Nouns starting with H

• horse sense — Noun – English ～ sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
• hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy — Noun – English ～ a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
• hemorrhagic septicemia — Noun – English ～ an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection
• Holy Sepulcher — Noun – English ～ the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
• Holy Sepulchre — Noun – English ～ the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
• house servant — Noun – English ～ a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
• Health and Human Services — Noun – English ～ the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
• horsy set — Noun – English ～ a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
• horsey set — Noun – English ～ a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
• humic shale — Noun – English ～ shale that is rich in humic acids
• Harlow Shapley — Noun – English ～ United States astronomer (1885-1972)
• hammerhead shark — Noun – English ～ medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
• Hydromantes shastae — Noun – English ～ primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
• hooded sheldrake — Noun – English ～ small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
• hard-shell crab — Noun – English ～ edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell
• hard-shell clam — Noun – English ～ an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
• hard-shell clam — Noun – English ～ Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
• heat shield — Noun – English ～ a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry
• hospital ship — Noun – English ～ a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
• hair shirt — Noun – English ～ an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance

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