English Words Starting With H

• halazone

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈhæləˌzəʊn/A chemical compound, p-sulfondichloramidobenzoic acid, used as a disinfectant for drinking water, particularly by military forces and in emergency situations.
• halberd

  nounLow
  /ˈhælbəd/A two-handed pole weapon consisting of an axe blade topped with a spike and mounted on a long shaft, typically used by infantry in medieval Europe.
• halberdier

  nounC2
  /ˌhalbəˈdɪə/A soldier armed with a halberd.
• halberstadt

  nounC2
  /ˈhælbəˌʃtæt/A proper noun referring primarily to a city in central Germany, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
• halberstam

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhælbəˌstæm/A proper surname, historically of German-Jewish origin.
• halcyon

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈhælsiən/A mythical bird associated with calm seas and sunny, peaceful weather; used primarily to denote a period of idyllic peace, happiness, and prosperity in the past.
• halcyone

  nounlow frequency (literary/poetic)
  /ˈhælsiən/denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
• haldane

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhɔːldeɪn/A proper noun primarily referring to a surname, most famously associated with the evolutionary biologist and geneticist J.B.S. Haldane, and his father, the physiologist J.S. Haldane.
• haldimand

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhældɪmænd/A proper noun referring to a surname, a county in Ontario, Canada, and various place names in Canada and the United States.
• hale

  adjectivenounLow
  /heɪl/(Of an old person) strong and healthy.
• hale telescope

  nounLow
  /ˌheɪl ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/A large reflecting telescope named after its inventor, astronomer George Ellery Hale.
• haleakala

  nounVery Low
  /ˌhɑːliːˌɑːkəˈlɑː/Proper noun: A massive shield volcano on the Hawaiian island of Maui, often called Haleakalā Crater, though it's actually an erosional depression.
• haleakala national park

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːliˌɑːkəˈlɑː ˈnæʃənəl pɑːk/A protected area on the Hawaiian island of Maui, centered around the dormant Haleakalā volcano.
• haler

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈhɑːlə/A monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to one hundredth of a koruna.
• halesowen

  nounVery Low
  /ˌheɪlzˈəʊ.ɪn/A proper noun, referring to a town in the West Midlands, England.
• halevi

  nounExtremely low; obsolete/archaic.
  /ˈheɪlɪvaɪ/An archaic, literary, or poetic term meaning to pull, draw, or drag something or someone with significant effort or force.
• halevy

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhæləviː/A surname of Hebrew origin, often associated with notable individuals, particularly the 19th-century French composer Fromental Halévy.
• haley

  nounLow
  /ˈheɪli/A given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning 'hero' or 'from the hay meadow'.
• half

  adjectiveadverbdeterminernounA1
  /hɑːf/One of two equal parts of something; 50%.
• half bath

  nounC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈbɑːθ/A bathroom containing a toilet and a sink, but no shower or bathtub.

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