Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lh

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: lh
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of luteinizing hormone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of light helicopter.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of left hand.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of light horse (typically preceded by the regiment number).

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Initialism of lightly hinged.

Example Sentences

"Having had to keep to a LH wristie (albeit indoors), I can say that it's a bloody nightmare when compared to the RH leggie. It's OK with a LH bat, but you don't ever get to see much of the ball otherwise since it's going sharply across the batsman's body."

Usage

Inflected Forms

LHs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

H HH RH

Synonyms

luteinizing hormone interstitial cell-stimulating hormone icsh

Questions

What does lh mean?: Initialism of luteinizing hormone.

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