Name Report For First Name HONG:

HONG

First name HONG's origin is Vietnamese. HONG means "rose, pink". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with HONG below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of hong.(Brown names are of the same origin (Vietnamese) with HONG and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with HONG - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming HONG

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES HONG AS A WHOLE:

lomahongva rhongomyant

NAMES RHYMING WITH HONG (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ong) - Names That Ends with ong:

dong huong phuong suong armstrong cuong duong tong trong vuong strong

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ng) - Names That Ends with ng:

carling hang lang nhung sang fenyang starling sterling frang dung hung quang thang trang trung tung aisling ashling blerung bletsung eacnung lintang armstrang banning bing cumming erving faing fang felding harding irving king leng lotharing lyfing rang rawling redding sheiling spelding staerling strang yung loring ing stirling spalding reading fielding erling cyning banaing henning fereng blessing dreng fleming wolfgang ewing golding hring manning ring channing

NAMES RHYMING WITH HONG (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (hon) - Names That Begins with hon:

honani honaw honbria honbrie hondo honey honi honiahaka honon honor honora honoratas honorato honore honoria honovi honza

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ho) - Names That Begins with ho:

hoa hobard hobart hobbard hoben hoc hod hodsone hoel hogan hoh hohberht hoireabard hok'ee hola holbrook holcomb holda holde holden holdin holdyn holea holgar holger holic holle hollee hollie hollis holly holman holmes holt holter holwell home homer homeros homerus hooda hooriya hope horado horae horatiu horemheb horia hortencia hortense horton horus hosanna hosea hoshi hoshiko hotah hototo houd houdain houdenc houerv houghton houston hovan hoven hovhaness hovsep how howahkan howard howe howel howell howi howie howland

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH HONG:

First Names which starts with 'h' and ends with 'g':

haduwig haig halag halig halsig hedvig hedwig hrycg hunig

English Words Rhyming HONG

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES HONG AS A WHOLE:

aphthongnoun (n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.

balachongnoun (n.) A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in China.

diphthongnoun (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong.
 noun (n.) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in rain, eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
 verb (v. t.) To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.

diphthongaladjective (a.) Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong.

diphthongationnoun (n.) See Diphthongization.

diphthongicadjective (a.) Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.

diphthongizationnoun (n.) The act of changing into a diphthong.

hongnoun (n.) A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage.
 verb (v. t. & i.) To hang.

monophthongnoun (n.) A single uncompounded vowel sound.
 noun (n.) A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.

monophthongaladjective (a.) Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.

phthongalnoun (n.) A vocalized element or letter.
 adjective (a.) Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; -- said of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc.

phthongometernoun (n.) An instrument for measuring vocal sounds.

pouchongnoun (n.) A superior kind of souchong tea.

soochongnoun (n.) Same as Souchong.

sooshongnoun (n.) See Souchong.

souchongnoun (n.) A kind of black tea of a fine quality.

thongnoun (n.) A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.

triphthongnoun (n.) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.

triphthongaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH HONG (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ong) - English Words That Ends with ong:


bettongnoun (n.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.

biltongnoun (n.) Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried.

binturongnoun (n.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.

barongnoun (n.) A kind of cutting weapon with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands.

billabongnoun (n.) In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source.

bultongnoun (n.) Biltong.

cacholongnoun (n.) An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz; also, a similar variety of opal.

congnoun (n.) An abbreviation of Congius.

convenongnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Convene

dingdongnoun (n.) The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.
 noun (n.) An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.

dugongnoun (n.) An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia.

evensongnoun (n.) A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong.

furlongadjective (a.) A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

flongnoun (n.) A compressed mass of paper sheets, forming a matrix or mold for stereotype plates.
  () imp. & p. p. of Fling.

gongnoun (n.) A privy or jakes.
 noun (n.) An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.
 noun (n.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also gong bell.

headlongadjective (a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
 adjective (a.) Steep; precipitous.
 adverb (a. & adv.) With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.
 adverb (a. & adv.) Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
 adverb (a. & adv.) Hastily; without delay or respite.

headstrongadjective (a.) Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.
 adjective (a.) Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy.

kalongnoun (n.) A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis).

lifelongadjective (a.) Lasting or continuing through life.

livelongadjective (a.) Whole; entire; long in passing; -- used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness.
 adjective (a.) Lasting; durable.

longnoun (n.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
 noun (n.) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
 noun (n.) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
 adjective (a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
 adjective (a.) To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.
 adjective (a.) Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin.
 superlative (superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
 superlative (superl.) Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
 superlative (superl.) Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
 superlative (superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
 superlative (superl.) Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
 superlative (superl.) Far-reaching; extensive.
 superlative (superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
 adverb (adv.) To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
 adverb (adv.) To a great extent in time; during a long time.
 adverb (adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
 adverb (adv.) Through the whole extent or duration.
 adverb (adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
 prep (prep.) By means of; by the fault of; because of.

lotongnoun (n.) An East Indian monkey (Semnopithecus femoralis).

maikongnoun (n.) A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.

moongnoun (n.) Same as Mung.

mullingongnoun (n.) See Duck mole, under Duck.

nightlongadjective (a.) Lasting all night.

oblongnoun (n.) A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
 adjective (a.) Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

oolongnoun (n.) A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea.

quandongnoun (n.) The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang.
 noun (n.) The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang.

packfongnoun (n.) A Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver.

pakfongnoun (n.) See Packfong.

petongnoun (n.) See Packfong.

prolongadjective (a.) To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
 adjective (a.) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
 adjective (a.) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.

prongnoun (n.) A sharp-pointed instrument.
 noun (n.) The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
 noun (n.) A sharp projection, as of an antler.
 noun (n.) The fang of a tooth.

rongnoun (n.) Rung (of a ladder).
  () imp. & p. p. of Ring.

sarongnoun (n.) A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago.

scuppernongnoun (n.) An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.

sidelongadjective (a.) Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong glance.
 adverb (adv.) Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.
 adverb (adv.) On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong.

singsongnoun (n.) Bad singing or poetry.
 noun (n.) A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.
 adjective (a.) Drawling; monotonous.
 verb (v. i.) To write poor poetry.

songnoun (n.) That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.
 noun (n.) A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
 noun (n.) More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
 noun (n.) Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
 noun (n.) An object of derision; a laughingstock.
 noun (n.) A trifle.

spacongnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Space

spongnoun (n.) An irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field.

teeongnoun (n.) The mino bird.

throngnoun (n.) A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd.
 noun (n.) A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng.
 adjective (a.) Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy.
 verb (v. i.) To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.
 verb (v. t.) To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings.
 verb (v. t.) To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing into, as a hall or a street.
  (imp.) of Thring

tongnoun (n.) Alt. of Tonge
 noun (n.) In China, an association, secret society, or organization of any kind; in the United States, usually, a secret association of Chinese such as that of the highbinders.

ularburongnoun (n.) A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake (Dipsas dendrophila). It is not venomous.

undersongnoun (n.) The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.
 noun (n.) Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone.

wongnoun (n.) A field.

wrongadjective (a.) Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
 adjective (a.) Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
 adjective (a.) Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
 adjective (a.) Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
 adjective (a.) Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
 adjective (a.) That which is not right.
 adjective (a.) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
 adjective (a.) Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
 adjective (a.) Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right.
 adverb (adv.) In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
 verb (v. t.) To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
 verb (v. t.) To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
  () imp. of Wring. Wrung.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH HONG (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (hon) - Words That Begins with hon:


hondnoun (n.) Hand.

honenoun (n.) A kind of swelling in the cheek.
 noun (n.) A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.
 verb (v. i.) To pine; to lament; to long.
 verb (v. t.) To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
 verb (v. i.) To grumble; pine; lament; long.

honingnoun (p]. pr. & vb. n.) of Hone

honestadjective (a.) Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
 adjective (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
 adjective (a.) Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
 adjective (a.) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
 adjective (a.) To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.

honestationnoun (n.) The act of honesting; grace; adornment.

honesteteenoun (n.) Honesty; honorableness.

honestyadjective (a.) Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.
 adjective (a.) The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.
 adjective (a.) Chastity; modesty.
 adjective (a.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.

honewortnoun (n.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S. Amomum); -- so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone.

honeynoun (n.) A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.
 noun (n.) That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
 noun (n.) Sweet one; -- a term of endearment.
 verb (v. i.) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
 verb (v. t.) To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey.

honeyingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Honey

honeybeenoun (n.) Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced.

honeybirdnoun (n.) The honey guide.

honeycombnoun (n.) A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.
 noun (n.) Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb.

honeycombedadjective (a.) Formed or perforated like a honeycomb.

honeydewnoun (n.) A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids.
 noun (n.) A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.

honeyedadjective (a.) Covered with honey.
 adjective (a.) Sweet, as, honeyed words.
  (imp. & p. p.) of Honey

honeylessadjective (a.) Destitute of honey.

honeymoonnoun (n.) The first month after marriage.

honeystonenoun (n.) See Mellite.

honeysuckernoun (n.) See Honey eater, under Honey.

honeysucklenoun (n.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.

honeysuckledadjective (a.) Covered with honeysuckles.

honeywarenoun (n.) See Badderlocks.

honeywortnoun (n.) A European plant of the genus Cerinthe, whose flowers are very attractive to bees.

honiedadjective (a.) See Honeyed.

honknoun (n.) The cry of a wild goose.

honornoun (n.) Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
 noun (n.) That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.
 noun (n.) A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.
 noun (n.) That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank.
 noun (n.) Fame; reputation; credit.
 noun (n.) A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors.
 noun (n.) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
 noun (n.) A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable.
 noun (n.) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
 noun (n.) Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
 noun (n.) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors.
 noun (n.) To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.
 noun (n.) To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility.
 noun (n.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.

honoringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Honor

honorableadjective (a.) Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.
 adjective (a.) High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.
 adjective (a.) Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.
 adjective (a.) Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.
 adjective (a.) Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
 adjective (a.) Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial.
 adjective (a.) Of reputable association or use; respectable.
 adjective (a.) An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.

honorablenessnoun (n.) The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.
 noun (n.) Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness.

honorariumadjective (a.) Alt. of Honorary

honoraryadjective (a.) A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.
 adjective (a.) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price.
 adjective (a.) Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services.
 adjective (a.) Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree.
 adjective (a.) Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.

honorernoun (n.) One who honors.

honorificadjective (a.) Conferring honor; tending to honor.

honorlessadjective (a.) Destitute of honor; not honored.

hontnoun (n. & v.) See under Hunt.

honeyberrynoun (n.) The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a) An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga).

honvednoun (n.) The Hungarian army in the revolutionary war of 1848-49.
 noun (n.) = Honvedseg.

honvedsegnoun (n.) See Army organization, above.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH HONG:

English Words which starts with 'h' and ends with 'g':

habitingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Habit

habituatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Habituate

hackingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hack

hacklingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hackle

hackneyingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hackney

hagnoun (n.) A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard.
 noun (n.) An ugly old woman.
 noun (n.) A fury; a she-monster.
 noun (n.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken.
 noun (n.) The hagdon or shearwater.
 noun (n.) An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair.
 noun (n.) A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.
 noun (n.) A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut.
 verb (v. t.) To harass; to weary with vexation.

haggingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hag

hagglingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haggle

haltingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hail
 noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halt

hairsplittingnoun (n.) The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.
 adjective (a.) Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

hairspringnoun (n.) The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.

halingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hale

halfcockingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halfcock

halloingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halloo

hallowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hallow

haloingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halo

halsingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halse

halseningadjective (a.) Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.

halteringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halter

halvingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halve

hamburgnoun (n.) A commercial city of Germany, near the mouth of the Elbe.

hammeringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hammer

hamperingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hamper

hamstringnoun (n.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
 verb (v. t.) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.

hamstringingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hamstring

handingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hand

handcuffingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handcuff

handfastingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handfast

handicappingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handicap

handlingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handle
 noun (n.) A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.
 verb (v. t.) The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.

handselingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handsel

handspringnoun (n.) A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.

handwritingnoun (n.) The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography.
 noun (n.) That which is written by hand; manuscript.

hangingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hang
 noun (n.) The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended.
 noun (n.) Death by suspension; execution by a halter.
 noun (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural.
 adjective (a.) Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.
 adjective (a.) Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.
 adjective (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.

hangnoun (n.) The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.
 noun (n.) Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a discourse.
 noun (n.) A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
 verb (v. i.) To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.
 verb (v. i.) To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc.
 verb (v. i.) To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve.
 verb (v. i.) To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.
 verb (v. i.) To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.
 verb (v. i.) To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.
 verb (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame.
 verb (v. i.) To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay.
 verb (v. i.) To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or points of suspension.
 verb (v. i.) To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.
 verb (v. i.) To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.
 verb (v. i.) To be, or be like, a suspended weight.
 verb (v. i.) To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country.
 verb (v. i.) To lean or incline; to incline downward.
 verb (v. i.) To slope down; as, hanging grounds.
 verb (v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
 verb (v. i.) Of a ball: To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of ground.
 verb (v. t.) To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one obstinate juror can hang a jury.

hangdognoun (n.) A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
 adjective (a.) Low; sneaking; ashamed.

hankeringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hanker

happeningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Happen

haranguingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harangue

harassingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harass

harbingeringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harbinger

harboringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harbor

hardeningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harden
 noun (n.) Making hard or harder.
 noun (n.) That which hardens, as a material used for converting the surface of iron into steel.

harfangnoun (n.) The snowy owl.

harmingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harm

harmonizingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harmonize

harnessingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harness

harpingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harp
 adjective (a.) Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies.

harpooningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harpoon

harrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harrow

harryingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harry

harvestingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harvest
  () a. & n., from Harvest, v. t.

hashingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hash

haspingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hasp

hastingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haste

hasteningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hasten

hatchingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hatch
 noun (n.) A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching.

hatchelingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hatchel

hatingnoun (p. pr. & pr. & vb. n.) of Hate

hattingnoun (n.) The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats.

haulingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haul

hauntingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haunt

havingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Have
 noun (n.) Possession; goods; estate.

hawingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haw

hawkingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hawk

haymakingnoun (n.) The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.

hazingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haze

headingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Head
 noun (n.) The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
 noun (n.) That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
 noun (n.) Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
 noun (n.) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
 noun (n.) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
 noun (n.) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.

headspringnoun (n.) Fountain; source.

healingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heal
 adjective (a.) Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.

heapingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heap

hearingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hear
 noun (n.) The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
 noun (n.) Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
 noun (n.) A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.
 noun (n.) Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.

hearkeningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hearken

heartbreakingadjective (a.) Causing overpowering sorrow.

heartburningnoun (n.) Same as Heartburn.
 noun (n.) Discontent; secret enmity.
 adjective (a.) Causing discontent.

heartrendingadjective (a.) Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.

heartstringnoun (n.) A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.

heartswellingadjective (a.) Rankling in, or swelling, the heart.

heatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heat
 adjective (a.) That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or applications.

heathenizingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heathenize

heavingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heave
 noun (n.) A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.

heaveningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heaven

hebetatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hebetate

hebraizingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hebraize

hectoringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hector

heddlingnoun (vb. n.) The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes of a weaver's harness; the harness itself.

hedgingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hedge

hedgehognoun (n.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects.
 noun (n.) The Canadian porcupine.
 noun (n.) A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so called.
 noun (n.) A form of dredging machine.
 noun (n.) A variety of transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and presenting a bristling appearance, whence the name.

hedgepignoun (n.) A young hedgehog.

heedingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heed

heelingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heel

heeltappingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heeltap

heftingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heft

heighteningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heighten

hellhagnoun (n.) A hag of or fit for hell.

helmingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Helm

helpingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Help

helvingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Helve

hemmingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hem

hemisectingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hemisect