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 heelproof Resistant to damage from the heels of shoes. heels High-heeled shoes. heelside the side of the board nearest the heel. heelsplitter The mussel Lasmigona decorata heelstrap A strap worn around the heel of the foot. heelstrike The action of the heel striking the ground when walking or running. heeltap A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe. heelwalker Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids. heelwork A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music. heemantic Of a Hebrew letter, used in the formation of derivative words and inflectional forms. Heemeyer A surname. heemraad In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts. Heemskerk A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. Heemstede A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. Heenan A surname from Irish. Heene A ward of Worthing borough, West Sussex, England, historically a civil parish (OS grid ref TQ1302). Heeney A surname from Irish. Heenfaru A resort island of Alifu Dhaalu, Maldives. Heep A surname. Heepish Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness. Heepishly In a cloying, insincerely obsequious manner. Heepishness Fawning, cloying servility and obsequiousness. Heeps A surname from Old English. Heepster A fan of the English rock band Uriah Heep. heer A yarn measure of six hundred yards, or 1/24 of a spindle. heerabolene A sesquiterpene derived from a heerabol myrrh. Heerbrugg A village in Rheintal district, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland. Heerde A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. heered heard; simple past and past participle of hear Heerenveen A village and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. Heerlen A city and municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands. Heerman A surname. Heermann A surname from German. Hees A surname from Dutch Heeter A surname. heeze To hoist. hef A nickname for Hugh Hefner, American businessman and playboy. Hefei A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Anhui, in central China. hefemale A trans man or trans boy. Hefeng A county of Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China. hefeweizen An unfiltered type of wheat beer. heffalump (A child's name for) an elephant. Heffelfinger A surname. Heffer A surname. Heffern A surname. Heffernan A surname from Irish. Hefferon A surname. Heffington A surname. Heffley A surname. Heffner A surname. Heffron A surname. Hefler A habitational surname from German, probably from German Hof (“courtyard, farmyard”). Hefley A surname. Heflin A surname. Hefner A surname. Hefneresque Reminiscent of Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), American magazine publisher, or his Playboy Enterprises. Hefnerian Of or pertaining to Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), American magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises. hefsek An interruption in the performance of a mitzvah, rendering it invalid. heft The feel of the weight of something; heaviness. heftable Capable of being lifted. hefter One who hefts something. heftily In a hefty manner; heavily. heftiness The property of being hefty. hefty With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive hefutoxin A neurotoxin in the venom created by the Asian black forest scorpion. Hegang A prefecture-level city of Heilongjiang, China. hegari A kind of sorghum used as animal feed. Hegarty A surname from Irish. Hegazy A surname from Arabic. Hegde A surname from Kannada. Hegel A surname from German, notably borne by the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Hegelese The convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel Hegelian Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831). Hegelianism The system of logic and philosophy set forth by G. W. F. Hegel, which can be summed up by the dictum that "the rational alone is real", i.e. all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories. Hegelianist A Hegelian. Hegelianization The process of Hegelianizing. Hegelianize To make Hegelian. Hegelianly In a Hegelian manner. Hegelist A Hegelian. Hegeman A surname. hegemon A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist. Hegemone One of the Charites and a goddess of flowers and fruit, worshipped at Athens along with Auxo and Damia. hegemonial hegemonic hegemonic Of or pertaining to hegemony. hegemonical Leading; controlling; predominant. hegemonically In a hegemonic fashion. hegemonics hegemony hegemonism A policy of hegemony. hegemonist A person, organisation or country that practices hegemony. hegemonistic Of or pertaining to hegemonism. hegemonization The action, or the result of hegemonizing. hegemonize To subject to hegemony. hegemonizer One who hegemonizes. hegemony Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. Heger A surname. hegetothere Synonym of hegetotheriid. hegetotheriid Any notoungulate in the family Hegetotheriidae. hegetotheriine Any extinct mammal of the subfamily †Hegetotherinae Hegewisch A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Hegg A surname. Hegge A surname. Heggem A surname. Heggen A surname from Norwegian. Heggie A surname. Hegins A township and census-designated place therein, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. hegira A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus. Hegirian Relating to the Islamic Hijri calendar. Hegland A surname from Norwegian. Hegler A surname. Hegseth A surname from Norwegian. hegumen The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches. hegumene A female hegumen. hegumeness A female hegumen. Hegwood A surname. Hegyeshalom A village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary, on the border with Austria. heh The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician 𐤄, Aramaic 𐡄, Hebrew ה, Syriac ܗ, Arabic ه, and others). hehe An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle. Heheya A native or inhabitant of the Heheya Kingdom of central and western India. Hehir A surname from Irish. Hehr A surname from German. Heian A period of Japanese history lasting from 794 to 1185. heiau A temple in traditional Hawaiian society. Heiban A people of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan state in southern Sudan. Heibel A surname from German. Heiberger A surname from German. Heibergian of or relating to Johan Ludvig Heiberg Heichel A surname from German. Heick A surname from German. Heid A surname. Heidecker A surname from German. Heidegger A surname from German. Heideggerian Of or pertaining to German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) or his works. Heideggerianism Heideggerian philosophy. Heideggerianize To make Heideggerian. heideite A monoclinic-prismatic steel gray mineral containing chromium, iron, sulfur, and titanium. Heidel A surname. Heidelberg A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg. heidelbergensian Of or pertaining to Homo heidelbergensis. Heideman A surname. Heidemann A surname. Heiden A municipality in Borken district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Heidenreich A surname. Heider A surname. Heiderian Of or relating to Fritz Heider (1896–1988), Austrian psychologist. Heidi A female given name from the Germanic languages. Heidingsfelder A surname. Heidler A surname from German. Heidorn A surname from German. heidornite A colorless monoclinic-prismatic mineral with the chemical formula Na₂Ca₃B₅O₈(SO₄)₂Cl(OH)₂. Heidrich A surname from German.