health |
one's general mental and physical condition. [3 definitions] |
health care |
the activity or field of maintaining health, including the prevention and treatment of disease and injury. [2 definitions] |
health club |
a private club offering a variety of facilities, equipment, and instruction for physical exercise and fitness to a paid membership. |
health food |
food believed to be esp. good for one's health, such as food that is organically grown and contains no chemical additives. |
healthful |
beneficial to the health. [2 definitions] |
health spa |
a commercial establishment offering a variety of facilities, equipment, and instruction for physical exercise and fitness. |
healthy |
being free from illness; sound. [3 definitions] |
heap |
a great number of things lying on top of each other; pile. [7 definitions] |
hear |
to perceive with the ears. [7 definitions] |
heard |
past tense and past participle of "hear." |
hearing |
the ability to perceive sound, or the extent to which one can hear. [4 definitions] |
hearing aid |
a small electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to improve one's hearing. |
hearken |
to listen carefully; pay attention. |
hear of |
to encounter (something) through hearing or some other form of communication, often resulting in a feeling of slight familiarity. [2 definitions] |
hearsay |
information or rumor heard from another person but not verified. [2 definitions] |
hearsay evidence |
evidence usu. not admissible in court because the witness has not obtained it by personal observation or experience, but by hearing it from others. |
hearse |
a vehicle for carrying a dead person to a burial site. |
heart |
the organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system of a person or animal. [8 definitions] |
heartache |
feelings of intense pain or grief; anguish. |
heart attack |
a sudden stoppage of the blood supply to the heart that causes damage to the heart muscle, as in coronary thrombosis; heart failure. |
heartbeat |
a single expansion and contraction of a heart. |