All English words - page 1653

Meanings of Hephaestian:

proper noun

The god of fire and of craftsmen, son of zeus and hera. he was a divine metalworker who was lame as the result of having interfered in a quarrel between his parents.

Meanings of Heptachlor:

noun

A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide.

Usage examples:

The company that manufactured and sold the pesticides chlordane and heptachlor, the velsicol chemic…

Meanings of Heptad:

noun

A group or set of seven.

Usage examples:

The zipper was positioned either immediately after the heads or following 15 heptads of native sequ…

Meanings of Heptads:

noun

A group or set of seven.

Usage examples:

The zipper was positioned either immediately after the heads or following 15 heptads of native sequ…

Meanings of Heptagon:

noun

A plane figure with seven straight sides and angles.

Usage examples:

The book promptly answered his question: a heptagon has seven sides.

Meanings of Heptagonal:

adjective

Having a shape with seven straight sides

Usage examples:

The 50 pence piece was the world's first heptagonal coin., a heptagonal pyramid is a pyramid with a…

Meanings of Heptagons:

noun

A plane figure with seven straight sides and angles.

Usage examples:

The book promptly answered his question: a heptagon has seven sides.

Meanings of Heptahedrons:

noun

A solid figure with seven plane faces.

Usage examples:

Around the circle - in which the heptahedron lies - another seven-fold star can be constructed.

Meanings of Heptamerous:

adjective

Having parts arranged in groups of seven.

Usage examples:

Luidia ciliaris is red-orange and has radial heptamerous symmetry in the adult stage.

Meanings of Heptameters:

noun

A line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet.

Usage examples:

Iambic heptameters, known as ‘fourteeners’ from their syllabic count, were employed by a number of …

Meanings of Heptanes:

noun

A colourless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit.

Usage examples:

They are rated based on their ability to resist knocking against a standard mixture of two hydrocar…

Meanings of Heptarchies:

noun

A state or region consisting of seven autonomous regions.

Usage examples:

But if i know the circumstances or the people, i am of the opinion that this heptarchy cannot stand…

Meanings of Heptarchy:

noun

A state or region consisting of seven autonomous regions.

Usage examples:

But if i know the circumstances or the people, i am of the opinion that this heptarchy cannot stand…

Meanings of Heptavalent:

adjective

Having a valency of seven.

Usage examples:

There is no evidence before me of the solubility either of divalent or of heptavalent manganese.

Meanings of Heptyl:

noun

Of or denoting an alkyl radical —c7h15, derived from heptane.

Meanings of Her:

pronoun

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

Usage examples:

She knew i hated her

possessive determiner

Belonging to or associated with a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

Usage examples:

Patricia loved her job

Meanings of Her-majesty:

noun

The quality of being majestic

Usage examples:

A whale passed by in all its majesty., her majesty, the empress of japan

Meanings of Heralded:

verb

Be a sign that (something) is about to happen.

Usage examples:

The speech heralded a change in policy

noun

An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.

Usage examples:

The following day she was proclaimed by heralds with flourishes of trumpets at various places in lo…

Meanings of Heraldic:

adjective

Relating to heraldry.

Usage examples:

Heraldic devices

Meanings of Heraldically:

adverb

In a way that relates to coats of arms (= special shields or shield-shaped patterns that are the sign of a family, university, or city) and the history of the families, universities, etc. that they belong to

Usage examples:

Lions, shields, and snakes are among the most heraldically common family symbols., the family's fre…

Meanings of Heralding:

verb

Be a sign that (something) is about to happen.

Usage examples:

The speech heralded a change in policy

noun

An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.

Usage examples:

The following day she was proclaimed by heralds with flourishes of trumpets at various places in lo…

Meanings of Heraldist:

noun

An expert in heraldry.

Usage examples:

Hugo gerard ströhl was one of the most important heraldists ever, who advised many governments.

Meanings of Herat:

proper noun

A city in western afghanistan; population 349,000 (est. 2006).

Meanings of Herb:

noun

Any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume.

Usage examples:

Bundles of dried herbs

Meanings of Herbaceous:

adjective

Denoting or relating to herbs (in the botanical sense).

Usage examples:

Overwintering herbaceous plants or evergreen trees can only survive the winter seasons of cold clim…