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- hardlyadverb
Barely; almost not.
- hardshipnoun
Severe suffering or privation; difficult circumstances involving lack of basic necessities or comfort.
- hardwarenoun
(computing) The physical components of a computer system, as opposed to software.
- hardyadjective
Able to endure difficult conditions; robust and capable of surviving adverse circumstances.
- harenoun
A fast-running, long-eared mammal resembling a large rabbit, with powerful hind legs and typically living in the open.
- harlemnoun
A neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City, historically significant as a center of African American culture.
- harmnoun
Physical injury or damage.
- harmedverb
Past tense and past participle of "harm"; caused physical injury or damage to.
- harmfuladjective
Causing or capable of causing harm, damage, or injury.
- harmlessadjective
Not able or likely to cause harm, damage, or injury.
- harmonproper_noun
A surname of Germanic origin.
- harmonynoun
A pleasing combination of musical notes sounded simultaneously.
- harnessnoun/verb
A set of straps and fittings used to attach a horse or other animal to a cart or plow.
- haroldproper_noun
A masculine given name of Old English origin.
- harpnoun/verb
A large stringed musical instrument with a triangular frame, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
- harpernoun
A person who plays the harp.
- harrietproper_noun
A feminine given name.
- harrisproper_noun
A common English surname meaning "son of Harry."
- harrisonproper_noun
A surname meaning "son of Harry."
- harryverb
To persistently carry out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory.
- harshadjective
Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
- hartnoun
(archaic or literary) An adult male deer, especially a red deer over five years old.
- hartleyproper_noun
A surname of English origin.
- harvardproper_noun
Harvard University, a prestigious private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1636.
- harvestnoun/verb
The process or period of gathering crops.
- harveyproper_noun
A masculine given name of Breton origin.
- hasverb
Third person singular present of "have"; possesses.
- hashnoun/verb
A dish of chopped meat, potatoes, and sometimes vegetables, often fried together.
- hasncontraction
Contraction of "has not."
- hassanproper_noun
A masculine given name of Arabic origin, common in Muslim communities.
- hasslenoun/verb
A situation involving difficulty, annoyance, or inconvenience.
- hastverb
(archaic) Second person singular present tense of "have," used with "thou."
- hastenoun
Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
- hastingsproper_noun
A town in East Sussex, England, near the site of the Battle of Hastings (1066).
- hastyadjective
Done or acting with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
- hatnoun
A shaped covering for the head worn for warmth, style, or protection.
- hatchnoun/verb
An opening in a floor, wall, or deck, typically with a cover or door.
- hatchetnoun
A small axe with a short handle, used for chopping wood or as a weapon.
- hateverb
To feel intense dislike or hostility toward.
- hatedadjective
Intensely disliked; the object of hatred.
- hatefuladjective
Arousing or deserving hatred; extremely unpleasant or offensive.
- hatesverb/noun
Third person singular present tense of "hate"; feels intense dislike for.
- hathverb
(archaic) Third person singular present tense of "have."
- hatingverb
Present participle of "hate"; feeling intense dislike for.
- hatrednoun
Intense dislike or ill will; the feeling of hating someone or something.
- hatsnoun
Plural of "hat"; head coverings with a shaped crown and usually a brim.
- haulnoun/verb
To pull or drag with effort or force.
- haulingverb/noun
Present participle of "haul"; pulling or dragging with effort.
- hauntnoun/verb
(Of a ghost) to appear habitually in a place or to a person.
- hauntedadjective
(Of a place) frequented by a ghost or ghosts.