| hi | (noun) an expression of greeting | Synonyms: hello, how-do-you-do, howdy, hullo |
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| hiatus | (noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | Synonyms: foramen |
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| (noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) | - |
| (noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, reprieve, respite, suspension |
| hibachi | (noun) a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking | - |
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| hibernation | (noun) the act of retiring into inactivity | - |
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| (noun) the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter | - |
| (noun) cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals | - |
| hibiscus | (noun) any plant of the genus Hibiscus | - |
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| hiccough | (noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | Synonyms: hiccup, singultus |
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| hiccup | (noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | Synonyms: hiccough, singultus |
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| hick | (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | Synonyms: bumpkin, chawbacon, hayseed, rube, yahoo, yokel |
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| hickey | (noun) a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover | Synonyms: love bite |
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| (noun) a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne | Synonyms: pimple, zit |
| hickory | (noun) American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts | Synonyms: hickory tree |
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| (noun) valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees | - |
| hiddenite | (noun) a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone | - |
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| hiddenness | (noun) the state of being covert and hidden | Synonyms: covertness |
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| hide | (noun) body covering of a living animal | Synonyms: pelt, skin |
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| (noun) the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) | Synonyms: fell |
| hideaway | (noun) an area where you can be alone | Synonyms: retreat |
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| (noun) a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | Synonyms: den, hideout |
| hideousness | (noun) dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness | - |
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| hideout | (noun) a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws | Synonyms: den, hideaway |
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| hiding | (noun) the activity of keeping something secret | Synonyms: concealing, concealment |
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| (noun) the state of being hidden | - |
| hidrosis | (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | Synonyms: diaphoresis, perspiration, sudation, sweating |
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| hierarch | (noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary | Synonyms: archpriest, high priest, prelate, primate |
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| (noun) a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy | - |
| hierarchisation | (noun) The act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy. | Synonyms: hierarchization |
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| hierarchization | (noun) The act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy. | Synonyms: hierarchisation |
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| hierarchy | (noun) a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system | - |
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| (noun) the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | Synonyms: pecking order, power structure |
| hieratic | (noun) a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests | Synonyms: hieratic script |
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| hierocracy | (noun) a ruling body composed of clergy | - |
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| hieroglyph | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
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| (noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyphic |
| hieroglyphic | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
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| (noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
| hierolatry | (noun) the worship of saints | Synonyms: hagiolatry |
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| high | (noun) a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed | Synonyms: high gear |
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| (noun) a lofty level or position or degree | - |
| (noun) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 | Synonyms: high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school |
| (noun) a high place | Synonyms: heights |
| (noun) an air mass of higher than normal pressure | - |
| (noun) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | - |
| (noun) a state of sustained elation | - |
| highball | (noun) a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass | - |
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| highbinder | (noun) a corrupt politician | - |
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| highboard | (noun) a high diving board | - |
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| highboy | (noun) a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs | Synonyms: tallboy |
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| highbrow | (noun) a person of intellectual or erudite tastes | - |
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| highchair | (noun) a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray | Synonyms: feeding chair |
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| highflier | (noun) a person of great ability and ambition | Synonyms: highflyer |
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| highflyer | (noun) a person of great ability and ambition | Synonyms: highflier |
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| highjack | (noun) seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination | Synonyms: hijack |
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| highjacker | (noun) a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | Synonyms: highwayman, hijacker, road agent |
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| (noun) someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | Synonyms: hijacker |
| highjacking | (noun) robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | Synonyms: hijacking |
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| highland | (noun) elevated (e.g., mountainous) land | Synonyms: upland |
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| highlife | (noun) the activity of excessive spending | Synonyms: extravagance, high life, lavishness, prodigality |
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| highlight | (noun) an area of lightness in a picture | Synonyms: highlighting |
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| (noun) the most interesting or memorable part | Synonyms: high spot |
| highlighter | (noun) a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text | - |
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| (noun) a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones | - |
| highlighting | (noun) an area of lightness in a picture | Synonyms: highlight |
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| highness | (noun) the quality of being high or lofty | Synonyms: loftiness |
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| (noun) a high degree (of amount or force etc.) | - |
| highroad | (noun) a highway | Synonyms: trunk road |
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| highschool | (noun) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 | Synonyms: high, high school, senior high, senior high school |
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| highwater | (noun) the tide when the water is highest | Synonyms: high tide, high water |
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| highway | (noun) a major road for any form of motor transport | Synonyms: main road |
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| highwayman | (noun) a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | Synonyms: highjacker, hijacker, road agent |
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| hijab | (noun) the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home | - |
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| (noun) a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face | - |
| hijack | (noun) seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination | Synonyms: highjack |
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| hijacker | (noun) a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | Synonyms: highjacker, highwayman, road agent |
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| (noun) someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | Synonyms: highjacker |
| hijacking | (noun) robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | Synonyms: highjacking |
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| hijinks | (noun) noisy and mischievous merrymaking | Synonyms: high jinks, high jinx, jinks |
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| hike | (noun) a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure | Synonyms: hiking, tramp |
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| (noun) the amount a salary is increased | Synonyms: raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase |
| (noun) an increase in cost | Synonyms: boost, cost increase, rise |
| hiker | (noun) a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) | Synonyms: tramp, tramper |
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| hiking | (noun) a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure | Synonyms: hike, tramp |
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| hilarity | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulness |
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| hill | (noun) (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands | Synonyms: mound, pitcher's mound |
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| (noun) structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones | Synonyms: mound |
| (noun) a local and well-defined elevation of the land | - |
| hillbilly | (noun) a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person | Synonyms: bushwhacker |
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| hilliness | (noun) the quality of being hilly | - |
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| hillock | (noun) a small natural hill | Synonyms: hammock, hummock, knoll, mound |
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| hillside | (noun) the side or slope of a hill | - |
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| hilltop | (noun) the peak of a hill | Synonyms: brow |
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| hilt | (noun) the handle of a sword or dagger | - |
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| hilum | (noun) (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ | Synonyms: hilus |
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| (noun) the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle | - |
| hilus | (noun) (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ | Synonyms: hilum |
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| hin | (noun) ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons | - |
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| hind | (noun) a female deer, especially an adult female red deer | - |
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| (noun) any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers | - |
| hindbrain | (noun) the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem | Synonyms: rhombencephalon |
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| hinderance | (noun) the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | Synonyms: hindrance, interference |
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| (noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | Synonyms: encumbrance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
| (noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance, impediment |
| hindfoot | (noun) a rear foot of a quadruped | - |
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| hindgut | (noun) the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos | - |
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| hindlimb | (noun) a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals | Synonyms: hind limb |
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| hindquarter | (noun) the back half of a side of meat | - |
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| hindquarters | (noun) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | Synonyms: croup, croupe, rump |
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| (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
| hindrance | (noun) the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | Synonyms: hinderance, interference |
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| (noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | Synonyms: encumbrance, hinderance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive |
| (noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, impediment |
| hindshank | (noun) a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg | - |
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| hindsight | (noun) understanding the nature of an event after it has happened | - |
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| hinge | (noun) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other | Synonyms: flexible joint |
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| (noun) a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend | - |
| hinny | (noun) hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile | - |
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| hint | (noun) an indirect suggestion | Synonyms: breath, intimation |
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| (noun) a slight indication | Synonyms: clue |
| (noun) an indication of potential opportunity | Synonyms: confidential information, lead, steer, tip, wind |
| (noun) a slight but appreciable amount | Synonyms: jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch |
| (noun) a just detectable amount | Synonyms: suggestion, tint, trace |
| hinterland | (noun) a remote and undeveloped area | Synonyms: back country, backwoods, boondocks |
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| hip | (noun) either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh | - |
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| (noun) the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | Synonyms: pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis |
| (noun) the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum | Synonyms: articulatio coxae, coxa, hip joint |
| (noun) the fruit of a rose plant | Synonyms: rose hip, rosehip |
| (noun) (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof | - |
| hipbone | (noun) large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis | Synonyms: innominate bone |
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| hipflask | (noun) a flask that holds spirits | Synonyms: pocket flask |
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| hipline | (noun) the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment | - |
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| (noun) the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part | - |
| hippeastrum | (noun) amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers | Synonyms: Hippeastrum puniceum |
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| hippie | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippy, hipster |
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| hippies | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hipsters |
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| hippo | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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| hippoboscid | (noun) bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals | Synonyms: louse fly |
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| hippocampus | (noun) a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories | - |
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| hippodrome | (noun) a stadium for horse shows or horse races | - |
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| hippopotamus | (noun) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | Synonyms: hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse |
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| hippy | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippie, hipster |
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| hipster | (noun) someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | Synonyms: flower child, hippie, hippy |
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| hipsters | (noun) a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music | Synonyms: flower people, hippies |
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| hire | (noun) the act of hiring something or someone | - |
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| (noun) a newly hired employee | - |