harbourscapes
plural of harbourscape

hardishrew
A field mouse.

hardishrews
plural of hardishrew

haroun
The headquarters or government of a post-medieval Horn African state, particularly the Daraawiish.
The headquarters or government of a post-medieval Horn African state, particularly the Daraawiish.

harouns
plural of haroun

hasbara
Public relations efforts or propaganda to defend abroad the point of view and policies of the State of Israel.

hatchman
A prison guard charged with checking on the prisoner by looking through the hatch.

hatchmen
plural of hatchman

hatif
A mysterious prophetic voice heard at night and in the desert. It figures in Arabian folklore.

hatifs
plural of hatif

hatteries
plural of hattery

hattery
A shop that sells hats.

haugh
A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.

haughland
Terrain characterized by haughs (low-lying meadows beside rivers).

haughlands
plural of haughland.

haughs
plural of haugh

haulout
A site, on land or ice, visited by pinnipeds when they temporarily leave the water between periods of foraging.

havenage
Dues paid for using a harbour or port.

hawbuck
A vulgar, ignorant country fellow.

hawbucks
plural of hawbuck

hawza
A madrasah where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated.

hawzas
plural of hawza.

haybarn
A barn where hay is stored.

haybarns
plural of haybarn

haybiome
The bacterial biome of hay when used as fodder

haycation
A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.

haycations
plural of haycation

haykal
Alternative form of haikal.

haykals
plural of haykal

hazzan
A Jewish cantor in a synagogue.

hazzanim
plural of hazzan

hazzans
plural of hazzan

headcut
An erosional feature of some intermittent and perennial streams with an abrupt vertical drop (knickpoint) in the stream bed.

headgate
An upstream gate to an aqueduct, canal, river channel, or irrigation system that can be opened or closed to regulate the flow of water entering a downstream portion of the system.
A moveable framework designed to hold still the heads of cattle for various procedures.

headgates
plural of headgate

headhouse
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
The overground portion of a subway station.
A structure built at the top of a ventilation shaft or mineshaft.

headhouses
plural of headhouse

headland
Coastal land that juts into the sea.
The unplowed boundary of a field.

headlands
plural of headland

headpond
A pond constructed as a headwater for a hydroelectric project.

headponds
plural of headpond

headstead
A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
A bolster or cushion for the head.
The area at the head of the bed; headboard.

headsteads
plural of headstead

headstream
A stream that is the source of a river.

headstreams
plural of headstream

headwaters
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.

heartware
A patriotic sense of community and fondness for one's country.

heatspot
A spot that is hotter than the surrounding area.

heatspots
plural of heatspot

heavenriche
The kingdom of heaven; heaven.

hebesphenomegacorona
A polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, having 18 triangular and 3 square faces.

hedarim
plural of heder

hede
Rank; order; condition; quality.

heder
An elementary school in which students are taught to read Hebrew texts.

hederim
plural of heder

heders
plural of heder

hedes
plural of hede

heelpath
The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath.

heelpaths
plural of heelpath

hegemonies
plural of hegemony

hegemony
Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.

hegumen
The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.

hegumenoi
plural of hegumenos

hegumenos
Alternative form of hegumen (“head of a monastery”).

hegumens
plural of hegumen

heiau
A temple in traditional Hawaiian society.

heiaus
plural of heiau

heketara
Olearia rani, a small forest tree of New Zealand.

heketaras
plural of heketara

helen
Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.

helens
plural of helen.

helibiking
The sport of mountain biking from a dropoff point reached by helicopter

heliosheath
A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.

heliosheaths
plural of heliosheath

heliothalassotherapy
A type of physical therapy that combines aspects of heliotherapy and thalassotherapy, providing therapeutic effects with sea water and sunlight.

heliport
A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.

heliports
plural of heliport

helispot
A designated location near a fire where it is safe for firefighters' helicopters to land and take off.

helistop
A place where a helicopter can land.

helistops
plural of helistop

helitanker
A helicopter used in firefighting, especially against forest fires, which drops water or other fire retardant on the fire.

helitankers
plural of helitanker

hellbilly
A style of music and fashion influenced by punk, goth and country.

hellhole
A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.

hellholes
plural of hellhole

helminthofauna
helminths considered as a group

helocrene
A spring that originates in a marsh

helocrenes
plural of helocrene

hematin
Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
Hemin.

hematins
plural of hematin

hemichamber
Either half of a chamber that is divided into two, typically of an Ussing chamber

hemichambers
plural of hemichamber

hemiglyph
The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.

hemiglyphs
plural of hemiglyph

hemmel
A shed or hovel for cattle.

hemmels
plural of hemmel

hencoop
A coop where hens are kept.

hencoops
plural of hencoop

hencote
henhouse

henge
A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
A stone circle.

henges
plural of henge

henhouse
Synonym of hencoop.

henhouses
plural of henhouse

henneries
plural of hennery

hennery
A place where domestic fowl, such as chickens, are reared; a poultry farm.

henpen
A hencoop.

henpens
plural of henpen

henroost
A place used by hens for roosting.

henroosts
plural of henroost

herbaries
plural of herbary

herbary
A garden of herbs; a cottage garden.

herbland
Land that is covered mostly with herbaceous flora.

herblands
plural of herbland

hereditarianism
The school of thought that heredity is more important than factors such as environment in determining intelligence and behaviour.

hereditarianisms
plural of hereditarianism

heroa
plural of heroon

herohead
herohood

herohood
The quality, state, or condition of being a hero.

heroon
A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.

heroons
plural of heroon

herpetofauna
Reptiles and amphibians as a group, especially those of a particular region or time period.

herpetofaunas
plural of herpetofauna

hesperinos
Greek Orthodox Church vespers