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Definition: Heath |
HeathNoun1. A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers. 2. (British) a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "heath" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
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Bible | Heath Heb. 'arar, (Jer. 17:6; 48:6), a species of juniper called by the Arabs by the same name ('arar), the Juniperus sabina or savin. "Its gloomy, stunted appearance, with its scale-like leaves pressed close to its gnarled stem, and cropped close by the wild goats, as it clings to the rocks about Petra, gives great force to the contrast suggested by the prophet, between him that trusteth in man, naked and destitute, and the man that trusteth in the Lord, flourishing as a tree planted by the waters" (Tristram, Natural History of the Bible). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Food & Agriculture | An open, uncultivated tract with a sandy or gravelly soil supporting low vegetation(typically coarse grasses and Ericaceae)and occasionally scattered tree growth, particularly Pine. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Sir Edward Heath (born July 9, 1916) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. His spell in office represented a transition between the traditional, squirearchical leadership of the party under figures such as Harold Macmillan and that of later, self consciously meritocratic figures starting with Margaret Thatcher.
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Heath Period in Office: 9 June, 1970 - 6 March 1974 PM Predecessor: Harold Wilson PM Successor: Harold Wilson Date of Birth: 9 July, 1916 Place of Birth: St. Peters-in-Thanet, Kent Political Party: Conservative
Youth and Parliament
Born in 1916 of a humble background, and educated at a state grammar school before attending Oxford University (Balliol College), Heath was a statesman and a fervent pro-European, believing in political as well as economic union. His background and beliefs were apparent from soon after his election as a Member of Parliament in 1950. He was active in the (ultimately unsuccessful) first round of negotiations to secure the UK's accession to the Common Market (as the European Community was then called). Later, as Chairman of the Board of Trade he oversaw the abolition of retail price maintenance.
Heath became leader of the party following its loss of power to Labour in 1964, and survived in the office despite electoral defeat in 1966. The success of his party in the general election of 1970 surprised almost all contemporary commentators and was seen as a personal triumph.
Government
The nature of the mandate that Heath had received was disputed, even at the time. Shortly before the election was called, his shadow cabinet had issued a policy document from a conference at the Selsdon Park Hotel which appeared surprisingly rightwing. Harold Wilson had regarded it as a vote loser and had dubbed it Selsdon Man in the attempt to portray it as paleolithically reactionary. Heath's government suffered an early blow with the untimely death of Iain Macleod whom he had appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. The economic policy changes on which Heath was resolved (including a significant shift from direct to indirect taxation) were not fully implemented until 1972, by which time he was engaged in the attempt to strengthen legal constraints on trade unions still more tightly than had been proposed under the abortive reforms of Wilson's government. The resulting polarised climate of industrial relations led to the downfall of his government.
Heath's government made only modest efforts to curtail welfare spending, though the squeeze in the education budget resulted in Margaret Thatcher's choosing to complete the process of phasing out free school milk rather than cutting back spending on the Open University. The contrast with the later actions of Thatcher's own government resulted in Heath acquiring a strongly humanitarian image.
Heath's major achievement as prime minister was to take Britain into the European Community in 1973. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, galloping inflation led him into confrontation with some of the most powerful trade unions, and energy shortages resulted in much of the country's industry working a three-day week to conserve power. In an attempt to bolster his government, Heath called an election for February 28 1974. The result was inconclusive: the Conservative Party received a plurality of votes cast, but the Labour Party gained a plurality of seats. Heath began negotations with leaders of the Liberal Party to form a coalition, but, when these failed, resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by Harold Wilson who formed a minority government. Wilson was confirmed in office, with a wafer thin majority, in a second election in October of the same year.
Between the two general elections a Conservative Party discussion group, the Centre for Policy Studies, began to formulate a right wing diagnosis of the failures of Heath's government. Initially this trend was spearheaded by Sir Keith Joseph and, although Margaret Thatcher was associated with the CPS she was seen as a potential go between by Heath's lieutenant James Prior.
The End
Having lost (at least in terms of parliamentary seats) three out of four general elections into which he had led his party, Heath came to be seen as a liability by many conservative MPs, party activists and by editors of newspapers sympathetic to the party. Among the wider electorate he attracted more sympathy, partly because of public statements he had made hinting at his willingness to consider the idea of serving in a government of national unity.
Heath resolved to remain as Conservative leader and, initially, it appeared that, by calling on the loyalty of his front bench colleagues, he might prevail. However, the determination of Airey Neave acting on behalf of disgruntled back bench MPs to seek any potential challenger to Heath, combined with the resolution of Margaret Thatcher that someone adhering to the CPS line should put their case to the parliamentary party led to her declaring herself a candidate in a leadership challenge.
As the rules of the leadership contest permitted new candidates to enter the fray in a second round of voting should the leader not be confirmed by a large enough majority, Thatcher's challenge was considered that of a stalking horse. Airey Neave as Thatcher's campaign manager was later accused of having deliberately understated her support in order to attract waverers away from Heath who lost the first ballot by 119 votes to 130 on February 4, 1975. Although Heath then withdrew from the contest, it turned out to be too late for any of his allies from his own wing of the party to overhaul Thatcher's lead. His favoured candidate, William Whitelaw, lost to Thatcher by 79 votes to 146 a week later.
Retirement
Heath remained bitter over his defeat and was persistent in his criticisms of the party's new ideological direction for many years. He continued to be seen as a figure head by some on the left of the party upto the time of the 1981 Conservative Party conference.
Unusually for a defeated leader of a major UK political party, Heath continued to serve as a backbench MP for the Kent constituency of Old Bexley and Sidcup until retiring from Parliament at the 2001 general election, by which time he was the longest-serving member and "Father of the House".
Preceded by:
Harold WilsonPrime Ministers of the United Kingdom Followed by:
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Heath is the common name for the genus Erica, mostly small shrubs. The tallest member of the genus is the Heath Tree.Heath is also the name of a dry habitat where predominately heath plants grow. One of the biggest is the Lueneburg Heath in northern Germany.
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Heath is a town located in Covington County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 249.Geography
Heath is located at 31°21'29" North, 86°28'13" West (31.358154, -86.470193)1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 249 people, 119 households, and 69 families residing in the town. The population density is 105.6/km² (273.6/mi²). There are 138 housing units at an average density of 58.6/km² (151.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 88.35% White, 9.24% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.01% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 3.21% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 119 households out of which 31.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% are married couples living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% are non-families. 39.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 26.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.09 and the average family size is 2.73. In the town the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 76.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $19,375, and the median income for a family is $35,833. Males have a median income of $24,583 versus $15,893 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,325. 17.1% of the population and 11.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.4% are under the age of 18 and 20.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Heath, Alabama."
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Heath is a town located in Franklin County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 805.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.5 km² (24.9 mi²). 64.5 km² (24.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.08% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 805 people, 292 households, and 212 families residing in the town. The population density is 12.5/km² (32.3/mi²). There are 648 housing units at an average density of 10.0/km² (26.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.76% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 292 households out of which 35.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% are married couples living together, 5.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% are non-families. 19.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.76 and the average family size is 3.19. In the town the population is spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $50,536, and the median income for a family is $55,938. Males have a median income of $32,188 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $24,777. 9.4% of the population and 6.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.3% are under the age of 18 and 4.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Heath, Massachusetts."
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Heath is a city located in Licking County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,527.Geography
Heath is located at 40°1'55" North, 82°26'8" West (40.032047, -82.435652)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.1 km² (10.4 mi²). 27.0 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.10% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 8,527 people, 3,403 households, and 2,375 families residing in the city. The population density is 315.4/km² (816.6/mi²). There are 3,593 housing units at an average density of 132.9/km² (344.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.59% White, 1.98% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 3,403 households out of which 32.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% are married couples living together, 10.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% are non-families. 25.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 2.94. In the city the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $40,120, and the median income for a family is $50,156. Males have a median income of $35,781 versus $25,143 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,890. 8.5% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.2% are under the age of 18 and 11.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Heath, Ohio."
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Heath is a city located in Rockwall County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,149.Geography
Heath is located at 32°50'52" North, 96°28'42" West (32.847890, -96.478273)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²). 17.8 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.58% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 4,149 people, 1,380 households, and 1,214 families residing in the city. The population density is 233.5/km² (604.5/mi²). There are 1,462 housing units at an average density of 82.3/km² (213.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.20% White, 0.82% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 3.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,380 households out of which 46.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.9% are married couples living together, 3.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 12.0% are non-families. 9.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.01 and the average family size is 3.21. In the city the population is spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $98,975, and the median income for a family is $99,415. Males have a median income of $71,707 versus $42,933 for females. The per capita income for the city is $51,049. 3.5% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.7% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Heath, Texas."
Synonym: HeathSynonym: heathland (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Plain | Noun: plain, table-land, face of the country; open country, champaign country; basin, downs, waste, weary waste, desert, wild, steppe, pampas, savanna, prairie, heath, common, wold, veldt; moor, moorland; bush; plateau. (level); campagna; alkali flat, llano; mesa, mesilla, playa; shaking prairie, trembling prairie; vega. |
Vegetable | Bush, jungle, prairie; heath, heather; fern, bracken; furze, gorse, whin; grass, turf; pasture, pasturage; turbary; sedge, rush, weed; fungus, mushroom, toadstool; lichen, moss, conferva, mold; growth; alfalfa, alfilaria, banyan; blow, blowth; floret, petiole; pin grass, timothy, yam, yew, zinnia. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Heath |
| English words defined with "heath": Arbute ♦ black game, black grouse, bog plant, briar, briar pipe, broom, Bruckenthalia ♦ Calluna vulgaris, Cassiope mertensiana, Convalescency ♦ Ericaceous ♦ genus Bruckenthalia, genus Epacris, gray hen, Grig ♦ Hadder, Heath cock, Heath game, Heath grouse, heath hen, Heathclad, heather, Heathery, heathlike, Heathy ♦ ling ♦ marsh plant, moor fowl ♦ Now and then ♦ podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil ♦ sand spurry, Scots heather, Sea heath, sea spurry, Spergularia rubra, swamp plant ♦ Tamaric ♦ white heather. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "heath": Ascot Races ♦ Briar-root Pipe, British Telecom Research Laboratories ♦ Come to the Heath ♦ Dun Cow ♦ hill peat ♦ Marsham, Moll Cutpurse ♦ Oaks Famous in Story ♦ Races ♦ Upas-tree. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "heath": Lawn. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Mill on the Heath (1913) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Palatable Physic / William Heath. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | State Quacks Or The Desperate Condition Of The Wither'd Sisters / W. Heath. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | The height of fashion rules at the Ascot races, held at Ascot Heath, near Windsor [...]. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Portrait of Pvt. William W. Heath, Company H, 4th Vermont Infantry, U.S.A. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mrs. Donald Heath and baby, near Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Children of Alonzo Heath, farmer near Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Organ in Alonza Heath home near Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Interior of house occupied by Donald Heath. Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Prince of Wales and family / photographed by Vernon Heath. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Edward Heath, man of principle. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edward Heath | The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I passed the night under the shelter of a rock, strowing some heath under me, and slept pretty well |
The Tempest | William Shakespeare | Gonzalo: Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground, long heath, brown furze, any thing |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | You can discuss any medical concerns you may have with your doctor or other heath care provider. (references) | |
Business | The establishment of dental centers by Australian heath insurance funds, such as NIB, Manchester Unity and HCF, has occurred in order to serve their members. (references) | |
The Taiwan authorities have implemented the National Heath Insurance Program to provide comprehensive medical care for Taiwan’s population of more than 22 million people. (references) | ||
Travel | Botswana | Heath providers often expect immediate cash payment for health services. (references) |
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| "Heath" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 75.63% of the time. "Heath" is used about 1,148 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 75.63% | 868 | 8,164 |
| Noun (singular) | 24.37% | 280 | 17,458 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,148 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "heath" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Heath | First name Male | 17,000 | 524 |
| Heath | Last name | 21,000 | 545 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "heath". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Aroer | N/A | Biblical | Heath |
| Heidrun | Female | Norse Mythology | The heath |
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| Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Samuel Heath & Sons, P.L.C. |
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1. Heath, AL (town, FIPS 33904) 2. Heath, MA 3. Heath, OH (city, FIPS 34748) 4. Heath, TX (city, FIPS 32984) |
Expressions using "heath": australian heath ♦ broom made from heath ♦ common heath ♦ Connemara heath ♦ cornish heath ♦ cranberry heath ♦ heath aster ♦ Heath cock ♦ heath family ♦ heath fowl ♦ Heath game ♦ Heath grass ♦ Heath grouse ♦ heath hen ♦ heath pea ♦ heath poult ♦ heath robinson ♦ Heath Springs ♦ Heath throstle ♦ heath violet ♦ mountain heath ♦ port Jackson heath ♦ portuguese heath ♦ prince of Wales heath ♦ Saint Dabeoc's heath ♦ sea heath ♦ spanish heath ♦ spike heath ♦ spring heath ♦ St. Dabeoc's heath ♦ tree heath ♦ true heath ♦ White Heath ♦ winter heath. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "heath": heath-bell, heath-cock, heath-grass, heath-hen, heath-land, Heath-robinson, Heath-robinson-like, Heath-stubbs, heath-style, Heath-walker. | |
Ending with "heath": Hammond-heath. | |
Containing "heath": Wilson-heath-wilson. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
heath ledger | 1,750 | company heath | 20 |
heath | 358 | company d.c heath | 20 |
allen heath | 260 | heath organization world | 20 |
heath ledger picture | 130 | heath ledger order | 19 |
heath zenith | 109 | estate heath real shuler | 19 |
heath oh | 69 | heath herring | 17 |
heath kirchart | 54 | heath and heather | 17 |
heath ledger pic | 51 | heath high school | 16 |
heath insurance | 50 | heath man | 15 |
beach heath | 40 | lorraine heath | 15 |
heath kit | 35 | allen heath mixer | 15 |
heath ohio | 32 | heath ma | 14 |
heath ledger wallpaper | 28 | d.c heath | 14 |
heath shuler | 27 | haywards heath united kingdom | 14 |
heath bar | 26 | heath care | 14 |
samuel heath | 25 | heath texas | 13 |
heath ledger photo | 24 | heath ledger movie | 13 |
heath leger | 22 | dc heath | 12 |
hampstead heath | 21 | haywards heath | 12 |
heath magellan services | 21 | heath robinson | 12 |
bar cake heath | 12 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "heath"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | heide. (various references) | |
Albanian | Shqopishtë (moor, moorland), Shqopë (briar, Heather), Shkurre (boscage, Bush, moorland, scrub, shrub, Tod), Shkorret (boondocks, Bosk, brushwood, Bush, moor, moorland, shrub, shrubbery, spinney, thicket). (various references) | |
Arabic | خلنج, أرض بور (moor). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Пустош, Пирен (Heather, Ling). (various references) | |
Chinese | 石南樹 . (various references) | |
Czech | Vřesovištì (moor), Vřesovec (Heather), Vřes (briar, brier, heath-bell, Heather). (various references) | |
Danish | hede (heat). (various references) | |
Dutch | heideveld, heide (heather). (various references) | |
Esperanto | erikejo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | heiði, lyngur (bush, shrub), lyngheiði. (various references) | |
Finnish | kanervakangas (moor). (various references) | |
French | lande, Bruyère (heather). (various references) | |
German | Heideland (heathland, moor land, moorland, wold), Heide (gentile, heathen, heather, heathland, moor, moorland, pagan), Heidekraut (Heather, Ling). (various references) | |
Greek | Ερείκη (Heather), Θάμνοσ όε Ερείκεσ, Θαμνότοποσ, Ρείκι (Heather). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ׂרב". (various references) | |
Hungarian | pusztaság (barren, desert, desolation, Heather, waste, wild, wilderness). (various references) | |
Italian | landa (moor, moorland, plain, steppe). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 健康不安 (failing heath, poor health). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | け""うふあ" (failing heath, poor health). (various references) | |
Manx | reeastane (marshland, waste ground, wasteland, wild). (various references) | |
Norwegian | mo. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eathhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | charneca (fell, moor, moorland). (various references) | |
Romanian | Paraginã (dereliction, waste), Ogor (corn field, estate, field, Glebe), Landã (sandy moor), Câmp Necultivat, Buruianã (good for nothing, Heather, herb, plant, rogue, vegetable, weed). (various references) | |
Russian | степь (prairie, steppe, steppes, veld), 'ереск (Heather), пустошь (waste ground, waste land, wasteland), Степь. (various references) | |
Scottish | fraoch (heather). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vres (heather, ling), pustara (desert, wold). (various references) | |
Spanish | brezal (fell, moor, moorland). (various references) | |
Swedish | hed (downland, heater, moor, moorland). (various references) | |
Turkish | Süpürgeotu (briar, brier, Heather), Fundalık (brushwood, heathland, scrub, shrubbery), Funda (briar, brier, Heather, shrub), Çalılık. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Пустище, 'ерес (Heather, Ling). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | giống cây erica, bãi hoang. (various references) | |
Welsh | rhos (moor, plain). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old French | 900-1400 | lande. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 48, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai exhlqen eiV apanthsin autoiV ismahl autoi eporeuonto kai eklaion kai eipen autoiV eiselqete proV godolian |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fugite salvate animas vestras et eritis quasi myrice in deserto |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Fleeth, saueth youre soulis; and yee shul be as `iencian trees in desert; |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Go in flight, get away with your lives, and let your faces be turned to Aroer in the Arabah. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 48, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Kalagiw, luwasa ang inyong mga kinabuhi, ug manig-ingon kamo sa kakugnan sa kamingawan. |
| Chinese | 們 要 " 逃 、 自 救 性 命 、 獨 自 居 住 好 像 野 的 杜 松 。 |
| Croatian | 'Bježite, spasavajte život, ugledajte se u pustinjsku magarad!' |
| Danish | Fly, red eders Liv, og I skal blive som en Enebærbusk i Ørkenen. |
| Dutch | Vlucht, redt ulieder ziel! en wordt als de heide in de woestijn; |
| Finnish | Paetkaa, pelastakaa henkenne ja olkaa kuin alaston puu erämaassa. |
| French | Fuyez, sauvez votre vie, Et soyez comme un misérable dans le désert! |
| German | "Hebt euch weg und errettet euer Leben!" Aber du wirst sein wie die Heide in der Wüste. |
| Haitian Creole | Y'ap rele: Kouri non, sove lavi nou! Al kache tankou bourik mawon nan dezè a. |
| Hungarian | Fussatok, mentsétek meg lelketeket, és legyetek mint a hangafa a pusztában! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kata mereka, 'Cepat! Selamatkan nyawamu! Larilah seperti keledai liar di gurun!' |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Larilah kamu, luputkanlah jiwamu; jadilah seperti pokok onak di padang tekukur. |
| Italian | Fuggite, salvate la vostra vita! Siate come l'asino selvatico nel deserto. |
| Korean | 도 망 하 여 네 생 명 을 구 원 하 여 광 야 의 떨 기 나 무 같 이 지 어 다 |
| Maori | E rere, kahaki i a koutou kia ora ai, kia rite ai ki te manoao i te koraha. |
| Norwegian | Fly, redd eders liv! Bli som hjelpeløse mennesker i ørkenen! |
| Portuguese | Fugi, salvai a vossa vida! Sede como o asno selvagem no deserto. |
| Rumanian | ,,Fugiyi, scqpayi-vq viaya, wi fiyi ca un nevoiaw desyqrat kn pustie! |
| Spanish | Huid, salvad vuestras vidas y sed como el asno montés en el desierto. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "heath": heathen, heathendom, heathendoms, heathenish, heathenishly, heathenism, heathenisms, heathenize, heathenized, heathenizes, heathenizing, heathens, heather, heathers, heathery, heathier, heathiest, heathland, heathlands, heathless, heathlike, heaths, heathy. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "heath": ensheath, insheath, sheath. (additional references) | |
Words containing "heath": ensheathe, ensheathed, ensheathes, ensheathing, ensheaths, insheathed, insheathing, insheaths, sheathbill, sheathbills, sheathe, sheathed, sheather, sheathers, sheathes, sheathing, sheathings, sheaths, unsheathe, unsheathed, unsheathes, unsheathing. (additional references) | |
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"Heath" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ehat, etah, feath, haah, haet, haith, hatha, hawth, heaeth, heah, heait, heaithy, hearh, heate, heaty, heiht, hemat, hepat, hepth, heta, hetan, He'th, hiah, hiati, hoah, Howatch, meaht, Mhaith, mhuaih, neaht, neath, reath, seath, weath, wheath. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "heath" (pronounced hē"th) |
| 2 | -ē" th | beneath, bequeath, sheath, teeth, underneath, wreath. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-h-t" | |
-1 letter: eath, haet, hate, hath, heat, heth, thae. | |
-2 letters: ate, eat, eta, eth, hae, hah, hat, heh, het, tae, tea, the. | |
-3 letters: ae, ah, at, eh, et, ha, he, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-h-t" | |
+1 letter: chetah, health, hearth, heaths, heathy, sheath. | |
+2 letters: aphthae, cheetah, chetahs, hatched, hatchel, hatcher, hatches, hatchet, healths, healthy, hearths, heathen, heather, hothead, sheathe, sheaths. | |
+3 letters: chatchke, cheetahs, ensheath, ethnarch, harshest, hatcheck, hatchels, hatchers, hatchery, hatchets, headhunt, heathens, heathers, heathery, heathier, heptarch, hotheads, insheath, sheathed, sheather, sheathes, thatched, thatcher, thatches, thearchy, thrashed, thrasher, thrashes. | |
+4 letters: bathhouse, chatchkes, ensheathe, ensheaths, ethnarchs, halophyte, halothane, hatchable, hatcheled, hatchment, haughtier, headhunts, headlight, healthful, healthier, healthily, heartache, heathiest, heathland, heathless, heathlike, heptarchs, heptarchy, homeopath, hotheaded, hydathode, hyphenate, insheaths, naphthene, phosphate, sheathers, sheathing, shtetlach, thaneship, thatchers, thatchier, theophany, thickhead, thrashers, toothache, unhatched, unhealthy, unsheathe, whitehead, whitewash. | |
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