English Words: H

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Heebienoun

Alternative form of Hebe (“a Jew”).

heebie-jeebiesnoun

A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.

heebishadj

Resembling or characteristic of Jews.

heednoun

Careful attention.

heedancenoun

Heed.

heededverb

simple past and past participle of heed

heedernoun

One who heeds or pays attention to something.

heedethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of heed

heedfuladj

Taking heed.

heedfullyadv

In a heedful manner.

heedfulnessnoun

The state or quality of being heedful.

heedilyadv

Heedfully; attentively.

heedinessnoun

The quality of being heedy.

heedingverb

present participle and gerund of heed

heedlessadj

Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

heedlesslyadv

In a heedless manner: with unawareness; without noticing; carelessly, inattentively.

heedlessnessnoun

The state or character of being heedless

heedsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of heed

heedworthyadj

Worthy of heed or attention

heedyadj

Heedful; attentive.

Heegname

A surname.

Heegaardadj

Related to a closed three-dimensional manifold's being the identification of two handlebodies along their respective boundaries.

Heegaard decompositionnoun

The decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries.

Heegaard splittingnoun

The decomposition of a 3-manifold as two handlebodies unioned along their boundaries.

Heegner numbernoun

A squarefree positive integer d such that the imaginary quadratic field Q(√(−d)) has class number 1; equivalently, such that its ring of integers has unique factorization.

Heegner pointnoun

A point on a modular curve that is the image of a quadratic imaginary point of the upper half-plane.

Heekinname

A surname from Irish.

heelnoun

The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

heel turnnoun

A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it.

heel-and-toenoun

An advanced driving technique that involves operating the throttle and brake pedals simultaneously with the right foot, facilitating normal activation of the clutch with the left foot.

heel-draggernoun

Synonym of footdragger.

heel-palmnoun

A blow in which the heel of the palm strikes an opponent.

heelballnoun

A mixture of wax and lampblack used to polish shoes, and in brass rubbing.

heelbonenoun

The bone of the heel; the calcaneus.

heeledverb

simple past and past participle of heel

heelernoun

A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.

heelflipnoun

A flip trick where the skateboarder kicks the board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along its long axis.

heelfulnoun

As much as will cover a heel or a heel will displace.

heelienoun

heelflip

heeliesnoun

Trainers with one or more wheels fitted to the heel, allowing the wearer to walk normally then skate by shifting the weight to the rear.

heelingverb

present participle and gerund of heel

heelishadj

Exhibiting the characteristics of a heel.

heellessadj

Without a heel.

heellessnessnoun

Absence of a heel or heels.

heelmakernoun

A manufacturer of heels for shoes.

heelmakingnoun

The manufacture of heels for shoes.

heelpathnoun

The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath.

heelpiecenoun

A piece of armour to protect the heels.

heelplatenoun

A metal plate used to reinforce the heel of a shoe.

heelpostnoun

The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.

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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 131. 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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