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hekhsher
nounVery Low
/ˈhɛxʃə/A certification that food, drink, or other products comply with Jewish religious dietary laws (kashrut).
hekla
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˈhɛklə/A specific, active volcano located in Iceland.
hel
nounC2 (Very High Frequency)
/hɛl/A place or state of eternal punishment, suffering, or misery; used as an expletive to express anger, frustration, or emphasis.
hela cell
nounC1
/ˈhiːlə ˌsɛl/A specific, immortalized cell line used extensively in biological research, originally derived from a cervical cancer sample taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951.
held
verbHigh (C1)
/hɛld/The past tense and past participle of 'hold,' meaning to have had something in one's grasp, possession, or control.
heldentenor
nounLow (specialist term)
/ˈhɛldənˌtɛnɔː/A tenor voice with exceptional power and stamina, suitable for heroic roles in Wagnerian opera.
hele in
verbExtremely Low
/ˈhiːl ɪn/To come or go in; to enter (archaic and chiefly dialectal).
helen
nounLow (as a common noun/concept), High (as a given name).
/ˈhɛlən/A female given name, of Greek origin, most famously associated with Helen of Troy from Greek mythology.
helena
nounC2
/ˈhɛlɪnə/, /həˈliːnə/A female given name of Greek origin, meaning 'light', 'torch', or 'bright one'.
helene
nounUncommon
/həˈliːn/A proper noun, primarily a female given name.
helengrad
nounVery Low
/ˈhɛlənɡrad/A colloquial and often humorous nickname for a city that is perceived to be politically dominated by Helen Clark, or for areas within cities associated with her or her supporters.
helenite
nounVery Low (extremely rare/technical)
/ˈhɛlənaɪt/A type of dark, greenish-brown, naturally occurring volcanic glass, obsidian variant, named after a classical figure 'Helen'.
helenium
nounC2
/hɪˈliːniəm/A genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly called sneezeweed.
helga
nounVery low
/ˈhɛlɡə/A feminine given name of Old Norse origin, meaning 'holy', 'blessed', or 'prosperous'.
helgi
nounVery Low (Archaic/Historical/Proper Noun)
/ˈhɛlɡi/A historical Norse (Old Norse) personal name for a male, meaning 'holy one' or 'blessed one'.
helgoland
nounVery Low
/ˈhɛlɡəʊˌlænd/A small archipelago in the North Sea, belonging to Germany.
heli-boarding
nounC2 (very rare)
/ˈhɛli ˌbɔːdɪŋ/A method of accessing remote, steep, or difficult-to-reach mountain slopes for snowboarding via helicopter.
heli-skiing
nounC2
/ˈhɛli ˌskiːɪŋ/A form of skiing where participants are transported to remote, pristine slopes by helicopter, allowing access to unmarked, backcountry terrain.
heliacal rising
nounVery Low / Technical
/hɪˈlaɪəkəl ˈraɪzɪŋ/The first appearance of a star or planet just before sunrise, after a period when it was hidden by the sun's glare.
helianthemum
nounLow
/ˌhiːlɪˈænθɪməm/a low-growing perennial plant of the rockrose family, typically with yellow or white flowers.

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