English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 90 of 477

Hatz.–Darm.name

The two-volume Dictionnaire général de la langue française (1890–1900).

hatzotzrahnoun

An instrument similar to a trumpet used by the ancient Israelites.

haubergeonnoun

Alternative form of habergeon.

hauberknoun

A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.

hauberkedadj

Wearing a hauberk.

hauchecornitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, nickel, and sulfur.

Hauckname

A surname.

hauckitenoun

A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.

Haudenosauneenoun

the Iroquois people collectively.

Hauername

A surname from German.

haueritenoun

A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS₂, that forms reddish-brown or black octahedral crystals.

Hauerlandname

A historical region in what is now central Slovakia, formerly inhabited by Carpathian Germans.

Hauffname

A surname from German.

Haufschildname

A surname from German.

Haugname

A surname.

Hauganname

A surname from Norwegian.

Haugeanadj

A pietistic state church reform movement of the late 18th and early 19th century, intended to bring new life and vitality into the Church of Norway, which had been often characterized by formalism and lethargy.

Haugeanismnoun

The Haugean religious movement.

Haugenname

A surname from Norwegian.

haughnoun

A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.

Haugh unitnoun

A unit of measure of egg protein quality, based on the egg's weight and the height of the albumen immediately around the yolk.

Haugheyname

A surname from Irish.

haughlandnoun

Terrain characterized by haughs (low-lying meadows beside rivers).

haughtadj

Haughty.

haughtenverb

To make or become haughty.

haughtiestadj

superlative form of haughty: most haughty

haughtilyadv

In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.

haughtinessnoun

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

haughtlyadv

Haughtily.

haughtonitenoun

A form of mica from granites in the Scottish Highlands.

haughtyadj

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

Hauglandname

A surname from Norwegian.

Haukename

A surname.

haulverb

To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.

haul assverb

To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.

haul downverb

To violently cause to fall to the ground.

haul inverb

To force (a team) to stop scoring.

haul offverb

To alter course so as to get farther away from an object.

haul one's ashesverb

To move one's body; to move away, depart.

haul outverb

To come out of the water, in order to rest

haul roadnoun

A road designed for heavy or bulk transfer of materials by haul trucks.

haul someone over the coalsverb

To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.

haul upverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, up.

haul videonoun

A video posted on the Internet consisting of someone demonstrating and discussing items which they have recently purchased.

haul-pack trucknoun

A type of large, off-highway, rigid truck designed for use in mining and heavy-duty construction.

haulableadj

Capable of being hauled.

haulaboutnoun

A barge-like vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers.

haulagenoun

The act of hauling.

haulagewaynoun

A track or road used for hauling materials.

haulbacknoun

A small wire rope or line used to pull the main cable (or butt-rigging) back into position after a log has been hauled out.

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 90. 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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