hauteur.noun
haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance

hock.noun
the state of being in debt (thought we'd never get out of hock); the state of being pawned (put the diamonds in hock)
hock, hocked, hocking, hocks.transitive verbs
to pawn.(hock a diamond ring)

hearsay.noun
information heard from another; evidence based on the reports of others rather than the personal knowledge of a witness and therefore generally not admissible as testimony

hone, honed, honing, hones.transitive verbs
to perfect or make more intense or effective (a speaker who honed her delivery by long practice); to sharpen on a fine grained whetstone
hone.noun
a fine grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool; a tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions

hideous.adjective
repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly; offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable
hideosity, hideousness.noun
hideously.adverb

hornswoggle, hornswoggled, hornswoggling, hornswoggles.transitive verbs
to bamboozle; deceit

hamper, hampered, hampering, hampers.transitive verbs
to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of; hinder
hamper.noun
a large basket, usually with a cover (a picnic hamper; a hamper of groceries)

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1 – hail.noun
precipitation in the form of pellets of ice and hard snow; something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow (a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism)
hail, hailed, hailing, hails.verbs
intransitive use-to precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow; to fall like hailstones (condemnations hailed down on them)
transitive use-to pour (something) down or forth (they hailed insults at me)

2 – hail, hailed, hailing, hails.verbs
transitive use-to salute or greet; to greet or acclaim enthusiastically (the crowds hailed the boxing champion; to call out to in order to catch the attention of (hail a cabdriver)
intransitive use-to signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or as an identification
hail.noun
the act of greeting or acclaiming; a shout made to catch someone's attention or to greet
hail.interjective
used to express a greeting or tribute
as phrasal verb-hail from; to come or originate from (she hails from Manitoba); to be healthy (she'll survive because she's a hail and hearty individual)

hyperbole.noun
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton