herb.noun,.plural.herbs
a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food or to make medicine (sprinkle the dish with chopped fresh herbs; a plant whose stem does not produce woody tissue and generally dies at the end of each growing season; any of various.often.aromatic plants used especially as seasoning
herby.adjective
from 14th century Middle English 'herbe', from Old French 'erbe' 
herbaceous.adjective
relating.to.or.characteristic of an herb as distinguished from a woody plant; green and leaflike in appearance or texture
herbage.noun,.plural.herbages
herbaceous plant growth, especially grass or similar.vegetation; the fleshy, often edible parts of plants
herbal.adjective
of, relating to or containing herbs
herbal.noun,.plural.herbals
a book about plants and herbs useful to human beings
herbalist.noun,.plural.herbalists
one who grows, collects or specializes in the use of herbs

hydrocarbon.noun,.plural.hydrocarbons
any of numerous.organic.compounds, such as benzene.and.methane, that contain only carbon.and.hydrogen
hydrocarbonic.adjective

hernia.noun,.plural.hernias
a condition in which an organ pushes through the muscles that are supposed to contain it; the protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it; a rupture
hernial.adjective
Middle English, from Latin 'hernia' meaning 'protruded.viscus'

hump.noun,.plural.humps
a rounded mass or protuberance, such as the fleshy structure on the back of a camel or of some cattle; a low mound of Earth
hump, humped, humping, humps.verbs
transitive verb use.to bend or round into a hump; arch; to exert oneself
intransitive verb use.to exert oneself; to hurry
over the hump.idiom
past the worst or most difficult part or stage (at last I'm over the hump and ready to build the shed
humped.adjective

humph.interjection
used to express doubt, displeasure or a bit of contempt

hammock.noun,.plural.hammocks
a hanging, easily swung cot or lounge of canvas or heavy netting suspended between two trees or other supports

homeopathy.noun,.plural.homeopathies
a system.for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself
homeopath.or.homeopathist.noun
homeopaths.or.homeopathists.plural
one who uses homeopathy in treating disease
homeopathic.adjective
homeopathically.adverb

hysterical.adjective
of, characterized by or arising from hysteria; having or prone to having hysterics; extremely.funny told a hysterical story
hysterically.adverb
hysteria.noun,.plural.hysterias
excessive or uncontrollable.emotion, such as fear or panic
hysteric.noun,.plural.hysterics
a person suffering from hysteria; a fit of uncontrollable laughing or crying
hysteric.adjective
from Latin 'hystericus' and from Greek 'husterikos' and 'hustera' meaning 'womb' and from the former.medical.concept that disturbances in the womb, also called uterus, caused hysteria

hysterectomy.noun,.plural.hysterectomies
surgical removal of part or all of the uterus

hysteron proteron.noun,.plural.hysteron proterons
a figure of speech in which the natural or rational.order of its terms is reversed, as in 'bred and born' instead of 'born and bred'; the logical.fallacy of assuming as true and using as a premise a proposition that is yet to be proved

hothead.noun,.plural.hotheads
an impetuous.bad tempered individual; a hothead is someone who gets upset.quickly without thinking (flies off the handle at the slightest.provocation); Moses had to learn not to be such a hothead
hotheaded.adjective
easily.angered (a hotheaded worker); impetuous; rash (a hotheaded decision)
hotheadedly.adverb
hotheadedness.noun,.plural.hotheadednesses

handbasket.noun,.plural.handbaskets
a small portable basket with a handle for carrying by hand; usually.used in the phrase.'to hell in a handbasket', denoting.rapid.and.utter.ruination, that is, to degenerate.quickly and decisively

high gear.noun,.plural.high gears
a state of maximum activity, energy (her mind was in high gear while studying for the art history examination; the relatives are coming this long weekend so let's get into high gear and clean up the house); the high gear configuration of a transmission, such as in a vehicle

high horse.noun,.plural.high horses
if you are on a/your high horse, you are talking or behaving in a way that shows that you think you are better than other people or that you know more about something than other people do

high, higher, highest.adjectives
having a relatively great elevation; extending.far.upward (a high mountain; a high tower); being at or near the peak or culminating.stage (the high tourist season; high summer); advanced in development or complexity (higher consciousness; higher mathematics); slightlyspoiled or tainted; gamy, used of meat; having a bad smell; malodorous (the baby's diaper is smelling high, time to change it); having a pitch.corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second (the high tones of a flute); of great importance (set a high priority on family time); eminent in rank or status (on the top of my list for a potential.mate); lofty or exalted in quality or character (a person of high morals); of great force or violence (high winds); indicating excitement or euphoria (high spirits); of, relating.to.or.being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed
high, higher, highest.adverbs
in or to a lofty position, level or degree (saw a plane high in the sky; prices that had gone too high)
highly.adverb
high.noun,.plural.highs
a lofty place level, degree or region (summer temperatures reached an all time high; the high gear configuration of a transmission)
high and dry.idiom
in a position of helplessness; stranded (went off and left me high and dry)
high and low.idiom
here and there; everywhere (searched high and low for the keys)

highfalutin.or.hifalutin.also.highfaluting.adjective
pompous or pretentious; used to show disapproval, highfalutin language or behaviour is making a high sound as if on the flute; language or behaviour that seems silly.although it is intended to be impressive (the high falutin pompousness of the so-calledsecond world war ego driven despot.Mussolini); people use highfalutin to describe something that they think is being made to sound complicated or important.in order to.impress people

hasp.noun,.plural.hasps
a metal.fastener with a hinged, slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt or padlock
hasp, hasped, hasping, hasps.transitive verbs
to close or lock with a fastener