| heft |
weight or heaviness, esp. as perceived by lifting. [3 definitions] |
| hefty |
of considerable weight or bulk. [2 definitions] |
| Hegelian |
of or concerning Hegel or his philosophy. [2 definitions] |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| hegira |
(cap.) Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D. [2 definitions] |
| heifer |
a cow less than three years old, esp. one that has not had a calf. |
| heigh |
an exclamation used to show pleasure, attract attention, express surprise, and the like. |
| heigh-ho |
an exclamation used to express fatigue, boredom, or disappointment, or to show surprise. |
| height |
vertical extent or altitude; distance up. [5 definitions] |
| heighten |
to make higher. [5 definitions] |
| Heimlich maneuver |
an emergency technique used to stop a person from choking in which one wraps one's arms around the person's middle from behind and applies sharp pressure to force air from the lungs and eject the object. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| heir |
a person who receives or has the right to receive, upon another's death, that person's rank or property. [2 definitions] |
| heir apparent |
one whose right to inherit property or a title cannot be legally denied if the ancestor dies without having made a will. (See heir presumptive.) |
| heiress |
a female heir, esp. one who is entitled to or has inherited a large fortune. |
| heirless |
combined form of heir. |
| heirloom |
an object passed down to successive generations of a family. |
| heir presumptive |
one whose right to inherit property or a title may be legally set aside in favor of a closer relative born before the ancestor dies. (See heir apparent.) |
| heist |
(informal) a planned burglary, robbery, or holdup, esp. one in which art, jewelry, or a large sum of money is taken. |
| hejira |
hegira. |
| hekto- |
variant of hecto-. |