hearst

H4E1A1R1S1T1
US/hɝst/

noun

A hind in her second or third year.

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Meanings

hearst1

nounhearst (plural hearsts)

plural hearsts · alternative hearse

  1. biologyA hind in her second or third year.

Hearst2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in California.
  3. A town in Ontario, Canada.

Origin

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Middle English hert (“male or female deer”), whence English hart.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 赫斯特
  • 赫斯特 (Hèsītè)surname
Russian Херст
  • Херст (Xerst)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heartsSatherSartheHertsaTasherArtesh
Cite this entry
APA

hearst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearst

MLA

“hearst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hearst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearst.

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