English Words Starting With H

• hartford

  nounLow
  /ˈhɑːtfəd/A proper noun referring to the capital city of Connecticut, USA.
• harthacanute

  nounVery Low (Obscure/Historical)
  /ˌhɑː.θə.kəˈnjuːt/Proper noun; the name of a historical king of Denmark and England in the 11th century.
• hartington

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈhɑː.tɪŋ.tən/A surname of English origin; historically associated with a noble family (Cavendish) and a town.
• hartlepool

  nounRare
  /ˈhɑːtl.puːl/A town and port in County Durham in northeast England, on the North Sea coast.
• hartley

  nounLow (as a common noun); Moderate (as a proper noun/name); Very Low (technical term).
  /ˈhɑːt.li/A proper noun, most commonly a surname or given name of English origin, also used in specific technical and place names.
• hartline

  nounRare (Technical)
  /ˈhɑːtlaɪn/The surname of physiologist Haldan Keffer Hartline, specifically used in 'Hartline cell' or 'Hartline-Ratliff model' to refer to concepts in visual neuroscience.
• hartmann

  nounRare (outside of proper names)
  /ˈhɑːtmən/A proper noun most commonly referring to a German surname meaning 'strong man' or 'brave man', derived from Old High German
• hartnell

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhɑːtnəl/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of English origin.
• hartshorn

  nounC2
  /ˈhɑːts.hɔːn/(Historical/Archaic) A substance, ammonium carbonate, originally obtained from the antlers of male red deer (harts), used as a source of ammonia and in smelling salts.
• harum-scarum

  adjectiveadverbnounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌhɛːrəmˈskɛːrəm/Reckless, rash, or irresponsible in behavior; acting without care or thought.
• harun al-rashid

  nounLow
  /hɑːˈruːn ˌæl ræˈʃiːd/The fifth and most famous Abbasid caliph, ruling from 786 to 809 CE, known as a symbol of the Islamic Golden Age's cultural and political peak.
• harunobu

  nounVery Low
  /ˌhɑːrʊˈnəʊbuː/A proper noun referring to Suzuki Harunobu, an 18th-century Japanese woodblock print artist.
• haruspex

  nounVery Low
  /həˈrʌspɛks/A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals.
• haruspicy

  nounVery Low
  /həˈrʌspɪsi/The practice of divination by inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals.
• harvard

  nounMedium
  /ˈhɑː.vəd/A prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1636. It is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
• harvard beets

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈhɑː.vəd ˈbiːts/A specific dish of cooked beets pickled in a sweet-and-sour sauce.
• harvard chair

  nounLow frequency (Specialized term)
  /ˈhɑː.vəd ˌtʃeər/A specific model of traditional wooden armchair with a distinctive design, originally associated with Harvard University libraries and lecture halls, featuring a sturdy frame, curved back, and often leather or wood seat.
• harvard classification

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑː.vəd ˌklæs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/A system for categorizing stars based on their spectral characteristics (primarily temperature), using letters O, B, A, F, G, K, M.
• harve

  nounExtremely low
  /hɑːv/To receive; to have in possession. (Regional, obsolete)
• harvest

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈhɑːvɪst/The process or period of gathering crops from the fields; the gathered crops themselves.

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