English Words: H
23,837 words · Page 7 of 477
The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
A surname from German; (music) used specifically of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), a German-British Baroque composer.
A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
A visible mark left on a surface by the contact of a hand, not limited to fingerprints.
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
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 7. 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.
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