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  • plural of H.
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    Hs
    hassium.
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    h.s.
    abbreviation
    in this sense.
  • H.S.
    H.S.
    abbreviation
    High School.
  • HS
    HS
    abbreviation
    High School

Hs

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.
  1. hassium.


h.s. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. in this sense.


h.s. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) at bedtime.


H.S. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. High School.

  2. British. Home Secretary.


HS British  

abbreviation

  1. High School

  2. (in Britain) Home Secretary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of h.s.2

From Latin hōc sensū

Origin of h.s.3

From Latin hōrā somnī “at the hour of sleep”

Example Sentences

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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

As a high school/college runner and a h.s. track coach for almost 20 years, I lauded the athletes and encouraged my athletes to watch the modelling of Olympic stars of all countries.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2016

In Germany, their high schools and businesses partner to train during h.s.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2014

Twana H.S. first came to Germany in the early 2000's as an asylum seeker.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

When Georgia police arrested Black voting rights activist H.S.

From Slate Oct. 16, 2024

But with the urgency for South Korea and Japan to cooperate in combating geopolitical threats, “South Koreans need to let their government get on with the business of governance,” said Katharine H.S.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2023

Among them are interpreters like H.S., who refer to themselves as “blacklisted” and say they were unjustly barred from getting visas promised to Afghans who helped the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2022

Now Master H.S. if this do gaule you, forbeare kicking hereafter, and in the meane time you may make a plaister of your dried Marjoram.

From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur

ECR is the #1 seed in the LA City open division and will host Banning HS on Thursday at 3pm.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up 0.2%, with tech stock swings making the HS Tech index whipsaw.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

East Renfrewshire Council inherited HS 0 plate from what was the Eastwood District Council.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2025

This finding suggests that blocking CD2 may effectively reduce the inflammatory response in HS, providing a potential new therapeutic avenue for managing symptoms and improving patient quality of life.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2024

For the kill shot, I posted it and Crew Chrissie with a blinking red alert on the Brandywine Hollows HS community page, which the teachers and administrators checked all the time.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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