English Words: H

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Habeebateenoun

An attractive Arab female.

habemus papamintj

Used by the Vatican to announce the election of a new Pope.

habenanoun

A restricting bandage or frenum

habenaladj

Of or pertaining to a habena

habendumnoun

The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.

habenulanoun

A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.

habenularadj

Of or pertaining to a habenula.

habenulointerpeduncularadj

habenular and interpeduncular

habenulænoun

plural of habenula

Habername

A surname from German.

Haber processname

The nitrogen-fixation reaction of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas, over an enriched iron or ruthenium catalyst, used industrially to produce ammonia.

haberdashverb

To deal in small wares, or provide with wares.

haberdashedadj

Decorated with ribbons, trinkets, etc.

haberdashernoun

A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.

haberdasher of pronounsnoun

schoolmaster

haberdasherynoun

Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

haberdinenoun

cod salted and dried.

habergeonnoun

A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk).

habergionnoun

Alternative spelling of habergeon.

haberjectnoun

A kind of cloth used in high medieval England.

Haberkornname

A surname from German.

Haberlename

A surname from German.

haberleanoun

Any plant of the genus Haberlea, perennials native to Bulgaria and Greece.

Habermanname

A surname from German.

Habermannname

A surname from German.

Habermasianadj

Of or pertaining to Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher.

Habermehlname

A surname from German.

Habersham Countyname

One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Clarkesville.

Habeshanoun

a member of a Semitic-speaking ethnic group, of Christian faith, between the Blue Nile and the Red Sea (whether Amhara, Tigrayan or Tigrinya)

Habibname

A surname.

Habibiname

A surname from Arabic.

Habigname

A surname from German.

Habiganj Districtname

One of the four districts in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

habilatoryadj

Of or pertaining to clothing.

habileadj

Generally able or adroit; handy.

habilimentnoun

Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.

habilimentedadj

Clothed.

habilinenoun

A specimen of the now extinct species Homo habilis.

habilitateadj

Qualified or entitled.

habilitationnoun

Equipment; qualification.

habilitativeadj

that serves to habilitate

habilitatornoun

One who supplies money to work a mine.

habilitienoun

Obsolete form of ability.

habisverb

To finish or be finished; used to express that something is over or cannot be undone.

habitnoun

An action performed on a regular basis.

habit and reputenoun

The condition of being notorious enough to afford strong and generally conclusive evidence of something.

habit-formingadj

Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use.

habitabilitynoun

The property of being habitable.

habitableadj

Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

habitablenessnoun

The property of being habitable.

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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 3. 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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