h
abbreviation
hard.
h
1 Americanabbreviation
h
2
American
Symbol, Physics.
H
3
American
[eych]
/ eɪtʃ /
Or
h
noun
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H's,
plural
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Hs,
plural
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h's,
plural
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hs
plural
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the eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter H or h, as in hot or behave.
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something having the shape of an H .
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a written or printed representation of the letter H or h.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter H or h.
H
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American
h.
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American
Or
H.
abbreviation
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harbor.
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hard.
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hardness.
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heavy sea.
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height.
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hence.
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high.
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Baseball. hit; hits.
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horns.
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Also hr. hour; hours.
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hundred.
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husband.
H.
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American
abbreviation
H
1
British
symbol
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chem hydrogen
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physics
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magnetic field strength
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Hamiltonian
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electronics henry or henries
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thermodynamics enthalpy
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(on Brit pencils, signifying degree of hardness of lead) hard Compare B
H
2H
3H
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slang heroin
abbreviation
h
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British
/ eɪtʃ /
noun
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the eighth letter and sixth consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless glottal fricative, as in hat
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something shaped like an H
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( in combination )
an H-beam
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h.
3
British
abbreviation
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harbour
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height
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hour
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husband
h
4
British
symbol
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physics Planck constant
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hecto-
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chess See algebraic notation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of H.
From the Latin word hōra
Example Sentences
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The notion that the nation-state is outdated, and could therefore be replaced with blockchain technology, is one of the reasons h e decided to run to become Liberland's prime minister.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Bee balm is a great addition to any existing pesto recipe as it blends well wit h basil.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
Unlike previous studies, the authors highlight that one of the strengths of this new research is that they used the MET h as the objective physical activity measurement to take all daily activities into account.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
At the beginning of a word, the letter h is never followed by a consonant.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It’s fine to pronounce these as though the h in have were silent.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
The Marvel faithful gathered in Hall H once more as San Diego Comic-Con yielded breaking news on Saturday: Ryan Gosling will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as motorcycle-riding superhero Ghost Rider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
DC Studios will also grace Hall H to preview its HBO series "Lanterns," starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as small-town Nebraska detectives, which debuts August 16.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
This fall, H Mart is offering shoppers a guide to what they might do once they get everything home.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Shein expects to issue 341.6 million H shares in the IPO, according to a statement from the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
So we added seventeen more Navajo words for A, E, I, O, U, D, H, L, N, R, S, and T. The most commonly used of those letters got more than one new word.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
The starts of sessions 1 and 3 were separated by 24 h. c, Summary of stability across all 882 SMT-modulated CA1 cells.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
Hay gold-plated Phi scissors, 9" l.; $40. nest.co.uk, 011-44-1225-461-409 Paola C. Tulip carafe by Aldo Cibic, 8" w. x 5" d. x 9.5" h.;
From Architectural Digest ● Dec. 1, 2014
Rose & Fitzgerald Cow Horn whiskey tumblers, 3" w. x 4" h.;
From Architectural Digest ● Dec. 1, 2014
Larger engines embraced Chrysler's new "Majestic," a 152 h. p. eight, and Winton's mighty new 16-cylinder V-type Diesel weighing 18,500 lbs. to give 650 h. p. at 700 r. p. m.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because these localities fall within the geographic range of S. h. zanjonensis we were lead to examine the specimens.
From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
Within a few decades, railroad fortunes like those of Jay Gould, E. H. Harriman, James J. Hill and Cornelius Vanderbilt were among the largest in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Vincent H. Smith is a nonresident senior fellow and the director of agricultural policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Prosecutors say Twana H. S. and Asia R. A. were married there according to Islamic law and became members of Islamic State between October 2015 and December 2017.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The client was Charles H. Keating Jr.’s fast-growing Irvine-based Lincoln Savings, which was seeking exemption from federal regulations limiting a savings and loan institution’s ability to invest directly in real estate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
In this, somewhat unexpectedly, he was opposed by T. H. Huxley, who believed that museums should be primarily research institutes.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Norms packaging is radically different from Preparation H’s, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
An hour before his first performance at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival’s main stage, a horde of managers, bandmembers and label execs crowded the entrance of Junior H’s artist trailer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2025
“I think he really makes us go. You know, we all respect him so much. H’s a great leader, and, that’s nice to see him get rewarded with a couple of goals.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
Latvia and Canada will play for Group H’s top spot on Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
She felt a twinge of embarrassment about the “handsome,” but she had run out of H’s and, frankly, she did find Simon pleasing to look at.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Hs later comments on race led to him saying that he felt ostracised by the scientific community.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Hs son, Michael, and grandson, Marco, each started 16 more 500s without a win.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022
Hs 75-yard touchdown was reminiscent of his glory days with the Eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
"Hs pace of play was good, his conditioning was good. He looked like he was certainly ready to play, and prepared to play," Hynes said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2021
Her uncle’s last sentence had three stinky Hs in it.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
It's a strong opening line, picking up on the hard h's of the title, powering in to the poem.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2011
The usually natty Mr. Truman seemed almost rumpled after a day that began at 5 a.m.; by late afternoon h's shirt was mussed and his four-point breast-pocket handkerchief had lost its Esquire esprit.
From Time Magazine Archive
All that year, and the next, and the next, and the next, Wheeler and h's comrades fought the French from end to end of the peninsula.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time he reached h's majority, the Sanson dynasty had become a kind of headsman's peerage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scanning through the h’s, I find no Henkles listed in town, or in the neighboring towns.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
However says she hs no plans to put down her camera just yet.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
That show — the first ever devoted exclusively to hs work — brought together 21 paintings and revealed many new insights.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
David Spade's mother, Judy, attends a taping of his show "Lights Out," on her birthday and suggests he goes too far in hs monologue sometimes, which prompts him to cut some jokes.
From Salon ● May 10, 2020
After his maiden victory in hs first race he has never raced below the allowance level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2020
But, father," he would say, "they don't all drop their hs.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
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