English Words: H

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heatwavenoun

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

heaveverb

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

heavedverb

simple past and past participle of heave

heavennoun

The sky, specifically:

heavenlyadj

Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.

heavensnoun

The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.

heavesnoun

plural of heave

heavieradj

comparative form of heavy: more heavy

heavilyadv

With a great weight.

heavinessnoun

The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.

heavingverb

present participle and gerund of heave

heavyadj

Having great weight.

heavysetadj

Overweight.

heavyweightnoun

A very large, heavy, or impressive person.

Hebdenname

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0262).

Hebename

The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.

Hebeiname

A province in northern China. Capital: Shijiazhuang.

Hebername

A male given name from Biblical Hebrew.

Hebertname

A surname from French.

Hebrewadj

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Hebrewsname

The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.

Hebrideanadj

Of or pertaining to the Hebrides.

Hebridesname

The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.

Hebronname

A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.

Hecatename

A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia.

heckintj

Hell.

heckleverb

To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.

hecklernoun

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

hecklingnoun

The act of one who heckles.

hectarenoun

A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

hecticadj

Very busy with activity and confusion.

hectornoun

Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.

Hecubaname

the wife of King Priam of Troy, the mother of Hector, Paris and Cassandra

hednoun

The headline of a news story.

hedgenoun

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

hedgedverb

simple past and past participle of hedge

hedgehognoun

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia.

hedgerownoun

A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.

hedgesnoun

plural of hedge

hedgingverb

present participle and gerund of hedge

Hedlundname

A surname from Swedish.

hedonicadj

Of or relating to pleasure

hedonismnoun

The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.

hedonistnoun

Someone devoted to hedonism.

hedonisticadj

Devoted to pleasure

Hedrickname

A surname.

Hedwigname

A female given name from German.

heeintj

An expression of laughter.

Heebienoun

Alternative form of Hebe (“a Jew”).

heednoun

Careful attention.

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 19. 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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