| hare and hounds |
an outdoor game of pursuit in which one group sets off first, leaving a trail of paper scraps for the second group to follow. |
| harebell |
a slender perennial bearing clusters of bell-shaped blue flowers. |
| harebrained |
reckless or flighty. |
| Hare Krishna |
a religious sect, founded in 1966 in the United States, whose followers worship Krishna and honor certain scriptures of the Veda. [2 definitions] |
| harelip |
a congenital split in the lip, usu. the upper one. |
| harem |
a house or section of a house or palace set aside for the female members of a Muslim household, or the occupants themselves. |
| harem pants |
lightweight pants for women which are fitted at the waist and ankles and have loose, billowy legs. |
| haricot |
the plant that produces kidney beans, or the bean itself. [2 definitions] |
| hari-kari |
see "hara-kiri." |
| hark |
to listen or give heed; pay attention, esp. to sounds, words of advice, or the like. |
| hark back |
to return to a previous point, or, as in memory, to an earlier time or subject. |
| harken |
variant of hearken. |
| Harlem |
a section of northern Manhattan in New York City, mostly African American since the early 1900s and with a substantial Hispanic population, known for both its poverty and its cultural richness. |
| Harlem Globetrotters |
world-renowned U.S. basketball team founded in 1927, which plays exhibition matches highlighting their extraordinary skill and comic maneuvers. |
| harlequin |
(often cap.) a clown in Italian popular comedy of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, traditionally masked and dressed in multicolored diamond-patterned tights. [3 definitions] |
| harlot |
a promiscuous woman, esp. one who sells sexual services; prostitute. |
| harlotry |
prostitution. |
| harm |
injury or damage, either psychological or physical. [3 definitions] |
| harmful |
causing or likely to cause harm; damaging; dangerous. |
| harmless |
lacking the power or intention to cause harm. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to harmony. [3 definitions] |