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- GUARDANTPositioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.
- GUAVAA tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- GUERIDONA small table supported by one or more columns, or sculptural human or mythological figures, often with a circular top.
- GUERITEA projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.
- GUICHETA small hatch or grill.
- GUIDONA small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.
- GUILERA deceiver, a beguiler.
- GUILLEMOTAny seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
- GUILLOCHEA fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
- GUILLOTINEA machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped o
- GUINEAA gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
- GUIROSynonym of sekere.
- GULESRed, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
- GUMBOSynonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
- GUSSETA small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
- HABANEROAn intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
- HABERDINEcod salted and dried.
- HABILIMENTClothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
- HABITAn action performed on a regular basis.
- HABITANTA member of a habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies.
- HACIENDAA large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.
- HACKAMOREA kind of bridle with no bit.
- HADALOf or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.
- HARDIMENTBravery, courage.
- HARICOTSynonym of common bean.
- HARLEQUINADEA pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
- HARMONIOUSShowing accord in feeling or action.
- HAROAn exclamation of distress; alas.
- HARRIDANA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- HAULTLofty; haughty.
- HAUNTOLOGYA concept involving the return or persistence of elements from the social or cultural past.
- HAUTHaughty.
- HAUTBOISAny of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
- HAUTBOYAn oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.
- HAUTEURHaughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.
- HAVIOURDemeanour, behaviour, comportment.
- HAVIOURSDemeanour, behaviour, comportment.
- HAZARDOUSRisky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
- HEARSEA framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under
- HEAUMEA large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.
- HECTOGRAMAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: hg
- HECTOLITERAlternative spelling of hectolitre.
- HECTOLITREA unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL
- HELIOMETERAn astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.
- HEPATIZETo impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas (formerly called hepatic gas).
- HEPTANDROUSHaving seven stamens.
- HERALDICOf, or relating to heraldry or heralds.
- HERBALMade from or with herbs.
- HERITABLEThat can legally be inherited.
- HEROISMThe qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
- HERONSEWA heron (originally specifically when small or young).
- HERSEA kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy.
- HIDALGOA member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.
- HISTORIETTESynonym of storiette / storyette (“short story or tale”).
- HOAGIEA sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll.
- HODADSomeone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers.
- HOMBREA man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man.
- HOMOSEXUALITYThe state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
- HONESTYThe act, quality, or condition of being honest.
- HONORABLEBehaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
- HONOURABLEUK standard spelling of honorable.
- HOOPLAA bustling to-do, excited speech or noise.
- HOPPINGhop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
- HOROMETRYhorology (the art or practice of measuring time).
- HOSTELRYAn inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
- HOTELIERSomeone who owns or runs a hotel.
- HOWLETAn owl; an owlet.
- HUITAINA French poem, a kind of octastich.
- HUMANISTA scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
- HURLYnoise; confusion; uproar
- HUTIAAny of the medium-sized rodents of the subfamily Capromyinae, which inhabit the Caribbean islands.
- HYDROGENThe lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.
- HYGIENICPertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.
- IBOGAINEA naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual trad
- IDEALOGUEOne given to fanciful ideas or theories; someone who theorizes or speculates.
- IDEOLOGUEOne who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
- IDEOLOGYDoctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
- IDIOCYThe state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
- IGUANAA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
- IMAGEROne who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor.
- IMAGERYThe work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- IMBROGLIOA complicated situation; an entanglement.
- IMBURSETo put into a purse; to save, to store up.
- IMMANENCEThe state of being immanent; inherency.
- IMMENSITYThe characteristic or state of being immense.
- IMPANELTo enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of jurors) on a "panel" or official list.
- IMPARLANCEDiscussion, especially before some action is taken; conference, debate.
- IMPARTIALTreating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
- IMPASTOThe use of a thick-bodied paint to create peaks and crests that physically extend from the surface of a painting.
- IMPERISHABLENot perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.
- IMPETUOSITYThe quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
- IMPORTABLEInsupportable, unbearable.
- IMPORTUNATEPersistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
- IMPOSABLECapable of being imposed or laid on.
- IMPOSETo physically lay or place (something) on another thing; to deposit, to put, to set. To lay or place (one's hands) on someone as a blessing, during rites of confirmation, ordinatio
- IMPRESAA device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
- IMPRISONTo put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
- INACTIVENot active, temporarily or permanently.
- INAMORATOA lover; a gallant.
- INAPTNot apt.