(onomatopoeia) the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
an exclamation or cough to get attention
an exclamation to indicate sarcasm
verb
To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
behm
chem
chem
adj
(informal) Clipping of chemical.
noun
(countable, informal, often in the plural) Clipping of chemical.
(uncountable, university slang, often capitalized) Clipping of chemistry (“branch of natural science”); usually referring to the subject or the department.
A chemical weapon.
A recreational drug.
haem
haem
noun
Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.
hame
hame
noun
(obsolete) A covering, skin, membrane.
Alternative form of haulm
Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through.
Scottish form of home
hedm
heim
helm
helm
noun
(Northern England (Cumberland, Westmorland)) A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain, especially one associated with a storm.
(Northern England) A shelter for cattle or other farm animals; a hemmel, a shed.
(alchemy, chemistry) The upper part or cap of an alembic or retort.
(archaic or poetic) A helmet.
(countable) A stalk of corn, or (uncountable) stalks of corn collectively (that is, straw), especially when bundled together or laid out straight to be used for thatching roofs.
(except Britain, dialectal) The crown or top of something.
(heraldry) Synonym of helmet (“the feature above a shield on a coat of arms”)
(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.
(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
(nautical) The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.
(uncountable) Alternative form of haulm (“the stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching”)
(uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of bentgrass (“any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis”)
A position of control or leadership.
One in the position of controlling or directing; a controller, a director, a guide.
Something used to control or steer; also (obsolete), a handle of a tool or weapon; a haft, a helve.
verb
(figuratively) To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization).
(nautical) To control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel).
(transitive) To lay out (stalks of corn, or straw) straight to be used for thatching roofs; to yelm.
(transitive, archaic or poetic) To cover (a head) with a helmet; to provide (someone) with a helmet; to helmet.
heme
heme
noun
(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
heml
hemp
hemp
noun
(slang, historical) The gallows.
A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
hems
hems
noun
plural of hem
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hem
hemt
herm
herm
adj
Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.
A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
hime
hoem
home
home
adj
(now rare, except in phrases) That strikes home; direct, pointed.
(obsolete) Personal, intimate.
(sports) Relating to the home team (the team at whose venue a game is played).
Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign
adv
(Internet) To the home page
(UK, soccer) into the goal
(nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position
At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
To one's place of birth
To one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
noun
(Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
(board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
(by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
(computing) Clipping of home directory.
(lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
(music, informal) The chord at which a melody starts and to which it can resolve.
A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born and/or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
verb
(always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.
(of animals, transitive) To return to its owner.
hume
khem
mech
mech
noun
(science fiction) A large piloted combat robot.
(science fiction) A robot.
mesh
mesh
noun
(computer graphics) A polygon mesh.
(electronics) In mesh analysis: a loop in a electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied).
A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fibre, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
verb
(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously.
(transitive) To catch in a mesh.
(transitive, intransitive) To connect together by interlocking, as gears do.
meth
meth
noun
(derogatory, Liverpudlian, Manchester) A tramp.
(informal) Methadone.
(informal) Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.