English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 49 of 477

handgripnoun

A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.

handguardnoun

A guard on the front of a weapon for hand and finger protection, or to allow for attachments to the weapon.

handguidenoun

A handbook.

handgunnoun

A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.

handhabendadj

Having goods that one has stolen in one's possession.

handheldadj

Alternative form of hand-held.

handholdnoun

A projection that one may hold onto for support, e.g. in mountain climbing.

handholdableadj

Small and light enough to be held in the hand.

handholdernoun

One who holds hands (with someone else).

handholdingnoun

The holding of hands.

handholdlessadj

Usually of a man: having never held hands with a member of the opposite sex.

handholdyadj

Tending to hold someone's hand ("to guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details"); overly tutorialized or railroaded.

handholenoun

Alternative form of hand-hole.

handinoun

A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking.

handi-wipenoun

A wet wipe.

handicamnoun

A hand-held camcorder.

handicampnoun

A camp (recreational event held in temporary accommodation) for disabled people.

handicapnoun

Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

handicapableadj

Disabled or handicapped.

handicapismnoun

Ableism.

handicapitalismnoun

The marketing of products and services to disabled people, particularly products and services that are designed to meet these consumers' unique needs.

handicappableadj

Able to be handicapped (able to be subjected to handicap).

handicappedverb

simple past and past participle of handicap

handicappernoun

One who determines the conditions of a handicap.

handicappingnoun

The imposition of a handicap.

handicraftnoun

A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.

handicrafternoun

One who engages in handicrafts.

handicraftmannoun

Alternative form of handicraftsman.

handicraftshipnoun

The skill or art of making handicrafts.

handicraftsmannoun

A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.

handicraftswomannoun

A female practitioner of a handicraft.

handienoun

Alternative form of handy (“hand; handjob”).

handieradj

comparative form of handy: more handy

Handigodu syndromenoun

A rare osteoarthritic disorder endemic to the Malnad region in Karnataka, India.

handilyadv

In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.

handimannoun

Dated form of handyman.

handinessnoun

The quality or state of being handy.

handingverb

present participle and gerund of hand

handiphobianoun

A fear of being handicapped, or of having a handicapped child

handishadj

Of or relating to the hand; handly.

handismnoun

prejudice or bias based on whether a person is left-handed or right-handed

handiwomannoun

Dated form of handywoman.

handiworknoun

Work done by the hands.

handjobnoun

Alternative spelling of hand job.

Handkename

A surname from German.

handkerchernoun

Obsolete form of handkerchief.

handkerchiefnoun

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

handkerchief codenoun

The display of handkerchiefs of various colors used as a coded way to indicate the sexual interests of the wearer.

handkerchief treenoun

The dove tree (Davidia involucrata), which has large white bracts said to look like handkerchiefs.

handkerchiefedadj

Wearing a handkerchief (neckwear).

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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 49. 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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