Nouns

hamadryad

noun

large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the la...

hamamelis

noun

deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel

hamate

noun

the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers

hamartia

noun

the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to h...

hamelin

noun

a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as...

hamitic

noun

a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic

hammarskjold

noun

Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the U...

hammerlock

noun

a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up b...

hammertoe

noun

a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch

hammurapi

noun

Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotam...

hamsun

noun

Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)

handbarrow

noun

a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by tw...

handbell

noun

a bell that is held in the hand

handcar

noun

a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor

handbreadth

noun

any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

handclasp

noun

grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an i...

handclap

noun

a clap of the hands to indicate approval

handedness

noun

the property of using one hand more than the other

handgrip

noun

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in or...

handiness

noun

the quality of being at hand when needed

handline

noun

a fishing line managed principally by hand

handloom

noun

a loom powered by hand

handspike

noun

a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever

handwheel

noun

a wheel worked by hand

hangchow

noun

a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco P...

hangbird

noun

eastern subspecies of northern oriole

hansard

noun

the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of...

haphtarah

noun

a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in...

harborage

noun

(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)

harbourage

noun

(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)

hardboard

noun

a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed...

hardbake

noun

a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds

hardihood

noun

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve...

hardheartedness

noun

an absence of concern for the welfare of others

hardiness

noun

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve...

hardpan

noun

crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbon...

harebell

noun

perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell...

hareem

noun

living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female...

hargeisa

noun

a city in northwestern Somalia

haricot

noun

a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually drie...

harijan

noun

belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

harlequinade

noun

acting like a clown or buffoon

harlotry

noun

offering sexual intercourse for pay

harmattan

noun

a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western c...

harmfulness

noun

destructiveness that causes harm or injury

harmsworth

noun

British newspaper publisher (1865-1922)

harquebus

noun

an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

hartebeest

noun

a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve b...

harvestman

noun

spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long...

harvestfish

noun

butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesape...