English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 79 of 477

harrow upverb

To bring to the surface.

Harrow Wealdname

A suburban area of the borough of Harrow, Greater London.

harrowernoun

One who harrows.

harrowestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of harrow

harrowethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of harrow

harrowingverb

present participle and gerund of harrow.

harrowing of hellnoun

A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure.

harrowinglyadv

In a way or to an extent that is harrowing

harrowingnessnoun

The quality of being harrowing.

harrumphernoun

One who complains or moralizes.

harrumphinglyadv

In the manner of one harrumphing.

harryverb

To plunder, pillage, assault.

Harry Benjamin syndromenoun

Transsexualism.

Harry Hunname

A name used to represent the German people.

Harry Potter glassesnoun

Synonym of John Lennon glasses.

Harry Potter spectaclesnoun

Synonym of Harry Potter glasses.

Harry Potteresqueadj

Resembling or characteristic of the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potterishadj

Resembling or characteristic of the Harry Potter series.

Harry Stokename

A suburban village in Stoke Gifford parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6278).

Harry-sophnoun

A student of law or medicine at Cambridge who, being of the same standing as the students in arts in his year, is allowed to wear a full-sleeved gown when they assume their BA gowns, though he does not obtain his actual degree so soon.

harryingverb

present participle and gerund of harry

Harrymortname

The ship of characters Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort of the Harry Potter series.

harsenoun

Pronunciation spelling of horse.

Harsefeldname

A municipality in the Samtgemeinde (collective municipality) of the same name, situated approximately 35 km (21¾ mi.) south-west of Hamburg in Stade district, Lower Saxony, northern Germany.

harshadj

Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

Harshad numbernoun

A positive integer which is divisible by the sum of all of its digits.

harshenverb

To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.

harshishadj

Somewhat harsh.

Harshitname

A male given name from Sanskrit, common in India

Harshitaname

A female given name of Indian usage.

harshlyadv

In a harsh manner; severely.

harshnessnoun

The quality of being harsh.

harstigitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Harstonname

A placename:

Harsusiname

A Modern South Arabian language spoken in Oman.

hartnoun

A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

Hart Buttename

A rural municipality in south Saskatchewan, Canada, which borders onto Montana; in full, the Rural Municipality of Hart Butte No. 11.

Hart Countyname

A county of Georgia, United States. County seat: Hartwell.

hart's earnoun

Kleinia grandiflora, an Asian plant once used medicinally in India.

hart's tonguenoun

The fern Asplenium scolopendrium.

hartalnoun

the closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike.

Hartburnname

A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4218).

Hartename

A surname.

Harteanadj

Of or relating to Bret Harte (1836–1902), American short-story writer and poet, best known for stories about miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.

hartebeestnoun

A species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.

hartenverb

Obsolete spelling of hearten.

Hartensteinname

A surname from German.

Hartfieldname

A placename:

Hartfordname

A place in England, from variants of Hertford:

Hartford Countyname

One of eight counties in Connecticut, United States. There is now no county seat; the city of Hartford was the county seat until 1960.

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 79. 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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