harpoonA long, spearlike implement with a barbed head, attached to a line and used to catch and haul in large marine animals such as whales and other cetaceans, seals, walruses, sharks, etc.
harpsThe side of a coin that bears an image of the Irish harp.
harpsichordA stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, the mechanical precursor to the fortepiano, in which each key causes a plectrum to pluck a corresponding tuned string, producing a bright, sharp tone similar to that of a harp.
HarpurheyAn inner-city suburb of the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8601).
HarpursvilleA hamlet in the town of Colesville, Broome County, New York, United States.
harpyA mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
HarringayA suburban area in the borough of Haringey, Greater London, England (note the different spellings) (OS grid ref TQ3188).
HarringtonA short, light jacket with a zip front and often a tartan lining.
harringtonineAny of a class of alkaloids that inhibit protein synthesis, obtained from conifers of the genus Cephalotaxus.
HarringworthA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9197).
harrisA dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug.
HarrisburgA city, the state capital of Pennsylvania.
HarrisianOf or relating to John Harris (born 1945), British bioethicist and philosopher.
HarrisiteA religious follower of the Welsh Methodist leader Howell Harris.
HarrismithA town in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyana district municipality, Free State province, South Africa, named after Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet.
harrisomeCharacterised or marked by harrying or harriedness
HarrisonA northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
HarrisonburgA village, the parish seat of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States.
HarrisonianAn age from 24.8 to 20.6 million years ago, a subdivision of the Oligo-Miocene.
harrisoniteA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and silicon.
HarrisonvilleAn unincorporated community and former town in Troup County, Georgia.
harrowA device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
HarrowdenA hamlet in Shortstown parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0747).
HarrymortThe ship of characters Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort of the Harry Potter series.
HarsefeldA municipality in the Samtgemeinde (collective municipality) of the same name, situated approximately 35 km (21¾ mi.) south-west of Hamburg in Stade district, Lower Saxony, northern Germany.
harshUnpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
HarteanOf or relating to Bret Harte (1836–1902), American short-story writer and poet, best known for stories about miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
hartebeestA species of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.
HartforderA person from or resident of Hartford, Connecticut.
HartfordianOf or relating to Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
HartforthA small settlement in Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1706).