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Hay-Scented FernnounMWEfern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haycocknouna small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrickverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayfieldnouna field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayforknouna long-handled fork for turning or lifting hayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayingnounthe season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haying TimenounMWEthe season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodderverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayloftnouna loft in a barn where hay is storedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haymakernouna farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even dryingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haymakingnountaking full advantage of an opportunity while it lastsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haymownouna mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayracknouna frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayricknouna stack of hayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayrignouna frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hayseednouna person who is not very intelligent or interested in cultureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Haystacknouna stack of hayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazannounthe official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solosverifiedMay 18, 2026
hazardnounA natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty.ThreatMay 9, 2026
Hazard InsurancenounMWEinsurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or firesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazardousnessnounthe state of being dangerousverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazel AldernounMWEcommon shrub of the eastern United States with smooth barkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazel MousenounMWEa variety of dormouseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazel TreenounMWEAustralian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazelnutnounany of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy huskverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazelnut TreenounMWEany of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy huskverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazelwoodnounreddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furnitureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazinessnounvagueness attributable to being not clearly definedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Hazmatnounan abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signsverifiedMay 18, 2026
HDTVnouna television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detailverifiedMay 18, 2026
Henounthe 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabetverifiedMay 18, 2026
He-Goatnounmale goatverifiedMay 18, 2026
He-Huckleberrynoundeciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
He-Mannouna man who is virile and sexually activeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head BlightnounMWEa blight of the heads of cerealsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head CabbagenounMWEany of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head Cabbage PlantnounMWEany of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head ColdnounMWEa common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headacheverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head CountnounMWEnumber of people in a particular groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head CoveringnounMWEa garment that covers the head and faceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head CrashnounMWE(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Head GamenounMWEthe act of deludingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head GasketnounMWEa gasket to seal a cylinder headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head GatenounMWEa gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper endverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head HonchonounMWEan important influential personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head LettucenounMWEdistinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head LinesmannounMWEa football official in charge of recording yardage gained or lostverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head LousenounMWEinfests the head and body of humansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head NursenounMWEthe person in charge of nursing in a medical institutionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head of HairnounMWEgrowth of hair covering the scalp of a human beingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head of HouseholdnounMWEthe head of a household or family or tribeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head of StatenounMWEthe chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of governmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head RegisternounMWEthe higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head RestraintnounMWEa cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplashverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head RhymenounMWEuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head SeanounMWEa sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the shipverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head ShopnounMWEa shop specializing in articles of interest to drug usersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head SmutnounMWEsmut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smutverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head StartnounMWEan advantage gained by beginning something earlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head TeachernounMWEthe educator who has executive authority for a schoolverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head TonenounMWEthe higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head TripnounMWEthe act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head VoicenounMWEthe higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head WordnounMWE(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Head-Shrinkernouna savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headachenounpain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headache PowdernounMWEa powdered form of aspirinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headbandnouna band worn around or over the headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headboardnouna vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedsteadverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headcheesenounsausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pigverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headcounternounsomeone who conducts surveys of public opinionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headdressnounclothing for the headverifiedMay 18, 2026
HeadernounA header is the extra information in a packet that is needed for the protocol stack to process the packet.DataMay 12, 2026
Headfastnouna mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharfverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headfishnounamong the largest bony fishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headfulnounthe quantity of information that a head will holdverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headgearnounstable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headhunternouna savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headingnounthe direction or path along which something moves or along which it liesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headlampnouna powerful light with reflectorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headlandnouna natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Headlightnouna powerful light with reflectorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headlinernouna performer who receives prominent billingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headlinesenounusing the abbreviated style of headline writersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headlocknouna wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headmannounan executioner who beheads the condemned personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headmasternounpresiding officer of a schoolverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headmastershipnounthe position of headmasterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headmistressnouna woman headmasterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headmistressshipnounthe position of headmistressverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headphonenounelectro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into soundsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headpiecenounthe band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's headverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headpinnounthe front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pinsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headquartersnoun(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterpriseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headquarters StaffnounMWEmilitary staff stationed at headquartersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headracenouna waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headrestnouna cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplashverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headroomnounthe capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headsailnounany sail set forward of the foremast of a vesselverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headscarfnouna kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headsetnounreceiver consisting of a pair of headphonesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Headshakenounthe act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusementverifiedMay 18, 2026