English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 57 of 477

Hankinname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hankin boobynoun

A kind of English folk dance performed in a circle, or its associated tune.

Hankinsname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hankinsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hankonoun

A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.

Hankouname

A former city and treaty port; since 1949 an area in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, split among the districts of Jiang'an, Jianghan and Qiaokou.

Hankowname

Alternative form of Hankou.

Hanksname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

hanksitenoun

A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.

hanktyadj

Aloof; snobbish.

hankynoun

Diminutive of handkerchief.

hanky-panknoun

Synonym of hanky-panky.

hanky-pankynoun

Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.

hanky-twistverb

To fret; to worry ineffectually.

Hanleyname

A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).

Hanlonname

A surname from Irish.

Hanlon's razorname

The adage stating "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

hanmunnoun

Classical Chinese in the Korean context.

Hannname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hann functionnoun

A discrete window function, w(n)=1/2;(1- cos ((2πn)/(N-1))), typically used to select a subset of a series of samples in order to perform a Fourier transform or other calculation.

Hannaname

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.

Hannahname

Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.

Hannanname

A surname from Irish.

hannayitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

hannebachitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Hannekenname

A surname from German.

Hannelorename

A female given name from German.

Hannersname

A surname.

Hanneyname

A surname from Old English.

Hanniname

A surname from German.

Hannibalname

A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Hannibal Lecter masknoun

A mask that covers the lower part of a person's face to prevent biting.

Hannibalesqueadj

Reminiscent of Hannibal (247–183/182 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.

Hannibalianadj

Of or relating to the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.

Hannibalicadj

Of or relating to Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.

Hanniganname

A surname from Irish.

Hannigramname

The ship of characters Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham from the television series Hannibal.

Hanningtonname

A placename:

Hannington Wickname

A hamlet in Hannington parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1795).

hannitverb

Contraction of hasn't + it.

Hannityname

A surname from Irish.

Hannoldname

A surname.

Hannonname

A surname from Irish.

Hannoverianadj

Alternative spelling of Hanoverian.

Hanoname

A Hopi-Tewa village in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

Hanodaganearsname

An honorific, if not partially derisive, title given to those who incur great destruction. Notably bestowed on George Washington.

Hanoiname

The capital city of Vietnam.

Hanoi Hiltonname

Hỏa Lò Prison in Vietnam, where prisoners of war were held and tortured.

Hanoi Janename

A nickname for the American actress Jane Fonda.

Hanoianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to, Hanoi.

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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 57. 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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