A cap incorporating a cloth hanging down the sides and back, to protect the ears and neck; often created ad hoc by placing a kerchief on the head and holding it in place with a cap.

havennoun

A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.

haven'tverb

have not (negative form of have)

haververb

To hem and haw.

Haverfordname

An unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Delaware County and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Haverfordwestname

A town and community in and the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9515).

Haverhillname

A market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).

haveringverb

present participle and gerund of haver

havesnoun

The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots.

havingverb

present participle and gerund of have

havocnoun

Widespread devastation and destruction.

Havrename

Alternative form of Le Havre, an important port of northern France.

hawintj

An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).

Hawaiiname

An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.

Hawaiianadj

Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.

Hawesname

A small market town and civil parish (served by Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD8789).

Hawickname

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5015).

hawknoun

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

Hawkenname

A surname from Middle English.

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 14. 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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