| Haitian |
of or pertaining to Haiti or its people, culture, language, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| hajj |
the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is expected to make at least once, esp. during Ramadan. |
| hajji |
a title of honor conferred upon a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| hake |
any of several ocean food fish, related to and resembling cod. |
| hakim1 |
in Muslim countries, a physician or a wise man. |
| hakim2 |
a Muslim judge, ruler, or governor. |
| halalah |
the smallest monetary unit of Saudi Arabia. (Cf. riyal, qurush.) |
| halation |
a blurred halo of light spreading around a bright area or object on a photograph or televised image. |
| halazone |
a white crystalline chlorine powder, usu. in tablet form, used to purify small amounts of drinking water. |
| halberd |
a shafted weapon of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with an axlike blade and a steel spear at the top. |
| halcyon |
a mythical bird identified with the kingfisher and believed to have the power to calm the sea during the winter solstice. [4 definitions] |
| hale1 |
in good health. |
| hale2 |
to force to go, as by pulling or dragging; haul. |
| haler |
the smaller monetary unit of the Czech and Slovak Republics; heller. (Cf. koruna.) |
| half |
one of two equal parts of a whole. [7 definitions] |
| half-and-half |
of two things in equal portions; half one thing and half another. [3 definitions] |
| half-assed |
(vulgar slang) unplanned or poorly planned; haphazard. [3 definitions] |
| halfback |
in football, one of two offensive players lined up on either side of the fullback behind the line of scrimmage. [2 definitions] |
| half-baked |
not well thought out; ill-conceived, ill-planned, or unrealistic. [3 definitions] |
| half blood |
kinship through only one of the parents. [2 definitions] |
| half-blood |
a person related to another person through one parent only. [3 definitions] |