Nouns Starting With HER
Here's the list of all the 251 Nouns Starting With HER in the English Language.
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| here | 1. the present location; this place; location, proximal pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, proximal More Definitions → |
| heritage | 1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition 2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors More Definitions → |
| hero | 1. a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength 2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem More Definitions → |
| herald | 1. (formal) a person who announces important news 2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone More Definitions → |
| heroes | 1. a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength 2. the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem More Definitions → |
| herbal | 1. tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs More Definitions → |
| herb | 1. a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 2. aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities More Definitions → |
| herpes | 1. viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane 2. any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin More Definitions → |
| herd | 1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans 2. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra More Definitions → |
| heroin | 1. a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush More Definitions → |
| heroic | 1. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter More Definitions → |
| herring | 1. valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled 2. commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific More Definitions → |
| hertz | 1. the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz) More Definitions → |
| hereafter | 1. life after death 2. the time yet to come More Definitions → |
| heron | 1. grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill More Definitions → |
| herbicide | 1. a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth More Definitions → |
| heroine | 1. the main good female character in a work of fiction 2. a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds More Definitions → |
| hermitage | 1. the abode of a hermit More Definitions → |
| hermit | 1. one retired from society for religious reasons 2. one who lives in solitude More Definitions → |
| hernia | 1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes More Definitions → |
| heresy | 1. any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position 2. a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion More Definitions → |
| heretic | 1. a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church 2. a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) More Definitions → |
| heroism | 1. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) More Definitions → |
| herbarium | 1. a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study More Definitions → |
| heretofore | More Definitions → |
| heraldry | 1. the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies 2. emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms More Definitions → |
| heredity | 1. the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next 2. the total of inherited attributes More Definitions → |
| herringbone | 1. a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern 2. a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery More Definitions → |
| hermaphrodite | 1. one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made More Definitions → |
| herder | 1. someone who drives a herd More Definitions → |
| hermeneutics | 1. the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis More Definitions → |
| herm | 1. a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost More Definitions → |
| herbalist | 1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs More Definitions → |
| heroics | 1. ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct More Definitions → |
| herbivore | 1. any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants More Definitions → |
| herpetology | 1. the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians More Definitions → |
| herniation | 1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes More Definitions → |
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