7-letter words starting with ha
- hallows — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- hallway — a corridor, as in a building.
- halogen — any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- haloing — 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.
- haloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- halpern — Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
- halseny — A prediction; a prediction of evil.
- halsted — William Stewart ("Brill") 1852–1922, U.S. surgeon and educator.
- haltere — (entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.
- halters — Plural form of halter.
- halteth — Archaic third-person singular form of halt.
- halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
- halvers — Plural form of halver.
- halving — Present participle of halve.
- halyard — any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
- hamachi — The Japanese name for Pacific yellowtail, especially when used in sushi and sashimi.
- hamadan — a city in W Iran.
- hamatum — (anatomy) The hamate bone.
- hambone — (especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
- hamborn — Duisburg.
- hamburg — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- hamelin — city in NW Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony: pop. 56,000
- hamhung — a city in central North Korea.
- hamitic — (especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- hamlets — Plural form of hamlet.
- hammada — a desert plateau of hard, wind-swept bedrock covered with a thin layer of sand, pebbles, etc.
- hammals — Plural form of hammal.
- hammers — Plural form of hammer.
- hammett — (Samuel) Dashiell [duh-sheel,, dash-eel] /dəˈʃil,, ˈdæʃ il/ (Show IPA), 1894–1961, U.S. writer of detective stories.
- hammily — In a hammy manner.
- hamming — an actor or performer who overacts.
- hammock — hummock (def 1).
- hammond — John Hays [heyz] /heɪz/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, U.S. engineer.
- hampden — John, 1594–1643, British statesman who defended the rights of the House of Commons against Charles I.
- hampers — Plural form of hamper.
- hampton — Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.
- hamster — any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- hamular — a small hook or hooklike process, especially at the end of a bone.
- hamulus — a small hook or hooklike process, especially at the end of a bone.
- hanahan — a city in SE South Carolina.
- hanaper — a wicker receptacle for documents.
- hanbali — one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
- hanches — Plural form of hanch.
- hancock — Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- hand ax — Also, hand axe. a usually large, general-purpose bifacial Paleolithic stone tool, often oval or pear-shaped in form and characteristic of certain Lower Paleolithic industries.
- hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand up — to present (an indictment) to a court
- handaxe — a small axe with a short handle
- handbag — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.