| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| had | imp. & past participle | See Have., of Have |
| haf | imp. | Hove. |
| hag | noun | A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard., An ugly old woman., A fury; a she-monster., An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken., The hagdon or shearwater., An appearance of light and fire on a horse’s mane or a man’s hair., To harass; to weary with vexation., A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled., A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut. |
| hah | interj. | Same as Ha. |
| han | verb t. | To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass., To have; have. |
| ham | noun | Home., The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock., The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. |
| hap | verb t. | To clothe; to wrap., A cloak or plaid., That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also, the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune; accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot., To happen; to befall; to chance. |
| has | 3d pers. sing. pres. of Have., of Have | |
| hat | adjective | Hot., sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf., A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament. |
| haw | noun | A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard., The fruit of the hawthorn., The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate., An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made., To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation., To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; — said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee., To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen. |
| hay | noun | A hedge., A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit., To lay snares for rabbits., Grass cut and cured for fodder., To cut and cure grass for hay. |
| hem | pronoun | Them, An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm., An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention., To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking., The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling., Border; edge; margin., A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge., To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of., To border; to edge |
| hen | noun | The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. |
| hep | noun | See Hip, the fruit of the dog-rose. |
| her | pronoun & adjective | The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out., Alt. of Here |
| het | of Hete | |
| hew | verb t. | To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; — often with down, or off., To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; — often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher., To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack., Destruction by cutting down., Hue; color., Shape; form. |
| hey | adjective | High., An exclamation of joy, surprise, or encouragement., A cry to set dogs on. |
| hid | imp. & p. p. of Hide. See Hidden., of Hide, of Hide | |
| hie | verb i. | To hasten; to go in haste; — also often with the reciprocal pronoun., Haste; diligence. |
| hot | of Hight, imp. & p. p. of Hote., Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; — opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air., Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager., Lustful; lewd; lecherous., Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard., of Hote, of Hote | |
| him | pronoun | Them. See Hem., The objective case of he. See He. |
| hin | noun | A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one pint, one gill, English measure. |
| hip | noun | The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle., The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions., In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord., To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side., To throw (one’s adversary) over one’s hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock)., To make with a hip or hips, as a roof., The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina)., Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!, Alt. of Hipps |
| hir | pronoun | See Here, pron. |
| his | pronoun | Belonging or pertaining to him; — used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete., The possessive of he; as, the book is his. |
| hit | pronoun | It., 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth., of Hit, To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at)., To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit., To guess; to light upon or discover., To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; — said of a single unprotected piece on a point., To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; — followed by against or on., To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, — often with implied chance, or luck., A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything., A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit., A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit., A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon., A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; — sometimes used specifically for a base hit. |
| hoa | interj. | A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace., Halloo! attend! — a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach., Stop! stand still! hold! — a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything. |
| hob | noun | The hub of a wheel. See Hub., The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm., A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc., A fairy; a sprite; an elf., A countryman; a rustic; a clown. |
| hod | noun | A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc., A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle. |
| hoe | noun | A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle., The horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish., To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn., To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe. |
| hog | noun | A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of S. scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow., A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow., A young sheep that has not been shorn., A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship’s bottom under water., A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made., To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse., To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom., To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog’s back; — said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form. |
| hol | adjective | Whole. |
| hoo | interj. | See Ho., Hurrah! — an exclamation of triumphant joy. |
| hop | verb i. | To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do., To walk lame; to limp; to halt., To dance., A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring., A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball., A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops)., The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste., The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip., To impregnate with hops., To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.] |
| how | adverb | In what manner or way; by what means or process., To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality., For what reason; from what cause., In what state, condition, or plight., By what name, designation, or title., At what price; how dear. |
| hox | verb t. | To hock; to hamstring. See Hock. |
| hoy | noun | A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port., Ho! Halloe! Stop! |
| hub | noun | The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box., The hilt of a weapon., A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby., A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast., A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc., A screw hob. See Hob, 3., A block for scotching a wheel. |
| hud | noun | A huck or hull, as of a nut. |
| hue | noun | Color or shade of color; tint; dye., A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others., A shouting or vociferation. |
| hug | verb i. | To cower; to crouch; to curl up., To crowd together; to cuddle., To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace., To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish., To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind., A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. |
| hum | verb i. | To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums., To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone., To make an inarticulate sound, like h’m, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem., To express satisfaction by a humming noise., To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head hums, — a pathological condition., To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation; to mumble; as, to hum a tune., To express satisfaction with by humming., To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to humbug., A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz., Any inarticulate and buzzing sound, The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry., A buzz or murmur, as of approbation., An imposition or hoax., An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h’m, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc., A kind of strong drink formerly used., Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation. |
| hun | noun | One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe. |
| hut | noun | A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a slightly built or temporary structure. |
| hye | noun & verb | See Hie. |
| hyp | noun | An abbreviation of hypochonaria; — usually in plural., To make melancholy. |