Words in english starting with H

• hibernation — Noun – English ～ the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
• hibernation — Noun – English ～ the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
• hibernation — Noun – English ～ cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
• Hibernia — Noun – English ～ an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Hibiscus farragei — Noun – English ～ southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
• hibiscus — Noun – English ～ any plant of the genus Hibiscus
• Hibiscus elatus — Noun – English ～ erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
• Hibiscus heterophyllus — Noun – English ～ Australian tree with acid foliage
• Hibiscus esculentus — Noun – English ～ tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
• Hibiscus cannabinus — Noun – English ～ valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
• hiccough — Verb – English ～ breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
• hiccough — Noun – English ～ (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; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
• hiccup — Verb – English ～ breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
• hiccup — Noun – English ～ (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; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
• hick — Adjective – English ～ awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
• hick — Noun – English ～ a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• hickey — Noun – English ～ a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• hickey — Noun – English ～ a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
• hickock — Noun – English ～ frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
• hickory — Noun – English ～ valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees

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