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Words beginning with H

The letter H

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halt

/hɑlt/

Acronym of hungry, angry, lonely, (or) tired.

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halyard

/ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/Accent not specified by source

A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

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hama

/ˈhæmə/

A city in Syria.

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hamadan

/ˈhæməˌdæn/Accent not specified by source

A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.

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haman

/ˈheɪmən/

A surname.

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hamantaschen

American English pronunciation

Traditional Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The filling may be made from variously from p…

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hamartia

/ˌhæˌmɑɹˈtiː.ə/

The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.

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hamburg

/ˈhæmbɝɡ/

A Hamburg steak

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hamburger

/ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/

A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, usually also containing salad vege…

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hamilton

/ˈhæməltən/

Alternative letter-case form of Hamilton (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill).

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Hamilton Beach

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hamish

/ˈhæmɪʃ/

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of mostly Scottish usage.

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hammer

/ˈhæmɚ/

A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

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hammersley

/ˈhæmɚsli/

A surname from Old English.

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hammock

/ˈhæmək/

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends…

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hammurabi

/ˈhæməˌɹɑˌbi/

the sixth king of Babylon.

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hamsa

/ˈhæm.sə/Accent not specified by source

The Hand of Fatima.

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hamzah

American English pronunciation

Alternative form of hamza.

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hanae

American English pronunciation

A female given name from Japanese.

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Hanani

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Hananiah

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handan

American English pronunciation

A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.

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handful

/ˈhændˌfʊl/

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

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handkerchief

/ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

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handset

/ˈhændˌsɛt/

The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

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handsome

/ˈhænsəm/

Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly

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handstands

/ˈhændˌstændz/

plural of handstand

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hanes

/heɪnz/

plural of Hane

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Hang Ten

American English pronunciation

To perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the no…

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Hanga Roa

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