English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 119 of 477

heartlingsintj

An exclamation used in addressing a familiar acquaintance.

heartlyadj

Full of heart; cordial; from the heart; hearty

heartmannoun

A witch doctor who kills people to steal their organs.

heartmatenoun

A sweetheart.

heartnutnoun

The edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.

heartpeanoun

heartseed (plant)

heartpiecenoun

A centerpiece; a central part.

heartquakenoun

Trembling of the heart or emotions; trepidation; fear.

heartrendingadj

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

heartrendinglyadv

In a heartrending manner.

heartrotnoun

A disease producing decay in the hearts of trees, caused by the mycelia of various fungi.

heartsnoun

plural of heart

hearts and flowersnoun

Ideal romance.

hearts and mindsnoun

People's private feelings and emotions, now especially those of a local population towards an invading or occupying military force.

hearts on sleevesnoun

Transparent, open, or forthright emotions.

heartscapenoun

A notional landscape of the human heart or emotions.

heartsearchingnoun

soul-searching

heartseasenoun

A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy.

heartseednoun

Any plant of the genus Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.

heartsettenoun

An early variant of the game of hearts, having a set of cards called the widow that must be taken by the player winning the first trick.

heartsickadj

Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.

heartsickeningadj

Making a person feel heartsick.

heartsicknessnoun

The condition of being heartsick

heartsink patientnoun

A recurring patient who cannot be definitively cured, such as one whose condition is undiagnosable or untreatable or who presents nebulous symptoms.

heartsomeadj

merry, cheery, pleasant, delightful, attractive.

heartsomelyadv

In a heartsome manner.

heartsomenessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being heartsome.

heartsongnoun

A heartwarming song or poem.

heartsoreadj

Heartsick.

heartspentadj

Having experienced the strongest emotion possible.

heartstoppernoun

Something highly exciting.

heartstoppingadj

Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.

heartstoppinglyadv

In a heartstopping way.

heartstrickenadj

heartbroken; dismayed

heartstringnoun

singular of heartstrings

heartstringsnoun

The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.

heartstruckadj

Having profound emotional impact; driven into the mind.

heartswellingadj

heartwrenching

heartthrobnoun

A heartbeat.

heartwardadv

Toward the heart.

heartwarenoun

A patriotic sense of community and fondness for one's country.

heartwarmernoun

Alternative spelling of heart-warmer.

heartwarminglyadv

In a heart-warming manner.

heartwaternoun

ehrlichiosis

heartwholeadj

Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy.

heartwiseadv

In terms of the heart.

heartwoodnoun

The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood.

heartwormnoun

A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms.

heartworthyadj

Worthy of heart

heartwrenchingadj

Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.

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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 119. 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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