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Words beginning with H

The letter H

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Heavy Duty

American English pronunciation

Strenuous service.

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hebephilia

American English pronunciation

Adult sexual attraction primarily towards pubescent children and younger adolescents, usually between 10 and 14 years old. Can fall …

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hebrides

/ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/

The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.

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hebron

/ˈhɛbɹən/

A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.

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hecate

/ˈhɛkəti/

A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia.

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Heckler and Koch

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hectares

/ˈhɛkˌtɑɹz/

plural of hectare

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hedge

/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of …

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hedgehog

/ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɔɡ/

A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when…

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Hedman

/ˈhɛdmən/

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hedonistic

/hidəˈnɪstɪk/

Devoted to pleasure.

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HEET

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hefei

/həˈfeɪ/

A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Anhui, in central China.

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hefeweizen

/ˈhɛ.fəˌvaɪ(t).sən/Accent not specified by source

An unfiltered type of wheat beer.

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hegemon

/ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɛ.mən/

A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.

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hegemony

/hiˈdʒɛməni/

Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

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hegemony

/hiˈdʒɛməni/

Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

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heidegger

/ˈhaɪdɪɡɚ/

A surname from German.

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heidelberg

/ˈhaɪdəlbɚɡ/

A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg.

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heidi

/ˈhaɪdi/

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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Heidi Cruz

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Heidi Klum

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heifer

/ˈhaɪfɚ/

A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.

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height

/haɪt/

The distance from the base to the top of something.

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Heike

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heimdall

/ˈheɪm.dɑl/Accent not specified by source

The Norse god who guards the rainbow bridge Bifrost, using his keen eyesight and hearing to watch for invaders and the onset of Ragn…

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heimdallr

American English pronunciation

(Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard

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heinous

/ˈheɪnəs/

Totally reprehensible.

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heinousness

American English pronunciation

The property of being heinous.

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Heinrich Himmler

American English pronunciation

German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)

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