English words: hairwash to half-century

300 English words, part 6 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words hairwash to half-century

hairwash noun: The act of washing the hair on a person's head.
hairwashing noun /ˈhɛ(ɹ)wɑʃ.ɪŋ/: The washing of hair.
hairwear noun: Accessories to be worn in the hair.
hairweaving noun: The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
hairweed noun: The plant dodder.
hairwing noun: A kind of fishing fly with wings made from hair.
hairwood noun: Alternative form of harewood.
hairwork noun: Jewellery made from human hair.
hairworker noun: One who makes jewellery from human hair.
hairworking noun: The process of making jewellery from human hair.
hairworm noun: A nematomorph.
hairy adjective, noun /ˈhɛə.ɹi/: Having a lot of body hair.
hairy arm noun: A purposeful flaw or obvious mistake introduced, usually to a graphic design, in order to bait or divert the attention of a boss or client who might...
hairy armadillo noun: An Andean hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus nationi), present in Bolivia.
hairy balls noun: The plant Gomphocarpus physocarpus.
hairy banana noun: Musa velutina, a diploid species of wild banana.
hairy cell noun: A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a "hairy" appearance under the microscope.
hairy click beetle noun: The click beetle Synaptus filiformis
hairy Darling pea noun: Synonym of Darling pea.
hairy-eared dwarf lemur noun: A nocturnal lemur, Allocebus trichotis.
hairy elbow syndrome noun: Synonym of hypertrichosis cubiti.
hairy eyeball noun: A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism.
hairy frog noun: A species of frog, Trichobatrachus robustus, found in Central Africa, that has dermal papillae on the skin
hairy hedgehog noun: A gymnure
hairy leukoplakia noun: The presence of a white patch on the side of the tongue with a corrugated or hairy appearance, caused by Epstein-Barr virus.
hairy molly noun: A hairy caterpillar.
hairy muff interjection: Fair enough.
hairy nightshade noun: Solanum villosum
hairy panic noun: A grass, Panicum effusum, native to Australia.
hairy-soled conyrat noun: bunny rat
hairy spider orchid noun: Caladenia villosissima, a Victorian orchid native to Australia.
hairy-tailed mole noun: Any member of the species Parascalops breweri of medium-sized North American mole having dark gray fur with lighter underparts, a pointed nose and a short,...
hairy tare noun: Any member of the species Vicia hirsuta of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
hairy vetch noun: Synonym of hairy tare (Vicia hirsuta).
hairy willowherb noun: Epilobium hirsutum, a flowering plant native to much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
hairy woodpecker noun: A species of woodpecker, Leuconotopicus villosus
hairyback noun: A gastrotrich.
hairyfish noun: Mirapinna esau, a fish in the family Cetomimidae with unusual fins resembling thorns or hairs.
hairyness noun: Alternative spelling of hairiness.
hairytail mole noun: Parascalops breweri, a medium-sized North American mole.
Haisla noun: An indigenous people living in Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada.
Haislip proper noun: A surname.
Haital noun: Synonym of Hephthalite.
haitch noun /ˈheɪt͡ʃ/: Alternative form of aitch.
Haith proper noun: A surname.
Haithal noun: Alternative form of Hephthalite.
Haiti proper noun /ˈheɪ.ti/: A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.
Haitian adjective, noun /ˈheɪ.ʃən/: A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.
Haitianism noun: Haitian nationalism.
Haitianization noun: The process of making something Haitian.
Haitianize verb: To make Haitian.
Haitianness noun: Quality of being Haitian.
haiweeite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and uranium.
haiya interjection /ˌhaɪ̯˨ ˈjaː/: An exclamation of exasperation, said especially when a bad event occurs.
Haiyan proper noun: A county of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Haiyang proper noun: A county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China.
haiz interjection [ˈhaɪz]: A sigh.
haj noun: Alternative spelling of hajj.
Hajar proper noun: A female given name in Hausa, from Arabic
Hajdu proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
Hajdu-Cheney syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-dominant congenital disorder of the connective tissue, characterized by severe and excessive bone resorption leading to osteoporosis and...
hajduk noun: An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans.
haje noun: The Egyptian cobra, Naja haje
hajeen noun: A domesticated camel or dromedary used for riding
Hajek proper noun: A surname.
Hajemi noun: Alternative form of Hadjemi.
haji noun: Alternative spelling of hajji.
hajib noun: An official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but later very powerful; a chamberlain.
hajilij noun: The tree Balanites aegyptiaca, from which zachun is derived.
hajj noun /hæd͡ʒ/: The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.
hajjah noun: A female hajji.
Hajjam adjective, noun: A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.
hajjan noun: Synonym of cameleer, a camel-mounted soldier.
Hajjar proper noun: A surname.
Hajjee noun: One who participates in the Hajj.
hajji noun /ˈhæ.dʒi/: A Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
Hajong noun: A member of an ethnolinguistic group living in northeastern Bangladesh and in the West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh states of India.
Hak proper noun: A surname.
haka noun, verb /ˈhɑːkə/: A group dance of New Zealand's Māori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance,...
hakafah noun /həˈkʌfə/: A circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah.
hakafot noun: A procession of people making circuit around something.
hakafoth noun: Alternative form of hakafot.
hakam noun: An arbitrator.
hakama noun: A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
Hakamada proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
hakapick noun: Alternative form of hakapik.
hakapik noun /ˈhɑkəˌpɪk/: A hunting implement, a long pole with a pick and hammer on the end, used by sealers to bludgeon seals and drag their carcasses to the sealing boat.
hakari noun: An elaborate feast in Maori culture.
hákarl noun: An Icelandic food, cured fermented shark with a strong ammonia smell.
hakaw noun /ˈhaː.kaʊ̯/: a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
hakawati noun: A public storyteller, in Arab culture.
hake noun /heɪk/: A hook; a pot-hook.
hake's-dame noun: forkbeard
hakea noun: A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.
haked noun, verb /heɪkt/: The pike (fish).
hakelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a hake (fish).
Haken adjective: Irreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk).
hakenkreuz noun: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
haketon noun: Alternative form of aketon.
hakham noun: A wise man or scholar.
Hakhamaneshi adjective: Synonym of Achaemenid
Hakhamanishi adjective: Synonym of Achaemenid
hakhshara noun: Zionist training in preparation for emigration to Israel and subsequent life in a kibbutz.
hakhsharah noun: Alternative form of hakhshara.
hakim noun: A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine.
Hakimi proper noun: A surname.
haking noun, verb /ˈheɪkɪŋ/: A type of net designed for catching sea fish.
hakite noun: An isometric-hextetrahedral gray brown mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, mercury, selenium, and sulfur.
Hakka adjective, noun /ˈhɑkə/: Of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese.
hakka noodle noun: A kind of stir-fried rice or egg noodle dish in Indo-Chinese cuisine.
hakkafot noun: Alternative form of hakafot.
hakkafoth noun: Alternative form of hakafot.
Hakkanese adjective: Of or relating to the Hakka people.
Hakkapeliitta noun: A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.
Hakkinen proper noun: A surname from Finnish.
Hakluyt proper noun /ˈhæklʊt/: A surname.
Hakluytian adjective: Of or pertaining to Richard Hakluyt (c.1552–1616), English writer who promoted the settlement of North America.
hako noun: A Pawnee Indian ceremony celebrating the union of Earth and Heaven and the genesis of life.
Hakodate proper noun: A port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
haku noun: A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
haku lei noun: A lei (Hawaiian flower garland) worn on the head.
hakuna matata phrase /həˈkunə məˈtɑtə/: No worries, take it easy.
hakurei noun: A type of round, white turnip from Japan.
hakwon noun: Alternative form of hagwon.
hal noun: A special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.
hala adjective, noun: Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
halaal adjective: Alternative spelling of halal.
Halab proper noun /hɑːˈlɑb/: Synonym of Aleppo.
Halabi proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
Halabja proper noun: A town in the Kurdish part of Iraq that was attacked with chemical weapons by Iraqi Air Force jets in March 1988.
halacarid noun: Any member of the Halacaridae family of mites.
halach uinic noun: A Mayan governor (either preconquest or colonial).
halacha noun /həˈlʌhə/: A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
halachic adjective /həˈlʌxɪk/: Of or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law).
halachically adverb: In a halachic manner, i.e., within the bounds of Jewish law
halacrinate noun: A particular fungicide.
Halafian adjective: Of or relating to the Mesopotamian Neolithic Halaf culture.
halakah noun: Alternative form of halakha.
halakha noun: Alternative spelling of Halacha.
halakhic adjective: Alternative spelling of halachic.
halakhically adverb: Alternative spelling of halachically.
halakhist noun: A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws.
halakhistic adjective: Of or relating to the halakhists.
halakic adjective: Alternative form of halachic.
halakist noun: Alternative form of halakhist.
halal adjective, adverb, verb /həˈlɑːl/: Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
halal cart noun: A food cart which serves halal food, particularly platters or gyros containing chicken, lamb, or other protein with a side of rice and salad.
halal snack pack noun: A fast food dish consisting of halal-certified doner kebab meat, chips, cheese and a variety of sauces (usually chilli, garlic and barbecue).
Halal syndrome noun: A rare disorder characterised by microcephaly, cleft palate, and other anomalies.
halala noun: A wedlease (temporary marriage) to a stranger undertaken prior to remarriage to an ex, that is to make the remarriage halal, or the woman halala f to marry.
halalah noun: Alternative form of halala.
halalball noun /həˈlɑːl.bɔːl/: A brand or style of football characterized by disciplined, clean play, strict tactical adherence, and modest or respectful conduct, both on and off the...
halalchor noun: Alternative form of halalcore.
halalcor noun: Alternative form of halalcore.
halalcore noun: A sweeper or scavenger; a person of very low caste.
halalflation noun: An increase in the prices of street food in New York City, especially halal cart food.
halalify verb: To make halal.
halalisation noun: Alternative spelling of halalization.
halalization noun: The act or process of making something halal.
halalize verb: To make something halal.
halalness noun: The quality of being halal.
halant noun: A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
halaqa noun: A religious gathering to study Islam and the Qur'an.
halaqah noun: Alternative form of halaqa.
halarachnid noun: Any mite in the family Halarachnidae.
Halasz proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
halaszle noun: A hot, spicy paprika-based river-fish soup which originates from Hungary.
halatinous adjective: saline; salty
halation noun /həˈleɪʃən/: The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo.
halato-telechelic polymer noun: Any polymer having repeat units that have stable ionizable end-groups such as carboxylate (anion) or quaternary ammonium (cation)
halatopolymer noun: An ionic polymer formed by the reaction of a linear polymer containing carboxylic (or similar) end-groups with divalent metal cations
halau noun: A school or group of hula dancers.
halauxifen noun: The herbicide 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid
halava noun: Alternative form of halva.
halavah noun: Alternative spelling of halva.
halawa noun: Alternative form of halva.
halaweh noun: Alternative form of halva.
Halawi noun: A soft, sweet, small- to medium-sized date (the fruit).
halazepam noun: A benzodiazepine drug used to treat obesity.
halazone noun: p-sulphondichloraminobenzoic acid, a disinfectant used to sterilize water.
Halbach array noun: An arrangement of permanent magnets that augments the magnetic field on one side of the array while cancelling the field to near zero on the other side.
halberd noun /ˈhæl.bɚd/: A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and...
halberded adjective: Armed with a halberd.
halberdier noun /ˌhælbəɹˈdɪəɹ/: A soldier armed with a halberd.
halberdleaf yellow violet noun: Viola hastata, principally of the woodlands of the Appalachians and nearby areas.
halberdman noun: A man armed with a halberd.
halberdsman noun: Alternative form of halberdman.
Halberg proper noun: A surname.
halberject noun: Alternative form of haberject.
Halberstadt proper noun: A town, the administrative seat of Harz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Halberstam proper noun: A surname.
halbert noun: Alternative form of halberd.
Halbi noun: An Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra states of India.
Halbrook proper noun: A surname.
halcampid noun: Any sea anemone in the family Halcampidae.
halcampoid noun: Any sea anemone of the genus Halcampoides
halcarra noun: Alternative form of harkara.
halcarrah noun: Alternative form of harkara.
Halchidhoma noun: An Indian tribe now living mostly on the Salt River reservation, but formerly native to the area along the lower Colorado River in California and Arizona.
halcinonide noun: A particular therapeutic glucocorticoid.
Halcion noun: Brand name for triazolam.
Halcomb proper noun: A surname.
Halcrow proper noun: A surname.
halcyon adjective, noun /ˈhælsi.ən/: A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
halcyon days noun /ˈhælsiən deɪz/: A period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.
halcyonian adjective /ˌhæl.siˈəʊ.ni.ən/: halcyon; calm
halcyonid noun: A tree kingfisher in the family Halcyonidae.
halcyonoid adjective, noun: Alternative form of alcyonoid.
Haldane proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
Haldane effect noun: The ability of hemoglobin to carry increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the deoxygenated state as opposed to the oxygenated state.
Haldanite noun: A member of a group of open-table Baptists who seceded from the Church of Scotland in the late 18th century.
Haldeman proper noun: A surname.
Halder proper noun: A surname.
Halderman proper noun: A surname.
haldi noun: Synonym of turmeric.
Haldimand proper noun: A surname.
haldol noun: Haloperidol.
Haldon proper noun: A ridge of high ground in Devon, England, between the rivers Exe and Teign.
hale adjective, noun, verb /heɪl/: Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
hale and hardy adjective: Alternative form of hale and hearty (“in a state of robust good health”)
hale and heartily adverb: In a hale and hearty manner.
hale and heartiness noun: The state or quality of being hale and hearty.
hale and hearty adjective: In a state of robust good health.
Haleakala proper noun: A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA.
halechiniscid noun: Any tardigrade in the family Halechiniscidae.
haleciid noun: Any hydroid in the family Haleciidae
halecomorph noun: Any (mostly extinct) fish of the clade Halecomorphi
halecostome noun: Any fish of the clade Halecostomi, including bowfins and most ray-finned fishes.
halecret noun /ˈhæl.ɪˌkɹɛt/: A kind of light armour protecting the bust, used in the 16th century, usually thought to have been a corselet or light cuirass.
Haledon proper noun: A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
haleem noun: A stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian...
Haleiwa proper noun: One of the largest towns in the North Shore area of Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Halen proper noun: A village in Halen, Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.
haleness noun: The state or quality of being hale.
haler adjective, noun /ˈheɪlə/: Alternative form of heller (“currency unit, 100th of a koruna”).
halesia noun: Any of the genus Halesia of American shrubs with white flowers.
halesome adjective: wholesome, healthy
Halesowen proper noun /heɪlzˈoʊ.ɪn/: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England; previously in Worcestershire and historically an exclave of Shropshire (OS grid ref...
Halesworth proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM3877).
HALEU noun: Initialism of high-assay low-enriched uranium: enriched uranium of 5%-20% enrichment.
Halewood proper noun /ˈheɪlwʊd/: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4485).
Haley proper noun: A surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley.
half adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, prefix, preposition, verb /ˈhɑːf/: One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
half a brain noun: A very basic or minimal level of intelligence.
half a century noun: Alternative form of half-century.
half a chance noun: Synonym of half-chance.
half-a-crown noun: Alternative form of half-crown.
half a dozen number: Six (6); often used approximatively.
half a grunter noun: A sixpence.
half a head noun: Synonym of half a brain.
half a loaf is better than no bread proverb: Alternative form of half a loaf is better than none.
half a loaf is better than no loaf proverb: Alternative form of half a loaf is better than none.
half a loaf is better than none proverb: Something is better than nothing: some reward, achievement, result, etc. is preferable to none at all.
half a mile noun: Synonym of half-mile.
half a mind noun: A moderate inclination.
half a mo noun: A brief time; a jiffy.
half adder noun: A specific logic circuit that performs an addition operation on two bits.
half again phrase: One and a half times, 150%.
half an eye noun: A minimal amount of attention.
half and half adjective, adverb, noun: In equal parts; half
half-angel noun: A hybrid of an angel and a creature that is not an angel.
half-ape noun: lemur
half-arse adjective, verb /hɑːfɑːs/: Alternative spelling of half-ass.
half-asleep adjective: Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention.
half ass adjective, noun, verb /ˈhæfæs/: The onager.
half aunt noun: A half sister of one's parent.
half-awake adjective: Barely awake.
half-back noun: the scrum-half and the fly-half
half baked adjective, noun /ˌhɑːfˈbeɪkt/: Of a person or thing: incompletely developed or formed; not fully prepared or trained.
half-bakedness noun: The state or quality of being half-baked.
half-ball adjective: Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle.
half-baptism noun: A short private baptism, formerly used where an infant was at risk of imminent death.
half-barrier noun: At an automatic half-barrier level crossing, a lifting barrier that does not block the whole road when in the horizontal position, placed on the left side...
half-bat noun: A bat (brick with one whole end) that is exactly half the length of the original brick.
half bath noun /ˈhæf ˌbæθ/: Clipping of half bathroom.
half bathroom noun: A residential bathroom with a toilet and usually a sink, but no shower or bathtub.
half binding noun: A style of book binding in which only the back and corners are in leather.
half birthday noun: The day halfway in between two consecutive birthdays.
half blood adjective, noun: A person who shares one parent with another; a half-sibling.
half-blooded adjective: Having only one parent in common.
half blue noun: Sporting colors that are awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement at a lower level, or in a more minor sport, than that...
half board noun: A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.
half-boiled adjective: partially cooked
half-boot noun: A short boot, rising to anywhere from the ankle to halfway up the calf, but no higher.
half-bound adjective: Having only the back and corners bound in leather
half-brained adjective: Exhibiting low intelligence, as if having only half a brain.
half-break noun: The situation where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.
half-bred adjective, noun: not well-bred; imperfectly trained or ill-acquainted to good manners.
half-broken adjective: Halfway or partially broken; somewhat broken.
half brother noun /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/: A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a...
half brother-in-law noun: The half brother of one's spouse.
half-built adjective: Only partially built; not finished or completed.
half bull noun: A coin worth half a crown (two shilling and sixpence; 2s 6d).
half butt noun: An extra long snooker cue and bridge used to reach the cue ball when at the far end of the table.
half cadence noun: a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad
half-caf adjective, noun: consisting of equal parts decaf and regular coffee.
half cap noun: A small salute with a cap
half cell noun: Alternative spelling of half cell.
half cent noun: A coin of the United States worth $0.005 and minted at certain times from 1793 to 1857.
half-century noun: A period of fifty years, half of a century.

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.