6-letter words starting with h
- hideth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hide.
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- hiemal — of or relating to winter; wintry.
- hiero- — holy or divine
- hieron — (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- higgle — to bargain, especially in a petty way; haggle.
- high c — the note two octaves above middle C, deemed to be a test of a singer's ability
- highed — Simple past tense and past participle of high.
- higher — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- highet — Gilbert, 1906–78, U.S. writer and classical scholar.
- highly — in or to a high degree; extremely: highly amusing; highly seasoned food.
- hights — the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright; stature: She is five feet in height.
- hijabs — Plural form of hijab.
- hijack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
- hijada — Alternative form of hijra.
- hijiki — a dark brown seaweed that grows in treelike fronds, used dried and shredded in Japanese cookery.
- hijinx — (humorous) Alternative form of hijinks.
- hijrah — the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
- hijras — Plural form of hijra.
- hikers — Plural form of hiker.
- hiking — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- hilary — Hilarius, Saint.
- hilite — Informal spelling of highlight.
- hilled — Simple past tense and past participle of hill.
- hillel — ("ha-Zaken") c60 b.c.–a.d. 9? Palestinian rabbi, president of the Sanhedrin and interpreter of Biblical law: first to formulate definitive hermeneutic principles.
- hiller — Dame Wendy, 1912–2003, British actress.
- hillis — Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- hilted — the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hilton — Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- himeji — a city on SW Honshu, in S Japan, W of Kobe.
- hincty — acting in a nervous or very cautious way.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hindoo — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- hindus — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- hineys — heinie2 .
- hinged — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hinger — a tool for making hinges
- hinges — Plural form of hinge.
- hingis — Martina, born 1980, Swiss tennis player, born in Slovakia.
- hinkey — acting in a nervous or very cautious way.
- hinkty — acting in a nervous or very cautious way.
- hinted — Simple past tense and past participle of hint.
- hinter — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- hinton — Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- hiphop — the popular subculture of big-city teenagers, which includes rap music, break dancing, and graffiti art.
- hipped — familiar with or informed about the latest ideas, styles, developments, etc.: My parents aren't exactly hip, you know.
- hipper — Also, hipness. the condition or state of being hip.
- hippic — Relating to horses.
- hippie — a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
- hippin — (Northumbria) A napkin for an infant.