• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

— herd·er noun

Synonyms

drive, punch, run—more at DRIVE

herds·man noun : one who manages, breeds, or tends livestock

1here adverb 1 : in or at this place; also : NOW

2 : at or in this point, particular, or case

3 : in the present life or state

4 : to this place

2here noun : this place

here·abouts or here·about adverb : in this vicinity

1hereafter adverb 1 : after this in sequence or in time

2 : in some future time or state

2hereafter noun, often cap 1 : time that is to come : FUTURE

2 : an existence beyond earthly life

Synonyms

afterlife, eternity, immortality—more at ETERNITY

here·by adverb : by means of this

he·red·i·tary adjective 1 : genetically passed or passable from parent to offspring

2 : passing by inheritance; also : having title or possession through inheritance

3 : of a kind established by tradition

Synonyms

genetic, heritable, inborn, inherited; also congenital, inbred, inherent, innate, native, natural

he·red·i·ty noun : the characteristics and potentialities genetically derived from one's ancestors; also : the passing of these from ancestor to descendant

Her·e·ford noun : any of a breed of red-coated beef cattle with white faces and markings

here·in adverb : in this

here·of adverb : of this

here·on adverb : on this

her·e·sy noun, plural -sies [ORIGIN: ME heresie, fr. AF, fr. LL haeresis, fr. LGk hairesis, fr. Gk, action of taking, choice, sect, fr. hairein to take]

1 : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma

2 : an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma

3 : dissent from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice

Synonyms

dissent, heterodoxy, nonconformity; also error, fallacy, falsehood, misconception, myth; apostasy, defection, schism, sectarianism, separatism; deviance, deviation, unconventionality; disagreement, discord, dissension

Antonyms

conformity, orthodoxy

her·e·tic noun : one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine

Synonyms

dissenter, dissident, nonconformist; also apostate, defector, renegade; schismatic, sectarian, separatist; disbeliever, infidel, unbeliever; bohemian, individualist

he·ret·i·cal adjective : of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

Synonyms

dissident, heterodox, nonconforming, nonconformist, nonorthodox, unconventional, unorthodox; also nontraditional; apostate, defecting, renegade; schismatic, sectarian, separatist

Antonyms

conforming, conventional, orthodox

here·to adverb : to this document

here·to·fore adverb : up to this time

Synonyms

hitherto, yet—more at HITHERTO

here·un·der adverb : under this or according to this writing

here·un·to adverb : to this

here·upon adverb : on this or immediately after this

here·with adverb 1 : with this

2 : HEREBY

her·i·ta·ble adjective : capable of being inherited

Synonyms

genetic, hereditary, inborn, inherited—more at HEREDITARY

her·i·tage noun 1 : property that descends to an heir

2 : something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor : LEGACY

3 : BIRTHRIGHT

Synonyms

bequest, birthright, inheritance—more at INHERITANCE

her·maph·ro·dite noun : an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs

— hermaphrodite adjective

— her·maph·ro·dit·ic adjective

her·met·ic also her·met·i·cal adjective : AIRTIGHT

— her·met·i·cal·ly adverb

her·mit noun [ORIGIN: ME heremite, eremite, fr. AF, fr. LL eremita, fr. LGk erēmitēs, fr. Gk, adj., living in the desert, fr. erēmia desert, fr. erēmos desolate]

: one who lives in solitude esp. for religious reasons

Synonyms

anchorite, recluse, solitary—more at RECLUSE

her·mit·age noun 1 : the dwelling of a hermit

2 : a secluded dwelling

hermit crab noun : any of numerous crabs that occupy empty mollusk shells

her·nia noun, plural -ni·as or -ni·ae : a protrusion of a bodily part (as a loop of intestine) into a pouch of the weakened wall of a cavity in which it is