English Words Starting With H

• hawaiian honeycreeper

  nounLow
  /həˈwaɪ.ən ˈhʌn.iˌkriː.pər/A small, often brightly colored bird native to Hawaii, known for its varied beak adaptations for feeding on nectar.
• hawaiian islands

  plural-nounB1
  /həˌwaɪ.ən ˈaɪ.ləndz/A Pacific archipelago and the 50th state of the United States, consisting of eight major volcanic islands.
• hawaiian kingdom

  nounLow/Very Low (Specialized Historical/Legal Term)
  /həˌwaɪ.ən ˈkɪŋ.dəm/A sovereign state that existed from 1795 until 1893 on the Hawaiian Islands.
• hawaiian pidgin

  nounLow frequency (regionally specific)
  /həˌwaɪ.ən ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/A creole language that developed in Hawaii as a means of communication between native Hawaiians and immigrant workers from Asia, Europe, and North America.
• hawaiian shirt

  nounB1
  /həˌwaɪ.ən ˈʃɜːt/A casual, brightly coloured, short-sleeved shirt, typically made of cotton or rayon, with a collar and a buttoned front, often featuring prints of tropical motifs (flowers, palm trees, birds, etc.).
• hawaiki

  nounVery Low
  /həˈwaɪki/The traditional ancestral homeland of the Māori people of New Zealand, often understood as a spiritual or mythical place of origin.
• hawalli

  nounN/A (non-existent in standard corpora)
  N/AThis word is not a recognized lexical item in standard English. The task appears to be based on a nonce word, typographical error, or proper noun (e.g., the city 'Hawalli' in Kuwait). Without an established definition in the English lexicon, standard dictionary data cannot be generated.
• hawes water

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhɔːz ˌwɔːtə/A specific lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.
• hawfinch

  nounC2
  /ˈhɔːfɪn(t)ʃ/A large, powerful finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) with a massive, conical beak adapted for cracking hard seeds and fruit stones.
• hawg

  nounLow
  /hɔːɡ/A colloquial and dialectal variant of 'hog', primarily referring to a large, often greedy pig.
• hawick

  nounVery Low (Geographically specific proper noun)
  /ˈhɔːɪk/A proper noun; the name of a town in the Scottish Borders region.
• hawk

  nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
  /hɔːk/A bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, known for keen vision and hunting small animals.
• hawk moth

  nounLow
  /ˈhɔːk ˌmɒθ/A large, fast-flying moth with a stout body and narrow wings, often active at dusk or night.
• hawk owl

  nounC1/C2 (Specialised)
  /ˈhɔːk ˌaʊl/A specific type of medium-sized owl that hunts during dawn and dusk, known for its hawk-like flight and appearance.
• hawk's beard

  nounLow
  /ˈhɔːks bɪəd/A common name for various wildflower plants in the genus Crepis, typically with dandelion-like yellow flowers that turn to fluffy seed heads.
• hawk's-eye

  nounLow
  /ˈhɔːks ˌaɪ/A variety of quartz with a bluish-grey colour and chatoyant effect resembling the eye of a hawk.
• hawk-eye

  nounLow (C1-C2)
  /ˈhɔːk ˌaɪ/A person who watches or observes very closely and perceptively, often with sharp vision, suspicion, or critical attention.
• hawkbill

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
  /ˈhɔːk.bɪl/A species of sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) known for its narrow, pointed beak resembling a hawk's bill.
• hawkbit

  nounC2
  /ˈhɔːkbɪt/A common name for several species of small, yellow-flowered, dandelion-like plants in the genus Leontodon or Scorzoneroides, often found in grasslands and meadows.
• hawke

  nounlow (archaic/regional)
  /hɔːk/to hunt with a trained hawk or falcon

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