English words: hierognostic to high-paid

300 English words, part 52 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 5 have a page of their own.

English words hierognostic to high-paid

hierognostic adjective: Pertaining to or exhibiting hierognosis.
hierogram noun: sacred symbol, letter or writing
hierogrammat noun: A scribe who produces sacred writings.
hierogrammate noun: A writer of sacred records.
hierogrammateus noun: A hierogrammatist of ancient times.
hierogrammatic adjective: Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of sacred writing.
hierogrammatical adjective: hierogrammatic
hierogrammatist noun: A writer of hierograms
hierograph noun: A sacred symbol.
hierographer noun: A sacred scribe.
hierographic adjective: Of or relating to sacred writing.
hierographical adjective: Alternative form of hierographic.
hierography noun: Sacred writing.
hierohistory noun: History as understood through, or the understanding of history through, esoteric and religious meaning and symbolism, rather than through ordinary...
hierolatry noun: The worship of saints
hierologic adjective: Alternative form of hierological.
hierological adjective: Of or relating to hierology.
hierologist noun: A student of, or expert in, hierology.
hierology noun: The comparative and historical study of religions.
hieromancy noun: Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy.
hieromania noun: religious frenzy
hieromantic adjective: Of or pertaining to hieromancy.
hieromartyr noun: A martyr in the Eastern Church who was a bishop or priest
hieromnemon noun: The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or minister.
hieromonach noun: Synonym of hieromonk.
hieromonk noun: A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
Hieron proper noun: A surname.
Hieronid noun: A member of the last dynasty to rule Greek Syracuse.
Hieronymian adjective: Of or relating to Saint Jerome.
Hieronymic adjective /haɪ̯ˌɪrəˈnɪmɪk/: Of or relating to Saint Jerome.
Hieronymite noun: A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome.
Hieronymus proper noun /ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɒnɪməs/: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
hieronymy noun: The ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name
hieropathic adjective: loving the clergy
hierophancy noun: The role or the work of a hierophant.
hierophanic adjective /hɪəˈɹɒfənɪk/: Of or pertaining to (a particular) hierophany; hierophanical.
hierophanical adjective /ˌhɪəɹɒˈfænɪkəl/: Of or pertaining to a hierophany; hierophanic.
hierophanically adverb /ˌhɪəɹɒˈfænɪk(ə)li/: In a hierophanic (or hierophanical) manner.
hierophant noun /ˈhaɪəɹəˌfænt/: An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
hierophantic adjective /hʌɪəɹəʊˈfantɪk/: Of or relating to a hierophant.
hierophantically adverb: In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
hierophany noun /ˌhaɪ.əˈɹɒ.fə.ni/: A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
hierophobia noun: Fear of what is religious or sacred.
hierophobic adjective: Averse to what is religious or sacred.
hieroscopy noun: hieromancy
Hierosolymitan adjective: Of or relating to Jerusalem.
Hierosolymite noun: Jerusalemite
hierourgy noun: A sacred or holy work or worship.
hierurgical adjective: Relating to hierurgy.
hierurgically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, hierurgy.
hierurgy noun: A sacred performance.
hieschi noun: Alternative form of heishe.
Hiestand proper noun: A surname.
Hiester proper noun: A surname from German.
HIF noun: Initialism of higher intermediate fare.
hifalutin adjective: Alternative spelling of highfalutin.
hifaluting adjective: Alternative spelling of highfalutin.
hiff verb /hɪf/: To throw (an object) through the air.
hifi noun: Alternative letter-case form of hi-fi.
hifu noun: A protective padded outer vest or pinafore worn by children over their kimono on outings, such as Shichi-Go-San, in lieu of an obi or pair of hakama.
hig noun: A huff; a fit of passion, annoyance, or offense.
hig-taper noun: Alternative form of hag-taper.
Higa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
higab noun: Alternative form of hijab.
higashi noun: The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke.
Higbee proper noun: A surname.
Higbie proper noun: A surname.
Higby proper noun: A surname.
Higdon proper noun: A surname.
higenamine noun: An organic compound found in a variety of plants and used in food supplements developed for weight management.
higgaion noun: A term found in Psalms etc., perhaps indicating a pause for meditation or an instrumental interlude.
higgayon noun: Alternative form of higgaion.
Higgens proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Higgin proper noun /ˈhɪɡɪn/: A surname transferred from the given name.
Higginbotham proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Higginbottom proper noun: A surname.
Higgins proper noun /ˈhɪɡɪnz/: A surname from Irish, from County Sligo.
Higgins boat noun: A type of shallow-draft boat used in amphibious landings, chiefly in World War Two.
higginsite noun: A member of the Holy Ghost and Us Society, a millenarian religious sect, under its local minister George W. Higgins in Maine, United States.
Higginson proper noun /ˈhɪɡɪnsən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
higgle verb /ˈhɪɡəl/: To hawk or peddle provisions.
higgle-haggle verb: To haggle.
higgledy adjective: Synonym of higgledy-piggledy.
higgledy-piggledy adjective, adverb, noun /ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/: In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.
higgledypiggledy adjective, adverb: Alternative form of higgledy-piggledy.
higgler noun /ˈhɪɡlə/: An itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry.
higglery noun: The trade or goods of a higgler.
higgling noun, verb: haggling
Higgs adjective, noun, verb /hɪɡz/: pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force
Higgs bison noun: The ancestor of the European bison (Bison bonasus), a species originating from the hybridization of the aurochs (Bos primigenius) and the steppe bison...
Higgs boson noun: An elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.
Higgs factory noun: A particle accelerator designed to produce Higgs bosons at a very high rate.
Higgs field noun: A theoretical scalar field associated with electroweak symmetry breaking, the quantum of which is the Higgs boson; interaction with this field is...
Higgs-like adjective: Imbuing elementary particles with mass through the breaking of electroweak symmetry and the interaction with some field.
Higgs mechanism noun: The proposed interaction between elementary particles and the Higgs field that imbues the particles with mass and breaks the electroweak symmetry.
Higgs particle noun: Synonym of Higgs boson.
higgsino noun: The superpartner of the Higgs boson.
higgsless adjective: Alternative letter-case form of Higgsless.
Higgslike adjective: Alternative spelling of Higgs-like.
higgson noun: The Higgs boson.
high adjective, adverb, noun, verb /haɪ/: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
high-accuracy adjective: Of two measurements, very close to their true value.
high adventure noun: Exciting or strenuous outdoor recreational activities such as backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, and whitewater kayaking.
High Alemannic adjective: Relating to the High Alemannic dialects.
high altar noun: The main altar in a church, situated on the main axis at the east of the chancel or choir.
high and dry adjective: Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock.
high and low adverb, noun: Everywhere; all over the place.
high and mighty adjective, noun: Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
high and tight adjective: Having the characteristics of a crew cut (very short or no hair on the sides and trimmed on the top).
high angel noun: Archangel.
high anion gap metabolic acidosis noun: a form of metabolic acidosis characterized by a high anion gap
high as a Georgia pine adjective: Very much under the influence of drugs; extremely high.
high as a kite adjective: Very much under the influence of drugs; extremely high.
high-backed adjective: Of a chair, having a long back that reaches up to or beyond the head of a seated person.
high bailiff noun: An officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders.
high bar noun: A horizontal bar.
high beam noun: The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.
high-binder noun: Alternative form of highbinder.
high bit noun: The most significant bit in the binary representation of a number, sometimes used to record the sign of the number.
high blood adjective, noun: Ellipsis of high blood pressure.
high blood pressure noun: Synonym of hypertension (“abnormally high blood pressure”).
high-blown adjective: elevated (normally said of pride or conceit)
high board noun: Alternative form of highboard
high-boiling adjective: Having a high boiling point.
high-born adjective: Alternative spelling of highborn.
high-budget adjective: Of a project, such as a film, achieved with a relatively large financial outlay.
high button shoe noun: An ankle boot fastened by a row of buttons (in fashion from the late 19th to mid-20th century).
high C noun: The note exactly two octaves above middle C.
high-calorie adjective: High in calories; having lots of calories.
high camp noun: A sophisticated form of camp (campiness), which may display good talent and skill.
high card adjective, noun: A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.
high center verb: To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.
high centered adjective, verb: stranded with all wheels off the ground.
high centre verb: To cause (a vehicle) to become stranded with all wheels off the ground.
high centred adjective, verb: stranded with all wheels off the ground.
high chair noun: Alternative form of highchair.
high challenge noun: A tackle that is high up the targeted player's shin/legs.
high-cheekboner noun: Synonym of box checker (“someone who is counted in an organization as representing a minority ethnic group but who is so assimilated into the dominant...
high church adjective, noun: A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood, episcopacy, and sacraments, practising a formal style of liturgy and...
High Churchism noun: The form of Christianity practised by High Churchmen.
high churchman noun: A member of the Church of England who prioritises those aspects of Anglicanism which distinguish it from Calvinism and other Protestant denominations, and...
high churchmanship noun: The principles or doctrines of a high churchman; Anglican ritualism, Anglo-Catholicism.
high-class adjective: Upper-class.
high cockalorum noun: Synonym of cockalorum (“game resembling leapfrog”).
high color noun: graphics with two bytes of storage per pixel, allowing for up to 65536 different colors
high colour noun: Alternative spelling of high color.
high colours noun: plural of high colour
high comedy noun: A type of comedy characterized by witty dialogue and satire, as opposed to lowbrow farce.
high comma noun: An apostrophe.
high command noun: A group of officers in charge of an army under the control of the commander-in-chief.
High Commission noun: The embassy of a Commonwealth country in another Commonwealth country.
high commissioner noun: Any of various high-ranking officials, often diplomats.
high concept adjective, noun /ˌhaɪ ˈkɒnsɛpt/: An appealing and easily communicable idea for a work (such as a book, film, or television programme).
high context culture noun: Alternative form of high-context culture.
high-cost adjective: High in price; expensive, unaffordable.
high cotton noun: The best of times; a time of well being.
high countertenor noun: Synonym of alto (“its musical part or section”).
high country noun: Terrain that is at a relatively high elevation – generally, higher than foothills but not above the timberline – consisting of mountainous areas or elevated...
high court noun: A supreme court; a court to which final appeals may be taken.
high crawl noun: Synonym of leopard crawl.
high crime noun /ˌhaɪ ˈkɹaɪm/: A major crime or wrongdoing, notably one subject to trial before the highest courts which may impose the gravest punishments.
high cross noun: a large free-standing Celtic cross made of stone and often richly decorated.
high cube adjective: Being 1 foot taller than the usual height.
high culture noun: The artistic entertainment and material artifacts associated with a society's aristocracy or most learned members, usually requiring significant education...
high-daddy noun: Synonym of highboy (“type of furniture”).
high days and holidays noun: special occasions.
high-def adjective: Abbreviation of high-definition.
high definition noun: Enhanced picture quality on a TV or any other display.
high-definition television noun: Any or all of several formats of television system having a higher resolution than traditional ones.
high-density adjective: That has a higher than normal density.
high-density lipoprotein noun: Any of a class of lipoproteins that transport cholesterol to the liver from other tissue; high levels may decrease the risk of coronary heart disease.
high dependency unit noun: An area for patients who require more intensive observation, treatment and nursing care than would be usually provided on a general ward. A standard of care...
high dividend yield trap noun: Synonym of dividend trap
high doh noun: The eighth note in the sol-fa system, being an octave above doh.
high dot noun: Synonym of high point: · or ·.
high drama noun: An event or atmosphere of strong emotion, typically of anxiety or excitement.
High Dutch noun: Double Dutch; nonsense.
high Earth orbit noun: An Earth-centered orbit located at an altitude greater than the geosynchronous orbit, which is approximately 35,786 km above the Earth's surface.
high end adjective /ˈhaɪˌɛnd/: Most sophisticated or expensive.
high-endness noun: The quality of being high-end.
high-energy adjective: Having an energy greater than 100,000 electron volts.
high entropy alloy noun: a type of metallic alloy containing not one dominant element, but multiple major elements, with a single crystalline structure and existing in a single phase
high entropy alloys noun: Alternative form of high-entropy alloys plural of high entropy alloy
high explosive noun: A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to...
high fade noun: A hairstyle in which the hair on the top of the head is left relatively long while the sides and back are very short, with a transition beginning above the...
high falutin adjective: Alternative form of highfalutin.
high faluting adjective: Alternative spelling of highfalutin.
high falution noun: act of behaving in a highfalutin manner.
high fantasy adjective, noun /ˈhaɪ ˈfæntəsi/: A subgenre of fantasy fiction set in a secondary world or fantasy world as opposed to the primary world or real world.
high fashion noun: Haute couture.
high-fat adjective: Having a high number of calories from fat or a great amount of fats.
high-fed adjective: Well-fed; fed to excess.
high-fiber adjective: Consisting of a high amount of dietary fiber.
high fidelity adjective, noun: The electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy.
high finance noun: Finance focused on large-scale operations involving substantial amounts of capital.
high-finished adjective: Finished with great care; polished.
high-finned dragonet noun: Synchiropus rameus, a species of dragonet fish.
high five noun, verb /haɪ faɪv/: A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
high flier noun: Alternative form of highflier.
high-flown adjective: pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
high flyer noun: Alternative form of highflier.
high-flying adjective: Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.
high Fowler's noun: A physical position that a patient is placed in, raising the head by 60-90 degrees.
high frequency adjective, noun: Very frequent.
high frequency gravitational wave noun: gravitational radiation, in the megahertz to gigahertz region, which is proposed to have been produced by the Big Bang or by the collision of massive...
high-frequency trading noun: Synonym of program trading.
high frontier noun: Synonym of outer space.
high fructose corn syrup noun: A type of corn syrup that has undergone an enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose in order to produce a desired sweetness.
high-fructose maize syrup noun: High fructose corn syrup.
high functioning adjective: Functioning or operating at a high level.
high-functioning autism noun: Any form of autism associated with greater communication skills and an IQ at or above 70.
High German adjective, noun: A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker.
high-gloss adjective: Of paint or varnish, consisting of a durable and shiny surface when dried.
high-go noun: A celebration; a party.
high-grade adjective: Of high quality, particularly good.
high grinding noun: A type of grinding of flour in which the upper millstone is initially slightly elevated.
high ground noun: A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.
high-grown adjective: That has grown high.
high-growth adjective: That is increasing in size or value quickly.
high-handed adjective: Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
high-handedly adverb: In a high-handed manner.
high-handedness noun: The state or quality of being high-handed.
high-hanging fruit noun: Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest.
high hat adjective, noun, verb: disdainful; haughty
high-hearted adjective: Full of courage or nobleness; heroic.
high-heartedly adverb: Nobly or courageously.
high-heartedness noun: Courage or nobility; heroism.
high heel adjective, noun, verb /haɪ hiːl/: Having high heels.
high-heeled adjective, verb: Having tall heels.
high heels noun, verb /haɪ hiːlz/: High-heeled shoes.
high-holder noun: A kind of small woodpecker; the flicker.
high-hole noun: Alternative form of high-holder.
high hopes noun: The optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.
high horse noun: An appearance or sense of smug superiority.
high hundreds noun: The range of an unspecified number between 100 and 200 that is rather close to 200 than 100, as opposed to low hundreds and mid hundreds.
high-impact adjective: That places a great deal of harmful stresses on the body.
high-income adjective: Earning much money or a high amount of money, or designed for people who earn much money.
high-intensity adjective: Of an elevated level of energy, effort, or force.
high-intensity interval training noun: A fitness training regimen which generally involves short periods of vigorous exercise followed by short breaks.
high intensity training noun: A weight training system developed for bodybuilders, focused on performing repetitions to the point of momentary muscular failure.
high-IQ adjective: Of a person, highly gifted and intelligent.
high island noun: An island of volcanic origin.
high-jimmy-knacker noun: A playground game in which one team forms a kind of chain, with each player's arms around the next player's legs, and members of the other team attempt to...
high jinks noun /ˈhaɪ d͡ʒɪŋks/: An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of an alcoholic...
High John root noun: Synonym of John the Conqueror root.
high juice noun: Squash (a soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water) containing a relatively high proportion of fruit juice.
high jump noun: An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.
high jumper noun: An athlete who competes in the high jump.
high key adjective, adverb: Characterized by light tones and the absence of a shadow.
high-kilted adjective: indecorous; slightly lewd
high king noun: A chief king or ruler; a great, superior, or supreme king; a king of kings.
high kingship noun: The state of being a high king.
high-level adjective /ˈhaɪ ˈlɛv.əl/: Taking place or existing at a high level, altitude or elevation.
high-level language noun: A programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by...
high-level synthesis noun: A design method that automatically transforms an algorithmic or behavioral description of a digital system, written in a high-level language such as C or...
high licence noun: Alternative form of high license.
high license noun: A means of regulating sales of alcoholic drinks by charging retailers a comparatively large sum for the privilege of selling them.
high life noun: An extravagant lifestyle.
high-lift device noun: A mechanical device or control surface which, when deployed or activated, increases the lift generated by an aircraft, allowing it to fly at lower airspeeds.
high line noun: The target area above the opponent's midriff.
high living adjective, noun: Enjoying an extravagant lifestyle.
high lonesome sound noun: An expressively emotional, powerful and earthy style of musical expression associated mainly with bluegrass, old-time and country music, characterized by...
high-low adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of high-low.
high low jack noun: Synonym of pitch (“an American trick-taking card game”).
high-low split noun: The rule, present in the game Omaha high-low split, of dividing the pot in half, between the player with the highest and lowest-ranking.
high-lying adjective: Higher than nearby areas.
high magic noun: Ceremonial magic or ritual magic.
high magick noun: Alternative spelling of high magic.
high-maintenance adjective: Requiring a high degree of maintenance to ensure proper functioning, and without which it is likely to break down.
high-marking noun: An activity specific to snowmobiling, where a snowmobile attempts to ride as far as possible up a steep slope, then turn and come down without rolling or...
high-masking adjective: Engaging in a high level of masking; prone to concealing or subduing one's autistic traits.
high mass noun: A Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated in full ceremonial form, in which the celebrant is generally assisted by a deacon and, in the Tridentine...
high-melting adjective: Having a high melting point.
high memory area noun /ˈhʌɪˌmɛm(ə)riˌɛːrɪə/: The first 64 kilobytes of the area of memory beyond 1 MB in an PC-compatible machine.
high milling noun: A process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. Now known as multi-pass milling.
high-minded adjective: Given to idealism.
high-mindedly adverb: In a high-minded manner.
high-mindedness noun: The characteristic of being high-minded.
high modernism noun: A form of modernity prevalent during the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by an unfaltering confidence in science and technology as means to reorder the...
high modernity noun: Synonym of high modernism.
high-muck-a-muck noun: Alternative form of high muckamuck.
high muckamuck noun: A person in a position of power, authority, or status.
high muckety-muck noun: Synonym of high muckamuck.
high-necked adjective: Closed up to the neck. (of a garment)
high nellie noun: Alternative form of high nelly.
high nelly noun: An old-fashioned utility bicycle, especially one with a step-through frame and high handlebars providing an erect riding posture; a roadster.
high noon noun: Exactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest).
high-nosed adjective: snobbish; supercilious
high note noun: The highest and usually climactic note of a song or composition, especially one that is difficult to reach.
high occupancy vehicle noun: A vehicle carrying a relatively large number of occupants (sometimes over a specified threshold).
high-occupancy vehicle lane noun: A restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
high-octane adjective: Of fuel, having a high octane number, good antiknock characteristics; used in high-performance vehicles.
high off the hog adverb: Alternative form of high on the hog.
high old time noun: Alternative form of high time.
high on life adjective: Extremely happy with life, especially as the result of terminating an addiction.
high on one's own supply adjective: (of a drug dealer) Using the drugs which one sells, especially to excess.
high on the hog adverb: Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly due to great wealth or financial security.
high order bit noun: The most significant bit.
high pad noun: Robbing on a highway.
high-paid adjective: Of a worker: earning a lot of money through good pay, more than the average salary.

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.