Words Starting with H

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Ha

An exclamation used to express surprise, triumph, derision, or laughter.

Ha-Ha

A deep ditch or sunken wall that keeps livestock out while preserving an open view.

Habergeon

A short coat of mail or light armor, especially worn in the Middle Ages.

Habit

A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

Habitable

Suitable for living in or being inhabited.

Habitant

A person who lives in a place, especially an inhabitant or resident.

Habitat

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

Habitation

A place where people live; a dwelling or inhabited area.

Habitual

Done or experienced regularly or repeatedly.

Habituate

To make someone or something accustomed to a situation or practice.

Habitude

A habitual practice or state of being; a customary way of behaving.

Habitus

A person's customary appearance, manner, or ingrained disposition; in sociology, a system of durable habits and perceptions shaped by social life.

Hablo

First-person singular present tense of 'hablar', meaning 'to speak' in Spanish.

Hack

To cut or chop roughly; by extension, to gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

Hackle

A feather or set of feathers on the neck of a bird, or the raised hair on an animal or person when alarmed.

Hacksaw

A saw with a narrow blade, used for cutting metal or hard materials.

Haddock

A North Atlantic food fish related to the cod.

Hades

The ancient Greek god of the underworld and the realm of the dead.

Hadn

A contraction of 'had not', commonly used in informal speech.

Hadn't

A contraction of 'had not'.