English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 23 of 477

henceadv

From here, from this place, away.

henceforthadv

From now on; from this time on.

henchnoun

The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.

henchmannoun

A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.

Hendersonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hendersonvillename

A number of places in the United States:

Hendonname

A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2288).

Hendraname

Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.

Hendrickname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Hendricksname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hendrixname

A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hendricks.

Hendryname

A surname transferred from the given name.

hendyadj

Obsolete or dialectal form of handy

hengnoun

The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.

hengenoun

A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.

henhousenoun

Synonym of hencoop.

Henkelname

A surname from German.

Henlename

A surname from German.

henleynoun

A type of knit shirt with a front placket but no collar.

Henmanname

A surname.

Hennnoun

Hennessy, a French brand of cognac.

hennanoun

A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.

Hennepinname

A surname, notably that of Louis Hennepin.

Hennesseyname

A surname from Irish.

Hennessyname

A surname from Irish.

Hennyname

A diminutive of the female given name Henrietta.

Henriettaname

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Henriettename

A female given name from French.

Henriksenname

A surname.

henrynoun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

Henselname

A surname.

Henshawname

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645).

Hensonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hentainoun

A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

Heoname

A surname.

hepnoun

hepatitis.

HEPAnoun

Acronym of high-efficiency particulate air filter.

heparinnoun

A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

hepaticadj

Of or relating to the liver.

hepatitisnoun

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

hepatocellularadj

Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver

hepatocytenoun

Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

hepatologynoun

The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Hepburnname

A surname.

Hephaestusname

The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

heptathlonnoun

An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

Hepworthname

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9874).

herdet

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

her'spron

Obsolete form of hers.

Heraname

The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

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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 23. 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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