English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 74 of 477

Harlanname

A surname from Old English.

Harlan's ground slothnoun

Any of an extinct species, †Paramylodon harlani of ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.

Harlename

A surname.

Harlechname

A small coastal town and community in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5831).

Harleename

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Harleianadj

Of or relating to anybody with the surname of Harley.

Harlemname

A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof.

Harlem Renaissancename

An intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Harlem sunsetnoun

A fatal wound caused by a knife fight.

Harlemernoun

A person from Harlem.

Harlemesename

The urban dialect of American English spoken in Harlem, Manhattan, USA.

Harlemitenoun

An inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.

harlequinnoun

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

harlequin annual lupinenoun

Lupinus stiversii, a species of lupine.

harlequin ice creamnoun

Synonym of Neapolitan ice cream (“a kind that comprises several flavors”).

harlequinadenoun

A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.

harlequinesqueadj

Like or befitting a harlequin; clownish.

harlequinicadj

Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).

harlequinismnoun

The antics of a harlequin or pantomime fool; clownery.

harlequinizeverb

To make gaudy and comical.

Harlescottname

A northern suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5115).

Harlesdenname

A town and suburb in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2183).

Harleyname

A village and civil parish (served by Cressage, Harley and Sheinton Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5901).

Harley Streetname

A street in Westminster having many physicians' practices.

Harley-Davidsonname

An American manufacturer of motorcycles.

Harlingname

A civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England.

Harlingenname

A city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.

Harlingtonname

A place in England:

Harlivyname

The ship of characters Dr. Harleen Quinzel ("Harley Quinn") and Dr. Pamela Isley ("Poison Ivy") from DC Comics.

harlotnoun

A female prostitute.

harlotizeverb

To act like a harlot.

harlotrynoun

The trade of a harlot; prostitution.

Harlowname

A town and local government district in Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4410).

Harlowtonname

A small city, the county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States.

Harlynname

A village on Harlyn Bay in St Merryn parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8775).

harmnoun

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

harm a flyverb

Alternative form of hurt a fly.

harm reductionnoun

A range of public health policies designed to lessen the negative social or physical consequences associated with various human behaviors, both legal and illegal.

harm's waynoun

A place or course of danger.

harmabilitynoun

The quality of being harmable.

harmableadj

susceptible to harm

harmalnoun

Peganum harmala, a perennial plant of the family Nitrariaceae.

harmalanoun

Alternative form of harmal.

harmalinenoun

The reduced hydrated form of harmine.

harmalolnoun

An alkaloid, 1-methyl-4,9-dihydro-3H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-7-ol, found in the seeds of the harmal plant

Harmanname

A surname.

harman-becknoun

A policeman.

harmansnoun

The stocks (instrument of punishment)

harmattannoun

A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.

harmdoingnoun

The committing of acts that cause harm.

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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 74. 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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