English Words Starting With H

• half-hitch

  nounC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈhɪtʃ/A simple knot made by passing the end of a rope around the standing part and then through the loop thus formed.
• half-hour

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈaʊə(r)/A period of thirty minutes.
• half-hunter

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈhʌntə/A type of watch with a hinged metal lid covering the crystal, featuring a small central opening through which the hands can be glimpsed.
• half-inch

  nounverbLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈɪntʃ/ (noun), /ˌhɑːf ˈɪntʃ/ (verb slang)To steal or pilfer (something), typically something small or of relatively low value. It is a British slang term derived from rhyming slang, where "half-inch" rhymes with "pinch."
• half-jack

  nounRare / Historical
  /ˌhɑːf ˈdʒæk/A historical slang term for a half-pint metal flask, often used for holding spirits or other liquids.
• half-lap joint

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈlæp ˌdʒɔɪnt/A woodworking joint where two pieces of material are joined by removing material from each to half their thickness so they overlap flush.
• half-leather

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈlɛðə/A bookbinding where only the spine and corners are covered in leather, and the remainder of the covers are in a cheaper material like cloth or paper.
• half-length

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈleŋθ/Covering or measuring only half of the usual or full length.
• half-life

  nounC1
  /ˈhɑːfˌlaɪf/The time required for a quantity (especially a radioactive substance) to reduce to half its initial value.
• half-light

  nounC1-C2 / Low Frequency (Literary, Poetic)
  /ˈhɑːf ˌlaɪt/A dim, faint, or subdued light, often occurring at dawn or dusk, where visibility is partial and indistinct.
• half-line

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːfˈlaɪn/A unit of verse, typically in ancient poetry, comprising half of a complete line (or sometimes a short line), often marked by a caesura.
• half-liter

  nounB1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈliː.tər/A unit of volume equal to 500 millilitres or half of a litre.
• half-marathon

  nounB1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈmær.ə.θən/A long-distance running race that is exactly half the distance of a full marathon.
• half-mast

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈmɑːst/A position, particularly of a flag on a ship or flagpole, lowered halfway down the pole as a mark of respect for a deceased person or during a national mourning period.
• half-mile

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈmaɪl/A unit of linear distance equal to 880 yards or 0.5 miles (approximately 804.67 metres).
• half-miler

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialised athletic/sports term)
  /ˌhɑːf ˈmaɪ.lər/An athlete who specialises in the half-mile race, a running event of 880 yards or approximately 800 meters.
• half-minute

  nounC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈmɪnɪt/A period of thirty seconds.
• half-moon

  nounB2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈmuːn/The shape of the moon when only half of its near side is illuminated by the sun; the lunar phase between first quarter and third quarter.
• half-note

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈhɑːfˌnəʊt/A musical note with the time value of half a whole note, held for two beats in common time.
• half-open interval

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈəʊpən ˈɪntəvəl/A set of real numbers that includes one endpoint but not the other, typically written as [a, b) or (a, b], meaning all numbers x such that a ≤ x < b or a < x ≤ b, respectively.

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