large, extinct species of alligator (†Alligator hailensis), known from the early Pleistocene of Florida.
Hailee proper noun: A female given name.
hailer noun /ˈheɪlə/: A person who or a device which calls, summons loudly, or hails.
Hailes proper noun: Hailes Castle in East Lothian, Scotland, the origin of the baronetcy (OS grid ref NT5775).
Hailey proper noun /ˈheɪli/: A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Hayley.
Hailey-Hailey disease noun: familial benign pemphigus, a genetic disorder that causes blisters on the skin
Haileyburian noun: A pupil of Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
Haileybury proper noun: Synonym of Hailey; a village in Hertfordshire, England.
hailfall noun: An instance of hail falling.
hailfellow noun: Alternative form of hail-fellow.
Hailie proper noun: A female given name, variant of Hayley.
hailing noun, verb /ˈheɪlɪŋ/: The act by which somebody is hailed.
haillike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of hail (the weather phenomenon).
Hailokhong adjective, noun: Alternative letter-case form of Hai Lok Hong.
hailproof adjective: Resistant to hail (form of frozen precipitation).
hailshaft noun: Alternative form of hail shaft.
hailshafts noun: Alternative form of hail shafts; plural of hailshaft
Hailsham proper noun /ˈheɪlʃəm/: A civil parish and town, the largest of the five towns in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5809).
hailshot noun: Small shot that scatters like hailstones.
hailstone noun /ˈheɪlstoʊn/: A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation
hailstone number noun: Any number appearing in a sequence described by the Collatz conjecture.
hailstorm noun: Alternative spelling of hail storm.
Hailu proper noun: A surname from Amharic.
hailweed noun: The plant dodder.
haily adjective: Containing hail; involving hail falling.
Haim-Munk syndrome noun: A skin disease characterized by thick curved fingernails and toenails.
Haiman proper noun: A surname from German.
haimisch adjective: Alternative spelling of haimish.
haimish adjective: homey, folksy
haimura noun: The American ray-finned fish Hoplias malabaricus.
hain noun, verb: To hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
hain't contraction /heɪnt/: has not
Hainai noun: A Native American tribe that lived in what is now east Texas.
Hainamese adjective, noun: of or relating to the linguistic variety under Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family and its speakers or people of heritage from Hainam
Hainan proper noun /haɪˈnɑːn/: A province off the coast of southern China, primarily made up of Hainan Island. Capital: Haikou.
Hainan gibbon noun: A Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).
Hainan minnow noun: Hainania serrata, a species of minnow.
hainaneoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Hainanese adjective, noun: Of or relating to the island of Hainan, its people and their diaspora.
Hainanese chicken rice noun: A dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chili sauce and usually cucumber garnishes; a national dish of Singapore.
Hainanese pork chop noun: A Singaporean dish consisting of a fried breaded pork chop in a tomato-based sauce.
hainantoxin noun: A neurotoxin found in the venom of the Chinese bird spider (Cyriopagopus hainanus).
Hainault proper noun /heɪnɔɫt/: A suburban area in the borough of Redbridge, in north-eastern Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4591).
Hainaut proper noun /ˈ(h)eɪnəʊ/: A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
hainching noun: The game of road bowling.
haineaultite noun: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium,...
Haines proper noun /heɪnz/: A surname.
Hainey proper noun: A surname from Irish.
haining noun, verb: A hain or enclosure.
hainite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium,...
Hainsworth proper noun: A surname.
haint contraction, noun, verb /heɪnt/: Alternative form of haunt.
haint blue noun: A pale shade of blue or green traditionally used to paint porch ceilings in the southern United States.
hainted adjective, verb: Alternative form of haunted.
Haiphong proper noun /ˈhaɪfɒŋ/: A city in Vietnam.
haique noun: Alternative form of haik.
hair noun, verb /ˈhɛə/: A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
HAIR-AN noun: Initialism of hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans (used only in the medical term HAIR-AN syndrome).
HAIR-AN syndrome noun: A rare disease in women which is a subset of polycystic ovary syndrome.
hair band noun: Alternative spelling of hairband.
hair belt noun: A cord or band made of twisted human hair, traditionally worn by Australian Aboriginals around the waist or arm used for carrying small tools or ritual...
hair bobble noun: hair tie; scrunchie
hair-bowed adjective: Wearing a hair bow.
hair bracket noun: A moulding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
hair-brown adjective: Of a colour like brown human hair.
hair brush noun: Alternative form of hairbrush.
hair brushing noun: The act of brushing hair.
hair bulb noun: The end of the hair follicle under the skin, in which there are cells that grow hair
hair bun noun: Synonym of bun (“hair style”).
hair bundle noun: a group of cellular processes resembling hair, characteristic of hair cells
hair care noun: Alternative form of haircare.
hair cell noun: Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.
hair chalk noun: A substance made from chalk, pigment, and a binding agent, used for temporarily colouring the hair.
hair clip noun: Alternative spelling of hairclip.
hair conditioner noun: A type of shampoo product that aims to improve the condition of the hair, especially after washing.
hair curler noun: Synonym of hair roller.
hair curling adjective: Exciting, astonishing, frightening, or horrifying.
hair cut noun: Alternative form of haircut.
hair divider noun: A divider capable of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
hair-do noun: Alternative form of hairdo.
hair drier noun: Alternative form of hairdryer.
hair drop noun: An ornament worn by men from the Great Lakes and Plains tribes.
hair drug test noun: Synonym of hair follicle test
hair dryer noun: A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.
hair dye noun: Any of various materials used to dye hair on the head.
hair elastic noun: Synonym of hair tie.
hair extension noun: A length of hair which is attached to one's normal hair to make it longer.
hair fairy noun: One of a category of gay queens or proto-trans women in the 1960s and 70s who wore their hair long and teased it.
hair follicle noun: An organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin.
hair follicle test noun: A laboratory analysis that screens a small sample of hair cut close to the scalp to detect the presence of drugs or their metabolites incorporated into the...
hair fork noun: A large pronged accessory for holding a hair bun in place.
hair gel noun: A hairstyling product in gel form that hardens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.
hair grass noun: Agrostis scabra, a bunchgrass.
hair grip noun: Alternative form of hairgrip.
hair ice noun: A type of ice resembling fine, silky hair, forming on dead wood in the presence of certain fungi.
hair in the gate noun: Dirt, debris, or slivers of emulsion in the aperture of a camera or projector.
hair iron noun: A tool that uses heat to curl, straighten, or crimp a person's head of hair.
hair jelly noun: The lion's mane jellyfish.
hair job noun: A hair service or styling appointment, such as a haircut, taper fade, coloring, braiding, etc.
hair-knot noun: A styled, knot-shaped, bun of twisted hair.
hair-like adjective: Alternative form of hairlike.
hair line noun: Alternative form of hairline.
hair loss noun: Loss of hair from the head or body due to a medical condition.
hair mask noun: A cosmetic application similar to a facial mask, but applied to the hair to nourish and moisturize it.
hair match noun: A wrestling match in which the loser undergoes the forfeit of having the head shaved bald.
hair moss noun: Fat choy, a type of alga.
hair net noun: Alternative form of hairnet.
hair of the dog noun: An alcoholic drink, particularly when taken the morning after to cure a hangover.
hair of the dog that bit one noun: Synonym of hair of the dog.
hair oil noun: A perfumed oil used in dressing the hair.
hair-on-fire adjective: Impassioned; eager; wild; crazy; rage-filled; frantic.
hair out of place noun: The slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.
hair pencil noun: An artist's brush made from a few fine hairs.
hair pin noun: Alternative form of hairpin.
hair pipe noun: A type of long, cylindrical bead from North America used in the creation of personal adornments, principally by Native Americans.
hair plate noun: An iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire.
hair play noun: Alternative form of hairplay.
hair plug noun: A kind of hair transplant consisting of a portion of hair surgically punched out from one part of the scalp and positioned on another part.
hair powder noun: A cosmetic powder for dusting the hair, to remove grease etc.
hair-pulling disorder noun: Synonym of trichotillomania.
hair raiser noun: Something which scares or causes fear; something hair-raising.
hair raising adjective: Causing fear or anxiety; scary.
hair-raisingly adverb: In a hair-raising manner.
hair restorer noun: A lotion claimed to promote hair growth.
hair rig noun: A piece of tackle allowing the bait to be linked to the hook by a thread rather than directly mounted on the hook.
hair roller noun: A small tube that is rolled into a person's hair in order to curl it, making a new hairstyle.
hair's breadth noun: A very small amount or distance.
hair salon noun /ˈhɛːˌsæ.lɒn/: The establishment of a beautician or barber.
hair salt noun: Alternative spelling of hair-salt.
hair scale noun: Alternative form of hairscale.
hair seal noun: Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
hair shirt noun: Alternative form of hairshirt.
hair-shirted adjective: Alternative form of hairshirted.
hair space noun: A piece of metal type used to create the narrowest space.
hair-splitter noun: Alternative form of hairsplitter.
hair-splittery noun: Synonym of hair-splitting.
hair-splittingly adverb: In a hair-splitting way, characterized by exceedingly small differences, fine details, or edge cases of no seeming importance.
hair spray noun, verb: A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.
hair stick noun: A small stick for holding a hair bun in place.
hair stone noun: Clear quartz crystal containing coloured filaments caused by impurities. Particular kinds are sometimes known as Venus’s hair stone or Thetis’s hair stone
hair straightener noun: An electrical styling appliance consisting of two heated plates hinged together, used to smooth, flatten, or straighten hair.
hair stroke noun: A fine line drawn out at the top or bottom of a letter.
hair styling noun: Alternative form of hairstyling.
hair stylist noun: Alternative form of hairstylist.
hair system noun: A modern custom hair replacement solution that blends in seamlessly, made of real human hair on a thin base (lace or poly skin) that is attached to the...
hair-tidy noun: A dish used by women in the past to store the hair that fell while combing, and use it later for a bun, etc.
hair tie noun /ˈhɛːˌtaɪ/: A circular piece of elastic used to hold hair in place.
hair today, gone tomorrow proverb: Hair is only temporary, so it is not a big deal for it to be cut.
hair tonic noun: A liquid or gelatinous substance applied to the hair on one's head to improve its appearance in various ways.
hair topper noun: A hairpiece or half wig that covers the crown or thinning areas of the head without covering the full scalp to add volume, fullness, and coverage for hair...
hair trigger adjective, noun /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ/: A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.
hair twist noun: A portion of twisted strands of hair forming part of an Afro-textured hairstyle somewhat resembling short dreadlocks.
hair up verb: To grow its longer, thicker winter coat.
hair wax noun: A thick hairstyling product containing wax, used to assist with holding the hair.
hairball noun: A trichobezoar; a small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
hairband noun: a headband
hairbird noun: A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina).
hairbow noun /ˈhɛə(ɹ)bəʊ/: A decorative bow worn in the hair.
hairbowed adjective: Alternative form of hair-bowed.
hairbrain noun: Alternative form of harebrain
hairbrained adjective: Alternative form of harebrained.
hairbreadth noun /ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/: Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount.
hairbrush noun, verb: A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
hairbrushing noun, verb: Alternative form of hair brushing.
hairbun noun: Alternative form of hair bun.
hairburner noun: A hairdresser, especially a male hairdresser seen as being effeminate.
haircalf noun: A material made from the skin, including hair, of a very young or aborted calf.
haircap noun: Any of various mosses of the family Polytrichaceae.
haircare noun: The care and treatment of the hair.
hairclip noun: Alternative spelling of hair clip.
haircloth noun: A coarse cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse, associated with furniture upholstery, and with uncomfortable clothing worn by people practising...
haircoat noun: The coat of hair on the skin of certain animals.
haircolor noun /ˈhɛə.kʌ.ləɹ/: Artificial hair coloring.
haircomb noun: A comb for the hair.
haircurling adjective: Alternative form of hair-curling.
haircut noun, verb /ˈhɛə(ɹ)kʌt/: The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
haircutted adjective, verb: Having a (specified kind of) haircut.
haircutter noun: One who cuts hair; a barber or hairdresser.
haircuttery noun: A haircutter’s shop.
haircutting noun: The act or service of cutting hair.
hairdo noun /ˈhɛəˌduː/: A hairstyle.
hairdoed adjective: Having a (specified kind of) hairdo.
hairdon't noun: A bad hairdo.
hairdress noun, verb: A hairstyle.
hairdresser noun: A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
hairdresser's noun: A hairdresser’s shop.
hairdressing noun, verb: The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
hairdressing salon noun: An establishment where customers can have their hair cut, washed, styled or dyed by a hairdresser.
hairdrier noun: Alternative form of hairdryer.
hairdry verb: To use a hairdryer on.
hairdryer noun: A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
hairdryer treatment noun: a confrontation where someone stands very close to a subordinate and lambasts them very loudly.
haired adjective, verb /hɛəd/: Bearing one's own hair as grown and yet attached; neither bald nor hairless.
haired up adjective, verb: Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
hairedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular type of hair.
hairen adjective /ˈhɛəɹən/: Consisting or made of hair
hairfall noun: hair loss; the visible falling out of hair.
hairfluencer noun: A social media celebrity whose account focuses on hairstyles or haircare products.
hairful adjective, noun: Characterised by fullness of hair; hairy.
hairgrass noun: Any of various grasses thought to resemble hair, including those of genera Aira, Deschampsia, Koeleria, and others.
hairgrip noun: A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
hairhat noun: A headcovering with hair attached; a wig.
hairhound noun: Alternative form of horehound.
hairies noun: Hair.
hairily adverb: In a hairy manner.
hairiness noun: The characteristic of being hairy.
hairing noun, verb: A distinctive pattern of hair growth.
hairism noun: Discrimination based on a person's hair type.
hairist noun: One who discriminates against people based on their hairstyle or hair color.
hairless adjective, noun /ˈhɛələs/: Destitute of hair.
hairlessly adverb: Without hair.
hairlessness noun: The condition or quality of being hairless.
hairlet noun: A small or slender hair.
hairlift noun: Any of various surgical procedures to encourage hair growth or give the appearance of a fuller head of hair.
hairlike adjective: Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
hairline noun /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/: The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
hairlined adjective: Having one or more hairline cracks.
hairlining noun: The presence of hairline cracks in ceramics, etc.
hairlock noun: A lock of hair.
hairlore noun: Knowledge about hair; hair folklore.
hairloss noun: Alternative form of hair loss.
hairmageddon noun: An instance in which one's hair is unsightly or out of control.
hairmonger noun: One who traded in hair for stuffing cushions, etc.
hairnet noun /ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/: A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.
hairnetted adjective: Wearing a hairnet.
hairpiece noun: A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.
hairpin noun /ˈhɛə.pɪn/: A pin or fastener for the hair.
hairpin bend noun: An acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.
hairpin curve noun: Synonym of hairpin bend.
hairpin transfer noun: Transfer of genetic information from a strand of nucleic acid that terminates in a hairpin ribozyme by first detaching one side of the base of the hairpin,...
hairpin turn noun: Synonym of hairpin bend.
hairpinned adjective: Wearing hairpins.
hairpipe noun: Alternative form of hair pipe.
hairplay noun: The act of playing with one's own or someone else's hair (usually on the head).
hairpluck noun: The act of plucking out one or more hairs.
hairpuller noun: One who pulls the hair.
hairpulling noun: The pulling of one's own or another's hair.
hairraising adjective: Alternative form of hair-raising.
hairsbreadth noun /ˈhɛəɹzbɹɛdθ/: Alternative form of hair's breadth: a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair).
hairscale noun: A scale that is long and thin, resembling a hair.
hairsedge noun: A sedge of the genus Bulbostylis.
hairshaft noun: The hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.
hairshirt adjective, noun /ˈhɛəʃɜːt/: A shirt made of haircloth; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent.
hairshirted adjective: Wearing a hairshirt.
hairslide noun: A clip that is used to keep hair in position.
hairsnake noun: horsehair worm (phylum Nematomorpha)
hairsplit noun, verb: To make fine distinctions concerning.
hairsplitter noun: A stickler person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something as fine as a hair into two pieces and...
hairsplitting noun, verb: Alternative form of hair-splitting.
hairspray noun, verb: Alternative form of hair spray.
hairspring noun: A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
Hairston proper noun: A surname.
hairstone noun: Alternative spelling of hair stone.
hairstreak noun: Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
hairstring noun: A textile made from spun hair, traditionally made by Australian Aborigines.
hairstyle noun: The style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged.
hairstyled adjective: Having a hairstyle (of some specified kind).
hairstyler noun: hairstylist; hairdresser
hairstyling noun: The act or process of styling hair.
hairstylist noun: A hairdresser.
hairsute adjective: Eggcorn of hirsute.
hairswidth noun: hairsbreadth; a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair)
hairtail noun: Any of a number of species of marine fishes of the family Trichiuridae, long, band-like, with a slender, pointed tail.

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.