Nouns starting with H

• horsehair lichen — Noun – English ～ any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
• half-life — Noun – English ～ the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
• half life — Noun – English ～ the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
• high life — Noun – English ～ excessive spending
• heavy lifting — Noun – English ～ difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
• half-light — Noun – English ～ a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
• heat lightning — Noun – English ～ bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds
• Himalayan lilac — Noun – English ～ robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers
• Hungarian lilac — Noun – English ～ central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers
• Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus — Noun – English ～ a day lily with yellow flowers
• Harry Lillis Crosby — Noun – English ～ United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
• hind limb — Noun – English ～ a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals
• hydrated lime — Noun – English ～ a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• Howard Lindsay — Noun – English ～ United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
• heart line — Noun – English ～ a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
• hand line — Noun – English ～ a fishing line managed principally by hand
• harpoon line — Noun – English ～ a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat
• Hanoverian line — Noun – English ～ the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
• hard line — Noun – English ～ a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"
• hot line — Noun – English ～ a direct telephone line between two officials

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