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heavy water noun : water enriched in deuterium

heavy·weight noun : one above average in weight; especially : a boxer weighing over 175 pounds

Heb abbreviation Hebrews

He·bra·ism noun : the thought, spirit, or practice characteristic of the Hebrews

— He·bra·ic adjective

He·bra·ist noun : a specialist in Hebrew and Hebraic studies

He·brew noun 1 : the language of the Hebrews

2 : a member of or descendant from a group of Semitic peoples; especially : ISRAELITE

— Hebrew adjective

He·brews noun : a book of the New Testament in Christian Scriptures

hec·a·tomb noun : an ancient Greek and Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen or cattle

heck·le verb heck·led; heck·ling : to harass with questions or gibes

Synonyms

bait, bug, hassle, needle, ride, taunt, tease—more at TEASE

heck·ler noun : one that heckles

Synonyms

oppressor, persecutor, taunter, tormentor, torturer—more at TORMENTOR

hect·are noun : a metric measure equal to 10,000 square meters

hec·tic adjective 1 : being hot and flushed

2 : filled with excitement, activity, or confusion

Synonyms

agitated, feverish, frenzied, heated, overactive, overwrought—more at FEVERISH

hec·ti·cal·ly adverb : in a hectic manner

Synonyms

amok, berserk, frantically, harum-scarum, helter-skelter, madly, pell-mell, wild, wildly—more at HELTER-SKELTER

hec·to·gram noun : a metric measure equal to 100 grams

hec·to·li·ter noun : a metric measure equal to 100 liters

hec·to·me·ter noun : a metric measure equal to 100 meters

hec·tor verb [ORIGIN: hector bully, fr. Hector, champion of Troy in Greek legend]

1 : SWAGGER

2 : to intimidate by bluster or personal pressure

Synonyms

browbeat, bully, cow, intimidate—more at INTIMIDATE

1hedge noun 1 : a fence or boundary formed of shrubs or small trees

2 : something that impedes or separates : BARRIER

3 : a means of protection (as against financial loss)

Synonyms

barrier, fence, wall—more at BARRIER

2hedge verb hedged; hedg·ing 1 : to enclose or protect with or as if with a hedge

2 : HINDER

3 : to protect oneself financially by a counterbalancing action

4 : to evade the risk of commitment

— hedg·er noun

Synonyms

[1] cage, closet, coop, corral, encase, enclose, envelop, fence, hem, house, immure, pen, wall—more at ENCLOSE

[4] equivocate, fudge, pussyfoot—more at EQUIVOCATE

hedge·hog noun : a small Old World insect-eating mammal covered with spines; also : PORCUPINE

hedge·hop verb : to fly an airplane very close to the ground

hedge·row noun : a row of shrubs or trees bounding or separating fields

he·do·nism noun [ORIGIN: Gk hēdonē pleasure]

: the doctrine that pleasure is the chief good in life; also : a way of life based on this

— he·do·nist noun

— he·do·nis·tic adjective

1heed verb : to pay attention

Synonyms

attend, hark, hear, listen, mind—more at LISTEN

follow, listen, mind, note, observe, regard, watch; also consider, contemplate, mull, ponder, weigh; comply (with), keep, obey, respect; hark (to), hear, hearken (to); mark, notice, see

Antonyms

disregard, ignore, tune out

2heed noun : the act or state of attending or noticing

Synonyms

attention, awareness, cognizance, ear, eye, notice, observance, observation—more at ATTENTION

heed·ful adjective : taking heed

— heed·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

alert, careful, cautious, circumspect, considerate, gingerly, guarded, safe, wary—more at CAREFUL

heed·ful·ness noun : the quality or state of being heedful

Synonyms

alertness, care, carefulness, caution, circumspection—more at CAUTION

care, carefulness, heed, pains, scrupulousness—more at CARE

heed·less adjective : not taking heed

— heed·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

careless, mindless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary—more at CARELESS

heed·less·ness noun : the quality or state of being heedless

Synonyms

carelessness, dereliction, laxness, negligence, remissness, slackness—more at NEGLIGENCE

1heel noun 1 : the hind part