6-letter words starting with h
- hankie — a handkerchief.
- hankou — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- hankow — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- hannah — the mother of Samuel. I Sam. 1:20.
- hansel — to give a handsel to.
- hansen — Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- hansom — a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- hanson — Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- hantle — a sizeable amount
- haoles — Plural form of haole.
- haplo- — single or simple
- happed — a comforter or quilt.
- happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- hapten — a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- haptic — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- harald — 1937- ; king of Norway (1991- )
- harang — Alternative spelling of harangue A tirade or rant, whether spoken or written.
- harare — Formerly Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia. a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1980. 150,330 sq. mi. (389,362 sq. km). Capital: Harare.
- harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- harbin — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- harden — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- harder — Comparative form of hard.
- hardie — (James) Keir (kɪə). 1856–1915, British Labour leader and politician, born in Scotland; the first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party
- hardin — John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- hardly — only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.
- hardon — an erection of the penis.
- hareem — the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- hareld — The long-tailed duck, or oldsquaw.
- harems — Plural form of harem.
- haring — 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.
- harira — a Moroccan soup made from a variety of vegetables with lentils, chickpeas, and coriander
- harish — Like a hare.
- harked — to listen attentively; hearken.
- harken — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlan — John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911.
- harlem — a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- harley — Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford, 1661–1724, British statesman.
- harlot — a prostitute; whore.
- harlow — Jean, 1911–37, U.S. motion-picture actress.
- harmal — Peganum harmala, a perennial plant of the family Nitrariaceae.
- harman — a constable
- harmed — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- harmel — Dated form of harmal.
- harmer — physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm.
- harold — Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- harped — Simple past tense and past participle of harp.
- harper — James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
- harpin — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harrar — a city in E Ethiopia.