h

Letter (1)

1. (letter, lowercase) The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

Numeral (1)

1. (lowercase) The eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

Letter (2) capitalized: H

letter/eɪtʃ/IPA/heɪtʃ/

1. (letter, uppercase) The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.
   • On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC

Noun capitalized: H

letter/eɪtʃ/IPA/heɪtʃ/

H (usually uncountable, plural Hs)

1. (abbreviation, usually) Abbreviation of hits.
2. (abbreviation, slang, usually) Abbreviation of heroin.
   • “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59
   • Then I got some H / From my old Uncle Pete / Now I'm startin' to feel / Like I might've ODed2006, Hank Williams III, “Crazed Country Rebel”, in Straight to Hell

   Synonyms:

   Big H, boy, brown sugar, brown, bujj, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, dog food, dope, dugee

3. (abbreviation, usually) Abbreviation of half-year.
   • We expect the amendment to enter into force in H2 2013.
4. (UK, usually) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil of grade 2H; a pencil with hard lead.
   1. (UK, usually) A pencil of grade H.
5. (abbreviation, usually) Abbreviation of handicap.
   • EOE M/F/V/H
6. (Hinduism, India, Internet, abbreviation, usually) Abbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters.

Adjective (1) capitalized: H

letter/eɪtʃ/IPA/heɪtʃ/

H (not comparable)

1. (UK, abbreviation) Abbreviation of hard, in reference to a grade of pencil lead.
2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of high, in reference to a dialect's social status.
   • An H variety usually enjoys official approval and cultural prestige.
3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of hinged.
4. (UK, abbreviation, historical) Abbreviation of horrific, a former film classification.

Numeral (2) capitalized: H

letter/eɪtʃ/IPA/heɪtʃ/

1. (uppercase) The eighth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

Proper noun capitalized: H

letter/eɪtʃ/IPA/heɪtʃ/

H

1. A hypothetical source proposed to underlie the Holiness Code and to have influenced various other parts of the Torah.
   • H is priestly, evincing concern for cultic sacrifices, cultic observances, the behavior of priests, and ethical matters. H is not P, however, as it has unique vocabulary and contradicts several aspects of Priestly theology, such as the status of the Israelites, the importance of "the land," and...2015, Jason M. H. Gaines, The Poetic Priestly Source, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, →ISBN, page 277

Adverb capitalized: H

H (not comparable)

1. (calendar terms) Synonym of AH: in the year of the Hegira, used to mark dates employing the Islamic calendar.

   Synonyms:

   AH

Adjective (2) capitalized: H

H (comparative more H, superlative most H)

1. Pornographic in a way characteristic of hentai.
   • H scene
   • I am going to Berkeley, CA and I was wondering if there were any nearby places to go to get good nasty H stuff. And do you have any recommendations?1993 August 5, Eric B. Shen, “Help with H manga needed! :-)”, in alt.manga (Usenet), retrieved 15 Mar 2023