English Words: H
23,837 words · Page 95 of 477
To be particularly, especially uncannily, observant, as if able to see in all directions at once.
To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.
Used to announce a fact of which the addressee was, or appeared to be, ignorant.
To experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").
To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").
To be in a situation that could improve by doing something and that will not be any worse if it fails.
To be on the verge of reaping negative consequences for some sort of bad behavior.
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 95. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "H" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.