heptane
- n a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings
hera
- n queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
heracles
- n (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
heracleum
- n widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers
heracleum sphondylium
- n tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
heraclitus
- n a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)
herakles
- n (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
herald
- n (formal) a person who announces important news
the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet - n something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- v foreshadow or presage
- v praise vociferously
- v greet enthusiastically or joyfully
heraldic bearing
- n heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
heraldry
- n the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
- n emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
herat
- n a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities