6-letter words starting with he
- 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.
- herons — Plural form of heron.
- heroon — a temple or monument dedicated to a hero
- herpes — any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes. Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- herrin — a town in S Illinois.
- hersed — arranged in the herse battle formation
- hersey — John Richard, 1914–93, U.S. journalist, novelist, and educator.
- herter — Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- herzen — Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (alɛkˈsandr iˈvaːnovitʃ). 1812–70, Russian socialist political philosopher: best known for his autobiography My Past and Thoughts (1861–67)
- herzog — Chaim [khahy-im] /ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1918–97, Israeli political leader: president 1983–1997.
- hesher — (slang) a diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music.
- hesiod — fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet.
- hesper — Hesperus.
- hester — a female given name, form of Esther.
- hestia — the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- het up — indignant; irate; upset: She was really het up about the new city tax.
- hetero — Chemistry. of or relating to an atom other than carbon, particularly in a cyclic compound.
- hether — Obsolete spelling of heather.
- hetian — Hotan.
- hetman — the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- hettie — a female given name, form of Hester or Esther.
- hevesy — Georg von [ge-awrg vawn] /gɛˈɔrg vɔn/ (Show IPA), 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist: Nobel Prize 1943.
- hewers — Plural form of hewer.
- hewing — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- hewish — Antony, born 1924, British astronomer: discovered pulsars; Nobel Prize in Physics 1974.
- hewitt — Lleyton (ˈleɪtən). born 1981, Australian tennis player; US Open champion 2001, Wimbledon singles champion 2002
- hexact — hexactinal
- hexade — A series of six numbers.
- hexane — any of five isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C 6 H 14 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used as solvents and chemical intermediates and in fuels.
- hexing — Present participle of hex.
- hexone — any of various organic ketones containing six atoms of carbon in the molecule.
- hexose — any of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose.
- hey-ho — an exclamation of weariness, disappointment, surprise, or happiness
- heyday — the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the vaudeville stars.
- heydey — the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the vaudeville stars.