h
abbreviation
hard.
h
1 Americanabbreviation
h
2
American
Symbol, Physics.
H
3
American
[aych]
/ 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
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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
2
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 UK's cold weather comes as the EU's climate service says global warming has for the first time h exceeded the 1.5C warning limit across an entire year.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
Emma unfroze a little, starting to point out to Natalie, “If that h translates into a t, that makes that word ‘this.’
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"Our thoughts are with his wife Gwen, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and all who knew and loved H."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
When the City Council initially declined to pass tough anti-corruption laws, voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition H to create an independent watchdog tasked with enforcing a tough new set of regulations governing city officials’ conduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Marvel announced the Black Panther three-quel with Jonsson appearing in front of thousands of fans at Comic-Con's famous Hall H.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 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
Just then, a man walking down H Street wandered up the front steps of the house, knocked on the front door, and rang the bell.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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
Snowy Owl, after John James Audubon, hand-colored engraving by Robert Havell, sheet size 26" w. x 38.75" h.;
From Architectural Digest ● Feb. 9, 2015
Screen print of Sweet Dreams, Baby! by Roy Lichtenstein, 35.5" h. x 25.5" w.;
From Architectural Digest ● Oct. 8, 2014
Abitibi Power holdings, developed and in reserve, amount to 700,000 h. p.
From Time Magazine Archive
Longitude in degrees 90 60 49 West. h. m. s.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 by Joseph Holt Ingraham
Draper’s father, William H. Draper Jr., started in venture capital in the late 1950s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
William H. Draper III, a pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist, died on Sept. 8 at the age of 98.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Thursday’s decision was signed by justices Jacqueline H. Nguyen, an Obama appointee and Roopali H. Desai, a Biden appointee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But that term is an all-encompassing one, representing bills, joint resolutions of Congress and even celebratory resolutions, such as H. Res.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The reaction to these later broadcasts suggests there was more to the Mercury’s success: the H. G. Wells story itself.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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 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
Hs work came to be exhibited in major museums, including the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2018
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
By the time he reached h's majority, the Sanson dynasty had become a kind of headsman's peerage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under those terms, the peasant is neither able nor eager to improve the land or h's farming methods.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Julien Leparoux is in for Vasilika hs won two Grade 1s, four Grade 2s and one Grade 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2019
Roughly speaking, I should say that in England he who bothers about his hs is a fool, and he who ridicules a dropped h a snob.
From Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Bernard Shaw
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