| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| headbeard | noun | A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave. |
| headdress | noun | A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire., A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc. |
| headfirst | adverb | Alt. of Headforemost |
| head gear | noun | Alt. of Headgear |
| headiness | noun | The quality of being heady. |
| headlight | noun | A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night, or in going through a dark tunnel. |
| headpiece | noun | Head., A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages., Understanding; mental faculty., An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page. |
| headshake | noun | A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. |
| headstall | noun | That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head. |
| headstock | noun | A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine, The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; — also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock., The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc. |
| headstone | noun | The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone., The stone at the head of a grave. |
| healingly | adverb | So as to heal or cure. |
| healthful | adjective | Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant., Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet., Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition., Well-disposed; favorable. |
| healthily | adverb | In a healthy manner. |
| hearkened | imp. & past participle | of Hearken |
| hearkener | noun | One who hearkens; a listener. |
| heartache | noun | Sorrow; anguish of mind; mental pang. |
| heartburn | noun | An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended with an inclination to vomit. It is sometimes idiopathic, but is often a symptom of often complaints. |
| heartdear | adjective | Sincerely beloved. |
| heartdeep | adjective | Rooted in the heart. |
| heartener | noun | One who, or that which, heartens, animates, or stirs up. |
| heartfelt | adjective | Hearty; sincere. |
| heariness | noun | The quality of being hearty; as, the heartiness of a greeting. |
| heartless | adjective | Without a heart., Destitute of courage; spiritless; despodent., Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel. |
| heartseed | noun | A climbing plant of the genus Cardiospermum, having round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart. |
| heartsick | adjective | Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very despondent. |
| heartsome | adjective | Merry; cheerful; lively. |
| heartwood | noun | The hard, central part of the trunk of a tree, consisting of the old and matured wood, and usually differing in color from the outer layers. It is technically known as duramen, and distinguished from the softer sapwood or alburnum. |
| heathclad | adjective | Clad or crowned with heath. |
| heathenry | noun | The state, quality, or character of the heathen., Heathendom; heathen nations. |
| heatingly | adverb | In a heating manner; so as to make or become hot or heated. |
| heavening | present participle & vb. noun | of Heaven |
| heavenize | verb t. | To render like heaven or fit for heaven. |
| heaviness | noun | The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses; weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness. |
| heavisome | adjective | Heavy; dull. |
| hebetated | imp. & past participle | of Hebetate |
| hebraized | imp. & past participle | of Hebraize |
| hebrewess | noun | An Israelitish woman. |
| hebrician | noun | A Hebraist. |
| hebridean | adjective | Alt. of Hebridian |
| hebridian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the islands called Hebrides, west of Scotland., A native or inhabitant of the Hebrides. |
| hecdecane | noun | A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon; — called also hexadecane. |
| hectogram | noun | A measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, or about 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. |
| hectoring | present participle & vb. noun | of Hector |
| hectorism | noun | The disposition or the practice of a hector; a bullying. |
| hedgeborn | adjective | Born under a hedge; of low birth. |
| hedgebote | noun | Same as Haybote. |
| hedgeless | adjective | Having no hedge. |
| heelpiece | noun | A piece of armor to protect the heels., A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe., The end. |
| hegemonic | adjective | Alt. of Hegemonical |
| hektogram | noun | Alt. of Hektometer |
| heliconia | noun | One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white. |
| heliolite | noun | A fossil coral of the genus Heliolites, having twelve-rayed cells. It is found in the Silurian rocks. |
| heliopora | noun | An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the Alcyonaria; — called also blue coral. |
| heliostat | noun | An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope. |
| heliotype | noun | A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy. |
| heliotypy | noun | A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography. |
| hellbroth | noun | A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation. |
| hellebore | noun | A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients., Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore. |
| hellenian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks. |
| hellenism | noun | A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism., The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection. |
| hellenist | noun | One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1)., One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist. |
| hellenize | verb i. | To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize., To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word. |
| hellhound | noun | A dog of hell; an agent of hell. |
| helvetian | adjective | Same as Helvetic., A Swiss; a Switzer. |
| hemachate | noun | A species of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper. |
| hematherm | noun | A warm-blooded animal. |
| hematinon | noun | A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc. |
| hematitic | adjective | Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it. |
| hematosin | noun | The hematin of blood. |
| hematosis | noun | Sanguification; the conversion of chyle into blood., The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the formation of blood in general; haematogenesis. |
| hematuria | noun | Passage of urine mingled with blood. |
| hemelytra | plural | of Hemelytrum |
| hemerobid | adjective | Of relating to the hemerobians. |
| hemicrany | noun | Hemicranis. |
| hemicycle | noun | A half circle; a semicircle., A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room. |
| hemiglyph | noun | The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order. |
| hemiopsia | noun | A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at. |
| hemiplegy | noun | Hemiplegia. |
| hemiptera | noun pl. | An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. |
| hemistich | noun | Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed. |
| hemitrope | adjective | Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure., That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure. |
| hemitropy | noun | Twin composition in crystals. |
| hemselven | pronoun | Themselves; — used reflexively. |
| hemstitch | verb t. | To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief. |
| hendecane | noun | A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; — so called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called also endecane, undecane. |
| hendiadys | noun | A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups. |
| henhouses | plural | of Henhouse |
| henoge ny | noun | Alt. of Henogenesis |
| henpecked | imp. & past participle | of Henpeck |
| hepaticae | plural | of Hepatica |
| hepatical | adjective | Hepatic. |
| hepatitis | noun | Inflammation of the liver. |
| hepatized | imp. & past participle | of Hepatize |
| heptaglot | noun | A book in seven languages. |
| heptarchy | noun | A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers. |
| heptylene | noun | A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene. |
| herakline | noun | A picrate compound, used as an explosive in blasting. |
| heralding | present participle & vb. noun | of Herald |
| herbalism | noun | The knowledge of herbs. |
| herbalist | noun | One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs. |
| herbarian | noun | A herbalist. |
| herbarist | noun | A herbalist. |
| herbarium | noun | A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically arranged., A book or case for preserving dried plants. |
| herbarize | verb t. | See Herborize. |
| herbivora | noun pl. | An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation. |
| herbivore | noun | One of the Herbivora. |
| herborist | noun | A herbalist. |
| herborize | verb i. | To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view to classifying them., To form the figures of plants in; — said in reference to minerals. See Arborized. |
| herculean | adjective | Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task., Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean limbs. |
| hercynian | adjective | Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains. |
| herderite | noun | A rare fluophosphate of glucina, in small white crystals. |
| herdgroom | noun | A herdsman. |
| hereafter | adverb | In time to come; in some future time or state., A future existence or state. |
| herehence | adverb | From hence. |
| heretical | adjective | Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by, heresy. |
| heritable | adjective | Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable., Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. |
| heritance | noun | Heritage; inheritance. |
| hermitage | noun | The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence., A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drome. |
| hermitary | noun | A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit. |
| hermitess | noun | A female hermit. |
| heronshaw | noun | A heron. |
| herpetism | noun | See Dartrous diathesis, under Dartrous. |
| hersillon | noun | A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable. |
| hesitancy | noun | The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates., A stammering; a faltering in speech. |
| hesitated | imp. & past participle | of Hesitate |
| hesperian | adjective | Western; being in the west; occidental., A native or an inhabitant of a western country., Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidae, or skippers., Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidae; a skipper. |
| hesternal | adjective | Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See Yester, a. |
| hesychast | noun | One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist. |
| hetairism | noun | Alt. of Hetarism |
| heterodox | adjective | Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; — said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects., Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; — said of persons., An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. |
| heteronym | noun | That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name or designation from some other thing; — opposed to homonym. |
| heteropod | noun | One of the Heteropoda., Heteropodous. |
| heterosis | noun | A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: “What is life to such as me?” |
| heuristic | adjective | Serving to discover or find out. |
| hexabasic | adjective | Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being replaced or saturated by bases; — said of acids; as, mellitic acid is hexabasic. |
| hexachord | noun | A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
| hexagonal | adjective | Having six sides and six angles; six-sided. |
| hexagynia | noun pl. | A Linnaean order of plants having six pistils. |
| hexahedra | plural | of Hexahedron |
| hexameter | noun | A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. In English hexameters accent takes the place of quantity., Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees. |
| hexandria | noun pl. | A Linnaean class of plants having six stamens. |
| hexastich | noun | Alt. of Hexastichon |
| hexastyle | adjective | Having six columns in front; — said of a portico or temple., A hexastyle portico or temple. |
| hexateuch | noun | The first six books of the Old Testament. |
| hexatomic | adjective | Having six atoms in the molecule., Having six replaceable radicals. |