h
abbreviation
hard.
h
1 Americanabbreviation
h
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American
Symbol, Physics.
H
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American
[eych]
/ eɪtʃ /
Or
h
noun
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H's,
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Hs,
plural
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h's,
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hs
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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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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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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
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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.
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British
abbreviation
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harbour
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height
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hour
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husband
h
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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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Mr Issa says h works "six-and-a-half days a week", often popping up at stores across the country.
From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024
Bee balm is a great addition to any existing pesto recipe as it blends well wit h basil.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
The battery showed a high reversible specific capacity of 1535.4 mA h g−1 for the first cycle at 0.2 A g−1 and an exceptional rate capability of 887 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
At the beginning of a word, the letter h is never followed by a consonant.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
One evening we went to move an attractive young woman who found it charming to spell the name Kim with an h, a y, and two ms.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
The news was first revealed Thursday during a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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
Zhongji Innolight plans to offer 54.5 million H shares at a maximum offer price of HK$1,010 each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Kyle spread out the remaining cookies in his palm: U N F E H A V. He grinned as he deciphered an easy anagram.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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
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
Chriscraft, proclaiming itself the world's largest mahogany boatbuilder, announced 24 new models, chief of which was a 34-ft. custom commuter which does 40 m. p. h., has two emergency bunks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The zone of contact between Z. h. hudsonius and Z. h. alascensis is still unknown; Alcorn obtained no specimens between Irons Creek and Whitehorse.
From Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway by Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
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
The lawmakers signed letters to FCC Secretary Marlene H. Dortch to register their dismay and question the legitimacy of the FCC’s review protocol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
When I mentioned the likely involvement of H. G. Burt—someone who had never been publicly linked to the killings—she showed little surprise and told me to come see her at the museum the following morning.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Preparation H’s blue and yellow package and blocky white logo appear sober by comparison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
These cities were excluded from Measure H’s 0.25% sales tax but now subject to Measure A and will see their sale tax rate increase to 10.75%:
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
Baby H's mother told the inquiry Letby handed her a red box as her daughter was placed in an ambulance for transfer to another hospital on 27 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2024
“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
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
The layout resembled two Hs — H-H — giving each apartment three exposures to natural light.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2022
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
Under those terms, the peasant is neither able nor eager to improve the land or h's farming methods.
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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