English Words: H

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HMASnoun

His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases.

HMCname

Initialism of Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference.

HMGname

Her Majesty's Government, or, His Majesty's Government; referring to the government of the United Kingdom or the government of certain other Commonwealth realms.

HMInoun

Initialism of human-machine interface.

hmmintj

Indicates thinking or pondering.

hmmmintj

Elongated form of hmm.

HMOnoun

Initialism of health maintenance organization.

Hmongnoun

A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

hmphintj

Alternative form of humph.

HMSnoun

Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).

HMUphrase

Initialism of hit me up; contact me at a later time.

hnintj

Used to tag a rhetorical question.

hointj

Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.

hoaintj

ho; hey; a call for attention

hoagienoun

A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.

Hoangname

A surname.

hoarnoun

A white or greyish-white colour.

hoardnoun

A hidden supply or fund.

hoardernoun

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

hoardingnoun

A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.

Hoarename

A surname.

hoarseadj

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

hoarselyadv

With a dry, harsh voice.

hoaryadj

White, whitish, or greyish-white.

hoaxverb

To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

hobnoun

A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

Hobartname

The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart.

Hobbname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hobbesname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hobbitnoun

A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.

hobblenoun

One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

hobbledverb

simple past and past participle of hobble

hobblingnoun

gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.

Hobbsname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hobbynoun

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

hobbyistnoun

A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.

hobgoblinnoun

A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.

hobonoun

A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.

Hobokenname

A district of Antwerp, Belgium.

Hobsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hobson'snoun

Ellipsis of Hobson's choice (“the voice”).

hocknoun

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

hockeynoun

Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.

Hockleyname

A placename:

hocusverb

To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.

hodverb

To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.

Hodaname

A surname from Arabic.

Hoddername

An English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder

Hoddlename

A surname.

Hodgename

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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 33. 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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