5-Letter Words Starting H & Ending ES

• of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

• an evil spell

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

• blatant or sensational promotion

• publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

• a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

• an increase in cost

• the amount a salary is increased

• increase

• walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise

• the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

• any of several marine food fishes related to cod

• Something contrived or artificial.

• A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

• A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.

• Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.

• The curved needle used in the art of crochet.

• The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.

• A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.

• A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.

• A snare; a trap.

• (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.

• Removal or expulsion from a group or activity

• A field sown two years in succession.

• (authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.

• (authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.

• A finesse.

• A jack (the playing card).

• A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.

• A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.

• A ship's anchor.

• Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.

• (Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.

• A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.

• A háček.

• Senses relating to sports.

• To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.

• To scrounge, to grub.

• an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs

• The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots.

• United States editor (1920-1993)

• Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

• United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)

• United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)