| halloo | (noun) a shout to attract attention | - |
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| (verb) shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention | - |
| (verb) urge on with shouts | - |
| hallow | (verb) render holy by means of religious rites | Synonyms: bless, consecrate, sanctify |
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| hallowed | (adjective) worthy of religious veneration | Synonyms: sacred |
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| hallstand | (noun) a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror | - |
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| hallucinate | (verb) perceive what is not there; have illusions | - |
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| hallucinating | (adjective) experiencing delirium | Synonyms: delirious |
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| hallucination | (noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea | Synonyms: delusion |
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| (noun) an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode | - |
| (noun) illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder | - |
| hallucinatory | (adjective) characterized by or characteristic of hallucination | - |
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| hallucinogen | (noun) a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences | Synonyms: hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug |
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| hallucinogenic | (adjective) capable of producing hallucinations | - |
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| hallucinosis | (noun) a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations | - |
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| hallux | (noun) the first largest innermost toe | Synonyms: big toe, great toe |
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| hallway | (noun) an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | Synonyms: hall |
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| halm | (noun) stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding | Synonyms: haulm |
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| halma | (noun) a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases | - |
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| halo | (noun) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | Synonyms: aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, nimbus |
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| (noun) a circle of light around the sun or moon | - |
| (noun) a toroidal shape | Synonyms: anchor ring, annulus, doughnut, ring |
| haloalkane | (noun) organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane | Synonyms: alkyl halide |
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| halobacter | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacteria, halobacterium |
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| halobacteria | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacterium |
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| halobacterium | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacteria |
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| halocarbon | (noun) one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens | - |
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| haloform | (noun) compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom | - |
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| halogen | (noun) any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions | - |
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| halogeton | (noun) a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content | Synonyms: Halogeton glomeratus |
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| halon | (noun) a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer | - |
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| haloperidol | (noun) tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome | Synonyms: Haldol |
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| halophil | (noun) archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival | Synonyms: halophile |
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| halophile | (noun) archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival | Synonyms: halophil |
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| halophyte | (noun) plant growing naturally in very salty soil | - |
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| halothane | (noun) a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures | - |
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| halt | (adjective) disabled in the feet or legs | Synonyms: crippled, game, gimpy, halting, lame |
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| (noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | Synonyms: freeze |
| (noun) the event of something ending | Synonyms: stop |
| (noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption | Synonyms: arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage |
| (verb) stop the flow of a liquid | Synonyms: stanch, staunch, stem |
| (verb) come to a halt, stop moving | Synonyms: stop |
| (verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop | Synonyms: arrest, hold |
| (verb) stop from happening or developing | Synonyms: block, kibosh, stop |
| halter | (noun) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | Synonyms: balancer, haltere |
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| (noun) a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered | - |
| (noun) rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading | Synonyms: hackamore |
| (noun) a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | Synonyms: hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie |
| (verb) prevent the progress or free movement of | Synonyms: cramp, hamper, strangle |
| (verb) hang with a halter | - |
| haltere | (noun) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight | Synonyms: balancer, halter |
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| halting | (adjective) fragmentary or halting from emotional strain | - |
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| (adjective) disabled in the feet or legs | Synonyms: crippled, game, gimpy, halt, lame |
| haltingly | (adverb) in a halting manner | - |
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| halve | (verb) divide by two; divide into halves | - |
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| halyard | (noun) a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag | Synonyms: halliard |
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| ham | (noun) meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) | Synonyms: gammon, jambon |
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| (noun) an unskilled actor who overacts | Synonyms: ham actor |
| (noun) a licensed amateur radio operator | - |
| (verb) exaggerate one's acting | Synonyms: ham it up, overact, overplay |
| hamadryad | (noun) large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja | Synonyms: king cobra, Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah |
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| (noun) the nymph or spirit of a particular tree | - |
| hamartia | (noun) the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall | Synonyms: tragic flaw |
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| hamartoma | (noun) a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ | - |
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| hamate | (noun) the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers | Synonyms: hamate bone, os hamatum, unciform bone |
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| hamburger | (noun) beef that has been ground | Synonyms: ground beef |
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| (noun) a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients | Synonyms: beefburger, burger |
| hame | (noun) stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces | - |
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| hamelia | (noun) any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia | - |
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| hamlet | (noun) a community of people smaller than a village | Synonyms: crossroads |
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| (noun) a settlement smaller than a town | Synonyms: village |
| hammer | (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | Synonyms: hammering, pound, pounding |
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| (noun) a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking | - |
| (noun) a power tool for drilling rocks | Synonyms: power hammer |
| (noun) a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate | - |
| (noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. | Synonyms: mallet |
| (noun) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled | Synonyms: cock |
| (noun) a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw | - |
| (noun) the ossicle attached to the eardrum | Synonyms: malleus |
| (verb) beat with or as if with a hammer | - |
| (verb) create by hammering | Synonyms: forge |
| hammered | (adjective) shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks | - |
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| hammerhead | (noun) medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous | Synonyms: hammerhead shark |
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| (noun) the striking part of a hammer | - |
| (noun) a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | Synonyms: blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead |
| hammering | (noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | Synonyms: hammer, pound, pounding |
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| hammerlock | (noun) a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back | - |
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| hammertoe | (noun) a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch | - |
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| hamming | (noun) poor acting by a ham actor | Synonyms: overacting |
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| hammock | (noun) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily | Synonyms: sack |
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| (noun) a small natural hill | Synonyms: hillock, hummock, knoll, mound |
| hammy | (adjective) affectedly dramatic; overacted | - |
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| hamper | (noun) a basket usually with a cover | - |
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| (noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | Synonyms: bond, shackle, trammel |
| (verb) prevent the progress or free movement of | Synonyms: cramp, halter, strangle |
| (verb) put at a disadvantage | Synonyms: handicap, hinder |
| hamster | (noun) short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches | - |
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| hamstring | (noun) one of the tendons at the back of the knee | Synonyms: hamstring tendon |
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| (verb) cripple by cutting the hamstring | - |
| (verb) make ineffective or powerless | - |
| hand | (noun) physical assistance | Synonyms: helping hand |
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| (noun) terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos) | - |
| (noun) a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece | - |
| (noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | Synonyms: manus, mitt, paw |
| (noun) ability | - |
| (noun) one of two sides of an issue | - |
| (noun) something written by hand | Synonyms: handwriting, script |
| (noun) a round of applause to signify approval | - |
| (noun) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | Synonyms: deal |
| (noun) a position given by its location to the side of an object | - |
| (noun) a hired laborer on a farm or ranch | Synonyms: hired hand, hired man |
| (noun) a card player in a game of bridge | Synonyms: bridge player |
| (noun) a member of the crew of a ship | - |
| (noun) a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses | - |
| (verb) guide or conduct or usher somewhere | - |
| (verb) place into the hands or custody of | Synonyms: give, pass, pass on, reach, turn over |
| handbag | (noun) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | Synonyms: bag, pocketbook, purse |
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| handball | (noun) a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands | - |
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| (noun) a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball | - |
| handbarrow | (noun) a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people | - |
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| handbasin | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl |
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| handbasket | (noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles | Synonyms: basket |
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| handbell | (noun) a bell that is held in the hand | - |
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| handbill | (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | Synonyms: bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, throwaway |
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| handbook | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: enchiridion, vade mecum |
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| handbow | (noun) a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow | - |
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| handbreadth | (noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand | Synonyms: handsbreadth |
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| handbuild | (verb) make without a potter's wheel | Synonyms: coil, hand-build |
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| handcar | (noun) a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor | - |
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| handcart | (noun) wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels | Synonyms: cart, go-cart, pushcart |
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| handclap | (noun) a clap of the hands to indicate approval | - |
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| handclasp | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handshake, handshaking, shake |
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| handcolor | (verb) color by hand | Synonyms: handcolour |
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| handcolour | (verb) color by hand | Synonyms: handcolor |
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| handcraft | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handicraft, handiwork, handwork |
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| (verb) make something by hand | - |
| handcuff | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handlock, manacle |
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| (verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs | Synonyms: cuff, manacle |
| handed | (adjective) having or involving the use of hands | - |
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| handedness | (noun) the property of using one hand more than the other | Synonyms: laterality |
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| handful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in the hand | Synonyms: fistful |
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| (noun) a small number or amount | Synonyms: smattering |
| handgrip | (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handle, hold |
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| handgun | (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | Synonyms: pistol, shooting iron, side arm |
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| handheld | (adjective) small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands | Synonyms: hand-held |
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| handhold | (noun) an appendage to hold onto | - |
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| handicap | (noun) advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning | - |
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| (noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment |
| (noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disability, disablement, impairment |
| (verb) injure permanently | Synonyms: disable, incapacitate, invalid |
| (verb) put at a disadvantage | Synonyms: hamper, hinder |
| (verb) attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant | - |
| handicapped | (adjective) the total or partial absence of a person's bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person's body | Synonyms: disabled |
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| (noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped | Synonyms: disabled |
| handicapper | (noun) someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) | Synonyms: odds-maker |
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| handicraft | (noun) a craft that requires skillful hands | - |
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| (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handiwork, handwork |
| handily | (adverb) with no difficulty | Synonyms: hands down |
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| (adverb) in a convenient manner | Synonyms: conveniently |
| handiness | (noun) the quality of being at hand when needed | Synonyms: accessibility, availability, availableness |
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| (noun) skillfulness with the hands | - |
| handiwork | (noun) a work produced by hand labor | Synonyms: handcraft, handicraft, handwork |
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| handkerchief | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: hankey, hankie, hanky |
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| handle | (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handgrip, hold |
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| (verb) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression | Synonyms: address, cover, deal, plow, treat |
| (verb) touch, lift, or hold with the hands | Synonyms: palm |
| (verb) handle effectively | Synonyms: manage, wield |
| (verb) show and train | - |
| (verb) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | Synonyms: care, deal, manage |
| (verb) interact in a certain way | Synonyms: do by, treat |
| handlebar | (noun) the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle | - |
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| handled | (adjective) having a usually specified type of handle | - |
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| handleless | (adjective) having no handle | - |
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| handler | (noun) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | Synonyms: coach, manager |
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| (noun) one who trains or exhibits animals | Synonyms: animal trainer |
| (noun) an agent who handles something or someone | - |
| handless | (adjective) without a hand or hands | - |
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| (adjective) lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | Synonyms: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed, left-handed |
| handline | (noun) a fishing line managed principally by hand | Synonyms: hand line |
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| (noun) (climbing) a line that can be hung onto with hands while climbing up or down a steep or slick section for limited protection. | - |