6-letter words starting with h
- henced — Simple past tense and past participle of hence.
- hendon — a former borough, now part of Barnet, a city in Middlesex, in SE England, NW of London.
- hendra — a virus that affects humans and horses, causing a fatal, influenza-like illness
- hendry — Stephen. born 1969, Scottish snooker player: world champion 1990, 1992–96, and 1999
- henges — Plural form of henge.
- henley — a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.
- hennas — Plural form of henna.
- henner — a challenge
- hennin — a conical or heart-shaped hat, sometimes extremely high, with a flowing veil or piece of starched linen about the crown, worn by women in the 15th century.
- henoch — Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- henson — Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- hentai — noting or pertaining to a subgenre of Japanese manga, anime, computer games, etc., characterized by explicit sexual themes and imagery.
- hepat- — hepato-
- hepcat — a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepnet — An association concerned with networking requirements for high energy physicists.
- hepped — hipped2 .
- heppen — (obsolete) neat; fit; comfortable.
- hepper — hip4 .
- hepta- — seven
- heptad — the number seven.
- herald — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbal — of, relating to, or consisting of herbs.
- herbed — cooked or seasoned with herbs; flavored with herbs.
- herber — (rare) A garden in which herbs and vegetables are grown; a herbarium.
- herded — a herdsman (usually used in combination): a cowherd; a goatherd; a shepherd.
- herder — Johann Gottfried von [yoh-hahn gawt-freet fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt frit fən/ (Show IPA), 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.
- herdic — a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- here's — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereat — at this time; when this happened.
- hereby — by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
- herein — in or into this place.
- hereof — of this: upon the receipt hereof.
- hereon — hereupon.
- herero — a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- heresy — opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
- hereto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- hering — Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- heriot — a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hermae — Plural form of herm.
- herman — Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- hermes — the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. Compare Mercury (def 3).
- hermie — (informal) hermit crab.
- hermit — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- hermod — a son of Odin who rode to Hel to negotiate for the return of Balder to Asgard.
- hermon — Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- hernia — the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- heroes — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heroin — a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- herold — Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.