h

uppercase H · plural hs · plural h's

1. letterlowercaseThe eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

uppercase H · plural hs · plural h's

1. lowercaseThe eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

1. abbreviationsciencesAbbreviation of hour, particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units (SI) units.

   Another instance: 2ʰ28ᵐ p. m., 10 micra; 3ʰ08ᵐ p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3ʰ09ᵐ p. m., 4 micra.

   1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata, Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 83

2. abbreviationball gamesAbbreviation of hit, the number of hits by a player.
3. abbreviationslangAbbreviation of heroin.
4. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of hexadecimal (following a number).

   The commands assume that the NV memory is addressed beginning at 8000h in external data memory.

   1994, Jan Axelson, The microcontroller idea book, page 47

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   If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h (inverse video).

   1989, PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers

5. abbreviationAbbreviation of home phone.

comparative more h · superlative most h

1. alternativeAlternative form of H.

lowercase h · plural Hs · plural H's

1. letteruppercaseThe eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

   On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

   1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC

plural Hs

1. abbreviationuncountableusuallyball gamesAbbreviation of hits.
2. abbreviationslanguncountableusuallyAbbreviation of heroin.

   Then I got some H / From my old Uncle Pete / Now I'm startin' to feel / Like I might've ODed

   2006, Hank Williams III, “Crazed Country Rebel”, in Straight to Hell

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   “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”

   1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59

   Synonyms: Big H, boy, brown sugar, brown, bujj, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, dog food

3. abbreviationuncountableusuallyjournalismAbbreviation of half-year.

   We expect the amendment to enter into force in H2 2013.

4. UKuncountableusuallyA grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.
   1. UKuncountableusuallyA pencil of grade H.
5. abbreviationuncountableusuallyAbbreviation of handicap.

   EOE M/F/V/H

   equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)

6. HinduismIndiaInternetabbreviationuncountableusuallyAbbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters.

1. UKabbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of hard, in reference to a grade of pencil lead.
2. abbreviationnot comparablehuman sciencesAbbreviation of high, in reference to a dialect's social status.

   An H variety usually enjoys official approval and cultural prestige.

3. abbreviationnot comparablehobbiesAbbreviation of hinged.
4. UKabbreviationhistoricalnot comparablebroadcastingAbbreviation of horrific, a former film classification.

lowercase h · plural Hs · plural H's

1. uppercaseThe eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

1. lifestyleA hypothetical source proposed to underlie the Holiness Code and to have influenced various other parts of the Torah.

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   H is priestly, evincing concern for cultic sacrifices, cultic observances, the behavior of priests, and ethical matters. H is not P, however, as it has unique vocabulary and contradicts several aspects of Priestly theology, such as the status of the Israelites, the importance of "the land," and whether YHWH or the Israelites own the land.

   2015, Jason M. H. Gaines, The Poetic Priestly Source, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, →ISBN, page 277

1. not comparablecalendar termsSynonym of AH: in the year of the Hegira, used to mark dates employing the Islamic calendar.

   Synonyms: AH

comparative more H · superlative most H · alternative h

1. Pornographic in a way characteristic of hentai.

   H scene

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   I am going to Berkeley, CA and I was wondering if there were any nearby places to go to get good nasty H stuff. And do you have any recommendations?

   1993 August 5, Eric B. Shen, “Help with H manga needed! :-)”, in alt.manga (Usenet), retrieved 15 Mar 2023

   This artwork predicates a very H SCENE immediately following this capture.

   2018 January 3, [anonymous], “/tg/ - Traditional Games » Thread #57240679”, in Desuarchive [originally posted on 4chan], Bibliotheca Anonoma, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023, [post #57242424]

   Who needs Yotsubato for easy JP reading material when you have raw untranslated H doujinshi / You can jack off AND feel like you've accomplished something

   2020 September 29, @GAVINASSS, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2020