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 hairweed The plant dodder. hairwing A kind of fishing fly with wings made from hair. hairwork Jewellery made from human hair. hairworker One who makes jewellery from human hair. hairworking The process of making jewellery from human hair. hairworm A nematomorph. hairy Having a lot of body hair. hairyback A gastrotrich. hairyfish Mirapinna esau, a fish in the family Cetomimidae with unusual fins resembling thorns or hairs. Haishenwai Synonym of Vladivostok: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Haishenwei Synonym of Vladivostok: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Haisla An indigenous people living in Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada. Haislip A surname. Haisyn A city and raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, in western Ukraine. Haital Synonym of Hephthalite. Haitang A district of Sanya, Hainan, China. Haith A surname. Haithcock A surname. Haiti A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti. Haitian A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent. Haitianism Haitian nationalism. Haitianization The process of making something Haitian. Haitianize To make Haitian. Haitianness Quality of being Haitian. Haivoron A city in Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine. haiweeite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and uranium. Haixi A Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai, China. haiya An exclamation of exasperation, said especially when a bad event occurs. Haiyan A county of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. Haiyang A county-level city of Yantai, Shandong, China. Haiythoshi An island of Laamu, Maldives. Haiyuan A county of Zhongwei, Ningxia autonomous region, China. haiz A sigh. Haizhou A district of Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China. Haizhu A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Hajar A female given name in Hausa, from Arabic Hajas A surname. Hajdu A surname from Hungarian. hajduk An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans. haje The Egyptian cobra, Naja haje hajeen A domesticated camel or dromedary used for riding Hajek A surname. haji A surname. hajib An official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but later very powerful; a chamberlain. hajilij The tree Balanites aegyptiaca, from which zachun is derived. Hajipur Former name of Diamond Harbour (town and municipality in West Bengal, India). hajj The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam. hajjah A female hajji. Hajjam A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers. hajjan Synonym of cameleer, a camel-mounted soldier. Hajjar A surname. Hajjee One who participates in the Hajj. hajji A Muslim who has participated in a hajj. Hajong A member of an ethnolinguistic group living in northeastern Bangladesh and in the West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh states of India. Hajosy A surname. Hajtamiri A surname from Farsi Hak A surname. haka A group dance of New Zealand's Māori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes. Hakadal A village and parish in Nittedal municipality, Akershus, Norway. hakafah A circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah. hakafot A procession of people making circuit around something. hakam An arbitrator. hakama A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers. Hakamada A surname from Japanese. Hakandoo An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Hakanson A surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse]. hakapik A hunting implement, a long pole with a pick and hammer on the end, used by sealers to bludgeon seals and drag their carcasses to the sealing boat. hakari An elaborate feast in Maori culture. hakaw a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling hakawati A public storyteller, in Arab culture. hake A hook; a pot-hook. hakea A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia. haked The pike (fish). hakeem A surname from Arabic. hakelike Resembling or characteristic of a hake (fish). Haken Irreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk). hakenkreuz The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol. Haketia An endangered Jewish Romance language spoken in North-Africa. Hakewill A surname. Hakha A town in Chin State, Myanmar. hakham A wise man or scholar. Hakhamanesh Synonym of Achaemenes Hakhamaneshi Synonym of Achaemenid Hakhamanish Synonym of Achaemenes Hakhamanishi Synonym of Achaemenid Hakhel The mitzvah (commandment) to “assemble” the Jewish people to hear the Torah (Deuteronomy 31:12). hakhshara Zionist training in preparation for emigration to Israel and subsequent life in a kibbutz. hakim A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine. Hakimi A surname. Hakimian A surname from Persian. haking A type of net designed for catching sea fish. hakite An isometric-hextetrahedral gray brown mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, mercury, selenium, and sulfur. Hakka Of or relating to the Hakka (Kejia, 客家 (Kèjiā)), an ethnic group of the Han Chinese. Hakkanese Of or relating to the Hakka people. Hakkapeliitta A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War. Hakkinen A surname from Finnish. Hakluyt A surname. Hakluytian Of or pertaining to Richard Hakluyt (c.1552–1616), English writer who promoted the settlement of North America. hako A Pawnee Indian ceremony celebrating the union of Earth and Heaven and the genesis of life. Hakob A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Հակոբ (Hakob). Hakobyan A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Jacobs or Jacobson. Hakodate A port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Hakomi A form of body-centred somatic psychotherapy developed in the 1970s. haku A three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei. Hakui A city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Hakunila A district of Vantaa, Finland. Hakuraahuraa A resort island of Meemu, Maldives. hakurei A type of round, white turnip from Japan. Hakusan A city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. hal A special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God. hala Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Halab Synonym of Aleppo. Halabi A surname from Arabic. Halabja A town in the Kurdish part of Iraq that was attacked with chemical weapons by Iraqi Air Force jets in March 1988. halacarid Any member of the Halacaridae family of mites. halacha A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature. halachic Of or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law). halachically In a halachic manner, i.e., within the bounds of Jewish law halacrinate A particular fungicide. Halafian Of or relating to the Mesopotamian Neolithic Halaf culture. Halahala A poison drunk by Shiva, thus turning his neck blue. halakhist A Jewish person who strictly adheres to halakhic and Talmudic laws. halakhistic Of or relating to the halakhists. halal Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. halala A wedlease (temporary marriage) to a stranger undertaken prior to remarriage to an ex, that is to make the remarriage halal, or the woman halala f to marry. halalball A brand or style of football characterized by disciplined, clean play, strict tactical adherence, and modest or respectful conduct, both on and off the pitch; often associated with Muslim managers or players. halalcore A sweeper or scavenger; a person of very low caste. halalflation An increase in the prices of street food in New York City, especially halal cart food. halalify To make halal. halalization The act or process of making something halal. halalize To make something halal. halalness The quality of being halal. Halang Synonym of Salang (This name is used more in Laos.) halant A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel. halaqa A religious gathering to study Islam and the Qur'an. halarachnid Any mite in the family Halarachnidae. Halasz A surname from Hungarian. halaszle A hot, spicy paprika-based river-fish soup which originates from Hungary. halatinous saline; salty halation The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo. halatopolymer An ionic polymer formed by the reaction of a linear polymer containing carboxylic (or similar) end-groups with divalent metal cations halau A school or group of hula dancers. halauxifen The herbicide 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid Halaveli A resort island of Alifu Alifu, Maldives. halawa A census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. Halawi A soft, sweet, small- to medium-sized date (the fruit). Halayhayin A barangay of Pililla, Rizal, Philippines. Halayudha an epithet of Balarama (one whose weapon is a plough) halazepam A benzodiazepine drug used to treat obesity. halazone p-sulphondichloraminobenzoic acid, a disinfectant used to sterilize water.