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- hutzpah/ˈhʊt.spə/Extreme self-confidence or audacity, often to the point of being shocking or rude.nounLow
- huxley/ˈhʌksli/A surname of English origin, famously associated with the Huxley family of writers and intellectuals, most notably Aldous Huxley.nounRare
- huygens/ˈhɔɪ.ɡənz/A surname of Christiaan Huygens, a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist.nounVery Low
- huygens eyepiece/ˈhɔɪɡənz ˈaɪ.piːs/A type of simple eyepiece, consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their plane sides facing the eye, designed to reduce optical aberrations.nounVery Low
- huygens' principle/ˌhaɪ.ɡənz ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/A fundamental concept in wave theory stating that every point on a wavefront is a source of secondary wavelets, and the new wavefront is the envelope of these secondary wavelets.nounVery low
- huysmans/ˈhɔɪsmɑːnz/A proper noun referring to the Belgian-born French novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907), known for his Symbolist and Decadent works.nounC2+
- huyton-with-roby/ˌhaɪtən wɪð ˈrəʊbi/A civil parish and administrative area in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, formed by merging the former townships of Huyton and Roby.nounC2
- huzzah/həˈzɑː/An exclamation of joy, approval, or celebration.interjectionnounverb-intransitive+1Rare
- huˌmaniˈtarianism/ˌhjuː.mæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ə.nɪ.zəm/The belief in or promotion of human welfare and social reform through acts of kindness, philanthropy, and the improvement of living conditions, often based on the idea that all people deserve respect and help.nounC1
- hvac/ˌeɪtʃ.viː.eɪˈsiː/A building's system for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning.nounC2
- hwan/hwɑːn/This is not a standard English word. The string 'hwan' is most commonly recognized as part of proper nouns (e.g., Korean surnames like Hwang) or historical/mythological names.nounExtremely rare (Not in general English use)
- hwang hai/ˌhwæŋ ˈhaɪ/The historical name for the Yellow Sea, a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula.nounVery Low
- hwang ho/ˌhwaŋ ˈhəʊ/The Chinese name for a major river in northern China, historically significant and known for its yellow silt.nounC2
- hwange/ˈhwaŋ.ɡeɪ/A proper noun referring to Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.nounExtremely rare; specific to Zimbabwean geography and international conservation/tourism contexts.
- hwyl/ˈhʊɪl/A deep, stirring emotional fervour, passion, or energy, particularly one associated with an eloquent performance, speech, or occasion.nounVery Low (C2+)
- hy/haɪ/An informal, chiefly South African, greeting or interjection meaning 'hello'.nounVery Low
- hy antigen/ˌeɪtʃ ˈwaɪ ˈæntɪdʒən/A specific histocompatibility antigen, a protein marker found on the surface of cells in many mammalian species, involved in tissue compatibility, particularly studied in relation to male-specific immune responses and transplantation.nounExtremely Low / Technical
- hyacinth/ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/A type of flowering plant in the asparagus family, known for its dense spikes of fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.nounC1/C2
- hyacinth bean/ˈhaɪ.ə.sɪnθ ˌbiːn/A tropical climbing plant, Lablab purpureus, cultivated for its edible beans and pods.nounC1
- hyacinthin/ˈhaɪ.ə.sɪn.θɪn/A rare, poetic adjective meaning 'of or like a hyacinth flower,' especially referring to its deep purplish-blue color.nounVery Low
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