| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| hiatuses | plural | of Hiatus |
| hibernal | adjective | Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish. |
| hibiscus | noun | A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe. |
| hiccough | noun | A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough., To have a hiccough or hiccoughs. |
| hicksite | noun | A member or follower of the “liberal” party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827. |
| hickwall | noun | Alt. of Hickway |
| hiddenly | adverb | In a hidden manner. |
| hierarch | noun | One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs. |
| hieratic | adjective | Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests. |
| higgling | present participle & vb. noun | of Higgle |
| highborn | adjective | Of noble birth. |
| high-fed | adjective | Pampered; fed luxuriously. |
| high-hoe | noun | The European green woodpecker or yaffle. |
| highland | noun | Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. |
| high-low | noun | A laced boot, ankle high. |
| highmost | adjective | Highest. |
| highness | noun | The state of being high; elevation; loftiness., A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness. |
| high-red | adjective | Of a strong red color. |
| highroad | noun | A highway; a much traveled or main road. |
| high-top | noun | A ship’s masthead. |
| hilarity | noun | Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. |
| hillside | noun | The side or declivity of a hill. |
| himselve | pronoun | See 1st Himself. |
| himyaric | adjective | Alt. of Himyaritic |
| hindered | imp. & past participle | of Hinder |
| hinderer | noun | One who, or that which, hinders. |
| hindmost | adjective | Furthest in or toward the rear; last. |
| hinduism | noun | The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindoos; Brahmanism. |
| hinniate | verb i. | Alt. of Hinny |
| hippuric | adjective | Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid. |
| hip tree | The dog-rose. | |
| hireless | adjective | Without hire. |
| hireling | noun | One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary., Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. |
| hirudine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the leeches. |
| hispanic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words. |
| historic | adjective | Alt. of Historical |
| histrion | noun | A player. |
| hitching | present participle & vb. noun | of Hitch |
| hitherto | adverb | To this place; to a prescribed limit., Up to this time; as yet; until now. |
| hiveless | adjective | Destitute of a hive. |