English Words: H

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hagfishnoun

Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

Haggadahname

The text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.

haggadaynoun

A ring forming the handle for raising the latch on a door.

haggadicadj

Alternative form of aggadic.

Haggadisticadj

Of or relating to the Haggadah.

Haggainame

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible and the Tanakh.

haggardadj

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

Haggardianadj

Of or relating to H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925), English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations.

haggardlyadj

Synonym of haggard.

haggardnessnoun

The characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.

haggartnoun

A farmyard or small enclosed field; a vegetable patch or kitchen garden.

haggedadj

Like a hag; ugly.

Haggertyname

A surname from Irish.

haggertyitenoun

A rare hexagonal mineral, a barium iron magnesium titanate.

haggessnoun

Obsolete spelling of haggis.

Haggettname

A surname.

hagginoun

Alternative form of hajji (one who has participated in a hajj)

haggiesnoun

Obsolete spelling of haggis.

haggingverb

present participle and gerund of hag

haggisnoun

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

Haggis McBaggisname

An archetypal ugly or frumpy old woman.

haggishadj

Like a hag.

haggishlyadv

In the manner of a hag.

haggishnessnoun

The quality of being haggish.

haggissnoun

Obsolete spelling of haggis.

haggisternoun

A magpie.

haggleverb

To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.

hagglernoun

A person who haggles.

hagglingnoun

The act of one who haggles.

hagglyadj

rough; unevenly cut

haggravateverb

Pronunciation spelling of aggravate.

haggyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a hag (old or ugly woman or witch).

Haghtanakname

A village in the Tavush region of northeastern Armenia.

Hagia Sophianame

A mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

hagiarchynoun

A government run by holy or religious people.

hagigahnoun

A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles).

Haginname

A surname.

hagio-prefix

saints

hagiocracynoun

Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.

Hagiographaname

The third division of the Hebrew scriptures; the Ketuvim.

hagiographernoun

Someone who writes the biography of a saint.

hagiographicadj

Of or pertaining to hagiography.

hagiographicaladj

hagiographic

hagiographicallyadv

In the manner of a hagiography

hagiographizeverb

To write a hagiography about; to praise uncritically in writing.

hagiographynoun

The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.

hagiolaternoun

One who practices hagiolatry (the worship of saints).

hagiolatrousadj

saint-worshipping

hagiolatrynoun

The worship of saints.

hagiologicaladj

Relating to hagiology

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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 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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