English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 122 of 477

heatingsnoun

plural of heating

heatlabileadj

Alternative form of heat labile.

heatlessadj

Without heat.

heatlesslyadv

In a heatless manner.

heatlessnessnoun

The state or condition of being heatless; absence of heat.

heatmakingnoun

The generation of heat.

heatmapnoun

Alternative form of heat map.

heatmappingnoun

The construction of heatmaps

Heatonname

A placename:

heatproofadj

insulating and incombustible

heatronicadj

Of or relating to an electrostatic moulding technique.

heatronicsnoun

The use of the heatronic moulding technique.

heatsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of heat

heatseekernoun

A heat-seeking missile.

heatshieldnoun

A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.

heatsickadj

unwell from exposure to heat

heatsinkverb

To fit with a heat sink.

heatspotnoun

A spot that is hotter than the surrounding area.

heatstableadj

Alternative form of heat stable.

heatstrokenoun

Alternative spelling of heat stroke.

heatwavenoun

Alternative spelling of heat wave (“period of exceptionally hot weather”)

heatyadj

Promoting heat; stimulating or energising the body (according to traditional Chinese medicine).

heauensnoun

genitive of heauen

heaumenoun

A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.

heaumernoun

A maker of helmets.

heaumesnoun

plural of heaume

heautoscopicadj

Relating to heautoscopy.

heautoscopynoun

A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance.

heauxnoun

plural of ho (“a whore; a sexually promiscuous woman”)

heav'nnoun

Contraction of heaven.

heavagenoun

A man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.

heaveverb

To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

heave in sightverb

To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.

heave in viewverb

Synonym of heave in sight.

heave-hointj

An exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope.

heavedverb

simple past and past participle of heave

heavelessadj

Without heaving.

heavennoun

The sky, specifically:

heaven forbidintj

May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen.

heaven forfendintj

Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen

heaven helps those who help themselvesproverb

A maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems.

heaven knowsphrase

Alternative form of God knows.

Heaven Lakename

A lake in Mount Paektu on the border between Jilin, China and Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province, North Korea.

heaven only knowsphrase

Alternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.

heaven-sentadj

Fortunate, appropriate, opportune or providential, as (or as if) ordained by God; godsent.

heavenesnoun

plural of heaven

Heavenesename

The language supposedly spoken in Heaven.

heavenfulnoun

skyful

heavenhoodnoun

Heavenly quality or character; fitness for heaven; sanctification.

heavenishadj

Pertaining to or characteristic of the sidereal heavens.

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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 122. 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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