| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| hiatus | plural | of Hiatus, An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break., The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. |
| hickup | noun & verb i. | See Hiccough. |
| hidage | noun | A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land. |
| hidden | past participle & adjective | from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious., of Hide |
| hiding | present participle & vb. noun | of Hide, of Hide, The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment., A flogging. |
| hieron | noun | A consecrated place; esp., a temple. |
| higgle | verb i. | To hawk or peddle provisions., To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. |
| highly | adverb | In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed. |
| highth | noun | Variant of Height. |
| hijera | noun | Alt. of Hijra |
| hilled | imp. & past participle | of Hill |
| hilted | adjective | Having a hilt; — used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted. |
| himpne | noun | A hymn. |
| hinder | adjective | Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse., To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; — often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going., To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out., To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance. |
| hindus | plural | of Hindu |
| hindoo | noun | Alt. of Hindu |
| hinged | imp. & past participle | of Hinge, Furnished with hinges. |
| hinted | imp. & past participle | of Hint |
| hipped | imp. & past participle | of Hip, Alt. of Hippish |
| hircic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; — applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called hircin. |
| hircin | noun | Hircic acid. See Hircic. |
| hiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Hire |
| hirudo | noun | A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See Leech. |
| hispid | adjective | Rough with bristles or minute spines., Beset with stiff hairs or bristles. |
| hissed | imp. & past participle | of Hiss |
| hither | adverb | To this place; — used with verbs signifying motion, and implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as, to come or bring hither., To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; — in a sense not physical., Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; — correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill., Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than. |
| hitter | noun | One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter. |
| hiving | present participle & vb. noun | of Hive |