English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 106 of 477

HCMCname

Initialism of Ho Chi Minh City.

hcpadj

Initialism of hexagonal close-packed.

HCWnoun

Initialism of health care worker.

HDnoun

Initialism of high definition (“1280×720 pixels”).

HDBname

Initialism of Housing and Development Board.

hdbkadj

Abbreviation of hardback.

HDDnoun

Initialism of hard disk drive.

HDFnoun

Initialism of high-density fibreboard; hardboard.

HDHPnoun

Initialism of high-deductible health plan.

HDMIname

A compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.

HDOHname

Initialism of Hawaii Department of Health.

HDRnoun

Initialism of hot dry rock.

HDR syndromenoun

Synonym of Barakat syndrome.

hepron

A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.

he or shepron

He or she; used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.

he said, she saidnoun

Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.

he say, she saynoun

Alternative form of he said, she said.

he shoots, he scoresphrase

Said as someone scores a goal.

he who laughs last laughs bestproverb

Success is enjoyed more after having previously endured ridicule.

he who sups with the devil should have a long spoonproverb

One must be careful when dealing with bad people.

he'dcontraction

Contraction of he + had.

he'd'vecontraction

he would have; he would’ve; he woulda.

he'e holuanoun

A traditional form of hill sledding, from Hawaii

he'llcontraction

Contraction of he + will.

He'nanname

Misspelling of Henan.

he'scontraction

Contraction of he + is.

he's-at-homenoun

A dildo gifted by a whaleman to his wife for use while he is at sea, sometimes made of scrimshaw.

he'sn'tcontraction

he is not

he'vecontraction

he have.

he-assnoun

A male ass, male donkey.

he-bearnoun

A male bear (as opposed to a she-bear, female bear).

he-bitchnoun

A man who behaves obnoxiously or promiscuously; a male bitch.

he-catnoun

A male cat; a tomcat.

he-devilnoun

A male devil (as opposed to a she-devil, female devil).

HE-double-Lnoun

Hell.

he-elephantnoun

A male elephant.

he-goatnoun

A male goat.

he-mannoun

A strong or virile man.

he-whorenoun

A male prostitute; a gigolo.

he-wolfnoun

A male wolf.

he/shepron

He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.

heanoun

Alternative spelling of hea'.

Heacockname

A surname.

Heacoxname

A surname.

headnoun

The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

head and earsadv

With the whole person; deeply; completely.

head and shouldersadv

To a considerable degree.

head beetlernoun

The leader of a group of workmen.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter H contains 23,837 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 477 pages, and you are currently viewing page 106. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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