English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 11 of 477

harlequinnoun

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

Harleyname

A village and civil parish (served by Cressage, Harley and Sheinton Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5901).

Harlingenname

A city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.

harlotnoun

A female prostitute.

Harlowname

A town and local government district in Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4410).

harmnoun

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

Harmanname

A surname.

harmattannoun

A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.

harmedverb

simple past and past participle of harm

harmernoun

One who harms.

harmfuladj

Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.

harmlessadj

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

harmlesslyadv

In a harmless manner.

Harmonname

A surname.

harmonianoun

A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.

harmonicadj

Pertaining to harmony.

harmonicanoun

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.

harmonicallyadv

In a harmonic manner.

harmoniousadj

Showing accord in feeling or action.

harmoniouslyadv

In a harmonious manner; coordinately.

harmonisationnoun

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of harmonization.

harmoniseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of harmonize.

harmoniumnoun

A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

harmonizationnoun

An act of harmonizing.

harmonizeverb

To be in harmonious agreement.

harmonynoun

Agreement or accord.

harnessnoun

A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

harnessesnoun

plural of harness

harnessingnoun

The materials used to harness an animal.

harointj

An exclamation of distress; alas.

Haroldname

A male given name from Old English or Old Norse.

Harounname

The leading figures of the Daraawiish (such as commanders, governors, representatives, judges etc.) considered collectively.

harpnoun

A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body

Harpendenname

A town and civil parish with a town council in St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1314).

harpernoun

A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.

harpingnoun

singular of harpings

harpistnoun

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

harpoonnoun

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

Harpsname

A surname.

harpsichordnoun

A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, the mechanical precusor to the fortepiano, in which each key causes a plectrum to pluck a corresponding tuned string, producing a bright, sharp tone similar to that of a harp.

harpynoun

A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.

harrnoun

Alternative form of haar (“sea fog; wind which blows in this fog”).

harriedadj

Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.

harriernoun

One who harries.

Harriesname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Harrietname

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Harriganname

A surname from Irish.

Harrimanname

A surname.

Harrisname

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

Harrisburgname

A city, the state capital of Pennsylvania.

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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 11. 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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