| heliport |
a facility, often on a rooftop, where a helicopter may take off or land. |
| helium |
a chemical element of the inert gas group that contains two protons in each nucleus and that occurs as a lighter-than-air gas often used for lifting power and in air-free atmospheres where an inert gas is required, as in welding. (symbol: He) |
| helix |
a three-dimensional curve with a central axis and a steadily increasing, steadily decreasing, or constant circumference; spiral. |
| hell |
in some religions, the place where the souls of wicked people are punished after death. [6 definitions] |
| he'll |
contracted form of "he will." |
| hellbender |
a large salamander found in rivers and streams of the eastern United States. |
| hell-bent |
unshakably and incautiously determined (usu. fol. by "on"). [2 definitions] |
| hellcat |
(informal) a hot-tempered or wicked woman. |
| helldiver |
a grebe, esp. the pied-billed grebe. |
| hellebore |
any of several mostly poisonous herbs that bear white or greenish flowers. [2 definitions] |
| Hellene |
a native or citizen of ancient Greece. |
| Hellenic |
relating to the culture of the ancient Greeks, from the eighth century B.C. to the fourth century B.C. [2 definitions] |
| Hellenism |
a Greek idiom, phrase, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Hellenistic |
pertaining to non-Greeks of the ancient period who adopted Greek customs, language, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| Hellenize |
to make or become Greek or Hellenistic in character. |
| heller |
see "haler." [2 definitions] |
| hellfire |
the punishments of hell. |
| hellgrammite |
the larva of a dobsonfly, often used as fish bait. |
| hellion |
(informal) an impish, uncontrollable, or bothersome person, esp. a child. |
| hellish |
pertaining to or having attributes of hell; dreadful; miserable; wicked. |
| hello |
used as a greeting, exclamation of surprise, or call for attention. [2 definitions] |