8-Letter Words Starting With H
Here's the list of all the 1417 8-Letter Words Starting With H in the English Language.
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| hardware | 1. major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) 2. instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal More Definitions → |
| homepage | 1. the opening page of a web site; also, the first page opened when a web browser is launched (default or start-up page) More Definitions → |
| hospital | 1. a health facility where patients receive treatment 2. a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care More Definitions → |
| handling | 1. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something 2. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means 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 → |
| historic | 1. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past 2. important in history More Definitions → |
| handbook | 1. a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location More Definitions → |
| handheld | 1. small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands More Definitions → |
| homework | 1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) More Definitions → |
| humidity | 1. wetness in the atmosphere More Definitions → |
| hydrogen | 1. a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe More Definitions → |
| humanity | 1. the quality of being humane 2. the quality of being human More Definitions → |
| homeland | 1. the country where you were born More Definitions → |
| headline | 1. the heading or caption of a newspaper article 2. publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline More Definitions → |
| highland | 1. elevated (e.g., mountainous) land 2. used of high or hilly country More Definitions → |
| homeless | 1. someone unfortunate without housing 2. poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in More Definitions → |
| horrible | 1. provoking horror More Definitions → |
| hometown | 1. the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence More Definitions → |
| handmade | 1. made by hand or a hand process More Definitions → |
| hardwood | 1. the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers) More Definitions → |
| honestly | 1. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that 2. in an honest manner More Definitions → |
| homemade | 1. made or produced in the home or by yourself More Definitions → |
| holistic | 1. emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole More Definitions → |
| headache | 1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness 2. pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs More Definitions → |
| hardback | 1. having a hard back or cover 2. a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers More Definitions → |
| handsome | 1. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion 2. given or giving freely More Definitions → |
| heavenly | 1. relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven 2. of or relating to the sky More Definitions → |
| hesitate | 1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness 2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing More Definitions → |
| handicap | 1. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness 2. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning More Definitions → |
| helpdesk | 1. a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network More Definitions → |
| humorous | 1. full of or characterized by humor More Definitions → |
| harmless | 1. not causing or capable of causing harm More Definitions → |
| hallmark | 1. a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something 2. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity More Definitions → |
| honorary | 1. given as an honor without the normal duties More Definitions → |
| hypnosis | 1. a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion More Definitions → |
| harmonic | 1. of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm 2. of or relating to harmonics More Definitions → |
| hardship | 1. a state of misfortune or affliction 2. something hard to endure More Definitions → |
| homicide | 1. the killing of a human being by another human being More Definitions → |
| hillside | 1. the side or slope of a hill More Definitions → |
| helpless | 1. lacking in or deprived of strength or power 2. unable to function; without help More Definitions → |
| honoring | 1. conformity with law or custom or practice etc. More Definitions → |
| hardened | 1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment 2. protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) More Definitions → |
| hardness | 1. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale 2. a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering More Definitions → |
| homology | 1. the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function More Definitions → |
| holiness | 1. the quality of being holy More Definitions → |
| haunting | 1. continually recurring to the mind 2. having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect More Definitions → |
| hedgehog | 1. relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur 2. small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines More Definitions → |
| hawthorn | 1. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus More Definitions → |
| handyman | 1. a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks More Definitions → |
| hopeless | 1. of a person unable to do something skillfully 2. certain to fail More Definitions → |
| humility | 1. a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride 2. a humble feeling More Definitions → |
| hormonal | 1. of or relating to or caused by hormones More Definitions → |
| hangover | 1. disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) 2. an official who remains in office after his term More Definitions → |
| hatchery | 1. a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs) More Definitions → |
| heirloom | 1. (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance 2. something that has been in a family for generations More Definitions → |
| hammered | 1. shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks More Definitions → |
| horrific | 1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror 2. causing fear or dread or terror More Definitions → |
| hypnotic | 1. of or relating to hypnosis 2. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell More Definitions → |
| halftime | 1. an intermission between the first and second half of a game More Definitions → |
| hacienda | 1. a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries 2. the main house on a ranch or large estate More Definitions → |
| hitherto | 1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time More Definitions → |
| hairless | 1. having no hair or fur More Definitions → |
| hibiscus | 1. any plant of the genus Hibiscus More Definitions → |
| horribly | 1. of a dreadful kind More Definitions → |
| homebrew | 1. an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home More Definitions → |
| hideaway | 1. a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws 2. an area where you can be alone More Definitions → |
| headlamp | 1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive More Definitions → |
| habitual | 1. commonly used or practiced; usual More Definitions → |
| humanist | 1. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism 2. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion More Definitions → |
| hysteria | 1. state of violent mental agitation 2. excessive or uncontrollable fear More Definitions → |
| hesitant | 1. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly More Definitions → |
| hologram | 1. the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography More Definitions → |
| happiest | 1. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure 2. marked by good fortune More Definitions → |
| headband | 1. a band worn around or over the head More Definitions → |
| harassed | 1. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances More Definitions → |
| heaviest | 1. of comparatively great physical weight or density 2. unusually great in degree or quantity or number More Definitions → |
| humanism | 1. the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare 2. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural More Definitions → |
| handover | 1. act of relinquishing property or authority etc More Definitions → |
| hegemony | 1. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others More Definitions → |
| hygienic | 1. tending to promote or preserve health More Definitions → |
| handball | 1. a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball 2. a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands More Definitions → |
| hardball | 1. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics 2. baseball as distinguished from softball More Definitions → |
| hatching | 1. the production of young from an egg 2. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines More Definitions → |
| horseman | 1. a man skilled in equitation 2. a person who breeds and cares for horses More Definitions → |
| herewith | 1. (formal) by means of this More Definitions → |
| headgear | 1. clothing for the head 2. the hoist at the pithead of a mine 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 → |
| heartily | 1. with gusto and without reservation 2. in a hearty manner More Definitions → |
| hematite | 1. the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form More Definitions → |
| hazelnut | 1. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk 2. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus More Definitions → |
| highness | 1. the quality of being high or lofty 2. a high degree (of amount or force etc.) 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 → |
| headroom | 1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something 2. the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion More Definitions → |
| headless | 1. not using intelligence 2. not having a head or formed without a head More Definitions → |
| homespun | 1. of textiles; having a rough surface 2. characteristic of country life More Definitions → |
| humpback | 1. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column 2. a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine More Definitions → |
| huntsman | 1. someone who hunts game More Definitions → |
| hyacinth | 1. a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone 2. any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs More Definitions → |
| hallowed | 1. worthy of religious veneration More Definitions → |
| heralded | 1. proclaimed More Definitions → |
| humanoid | 1. an automaton that resembles a human being More Definitions → |
| headrest | 1. a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash 2. a rest for the head More Definitions → |
| headland | 1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) More Definitions → |
| hobbyist | 1. a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure More Definitions → |
| heighten | 1. become more extreme 2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity More Definitions → |
| hydrated | 1. containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) More Definitions → |
| havelock | 1. a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun More Definitions → |
| hellfire | 1. a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned More Definitions → |
| hydroxyl | 1. the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols More Definitions → |
| homeward | 1. oriented toward home 2. toward home More Definitions → |
| haystack | 1. a stack of hay More Definitions → |
| headlong | 1. excessively quick 2. with the head foremost More Definitions → |
| hermetic | 1. completely sealed; completely airtight More Definitions → |
| homesick | 1. longing to return home More Definitions → |
| hilarity | 1. great merriment More Definitions → |
| hedonism | 1. the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle 2. an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good More Definitions → |
| headshot | 1. a photograph of a person's head 2. an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head More Definitions → |
| humbling | 1. causing awareness of your shortcomings More Definitions → |
| hoarding | 1. large outdoor signboard More Definitions → |
| heraldic | 1. of or relating to heraldry 2. indicative of or announcing something to come More Definitions → |
| honeydew | 1. the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh 2. a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap. More Definitions → |
| hijacker | 1. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it 2. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination More Definitions → |
| hairline | 1. a very thin line 2. the natural margin formed by hair on the head More Definitions → |
| honeybee | 1. social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces More Definitions → |
| hardline | 1. firm and uncompromising More Definitions → |
| hurrying | 1. changing location rapidly 2. moving with great haste More Definitions → |
| handrail | 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling More Definitions → |
| heliport | 1. an airport for helicopters More Definitions → |
| homeobox | 1. one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development More Definitions → |
| hematoma | 1. a localized swelling filled with blood More Definitions → |
| hothouse | 1. a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner More Definitions → |
| hooligan | 1. a cruel and brutal fellow More Definitions → |
| holotype | 1. the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made More Definitions → |
| humorist | 1. someone who acts, speaks or writes in an amusing way More Definitions → |
| huntress | 1. a woman hunter More Definitions → |
| hungrily | 1. in the manner of someone who is very hungry More Definitions → |
| homeroom | 1. a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business More Definitions → |
| hotelier | 1. an owner or manager of hotels More Definitions → |
| highball | 1. a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass More Definitions → |
| horology | 1. the art of designing and making clocks More Definitions → |
| hipsters | 1. a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music More Definitions → |
| haggling | 1. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) More Definitions → |
| honeypot | 1. South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes More Definitions → |
| handmaid | 1. in a subordinate position 2. a personal maid or female attendant More Definitions → |
| humanely | 1. in a humane manner More Definitions → |
| halftone | 1. a print obtained from photoengraving 2. an engraving used to reproduce an illustration More Definitions → |
| hecatomb | 1. a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen More Definitions → |
| handcuff | 1. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs 2. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs More Definitions → |
| henchman | 1. someone who assists in a plot More Definitions → |
| howitzer | 1. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range More Definitions → |
| helmsman | 1. the person who steers a ship More Definitions → |
| hedgerow | 1. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes More Definitions → |
| hayfield | 1. a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay More Definitions → |
| hornpipe | 1. a British solo dance performed by sailors 2. music for dancing the hornpipe More Definitions → |
| hierarch | 1. a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy 2. a senior clergyman and dignitary More Definitions → |
| hydrogel | 1. a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium More Definitions → |
| hairball | 1. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) More Definitions → |
| hogshead | 1. a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages 2. a large cask especially one holding 63 gals More Definitions → |
| hepatoma | 1. carcinoma of the liver More Definitions → |
| hardener | 1. one that hardens, especially a substance added to varnish or paint to give it a harder surface or finish. More Definitions → |
| holdover | 1. an official who remains in office after his term 2. something that has survived from the past More Definitions → |
| hungover | 1. Suffering the aftereffects of the consumption of alcohol More Definitions → |
| handbell | 1. a bell that is held in the hand More Definitions → |
| hedonist | 1. someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures More Definitions → |
| heedless | 1. marked by or paying little heed or attention 2. characterized by careless unconcern More Definitions → |