English words: histrionicism to hiyah

300 English words, part 59 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words histrionicism to hiyah

histrionicism noun: The histrionic art; stageplaying.
histrionicity noun: The condition of being histrionic.
histrionicotoxin noun: Any of a group of neurotoxins present on the skin of poison dart frogs
histrionics noun /hɪstɹiˈɒnɪks/: Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
histrionise verb: Alternative form of histrionize.
histrionism noun: Histrionic behaviour.
histrionize verb: To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically.
hit adjective, interjection, noun, pronoun, verb /hɪt/: To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
hit a brick wall verb: Alternative form of hit a wall.
hit a clip verb: To make an impressive or clip-worthy play, generally a kill in a multi-player first-person shooter.
hit a false note verb: Synonym of strike a false note
hit a home run verb: To hit a ball during an at-bat that results in all runners on base and the hitter scoring runs; the best result of an at-bat.
hit a lick verb: To earn a large sum of money in a short amount of time, usually illegally.
hit a nerve verb: Alternative form of touch a nerve.
hit-a-pin bagatelle noun: Synonym of bagatelle (“any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins”).
hit a raw nerve verb: Alternative form of touch a nerve.
hit a six verb: To hit the ball hard enough to go out of the boundary of the field without touching the ground, thereby scoring the maximum of six runs
hit a snag verb: To encounter an unexpected problem or delay.
hit a stain verb: To commit armed robbery.
hit a wall verb: To come up against an insurmountable problem; to be brought to a halt.
hit above one's weight verb: Alternative form of punch above one's weight.
hit and hope noun: The practice of striking an object (such as a ball or puck) forcefully, with minimal thought or skill.
hit-and-miss adjective: Alternative form of hit-or-miss.
hit and run adjective, noun, verb: The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
hit-and-runner noun: One who commits a hit and run (a type of motor accident).
hit away verb: Alternative form of swing away.
hit back verb: To retaliate
hit batsman noun: A batter who is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result.
hit below one's weight verb: Alternative form of punch below one's weight.
hit below the belt verb: To act unfairly, unscrupulously, or to make a cruel, personal attack during an argument or competition.
hit bottom verb: To reach a nadir or lowest point.
hit-box noun: Alternative form of hitbox.
hit by pitch noun: An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result, and where the batter is referred to as a hit...
hit counter noun: A numerical display on a web page indicating the number of times the page has been accessed.
hit different verb: To affect someone in a profound (usually positive) way; to have a strong effect on one's emotions or mental state.
hit hard adjective: Alternative form of hard hit.
hit home verb: To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.
hit into the long grass verb: Synonym of kick into the long grass.
hit it verb: To start performing; start playing a song, etc.
hit it and quit it verb: To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.
hit it big verb: To have great success
hit it for six verb: To hit a cricket ball over the boundary of a cricket pitch and thus score six runs.
hit it from the back verb: To copulate in a position whereby one partner penetrates the other from behind.
hit it off verb: To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
hit it out of the park verb: Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark.
hit it up verb: To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter.
hit job noun: A hit: a premeditated murder for criminal or political purposes.
hit licks verb: habitual of hit a lick
hit like a ton of bricks verb: To have a sudden and significant emotional impact.
hit like a truck verb: Alternative form of hit like a ton of bricks.
hit list noun: A roster of potential victims, especially a list of people to be killed.
hit man noun: Alternative form of hitman.
hit me phrase: Said by a player to ask the dealer to deal them another card.
hit off verb: To play the first shot off the fairway.
hit off the line verb: Of a hound, to pick up the scent of a quarry after a check.
hit on verb: To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
hit on all cylinders verb: Alternative form of fire on all cylinders.
hit on all six verb: Dated form of fire on all cylinders.
hit one hard verb: To affect somebody badly.
hit one out of the ball park verb: Alternative spelling of hit one out of the ballpark.
hit one out of the ballpark verb: To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
hit one's marks verb: To be in the correct position, for instance setting up for a turn in racing, or the right distance from the camera in filming.
hit one's straps phrase: To perform at one's maximum; to begin to excel; to hit one's stride.
hit one's stride verb: when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace
hit-or-miss adjective: Inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing with no apparent pattern.
hit-or-miss transform noun: In morphology, an operation that detects a given configuration (or pattern) in a binary image, using the erosion operator and a pair of disjoint structuring...
hit out noun, verb: To strike out with the fist, usually without planning or accuracy.
hit out of the park verb: To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).
hit parade noun: A series of many hits in a row that are scored by one team.
hit-parader noun: An artist or song that is in the hit parade; a top song or artist.
hit pause verb: To pause (an activity); stop, terminate.
hit pay dirt verb: To strike it rich; to get lucky or have a big break.
hit paydirt verb: Alternative form of hit pay dirt.
hit piece noun: A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion, especially by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.
hit point noun /ˈhɪt ˌpɔɪnt/: A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.
hit rock bottom verb: To reach the lowest possible state in one's life.
hit-run noun: Alternative form of hit and run (“type of accident”).
hit send verb: To send something, such as an email or a text message.
hit-skip verb: To flee (as the driver) from the site of a motor vehicle accident without reporting it to the police or emergency services.
hit someone for six verb: To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.
hit someone when they are down verb: Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).
hit squad noun: A squad of assassins.
hit-stun noun: Alternative spelling of hitstun.
hit test noun: The test used in collision detection to determine whether two objects are touching.
hit the accelerator verb: Synonym of hit the gas.
hit the ball twice adverb, noun: A rule ("law" in cricket) which when invoked results in the dismissal of a batsman (out), whereby the batsman has deliberately hit the ball with his bat a...
hit the big time verb: To become successful and widely known.
hit the board verb: To finish in first, second, third or fourth place, thus appearing on the winners' board.
hit the books verb: To study, especially with particular intensity.
hit the bottle verb: To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
hit the bricks verb: To travel about, especially on foot.
hit the buffers verb: To stop suddenly and unexpectedly.
hit the button verb: To be very satisfying; to be just the thing needed or desired in some particular situation.
hit the ceiling verb: Alternative form of hit the roof.
hit the deck verb: To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.
hit the dirt verb: To drop suddenly to the ground.
hit the fan verb: To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.
hit the floor verb: To get on the dance floor and dance.
hit the gas verb: To go; go faster.
hit the gold verb: To shoot an arrow that lands in the center yellow ring of the target.
hit the ground running verb: To begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.
hit the gym verb: To visit a gym in order to exercise.
hit the hay verb: To go to bed.
hit the head verb: to urinate or defecate; to go to the bathroom
hit the headlines verb: To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.
hit the high notes verb: To produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.
hit the jackpot verb: To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
hit the mark verb: To succeed or work very well; to do the trick.
hit the nail on the head verb: To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
hit the net verb: To score a goal.
hit the pan verb: To use a pressed powder product (such as eyeshadow or blush) extensively over time until the product is depleted to the point that the metal or plastic...
hit the pause button verb: To pause some process; to make a temporary halt.
hit the pavement verb: To travel on foot, as on a sidewalk.
hit the rack verb: To go to bed.
hit the road verb: To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.
hit the rock verb: To use crack cocaine.
hit the rocks verb: To reach a low point in one's pursuits.
hit the roof verb: To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
hit the sack verb: To go to bed.
hit the sauce verb: Synonym of hit the bottle.
hit the sheets verb: To go to bed.
hit the shelves verb: To become available for purchase.
hit the shops verb: To become available for purchase at retail locations.
hit the shower verb: To take a shower.
hit the showers verb: Alternative form of hit the shower.
hit the silk verb: To parachute (use a parachute).
hit the skids verb: To fail; to decline.
hit the spot verb: To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right.
hit the stores verb: To become available for purchase at retail locations.
hit the streets verb: To go out in search of something or for a specific purpose.
hit the trail verb: To leave or depart.
hit the wall verb: To experience sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion, e.g. when cycling.
hit them licks verb: habitual of hit a lick
hit too close to home verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, too, close, to, home.
hit two birds with one shot verb: Alternative form of kill two birds with one stone.
hit two targets with one arrow verb: Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.
hit up noun, verb: To visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
hit up against verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, up against.
hit upon verb: To address.
hit wicket phrase: Describing a method of dismissal of a batsman (out) in which the batsman hits his own wicket either with the bat or his body, usually while attempting to...
hit with verb: To do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.
Hita proper noun: A city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Hitachi noun: A Hitachi Magic Wand or similar magic wand vibrator.
hitbox noun: An invisible shape bounding all or part of a model (in a video game, etc.) used in collision detection to determine whether another object collides with the...
hitch noun, verb /hɪt͡ʃ/: A sudden pull.
hitch-hike verb: Alternative spelling of hitchhike.
hitch-hiker noun: Alternative form of hitchhiker.
hitch in one's get-along noun: A problem or impediment.
hitch in one's giddy-up noun: Synonym of hitch in one's get-along.
hitch one's wagon to verb: to rely on (someone or something) for success
hitch one's wagon to a star verb: To commit to an aspirational goal or course of action that will lead to fulfillment.
hitch rack noun: Alternative form of hitchrack (post for tying a horse)
hitch up verb: To fasten up.
Hitchcock proper noun /ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɒk/: A surname transferred from the given name.
Hitchcockesque adjective: Reminiscent of the style of Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), British filmmaker and producer; suspenseful; of the nature of a psychological thriller.
Hitchcockian adjective: Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
hitchel noun, verb: Alternative form of hatchel.
Hitchen proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Hitchens proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
hitcher noun: A hitchhiker.
hitchhike noun, verb /ˈhɪt͡ʃhaɪk/: To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign...
hitchhiker noun /ˈhɪtʃˌhaɪkə/: A person or thing that hitchhikes.
hitchhiking noun, verb: The act of one hitchhiking.
hitchily adverb: In a hitchy manner.
hitchin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of hitching.
hitchiness noun /ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs/: The quality of being hitchy.
hitching noun, verb /ˈhɪt͡ʃɪŋ/: The act by which something is hitched.
hitching-bar noun: A bar used to hitch a horse to a carriage.
hitching post noun: A post to which a horse (or other animal) may be tethered to prevent it from straying.
hitching rail noun: A horizontal rail with vertical supports to which a horse can be hitched, or tied up to.
Hitchins proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Hitchiti noun: A member of an indigenous tribe formerly residing chiefly in a town of the same name on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River, in present-day western...
hitchless adjective: Without a hitch.
hitchlessly adverb: Without a hitch; in a hitchless manner.
hitchlessness noun: The quality of being hitchless, of going smoothly, without problems.
Hitchman proper noun: A surname.
hitchment noun: The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that originate at different locations, moving under one bill of lading, from one shipper to one consignee.
Hitchon proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
hitchrack noun: A post or railing to which horses are tied
hitchrail noun: A post or railing to which horses are tied
Hitchslap noun: A devastating put-down characteristic of Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), British-American author and journalist.
hitchy adjective /ˈhɪt͡ʃi/: irregular; uneven; moving or progressing in jerks or spurts
hitdom noun: The fact of being a hit song; hit songs collectively.
Hite proper noun: A surname.
hithe noun /hʌɪð/: A landing-place on a river; a harbour or small port.
hither adjective, adverb, verb /ˈhɪðə/: To this place, to here.
hither and thither adverb, verb /ˌhɪðəɹ‿n̩ ˈðɪðə/: To here and to there, one place after another; in different directions.
hither and yon adverb: In, at or to various places.
hither and yonder adverb: Synonym of here and there
hithermost adjective: Nearest to this side.
hitherside adjective, noun: The nearer side; this side.
hitherto adjective, adverb /ˌhɪðəˈtuː/: Up to this or that time.
hithertofore adverb: heretofore
hitherunto adverb: hereto, hitherto.
hitherward adverb: Toward this place
hitherwards adverb: Towards this place.
hitjob noun: Alternative spelling of hit job
HITL noun: Initialism of human in the loop.
Hitler moustache noun: Alternative spelling of Hitler mustache.
Hitler mustache noun /hɪt.lə(ɹ).mʌs.tæʃ/: Synonym of toothbrush mustache.
Hitler's buzzsaw noun: The MG 42 machine gun.
Hitler salute noun: Synonym of Nazi salute.
Hitler-y adjective: Pertaining to or having qualities similar to Adolf Hitler.
Hitleresque adjective: Reminiscent of German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889–1945).
Hitlerian adjective, noun /ˌhɪtˈlɜː.ɹi.ən/: Of, relating to, or resembling Hitler (the German chancellor) or his actions.
Hitlerish adjective: Fascist; Hitlerian.
Hitlerism noun: The political philosophy and practices of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.
Hitlerist adjective, noun: Supportive or characteristic of Adolf Hitler.
Hitlerite adjective, noun: Of, or relating to, Adolf Hitler, German politician and founder of the Nazi party, or his regimes or policies.
Hitlerless adjective: Without Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany during the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
Hitlerlike adjective: Resembling Adolf Hitler (genocidal dictator of Germany) or his actions or policies.
Hitlerology noun: The study of Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945.
Hitlerphobia noun: A fear of Adolf Hitler.
hitless adjective: Without any successful songs.
hitlessness noun: Absence of hits.
hitlist noun: Alternative form of hit list.
hitmaker noun: A musician who frequently produces hits; a star.
hitmaking adjective: Making hits (popular songs).
hitman noun /ˈhɪtmæːn/: A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
hitmarker noun: An audiovisual cue indicating that an enemy has been hit.
hitodama noun: A floating ball of fire, believed to be a spirit of the dead.
Hitomi proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
hitout noun: Alternative form of hit-out.
hitperson noun: A hired killer; a hitwoman or hitman.
hitpoint noun: Alternative form of hit point.
hits determiner, noun, verb /hɪts/: Alternative form of its.
hitscan noun: A calculation to find the point at which a given line intersects an object in the game world, commonly used to determine whether a bullet or projectile hits...
hitself pronoun: Alternative form of itself.
hitstop noun: The technique of briefly pausing an animation when one character strikes another, typically done to make the hit feel more impactful.
hitstun noun: A brief state after being hit by an attack during which a character is unable to move ("stunned").
Hitt proper noun: A surname.
hittability noun: The quality of being hittable.
hittable adjective: Able to be hit; fit to be hit
hittee noun: Someone who is hit, as opposed to doing the hitting.
hitter noun /ˈhɪtə(ɹ)/: One who or that which hits.
hitter's count noun: A count favourable to the batter, in which there are more balls than strikes, especially a 3-0, 3-1, or 2-0 count.
Hitti proper noun: A surname.
hittile noun: An anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode near its target.
hittin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of hitting.
hitting noun, verb /ˈhɪtɪŋ/: A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
hitting partner noun: A player with whom one practises playing rallies, though not as a coach.
hitting time noun: The first moment in time in which a given process "hits" a given subset of the state space.
hittingest adjective: Scoring the most hits.
Hittite adjective, noun /ˈhɪ.taɪt/: A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.
Hittitological adjective: Relating to Hittitology.
Hittitologist noun: An archaeologist, historian, linguist, or art historian who specializes in the study of the Ancient Hittites and their Near Eastern Empire which was based...
Hittitology noun: The study of Hittites and their language and culture.
Hittle proper noun: A surname.
Hittologist noun: One who studies Hittology.
Hittology noun: The study of the Hittites; Hittitology.
Hittorf's phosphorus noun: A purple crystalline allotrope of phosphorus.
Hittorf tube noun: An early form of vacuum tube.
hitty-missy adjective: Synonym of hit-or-miss.
hitup noun: Alternative form of hit up.
hitwoman noun: The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire.
hity-tity adjective: Alternative form of hoity-toity.
hitz noun: Informal spelling of hits; plural of hit.
HIV adjective, noun /ˌeɪtʃˌaɪˈviː/: Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus.
HIV-1 noun: Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus 1.
HIV-2 noun: Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus 2.
HIV/AIDS noun: HIV infection and AIDS, considered as a whole, that is, a single disease spectrum, from asymptomatic infection, through manageable symptoms, all the way to...
HIV disease noun: Synonym of HIV/AIDS (“disease spectrum”)
HIV negative adjective: Not infected by HIV.
HIV positive adjective: Infected by HIV.
HIV virus noun: Synonym of HIV (“human immunodeficiency virus”).
hive noun, verb /haɪv/: A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
hive bee noun: The common honey bee.
hive mind noun: Alternative form of hivemind.
hive-minded adjective: Operating like a hivemind; unthinkingly conformist.
hive nest noun: A large nest built and occupied by several pairs of birds together.
hive of activity noun: A very busy place.
hive of industry noun: Synonym of hive of activity.
hive off noun, verb: To separate from a larger group.
hive tool noun: A flat, hand-held, metal tool with a hook at one end and a scraper at the other, used by beekeepers to open and clean beehives.
hive up verb: To stash or lay away for later use
hiveful noun: The amount contained in a hive.
hiveless adjective: Without a hive.
hivelike adjective: Resembling a beehive
Hively proper noun: A surname.
hivemate noun: A bee (or other creature) that occupies the same hive as another.
hivemind noun /ˈhaɪv.maɪnd/: A collection of minds somehow linked or unified, possibly as if by telepathy.
hiver noun: One who collects bees into a hive.
hivernant noun: A voyageur who wintered in First Nations camps.
hives noun, verb /haɪvz/: Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
hiveward adjective, adverb: Towards a hive.
hivewards adverb: Towards a hive.
hivey adjective: Intelligent; quick to learn.
hiving noun, verb /ˈhaɪvɪŋ/: The process by which something is hived; separation and storage.
Hivite noun: A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.
Hiw proper noun: An island of Vanuatu.
hiway noun: Alternative spelling of hi-way.
hiwaza noun: Any of passive several ways of winning because the opponent makes a mistake
Hiwi noun: A member of a nomadic hunter-gatherer people of the South American flatlands.
Hix proper noun: A surname.
Hixon proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
hixploitation noun: A genre of exploitation film that relies on the stereotypical (and often negative) depiction of rural whites of the American South and Appalachia.
Hixson proper noun: A surname.
hiya interjection /ˈhaɪ(j)ə/: An informal greeting, hi, hello.
hiya doin' phrase /ˈhaɪjə.duːɪn/: A greeting. Tends to warrant a reply.
hiyah interjection: Alternative form of hi-yah (“combat sound”).

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.