English Explanatory Dictionary

henry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H
noun
  1. A turd.
noun
  1. A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.
noun
  1. Heroin.
name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
  2. A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A locale in the United States:
  4. A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
  5. An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  6. A village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
  7. A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
  8. A small town in Henry County, Tennessee.
  9. A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Henry hoover, a common brand of vacuum cleaner.
name
  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe (“descendant of Inneirghe”).
  2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”)
noun
  1. Acronym of high earner, not rich yet, someone with a high income who has not saved much yet.

Pronunciation

en-us-henry.ogg /ˈhɛn.ɹi/ [ˈhɛn.ɹʷɪi̯] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Henry.wav /ˈhɪn.ɹi/ [ˈhɪ̟n.ɹʷɪi̯]

Word forms

henry henries henrys Henri Henrie Henery Hendry

Etymology

Named after American scientist Joseph Henry (1797–1878).

Synonyms

eighth Big H boy brown sugar brown bujj diacetylmorphine diamorphine dog food dope dugee henry heroin horse H junk muck mud ron scag smack spider sugar whiteboy white lady yam yam

Related words

Hal Hank Harry Harriet Henrietta Barry Fitzhenry Halson Hance Hancock Hankin Hann Hansom Hanson Harries Harriot Harris Harrison Hasson Haw Hawe Hawes Hawkin Hawking Hawkings Hawkins Hawkyns Hawson Henderson Hendrey Hendrick Hendricks Hendrie Hendrix Hendry Henn Henson Herriot McHenry Parry Pendry Penry Perry DINK Hooray Henry

Derived words

abhenry megahenry microhenry millihenry nanohenry Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar Henry County Henry VIII clause Hooray Henry Hutton Henry
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