English Words Starting With H

• has-been

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈhæz biːn/A person or thing that was once popular, famous, or important but is no longer so; something past its prime.
• hasa

  nounVery Low
  /hæz ə/ (or dialectal /hazə/)A non-standard, informal, or dialectal contraction of 'has a'.
• hasan

  nounVery Low
  /həˈsɑːn/A common male given name of Arabic origin, meaning 'handsome', 'good', or 'virtuous'.
• hasan al-basri

  nounC2
  /ˈhæsæn æl ˈbæsriː/A prominent early Islamic scholar and theologian from the 7th-8th century CE
• hasanlu

  nounVery low (academic/archaeology context only)
  /ˌhæs.ənˈluː/An important archaeological site in northwestern Iran.
• hasbian

  nounVery low
  /hæzˈbɪz.i.ən/A woman who was formerly in a lesbian relationship or identified as lesbian but is now in a heterosexual relationship.
• hasbrouck heights

  nounProper noun; extremely low frequency outside of regional/geographical contexts.
  A proper noun referring to a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, USA.
• hasdrubal

  nounVery Low (C2/Proficiency Level). Primarily encountered in historical, academic, or highly specific literary contexts.
  /ˈhæzdrʊbəl/A proper noun referring to several Carthaginian generals and statesmen during the Punic Wars, most notably the brother of Hannibal Barca.
• hasek

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhæʃɛk/A surname of Czech origin, most famously borne by the writer Jaroslav Hašek.
• hasenpfeffer

  nounLow
  /ˈhɑːzənˌfɛfə/A traditional German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare.
• hash

  nounverbverb-transitivemedium
  /hæʃ/A dish of cooked meat that has been chopped into small pieces and recooked, often with potatoes.
• hash browns

  plural-nounB1
  /ˈhæʃ ˌbraʊnz/A breakfast dish made from finely chopped or shredded potatoes that are fried until crispy and brown.
• hash buster

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhæʃ ˌbʌs.tər/A tool, script, or piece of data (often random) used to alter the input of a hash function in order to find a desired output, specifically to create or find a blockchain transaction or block with a hash that meets certain criteria (e.g., leading zeros).
• hash house

  nounC1
  /ˈhæʃ ˌhaʊs/A cheap, basic restaurant serving simple, often fried or greasy food.
• hash key

  nounB1
  /ˈhæʃ ˌkiː/The # symbol on a telephone keypad or computer keyboard.
• hash mark

  nounB2
  /ˈhæʃ ˌmɑːk/A symbol consisting of two parallel horizontal lines and two parallel vertical lines (#), used to represent the word 'number' or to indicate a hashtag.
• hash table

  nounLow
  /ˈhæʃ ˌteɪbl̩/A data structure that implements an associative array, mapping keys to values, using a hash function to compute an index into an array of buckets or slots.
• hash value

  nounC1
  /ˈhæʃ ˌvæl.juː/A unique alphanumeric string generated by a hash function from an input of any size; used to uniquely represent data.
• hash-slinger

  nounLow / Rare
  /ˈhæʃˌslɪŋ.ə/A person who prepares or serves food in a cheap, informal restaurant or diner; a cook or server, especially one with a fast-paced, unskilled, or rough manner.
• hashem

  nounLow/High
  /hɑːˈʃɛm/A transliterated Hebrew term used by Orthodox Jews as a reverential substitute for the sacred name of God.

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