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heedlessly

adverb · without care or concern

Example: carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment

heels over head

adverb · in disorderly haste

Example: we ran head over heels toward the shelter

hefty

adjective · large in amount or extent or degree

Example: it cost a considerable amount

heighten

verb · make more intense, stronger, or more marked,

Example: The efforts were intensified

heinously

adverb · in a terribly evil manner

Example: the child was heinously murdered

heinrich boell

noun · German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985)

hejira

noun · a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

helianthus annuus

noun · annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America

hell-for-leather

adverb · at breakneck speed

Example: they were travelling hell-for-leather

helleborus viridis

noun · deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers

hellenic

adjective · of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical

Example: classical mythology

hellishly

adverb · extremely

Example: infernally clever

helminthic

adjective · capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

help

noun · the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Example: he gave me an assist with the housework

help oneself

verb · abstain from doing; always used with a negative

Example: I can't help myself--I have to smoke

helpfully

adverb · in a helpful manner

Example: the subtitles are helpfully conveyed

helplessly

adverb · in a helpless manner

Example: the crowd watched him helplessly

hem and haw

verb · utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation

Example: He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd

hemagglutinate

verb · cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)

hematin

noun · a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

hemophilic

adjective · relating to or having hemophilia

hempen

adjective · having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

hen-peck

verb · bother persistently with trivial complaints

Example: She nags her husband all day long

hence

adverb · (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Example: therefore X must be true

henceforth

adverb · from this time forth; from now on

Example: henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith

henceforward

adverb · from this time forth; from now on

Example: henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith

henry i

noun · King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135)

henry kissinger

noun · United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)

hepworth

noun · British sculptor (1902-1975)

herbal

adjective · of or relating to herbs

Example: herbal tea, herbal medicine

herdsman

noun · someone who drives a herd

here and there

adverb · in or to various places; first this place and then that

Example: he worked here and there but never for long in one town

hereabout

adverb · in this general vicinity

Example: the people are friendly hereabouts

hereabouts

adverb · in this general vicinity

Example: the people are friendly hereabouts

hereafter

adverb · following this in time or order or place; after this

Example: hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance

hereby

adverb · (formal) by means of this

Example: I hereby declare you man and wife

herein

adverb · in this place or thing or document

Example: I shall discuss the question herein

hereinafter

adverb · in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

Example: the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises

hereof

adverb · of or concerning this

Example: the twigs hereof are physic

hereto

adverb · to this writing or document

Example: the charts hereto attached

heretofore

adverb · used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

Example: So far he hasn't called

hereupon

adverb · immediately after this

Example: hereupon, the passengers stumbled aboard

herewith

adverb · (formal) by means of this

Example: I hereby declare you man and wife

heritable

adjective · capable of being inherited

Example: inheritable traits such as eye color

hermetically

adverb · in an airtight manner

Example: this bag is hermetically sealed

hernando cortes

noun · Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

hernando cortez

noun · Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

hero-worship

verb · love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Example: Many teenagers idolized the Beatles

heroically

adverb · in a heroic manner

Example: he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms

hesitantly

adverb · with hesitation; in a hesitant manner

Example: he finally accepted hesitantly

hesitate

verb · pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Example: Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures

hesitatingly

adverb · with hesitation; in a hesitant manner

Example: he finally accepted hesitantly

hesitation

noun · the act of pausing uncertainly

Example: there was a hesitation in his speech

het

adjective · made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')

Example: a heated swimming pool