heilong jiang
- n an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
hebrews
- n the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
- n a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
- n the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- n a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
hebridean islands
- n a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
hebridean isles
- n a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
hebrides
- n a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
hecate
- n (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
hecatomb
- n a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
heckle
- n a comb for separating flax fibers
- v comb with a heckle
heckle hemp or flax - v challenge aggressively
heckler
- n someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
heckling
- n shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
- v comb with a heckle
- v challenge aggressively
hectare
- n (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)