English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 111 of 477

headmistresslyadj

Befitting a headmistress.

headmistressyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a headmistress.

headmoldnoun

A hoodmold.

headmostadj

Closest to the front of a group or pack

headmouldnoun

British standard spelling of headmold.

headmountnoun

A virtual reality device worn on the head and providing visual input; a VR headset.

headnotenoun

A note at the head of a page, chapter, dictionary entry, or other document element.

headovernoun

A knitted garment worn on the head, somewhat like a balaclava.

headpadnoun

A cushioned pad for the head.

headpannoun

A round bowl-like container, used in construction work and usually carried on one's head.

headpatnoun

A pat on the head, typically as a sign of affection.

headphonenoun

singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs.

headphone concertnoun

A live music concert or performance where the audience, in the same venue as the performing artist, listens to the live music or sounds by means of headphones.

headphonedadj

Wearing headphones.

headphonelessadj

Without headphones; not wearing headphones.

headphonelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of headphones.

headphonesnoun

A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

headpiecenoun

The head; the brain.

headpinnoun

The kingpin.

headpolenoun

The broad end of a lanceolate diatom.

headpondnoun

A pond constructed as a headwater for a hydroelectric project.

headpostnoun

A bedpost at the head of a bed.

headprintnoun

The impression left by a head having been pressed against a soft surface, such as sand, snow, or a pillow.

headquarterverb

To provide (an organization) with headquarters.

headquartersnoun

The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.

headracenoun

The part of a millrace that brings water to the millwheel.

headragnoun

Alternative form of head rag.

headrailnoun

The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.

headrestnoun

The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.

Headrickname

A surname from Old English.

headrightnoun

A legal grant to own unsettled land in colonial America, or the land so claimed.

headringnoun

A band of hair and grass worn on the head by married Zulu men.

headroachnoun

Synonym of roach (“kind of headdress worn by some indigenous peoples of North American”).

headroomnoun

The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.

headropenoun

The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail.

headrushnoun

A sudden feeling of dizziness and/or euphoria, such as:

headrushingadj

That produces a headrush; dizzying

headsintj

A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.

heads I win, tails you losephrase

Said to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.

heads of agreementnoun

A document stating the intent of the parties to enter into a binding agreement as outlined in the document.

heads of the billnoun

Early draft of a bill usually agreed at cabinet but not yet published.

Heads of the Valleys Roadname

The A465 trunk road in Wales, so-called for at least part of its length as it crosses the tops of the South Wales Valleys.

heads or harpsnoun

heads or tails

heads or tailsnoun

The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.

heads upintj

Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!

heads will rollphrase

Some people will be fired for incompetence.

heads-downadj

In a state of intense concentration

heads-up digitizingnoun

Tracing a raster to produce a vector.

headsailnoun

Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.

headscarfnoun

A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 111. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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