Discover a variety of words beginning with “ha” to enhance your vocabulary and understanding of the English language.
- Habit- A regular practice or routine.
- Habitat- Natural environment of an organism.
- Habitable- Suitable for living.
- Haberdashery- Store selling men’s clothing or sewing supplies.
- Habiliment- Clothing.
- Habituate- To become accustomed to.
- Hack- To cut roughly or gain unauthorized access to data.
- Hackle- Long slender feathers on the necks of birds.
- Hackney- To use something to mundane excess.
- Hacksaw- A saw used for cutting metal.
- Hadal- Pertaining to the deepest zones of the ocean.
- Haddock- A type of fish.
- Hades- Underworld abode of the dead in Greek mythology.
- Haemoglobin- Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
- Haft- The handle of a tool or weapon.
- Haggle- Bargain persistently, typically over the cost of something.
- Hagiography- Biography that idealizes its subject.
- Haiku- A Japanese form of short poetry.
- Hail- Pellets of frozen rain or a call to attract attention.
- Hair- The fine thread-like strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals.
- Hairline- The line where the hair on the scalp meets the forehead.
- Hake- A type of marine fish.
- Halcyon- Calm, peaceful, and happy; prosperous.
- Hale- Strong and healthy.
- Half- One of two equal parts of a whole.
- Halfhearted- Without enthusiasm or energy.
- Halibut- A type of flatfish.
- Halide- A binary compound of a halogen with another element or group.
- Hall- A large room for meetings, receptions, or other events.
- Hallmark- A distinctive feature, especially one of excellence.
- Hallowed- Holy; sacred.
- Halo- A circle of light shown around or above the head of a person in art; a ring of light.
- Halogen- A group of highly reactive elements including fluorine and chlorine.
- Halt- To stop.
- Halve- To divide into two equal parts.
- Ham- The thigh of a hog cured for food.
- Hamburg- A type of beef patty.
- Hamlet- A small village.
- Hammer- A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
- Hamper- A large basket with a lid used for laundry; to hinder or impede.
- Hand- The end part of a person’s arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.
- Handbag- A small bag used by women to carry everyday personal items.
- Handball- A sport in which players hit a ball with their hand.
- Handbook- A book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.
- Handcraft- To make skillfully by hand.
- Handful- A quantity that fills the hand.
- Handicap- A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.
- Handkerchief- A square cloth used for wiping the face or nose.
- Handle- A part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.
- Handmade- Made by hand, not by machine.
- Handover- The act of transferring responsibility or control.
- Handrail- A rail used for support or steadying oneself, especially on stairs.
- Handshake- A gripping and shaking of hands, as a greeting or conclusion of an agreement.
- Handsome- Pleasing in appearance; good-looking.
- Handstand- An act of balancing on one’s hands with the feet in the air.
- Handwriting- The style or manner of a person’s writing with a pen or pencil.
- Handy- Convenient to handle or use; useful.
- Hang- To suspend or be suspended freely.
- Hangar- A large building where aircraft or spacecraft are stored.
- Hanger- A frame or hook for hanging clothes on.
- Hangout- A frequently visited place.
- Hank- Coil or loop of yarn or thread.
- Hanker- Feel a strong desire for or to do something.
- Hansel- A gift given as a token of good luck.
- Hapless- Unlucky.
- Happen- To take place or occur.
- Haploid- Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
- Happenstance- Coincidence.
- Happy- Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- Harangue- A lengthy and aggressive speech.
- Harass- Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
- Harbor- A place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter.
- Hard- Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.
- Hardcore- The most active or committed members of a group.
- Harden- Become or make hard or harder.
- Hardship- Severe suffering or deprivation.
- Hardware- Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.
- Hardwood- Wood from broadleaved trees.
- Hare- A fast-running, long-eared mammal that resembles a large rabbit.
- Harem- The separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants.
- Hark- Listen attentively.
- Harlot- A prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- Harm- Physical injury or mental damage.
- Harmonica- A small musical instrument played by blowing or drawing air through reed chambers.
- Harmonize- Add harmonies to (a melody).
- Harmony- The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect.
- Harness- A set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draft animal is fastened to a cart, plow, etc.
- Harp- A musical instrument consisting of a frame over which stretched strings are fastened.
- Harpoon- A long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or large marine mammals.
- Harried- Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one; harassed.
- Harrow- Farming tool with spikes or disks for breaking up soil.
- Harrowing- Acutely distressing.
- Harry- Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy).
- Harsh- Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
- Hart- An adult male deer.
- Harvest- The process or period of gathering in crops.
- Hash- Chop food into small pieces, often with a gravy or sauce; a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables.
- Haste- Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
- Hasten- Be quick to do something.
- Hasty- Done or acting with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.