| HAFTOROTH | • haftoroth n. Plural of haftorah. • HAFTORAH n. (Hebrew) a Biblical selection, also HAFTARA, HAFTARAH, HAPHTARA, HAPHTARAH. |
| HALOPHOBE | • halophobe n. (Biology) Any halophobic organism. • HALOPHOBE n. a plant that cannot survive in salty soil. |
| HARDIHOOD | • hardihood n. Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger… • hardihood n. Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance. • hardihood n. (Of a plant) Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness. |
| HAVDOLOHS | • HAVDOLOH n. (Hebrew) a Jewish ceremony or prayer that marks the end of the Sabbath, also HABDALAH, HAVDALAH. |
| HOARHOUND | • hoarhound n. Alternative form of horehound. • HOARHOUND n. a kind of wild flower, also HOREHOUND. |
| HODOGRAPH | • hodograph n. (Physics, mathematics) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line whose other end is fixed… • HODOGRAPH n. a curve of which the radius vector represents the velocity of a moving particle. |
| HOLOGRAPH | • holograph n. (Law, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature… • holograph n. A hologram. • holograph v. To record by means of holography. |
| HOLOHEDRA | • holohedra n. Plural of holohedron. • HOLOHEDRON n. a geometrical form possessing the property of holohedrism. |
| HOMEOPATH | • homeopath n. A person who practices homeopathy. • HOMEOPATH n. a practitioner of homeopathy, also HOMEOPATHIST, HOMOEOPATH, HOMOEOPATHIST. |
| HOMOGRAPH | • homograph n. A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology. • homograph n. (Computing) A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered. • HOMOGRAPH n. one of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation e.g. bow (in hair) and bow (of a ship). |
| HOOLACHAN | • HOOLACHAN n. (Gaelic) a Highland reel, esp. the reel of Tulloch, also HOOLICAN. |
| HOORAHING | • hoorahing v. Present participle of hoorah. • HOORAH v. to shout hooray, also HOORAY, HURRA, HURRAH, HURRAY. |
| HUMANHOOD | • humanhood n. The state or period of being human. • HUMANHOOD n. the state of being human. |
| OOMPAHPAH | • oompahpah n. Alternative form of oom-pah. • OOMPAHPAH n. an imitation of the sound of a tuba. |
| PAHOEHOES | • pahoehoes n. Plural of pahoehoe. • PAHOEHOE n. (Hawaiian) a hardened lava with a smooth or ropy surface. |
| PHONATHON | • PHONATHON n. a telephone-based fundraising campaign. |
| SHAHTOOSH | • shahtoosh n. (Countable) A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops… • shahtoosh n. (Uncountable) Fibre used in the making of such shawls. • SHAHTOOSH n. (Persian) the soft wool of the protected Tibetan antelope, also SHATOOSH. |
| THANEHOOD | • thanehood n. The character or rank of a thane. • THANEHOOD n. the state or dignity of a thane, also THANAGE, THANEDOM, THANESHIP, THENAGE. |
| TOOTHACHE | • toothache n. (Medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth. • TOOTHACHE n. a pain in a tooth. |
| TOOTHWASH | • toothwash n. A lotion for cleaning or whitening the teeth. • TOOTHWASH n. a liquid preparation for cleaning the teeth. |