hire, n. salary, [wages], [pay], [stipend], [remuneration], compensation.--v. [engage]; [let], [lease].
hireling, a. [mercenary], [venal].--n. [mercenary].
hiss, n. sibilation, sibilance, [hissing].--v. sibilate, [whiz].
hissing, a. sibilant, sibilatory.
history, n. [annals], [chronicle], [record], [account]; biography, autobiography. Associated words: historic, historicity, historian, historiology, historiography, Clio, prehistoric.
hit, v. [smite], buffet, [strike].
hitch, n. [catch], [impediment], [obstacle], [obstruction], contretemps.--v. [hook], [yoke], [unite], [attach].
hoard, v. garner, [amass], [save], treasure.
hoard, n. [store], [supply], [stock], [accumulation].
hoarse, a. [harsh], [discordant], [husky], raucous, guttural.