Words starting with H — 903 entries

The 903 dictionary words that begin with the letter H, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• Huh1 senseA surname.
• HUH1 senseThe station code of Hung Hom in Hong Kong.
• hui2 sensesA Māori social gathering or assembly.
• Hui3 sensesAn ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia).
• hulk11 sensesA non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
• Hulk3 sensesA fictional Marvel Comics character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.
• hull7 sensesThe outer covering of a fruit or seed.
• Hull14 sensesA placename: A river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which flows into the Humber.
• hum17 sensesA hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
• Hum1 senseA town in the central part of Istria, northwest Croatia, 7 km from Roč.
• human8 sensesOf or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
• Human2 sensesA surname.
• humane2 sensesHaving or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
• humanitarian7 sensesRelating to people's welfare.
• humanity4 sensesHumankind; human beings as a group.
• humankind1 senseThe human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
• humble7 sensesNot pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
• Humble4 sensesA surname.
• humbly1 senseIn a humble manner.
• humidity2 sensesDampness, especially that of the air.
• humiliate3 sensesTo cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
• humiliated1 sensedeprived of dignity or self-respect
• humiliating2 sensesLiable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
• humiliation2 sensesThe act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
• humility1 senseThe characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
• humming4 sensesMaking a hum sound.
• humour6 sensesThe quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
• hump16 sensesA mound of earth.
• Hump2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Humphrey or Humphry.
• Humphrey2 sensesA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• humping2 sensesA hump or mound.
• hun3 sensesA woman perceived as basic, brash, working class and fond of alcohol.
• Hun6 sensesA member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.
• hunch11 sensesA hump; a protuberance.
• hundred8 sensesA numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine.
• hung6 sensesSuspended by hanging.
• Hung1 senseA surname.
• Hungarian7 sensesOf, from, or pertaining to present-day Hungary, the ethnic Hungarian people or the Hungarian language.
• Hungary1 senseA country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.
• hunger5 sensesA need or compelling desire for food.
• hungry4 sensesAffected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
• hunk6 sensesA large or dense piece of something.
• hunt12 sensesTo find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
• Hunt5 sensesAn English surname originating as an occupation for a hunter (for game, birds etc).
• hunted2 sensesBeing the subject of a hunt.
• hunter7 sensesOne who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
• Hunter23 sensesAn English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.
• hunting4 sensesThe act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
• Hunting1 senseA surname.
• hup3 sensesThe first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
• hurl14 sensesTo throw (something) with force.
• hurley2 sensesA stick used in the game of hurling.
• Hurley13 sensesA surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.
• hurrah3 sensesExpressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
• hurray1 senseTo cheer with a "hurray".
• hurricane13 sensesA severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
• Hurricane10 sensesA locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.
• hurried1 senseDone in a hurry; rushed.
• hurry10 sensesA rushed action.
• hurrying1 senseThe act of one who hurries; hasty motion.
• hurt12 sensesTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
• Hurt2 sensesA town in Virginia.
• hurtful2 sensesTending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
• hurting2 sensesA sensation that hurts.
• husband13 sensesA man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
• Husband2 sensesA surname.
• Husbands1 senseA surname.
• hush8 sensesTo become quiet.
• Hussein1 senseA male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.
• hustle19 sensesTo push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.
• hustler7 sensesOne who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
• Hustler4 sensesA surname.
• hustling1 senseAct of one who hustles.
• hut7 sensesA small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
• hutch15 sensesA box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
• Hutch2 sensesA male given name.
• Hutton12 sensesA place in England: A hamlet and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4326).
• hwan1 senseThe monetary unit of South Korea from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962.
• Hwang1 senseA surname.
• hyah2 sensesa call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to move forward or proceed
• hybrid11 sensesOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
• Hyde10 sensesAn English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living on a hide of land.
• Hyderabad4 sensesThe capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
• hydra3 sensesA dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed.
• Hydra5 sensesA mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
• hydraulic4 sensesPertaining to water.
• hydrogen5 sensesThe lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.
• hyena2 sensesAny of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter…
• hygiene4 sensesThe science of health, its promotion and preservation.
• hymn3 sensesA song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
• hype5 sensesPromotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.
• hypnosis3 sensesA trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
• hypnotized1 senseUnder hypnosis
• hypocrisy4 sensesThe contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious…
• hypocrite1 senseSomeone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
• hypocritical1 senseCharacterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
• hypothesis3 sensesA tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or…
• hypothetical3 sensesBased upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
• hypothetically2 sensesIn a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.
• hysteria4 sensesBehavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
• hysterical3 sensesOf, or arising from hysteria.
• Hyun1 senseA surname.
• hyung2 sensesAn affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.