Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z hirable Able to be hired. Hirado A city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on its own island. hiraeth A feeling of homesickness, longing or yearning for something comfortable or familiar, especially in a Welsh context. hiragana The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings. Hirai A surname. Hirakata A city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, founded in 1947. Hirakawa a city in Japan Hiraldo A surname. Hiram A king of Tyre. (biblical character) hiramasa Sushi made from the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi. Hiramic Of, or pertaining to, Hiram Abiff, the chief character in an allegorical legend connected with the initiation into the third degree of Freemasonry. Hirano A surname from Japanese. Hiranuma A surname from Japanese. Hiranyagarbha A name of Brahma, so called because he was born from a golden egg (Manu Smṛti 1.9). Hiranyakashipu Hiranyakashipu, son of Kashyapa and Diti, father of Prahlada, slain by the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu. Hirata A surname from Japanese. Hiratsuka A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan. Hiraveri An uninhabited island of Raa, Maldives. Hirayama A surname from Japanese. hircic Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet. hircin hircic acid. hircine Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats. hircinous Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine hircismus Offensive goatlike smell of armpits. hircocervus A mythical creature, half goat, half stag. hircose Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine hircosity The quality of being hircose, or goatish. hird In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls. hirdman A member of a Norwegian hird, or royal household. hire A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort. hireage The act of hiring something. hiree Someone who hires from a hirer. hireless Without recompense, payment or reward. hireling An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence. hireman hireling Hiren A seductive woman; a courtesan. hires A surname. hireworthy Worthy of hire; employable. Hirihuttaa A resort island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives. Hirilandhoo A residential island of Thaa, Maldives. Hirimaradhoo A residential island of Haa Dhaalu, Maldives. Hirinaidhoo An uninhabited island of Haa Dhaalu, Maldives. hiring The act by which an employee is hired. hiriq A Hebrew nikud vowel sign, a dot written beneath a letter, indicating the phoneme /i/. Hiriyadhoo An uninhabited island of Lhaviyani, Maldives. Hiriyafushi A resort island of Dhaalu, Maldives. Hiriyanfushi An uninhabited island of Thaa, Maldives. hirn Corner; nook; hiding-place. Hirnantian A subdivision of the Ordovician period. Hirnyi A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Гірний (Hirnyj). Hirnyk A city in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Hirogawa A town in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Hirohisa A male given name from Japanese. Hiroko A female given name from Japanese. hirola A type of antelope found in an area between Kenya and Somalia, Beatragus hunteri or sometimes Damaliscus hunteri. Hiromitsu A male given name from Japanese. Hirono A surname. Hirosaki A city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Hirose A surname from Japanese. Hiroshi A male given name from Japanese. Hiroshima A catastrophe. hiroshimaite A family of glasses caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshiman Of or relating to Hiroshima, Japan. hiroshimite A rare crystalline structure for metallic alloys found in hiroshimaite glass nodules, forged by the intense temperature and pressure of an atomic bomb explosion, fusion various metals. Hirota A surname from Japanese. hirple To walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling. hirrient Having a strongly trilled sound, like that of a cat purring. hirs That which belongs to hir, theirs (singular). Possessive case of hir, used in place of a noun. Coordinate with his and hers. Hirsch A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, Saskatchewan, Canada. Hirschberg A surname from German. Hirschfeld A surname. Hirschfield A surname from German. Hirschhorn hartshorn Hirschi A surname. Hirschian Of or relating to E. D. Hirsch (born 1928), American educator. Hirschman A surname from German. Hirschmann A surname from German. Hirschy A surname from German. hirsel The entire stock on a farm or stock under the charge of a shepherd. hirself Hir, themselves; gender-neutral third-person singular object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with gendered himself and herself. Hirsh A surname. Hirshberg A surname from German. Hirshman A surname. Hirske A city in Luhansk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Hirson A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France. Hirst A surname. Hirstian Of or relating to Paul Hirst (1946-2003), British sociologist and political theorist. hirsutal Relating to the hair, especially in the context of nervous symptoms such as pulling or twisting the hair. hirsute Covered in hair or bristles; hairy. hirsuteine An alkaloid isolated from Uncaria and found in yokukansan. hirsutely In a hirsute way, hairily. hirsutene A tricyclic hydrocarbon with IUPAC name (3aR,3bR,6aS,7aR)-3a,5,5-trimethyl-3-methylidene-1,2,3b,4,6,6a,7,7a-octahydrocyclopenta[a]pentalene hirsuteness The characteristic of being hirsute; hairiness. hirsutidin An O-methylated anthocyanidin, belonging to the anthocyanins, found in Catharanthus roseus petals and calluses. hirsuties hirsutism hirsutinolide Any of a group of tricyclic sesquiterpene lactones present in Vernonia. hirsutism Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent. hirsutoid Only used in hirsutoid papillomas hirsutulous Having small or sparse hairs. hirtellous with minute hairs. Hirth A surname. hirtillous Minutely hirsute. Hirtle A surname. hirtose Synonym of hirsute. Hirtshals A town and port on the Skagerrak in the municipality of Hjørring, North Jutland, Denmark. Hirubadhoo An uninhabited island of Shaviyani, Maldives. hirudin A peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant. hirudinal Of or pertaining to leeches hirudine Of or relating to the leeches. hirudinean Any leech of the subclass Hirudinea hirudiniasis infestation by leeches hirudiniculture The commercial production of leeches. hirudinin An anticoagulant secretion of leeches. hirudinization The process of making blood noncoagulable by the injection of hirudin. hirudinize To inject hirudin into blood to prevent coagulation. Hiruharama A settlement in Gisborne District, New Zealand. hirulog Synonym of bivalirudin. Hirundhoo A resort island of Baa, Maldives. hirundine Of or relating to a swallow (the bird); of or relating to the family Hirundinidae. hirundinid Any bird in the family Hirundinidae; a swallow or martin. hirundinous hirundine hirundoside A particular steroid glycoside. Hirwaun A village and community (served by Hirwaun and Penderyn Community Council) in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN9605). his Belonging to him. Hisako A female given name from Japanese. Hisamatsu A surname from Japanese. Hisamitsu A surname from Japanese. Hisar A district of Haryana, India. Hisarlik An ancient city of Anatolia, near modern-day Gökçalı in Çanakkale, Turkey. Hisashi A male given name from Japanese. Hisatsinom The ancestors of the Hopi people. Hisaw A surname. hisbah An Islamic doctrine that requires upholding community morals and law and order. Hiscock A surname transferred from the given name. Hiscocks A surname originating as a patronymic. Hiscoke A surname transferred from the given name. Hiscott A surname transferred from the given name. Hiscox A surname originating as a patronymic. Hise A surname. Hisel A surname. Hiser A surname. Hisey A surname from German. hisian Relating to the bundle of His. Hisingen A river island of Sweden. hisingerite An iron silicate with a dark-brown or black color, formula Fe³⁺₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O. Hiskett A surname transferred from the given name. Hislam Islam which reinforces masculinist attitudes or ideas or downplays women's issues. Hisle A surname. Hislop A surname. hislopite A bright green variety of calcite.