English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 43 of 477

hamplanetnoun

An extremely obese person, especially one prone to entitled behaviour and fat logic.

Hampracenoun

A pig that is a cross-breed between the Hampshire and a landrace.

Hampshirename

A placename

Hampshire Countyname

One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Northampton.

Hampshiritenoun

Someone from New Hampshire, USA.

Hampsonname

A surname.

Hampson-Linde cyclename

A cycle employed in the liquefaction of gases, especially for air separation. It is essentially the same as the Siemens cycle, except in the expansion step: where the Siemens cycle has the gas do external work to reduce its temperature, the Hampson-Linde cycle relies solely on the Joule-Thomson effect, so the cold side needs no moving parts.

Hampsteadname

An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).

Hampstead Heathname

A large park or open space located mainly in the borough of Camden, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2786).

Hampstead Norreysname

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5276).

hampsternoun

Misspelling of hamster

Hamptonname

Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:

Hampton Countyname

One of 46 counties in South Carolina, United States. County seat: Hampton.

Hampton Gayname

A small village in Hampton Gay and Poyle parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4816).

Hampton Loadename

A hamlet on the east bank of the Severn in Quatt Malvern parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7486).

Hampton Poylename

A small village in Hampton Gay and Poyle parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5015).

Hampton Wickname

A suburb and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1769).

Hampton's humpnoun

A radiological sign consisting of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the lung with its base against the pleural surface. It may aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

Hamptoniannoun

A pupil of Hampton School, London, England.

Hamptonsname

A part of the East End of Long Island, New York.

hamronnoun

The hold of a ship.

hamsnoun

plural of ham

hamsanoun

The Hand of Fatima.

hamsandwichnoun

Rare spelling of ham sandwich (“sandwich made with ham”).

hamshackleverb

To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.

hamsicknoun

A communist, or a supporter of communism.

hamsilognoun

a meal of ham with fried rice and fried egg

hamsternoun

Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

hamster stylenoun

A method used by turntablists whereby the configuration of the crossfader is reversed, so that the right turntable is on the left end of the crossfader and vice versa.

hamster wheelnoun

A circular cage for a hamster or other small rodent, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at its base.

hamsteredadj

Drunk.

hamsterernoun

One who hamsters; a hoarder.

hamsterizationnoun

A tendency whereby journalists are expected to take on increased responsibilities relating to 24/7 digital publishing.

hamsterkindnoun

All hamsters, considered as a group.

hamsterlessadj

Without a hamster.

hamsterlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a hamster.

hamsterynoun

A place where hamsters are bred.

hamstringnoun

One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

hamstringernoun

One who hamstrings.

hamstrungadj

Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring; hamstringed.

Hamsunname

A Norwegian surname.

Hamsunianadj

Of or relating to Knut Hamsun (1859–1952), Norwegian author.

HAMTnoun

Acronym of hash array mapped trie, a data structure.

Hamtramckname

A city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.

hamularadj

Hooked; hooklike; hamate.

hamulateadj

Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.

hamulenoun

A little hook.

Hamulitenoun

A member of a tribe descended from Hamul, son of Pharez, according to Numbers 26:21.

hamuloseadj

Bearing a small hook at the end

hamulusnoun

A hook, or hook-like process.

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 43. 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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