🇬🇧English to English Lexicon

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Words Starting with "H"

Hallucination
C1noun
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Hallucination

An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present, typically arising from disorders of the nervous system or in response to certain drugs.

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Hallucinogen
C1noun
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Hallucinogen

A psychoactive agent that causes alterations in perception, mood, and cognitive processes.

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Halting
C1adjective
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Halting

Slow and hesitant, often due to lack of confidence, uncertainty, or physical difficulty.

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Hamming
C1noun
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Hamming

Relating to algorithms, distances, or codes developed by Richard Hamming for error detection and correction in data transmission.

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Hard-wired
C1adjective
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Hard-wired

Genetically determined or innate; incapable of being altered or removed.

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Hedonism
C1noun
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Hedonism

The pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

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Hedonist
C1noun
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Hedonist

A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important goal in life.

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Heifer
C1noun
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Heifer

A young female cow, especially one that has not yet had a calf.

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Hellscape
C1noun
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Hellscape

A landscape or setting that resembles hell, characterized by extreme misery, destruction, or horror.

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Henceforth
C1adverb
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Henceforth

From this time on; from now on.

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Hereafter
C1adverb
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Hereafter

From this time on; in the future.

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Hibernate
C1verb
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Hibernate

To spend the winter in a dormant state.

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