English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 16 of 477

hazyadj

Thick or obscured with haze.

HBname

Initialism of Hansestadt Bremen, the German city of Bremen; used on licence plates and informally in other contexts.

HBAnoun

Abbreviation of health-and-beauty aid.

HBCname

Initialism of Hudson's Bay Company, a major Canadian retailer and former British Crown corporation on the North American fur trade.

HBCUnoun

Initialism of historically black college or university.

hbkadj

Abbreviation of hardback.

HBOname

Initialism of Home Box Office, a premium movie and entertainment channel.

HBOSname

HBOS, a former British bank and insurance company.

HBVnoun

Abbreviation of hepatitis B virus.

hcverb

Alternative letter-case form of HC (“to headcanon”).

hCGnoun

Initialism of human chorionic gonadotropin.

hcpadj

Initialism of hexagonal close-packed.

HDnoun

Initialism of high definition (“1280×720 pixels”).

HDBname

Initialism of Housing and Development Board.

HDDnoun

Initialism of hard disk drive.

HDMIname

A compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.

HDRnoun

Initialism of hot dry rock.

hepron

A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.

he'dcontraction

Contraction of he + had.

he'llcontraction

Contraction of he + will.

he'scontraction

Contraction of he + is.

heanoun

Alternative spelling of hea'.

headnoun

The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

headachenoun

A pain or ache in the head.

headbandnoun

A strip of fabric worn around the head.

headbangingnoun

A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music.

headboardnoun

A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.

headbuttnoun

A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.

headcanonnoun

Elements and interpretations of a fictional universe accepted by an individual or small group of fans, but not necessarily found within or supported by the official canon.

headcountnoun

The act of counting how many people are present in a group.

headdressnoun

A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

headedadj

Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.

headednessnoun

The state or quality of having a particular type of head (in various senses).

headernoun

The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.

headersnoun

plural of header

headfirstadv

With the head in front; headlong.

headgearnoun

Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

headhunternoun

A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.

headingverb

present participle and gerund of head

headingsnoun

plural of heading

headlampnoun

An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.

headlandnoun

Coastal land that juts into the sea.

headlessadj

Without a head (body part).

Headleyname

A surname.

headlightnoun

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

headlinenoun

The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

headlinernoun

The headlining band or performer at a concert or similar event; the best-known and first billed musician, comedian, etc., often performing as the final act of the evening.

headlocknoun

A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.

headlongadv

With the head first or down.

headmannoun

Alternative form of head man.

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 16. 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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