5-letter words containing h
- haras — (archaic) An establishment that breeds horses; a stud farm.
- hards — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hardy — capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
- hared — 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.
- harem — the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- hares — Plural form of hare.
- harim — the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- harks — to listen attentively; hearken.
- harle — A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
- harms — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- harpe — (Ancient Greece) A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
- harps — Plural form of harp.
- harpy — Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- harre — (obsolete) A hinge.
- harry — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
- harse — Eye dialect of horse.
- harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- harte — (Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- harth — Obsolete spelling of hearth.
- harts — Plural form of hart.
- harve — a male given name, form of Harvey.
- hasan — (al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- hasek — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1883–1923, Czech novelist and short-story writer.
- hashy — resembling or similar to a hash
- hasid — a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy. Compare Mitnagged.
- hasna — Eye dialect of hasn't.
- hasps — Plural form of hasp.
- hasta — (colloquial) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hafta: has to; is required to.
- haste — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- hasty — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- hatch — to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
- hated — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatel — (obsolete) hateful; detestable.
- hater — a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination): I'm a big hater of opera. Are you a dog-hater?
- hates — Feel intense or passionate dislike for (someone).
- hathe — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of have alternative spelling of hath.
- hatta — Mohammed, 1902–1980, Indonesian political leader: vice president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–49, 1950–56; prime minister 1948, 1949–50.
- hatti — an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- hatty — a female given name, form of Harriet.
- hauch — (Scotland) A cough or gasp.
- haugh — a stretch of alluvial land forming part of a river valley; bottom land.
- haulm — stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- hauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of haul.
- hault — (obsolete) Lofty; haughty.
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- hausa — a member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
- haute — high-class or high-toned; fancy: an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.
- havan — A ritual burning of offerings such as grains and ghee, which is held to mark births, marriages, and other special occasions.
- havel — Václav [vahts-lahf] /ˈvɑts lɑf/ (Show IPA), 1936–2011, Czech writer and political leader: president of Czechoslovakia 1989–92; president of the Czech Republic 1993–2003.
- haven — a harbor or port.