English words starting with H

An area of high or mountainous land.

To mark text with a bright color to make it easy to see or to emphasize it.

A compilation of the most exciting, skillful, or memorable moments from a sports game, performance, or event, often edited together for entertainment or promotional purposes.

made visually prominent or emphasized, especially with a bright color or strong light.

a special pen containing bright, transparent ink, used to mark parts of a text so they can be seen easily.

The action of emphasizing or making something prominent.

to a high degree or level; very

Having a great deal of skill, expertise, or training in a particular area.

Having received a large amount of intensive and specialized training or instruction.

A title used when speaking to or about a member of the royal family, especially a prince or princess.

to leave or move very quickly, especially in order to escape or avoid something

a main road for traveling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns

(in the past) a man, usually on horseback, who robbed travellers on public roads.

a head covering worn in public by some muslim women.

to illegally take control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, during a journey, often using force or threats.

to seize control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, by force during a journey.

a person who illegally seizes control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, while it is traveling.

The illegal seizure of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, while it is in transit.

boisterous, lively, or playful activities; high-spirited fun or mischief.

a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically assigned male at birth, and who often has a feminine gender expression, especially in the cultures of the indian subcontinent.

to walk a long distance in the countryside, especially for pleasure

A person who walks long distances, especially across country or in the countryside for pleasure.

The activity of going for long walks in the countryside for pleasure.

Relating to or characterized by hilarity; hilarious.

extremely funny and causing loud laughter.

in an extremely funny way, causing loud laughter.

Loud, boisterous laughter or a situation causing great amusement and laughter.

A naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain.

An area of land that is full of hills, especially one that is not mountainous.

a person from a mountainous area, especially from a remote rural area in the southeastern us, often considered to be unsophisticated.

a small hill or mound.

The sloping side of a hill.

The top of a hill.

having many hills

The handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife.

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

Relating to the Himalayas, a vast mountain system in Asia.

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male/female person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.

Located at or near the back

To make it difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen.

Made it difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen; obstructed.

An Indo-Aryan language that is the official language of India.

furthest back; last.

The back half of the body of a four-legged animal, including the two hind legs and the surrounding parts.

a thing that makes it more difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen

Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened.

A follower of Hinduism

a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes.

Attached by or fitted with a hinge.

arousing suspicion; questionable or dubious

A small piece of information that helps you guess an answer or do something more easily.

the land that lies behind a coast or the shore of a large river.

The part of the body at the top of the leg, below the waist, where the leg bone joins the pelvis.

Deep enough to reach the hips.

Reaching up to the hips.

A style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing.

a person who performs hip-hop music, especially a rapper.

A belt or padded strap that is part of a backpack, designed to fasten around the hips to transfer weight from the shoulders.

either of the two large, flat bones forming the sides of the pelvis.

the quality or state of being fashionable, stylish, or aware of the latest trends and developments.

(of a roof) having sloping ends or sides as well as sloping front and back

A person, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, who rejected conventional social values, often having long hair, wearing casual or unusual clothes, and taking drugs.

A hippopotamus.

relating to or located in the hippocampus, a curved structure in the brain that is important for learning and memory.

a curved elongated ridge in the brain, important for learning and memory.

Relating to or conforming to the principles of medical practice traditionally associated with the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, especially the Hippocratic Oath.

A large African animal with a large head and mouth and thick gray skin, that lives in rivers and lakes.

a person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.

To pay money to use something for a short period.

having been employed for wages or a salary.

A person who works purely for money, especially one who is willing to do unpleasant or dishonest tasks for payment.

the act or process of employing someone for wages

having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body

Belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

Designed for or used by a couple, typically a man and a woman, with one item for each.

Belonging to or associated with a person of either sex whose gender is unspecified or considered irrelevant.

Relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America.

Relating to or denoting a person of Latin American origin or descent living in the United States.

Describing a business, company, or asset that is owned by a person or people of Hispanic origin.

to make a sharp sound like a long 's', often to show disapproval or anger

a sharp sound like a long 's', often made to express disapproval or by something moving quickly through the air

a fit of temper or a petulant outburst, often characterized by angry or tearful complaining.

A chemical compound released by cells in the body during an allergic reaction, causing inflammation and other symptoms.

A type of large, stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue, part of the mononuclear phagocyte system.

A condition, often a rare disease, characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of histiocytes (a type of immune cell) in the body's tissues.

A diagram consisting of rectangles whose area is proportional to the frequency of a variable and whose width is equal to the class interval.

Relating to the microscopic structure of tissues.

Relating to the study of the microscopic structure of tissues.

in a way that relates to the study of the microscopic structure of tissues.

The scientific study of the microscopic structure of tissues.

any of a group of basic proteins found in chromatin.

Relating to or involving the study of the microscopic structure of diseased tissue.

Relating to or involving the study of changes in tissues caused by disease.

The study of changes in tissues caused by disease, especially as observed under a microscope.

A disease caused by infection with a fungus found in soil contaminated by bird or bat droppings, which can affect the lungs and sometimes other parts of the body.

a person who studies or writes about history; an expert in history.

Famous or important in history, or potentially so.

Relating to the study of past events.

Relating to or involving the critical analysis of historical texts, events, or developments, especially to establish their authenticity, context, and meaning.

In a way that relates to or is based on events in the past.

The theory that social and cultural phenomena are determined by history.

The quality of being part of history, or of having actually happened in the past; historical authenticity.

The act or process of making something historic or of treating something from a historical perspective.

To treat or represent something from the past in the context of history.

A writer of history; especially one who employs the methods of critical scholarship.

relating to the writing of history or the study of historical writing.

Relating to the writing of history or the study of the methods and principles of historical writing.

the writing of history, especially the study of the principles and methods of historical research and writing.

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

Creating or involved in an event of great significance, especially one that will be recorded in history.

excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.

exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.

to bring your hand, or an object you are holding, against somebody/something quickly and with force

Sometimes successful and sometimes not; unpredictable in quality or outcome.

describing a traffic accident in which the driver responsible does not stop to help or provide their details

Relating to or involved in the creation of popular and commercially successful songs or records.

Dependent on chance; sometimes successful and sometimes not

to get a free ride in a vehicle by standing at the side of the road and signaling to the driver