6-Letter Words Starting With H
Here's the list of all the 806 6-Letter Words Starting With H in the English Language.
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| health | 1. a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease 2. the general condition of body and mind More Definitions → |
| higher | 1. advanced in complexity or elaboration 2. of education beyond the secondary level More Definitions → |
| highly | 1. to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect 2. at a high rate or wage More Definitions → |
| handle | 1. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of 2. interact in a certain way More Definitions → |
| height | 1. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top 2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development More Definitions → |
| hunter | 1. someone who hunts game 2. a person who searches for something More Definitions → |
| happen | 1. come to pass 2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance More Definitions → |
| hidden | 1. prevent from being seen or discovered 2. be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety More Definitions → |
| hockey | 1. a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net 2. a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks More Definitions → |
| heaven | 1. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace More Definitions → |
| header | 1. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about 2. horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window More Definitions → |
| holder | 1. a holding device 2. a person who holds something More Definitions → |
| horror | 1. intense and profound fear 2. something that inspires horror; something horrible More Definitions → |
| harbor | 1. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) 2. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) More Definitions → |
| hearts | 1. a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades More Definitions → |
| hybrid | 1. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) 2. a composite of mixed origin More Definitions → |
| humans | 1. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth More Definitions → |
| herein | 1. in this place or thing or document 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 → |
| honest | 1. without dissimulation; frank 2. worthy of being depended on More Definitions → |
| hiking | 1. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure 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 2. of or relating to herbs More Definitions → |
| hacker | 1. someone who plays golf poorly 2. a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm More Definitions → |
| headed | 1. having a heading or caption 2. having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination More Definitions → |
| harder | 1. with effort or force or vigor 2. with firmness More Definitions → |
| hardly | 1. only a very short time before 2. almost not More Definitions → |
| hourly | 1. occurring every hour or payable by the hour 2. every hour; by the hour More Definitions → |
| handed | 1. having or involving the use of hands More Definitions → |
| hazard | 1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune 2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another More Definitions → |
| hereby | 1. (formal) by means of this More Definitions → |
| hammer | 1. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled 2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking More Definitions → |
| harper | 1. someone who plays the harp More Definitions → |
| hungry | 1. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous 2. feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food More Definitions → |
| helmet | 1. armor plate that protects the head 2. a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows More Definitions → |
| hostel | 1. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers 2. inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) More Definitions → |
| heated | 1. made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated') 2. marked by emotional heat; vehement More Definitions → |
| hollow | 1. remove the inner part or the core of 2. remove the interior of More Definitions → |
| heater | 1. device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room 2. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity More Definitions → |
| hunger | 1. feel the need to eat 2. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for More Definitions → |
| honour | 1. the state of being honored 2. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction More Definitions → |
| humour | 1. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling 2. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter More Definitions → |
| hiding | 1. the activity of keeping something secret 2. the state of being hidden More Definitions → |
| hoover | 1. clean with a vacuum cleaner More Definitions → |
| humble | 1. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful 2. low or inferior in station or quality More Definitions → |
| hassle | 1. an angry disturbance 2. disorderly fighting More Definitions → |
| helper | 1. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 2. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) 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 → |
| hooked | 1. curved down like an eagle's beak 2. addicted to a drug More Definitions → |
| hummer | 1. a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words 2. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity More Definitions → |
| hatred | 1. the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action More Definitions → |
| haired | 1. having or covered with hair 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 → |
| hopper | 1. funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below 2. someone who hops More Definitions → |
| humane | 1. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities 2. marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering More Definitions → |
| hamlet | 1. a community of people smaller than a village 2. a settlement smaller than a town More Definitions → |
| helium | 1. a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) More Definitions → |
| heroic | 1. relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity 2. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter More Definitions → |
| hector | 1. be bossy towards More Definitions → |
| hanger | 1. a worker who hangs something 2. anything from which something can be hung More Definitions → |
| hustle | 1. cause to move furtively and hurriedly 2. move or cause to move energetically or busily More Definitions → |
| hearth | 1. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built 2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace More Definitions → |
| heller | 1. 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia 2. 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic More Definitions → |
| halter | 1. rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading 2. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging More Definitions → |
| harrow | 1. draw a harrow over (land) 2. a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil More Definitions → |
| hinder | 1. be a hindrance or obstacle to 2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of More Definitions → |
| homage | 1. respectful deference More Definitions → |
| hamper | 1. prevent the progress or free movement of 2. put at a disadvantage More Definitions → |
| healed | 1. freed from illness or injury More Definitions → |
| hotter | 1. characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense 2. (color) bold and intense More Definitions → |
| hearty | 1. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness 2. providing abundant nourishment More Definitions → |
| hereof | 1. of or concerning this More Definitions → |
| hugely | 1. vastly More Definitions → |
| hippie | 1. someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle More Definitions → |
| halves | 1. one of two equal parts of a divisible whole 2. one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval More Definitions → |
| hunted | 1. reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted More Definitions → |
| hurdle | 1. jump a hurdle 2. a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races More Definitions → |
| healer | 1. a person skilled in a particular type of therapy More Definitions → |
| hereto | 1. to this writing or document More Definitions → |
| hitter | 1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting 2. someone who hits More Definitions → |
| hornet | 1. large stinging paper wasp More Definitions → |
| hobbit | 1. an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien More Definitions → |
| harden | 1. become hard or harder 2. make hard or harder More Definitions → |
| hiatus | 1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 2. a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) More Definitions → |
| hijack | 1. seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination 2. take arbitrarily or by force More Definitions → |
| hectic | 1. marked by intense agitation or emotion More Definitions → |
| horned | 1. having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind 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 → |
| hangar | 1. a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained More Definitions → |
| hickey | 1. a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne 2. a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover 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 → |
| hitman | 1. a professional killer who uses a gun More Definitions → |
| hooray | 1. a victory cheer More Definitions → |
| hombre | 1. an informal term for a youth or man More Definitions → |
| hookup | 1. a device providing a connection between a power source and a user 2. a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose More Definitions → |
| hadith | 1. (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran More Definitions → |
| harass | 1. annoy continually or chronically 2. exhaust by attacking repeatedly More Definitions → |
| hugged | 1. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness 2. fit closely or tightly More Definitions → |
| hawker | 1. someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) 2. a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry More Definitions → |
| horrid | 1. exceedingly bad 2. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror More Definitions → |
| hasten | 1. act at high speed 2. move hurridly More Definitions → |
| haggis | 1. made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach More Definitions → |
| humbly | 1. in a humble manner 2. in a miserly manner More Definitions → |
| halide | 1. a salt of any halogen acid More Definitions → |
| hyphen | 1. a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text 2. divide or connect with a hyphen More Definitions → |
| hither | 1. to this place (especially toward the speaker) More Definitions → |
| hurrah | 1. a victory cheer 2. shout `hurrah!' More Definitions → |
| hopped | 1. jump lightly 2. move quickly from one place to another More Definitions → |
| hauler | 1. a haulage contractor More Definitions → |
| hadron | 1. any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles More Definitions → |
| howler | 1. a joke that seems extremely funny 2. monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry More Definitions → |
| homing | 1. orienting or directing homeward or to a destination More Definitions → |
| heifer | 1. young cow More Definitions → |
| heyday | 1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity More Definitions → |
| holler | 1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) 2. a small valley between mountains More Definitions → |
| hubris | 1. overbearing pride or presumption More Definitions → |
| hugger | 1. a person who hugs More Definitions → |
| huddle | 1. crowd or draw together 2. crouch or curl up More Definitions → |
| harken | 1. listen; used mostly in the imperative More Definitions → |
| herder | 1. someone who drives a herd More Definitions → |
| humbug | 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing 2. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive More Definitions → |
| homely | 1. lacking in physical beauty or proportion 2. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable More Definitions → |
| hookah | 1. an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water More Definitions → |
| hedged | 1. evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement More Definitions → |
| hushed | 1. in a softened tone More Definitions → |
| hatter | 1. someone who makes and sells hats More Definitions → |
| hakeem | 1. a Muslim physician More Definitions → |
| hexane | 1. a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent More Definitions → |
| harlot | 1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money More Definitions → |
| hearse | 1. a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle More Definitions → |
| hoarse | 1. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion More Definitions → |
| haggle | 1. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) 2. wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) More Definitions → |
| homily | 1. a sermon on a moral or religious topic More Definitions → |
| hooves | 1. the foot of an ungulate mammal 2. the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals More Definitions → |
| hotdog | 1. someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself 2. a frankfurter served hot on a bun More Definitions → |
| hymnal | 1. a songbook containing a collection of hymns More Definitions → |
| haptic | 1. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch More Definitions → |
| hotbed | 1. a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) 2. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants More Definitions → |
| hemmed | 1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem 2. utter `hem' or `ahem' More Definitions → |
| hiccup | 1. (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 2. breathe spasmodically, and make a sound More Definitions → |
| hummus | 1. a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East More Definitions → |
| hoopla | 1. blatant or sensational promotion More Definitions → |
| hooter | 1. informal terms for the nose 2. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise More Definitions → |
| hoodoo | 1. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune 2. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock More Definitions → |
| hearer | 1. someone who listens attentively More Definitions → |
| honcho | 1. a person who exercises control over workers More Definitions → |
| hallow | 1. render holy by means of religious rites More Definitions → |
| hubbub | 1. loud confused noise from many sources More Definitions → |
| holier | 1. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power More Definitions → |
| hyssop | 1. a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil 2. bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes More Definitions → |
| hubcap | 1. cap that fits over the hub of a wheel More Definitions → |
| hairdo | 1. the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) More Definitions → |
| holdup | 1. robbery at gunpoint 2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time More Definitions → |
| hyphae | 1. any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus More Definitions → |
| hotbox | 1. a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated More Definitions → |
| hobble | 1. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury 2. hamper the action or progress of More Definitions → |