4-letter words containing a, h
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- haji — hajji.
- hajj — the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.
- haka — a ceremonial Maori war dance that involves chanting.
- hake — any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- hako — Pawnee Indian ceremony celebrating the union of Earth and Heaven and the genesis of life.
- haku — (in Hawaii) a crown of fresh flowers.
- hal- — halo-
- hale — free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
- half — one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder.
- halk — (obsolete) A nook; a corner.
- hall — Asaph [ey-suh f] /ˈeɪ səf/ (Show IPA), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- halm — stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- halo — Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halp — (nonstandard, humorous) alternative spelling of help.
- hals — a male given name, form of Harold.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- hama — a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- hame — either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- hamm — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany.
- hams — the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
- hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hank — Angelo ("Hank") 1916–2002, U.S. basketball player.
- hans — a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- hant — {{eye dialect of|hadn't|hadn\u2019t}}.
- hapa — (especially in Hawaii and California) a person of mixed-race heritage who identifies racially and culturally as both white and of Asian descent.
- hapi — Apis.
- haps — Apis.
- hapu — A subtribe of an iwi; the basic political unit within Māori society.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hare — any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hark — to listen attentively; hearken.
- harl — A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- haro — a cry meaning alas
- harp — a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- harr — (British, dialectal) A sea mist.
- hart — a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- harz — a range of wooded hills in central Germany, between the Rivers Weser and Elbe: source of many legends. Highest peak: Brocken, 1142 m (3746 ft)
- hasa — Hasa.
- hasc — Halachically Approved Shidduch Camp
- hash — hashish.
- hask — (obsolete) A basket made of rushes or flags, as for carrying fish.
- hasl — (language) SASL plus conditional unification.
- hasp — Houston Automatic Spooling Program
- hast — 2nd person singular present indicative of have.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hath — 3rd person singular present indicative of have.
- hats — Plural form of hat.