Hagar |
according to the Old Testament, Abraham's concubine and the mother of Ishmael. |
hagfish |
a small eellike marine fish with horny teeth and a round, jawless, sucking mouth. |
Haggadah |
a book read at the Passover Seder that contains the story of Exodus and the ritual of the Seder. [2 definitions] |
Haggai |
a minor Hebrew prophet of the sixth century B.C. [2 definitions] |
haggard |
wasted, exhausted, or wild in appearance, as from hunger, deprivation, or anxiety. |
haggis |
a Scottish dish made of sheep or calf organs that are minced, mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasonings, and boiled in the animal's stomach. |
haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. [2 definitions] |
hagio- |
saint; holy. |
hagiographer |
one who writes or has written biographies of saints. |
hagiography |
a biography, or biographies, of a saint or saints. [2 definitions] |
hagiology |
literature describing the lives of saints. [2 definitions] |
hagridden |
worried, harassed, or obsessed, esp. by fears. |
ha ha |
used to express amusement, particularly when writing, or to mock or ridicule someone. |
hahnium |
a synthetic radioactive chemical element that has 105 protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Ha) |
Haida |
a member of an American Indian tribe of British Columbia and Alaska. [2 definitions] |
haiku |
a Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables respectively, or any poem written in this form. |
hail1 |
to salute or greet. [7 definitions] |
hail2 |
pellets of frozen rain or a storm of such pellets. [5 definitions] |
hail from |
to have as one's place of origin or residence; come from. |
Hail Mary |
see "Ave Maria." |
hailstone |
a single pellet of hail. |