English Words: H
23,837 words · Page 31 of 477
A root-finding algorithm used for functions of one real variable with a continuous second derivative.
Of or relating to Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English astronomer, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, best known for discovering Halley's Comet.
Of or relating to Michael Halliday (1925–2018), British-born Australian linguist who developed the influential systemic functional linguistic model of language.
A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.
A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing arsenic, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
An ostensible holiday, or, by extension, any occasion, invented or popularized for profit.
A memorable moment or event, one which would either make for or call for a poignant greeting card.
The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.
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 31. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "H" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.