English words starting with hi

Meanings of Hi:

exclamation

Used as a friendly greeting or to attract attention.

Usage examples:

‘hi there. how was the flight?’

abbreviation

Hawaii (in official postal use).

Meanings of Hi-tech:

adjective

High-tech adjective

Meanings of Hiatus:

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Usage examples:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

Meanings of Hiatuses:

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Usage examples:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

Meanings of Hiawatha:

proper noun

(fl. c.1570), the name means ‘he makes rivers’. a member of the mohawk tribe, he is credited with establishing the five nations league, an iroquois confederacy comprising the onondaga, mohawk, oneida, cayuga, and seneca tribes. his name was used for the hero of longfellow's narrative poem the song of hiawatha (1855).

Meanings of Hibachi:

noun

A portable cooking apparatus similar to a small barbecue.

Usage examples:

Never use a hibachi or barbecue grill inside a home, vehicle, or garage.

Meanings of Hibachis:

noun

A portable cooking apparatus similar to a small barbecue.

Usage examples:

Never use a hibachi or barbecue grill inside a home, vehicle, or garage.

Meanings of Hibernal:

adjective

Of, characteristic of, or occurring in winter.

Usage examples:

Hibernal eczema

Meanings of Hibernate:

verb

(of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state.

Usage examples:

Some species hibernate in tree roosts

Meanings of Hibernated:

verb

(of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state.

Usage examples:

Some species hibernate in tree roosts

Meanings of Hibernates:

verb

(of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state.

Usage examples:

Some species hibernate in tree roosts

Meanings of Hibernating:

verb

(of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state.

Usage examples:

Some species hibernate in tree roosts

Meanings of Hibernation:

noun

The condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state.

Usage examples:

Grizzly bears gorge on seeds to prepare for hibernation

Meanings of Hibernian:

adjective

Of or concerning ireland (now chiefly used in names).

Usage examples:

The royal hibernian academy

noun

A native of ireland (now chiefly used in names).

Usage examples:

The ancient order of hibernians

Meanings of Hibernianism:

noun

An irish idiom or expression.

Usage examples:

Also, your slavish use of obsolete, twee and anglicised hibernicisms is peculiarly un-irish, not to…

Meanings of Hibernicism:

noun

An irish idiom or expression.

Usage examples:

Also, your slavish use of obsolete, twee and anglicised hibernicisms is peculiarly un-irish, not to…

Meanings of Hibiscuses:

noun

A plant of the mallow family, grown in warm climates for its large brightly coloured flowers or for products such as fibre or timber.

Usage examples:

There is no reason why hostas can't be grown in containers just as successfully as an exotic hibisc…

Meanings of Hic:

exclamation

Used in writing to express the sound of a hiccup, especially a drunken one.

Usage examples:

When the farmer had arrived safely in the dock he looked about in a very dreamy manner, and in answ…

Meanings of Hiccough:

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

Meanings of Hiccoughed:

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups

Meanings of Hiccoughing:

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups

Meanings of Hiccoughs:

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

Meanings of Hiccup:

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

Meanings of Hiccuped:

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups

Meanings of Hiccuping:

verb

Have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.

Usage examples:

They lay about hiccuping and giggling

noun

An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.

Usage examples:

Then she got hiccups