heath
[ heeth ]
/ hiθ /
noun
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
any of various low-growing evergreen shrubs common on such land, as the common heather, Calluna vulgaris.
any plant of the genus Erica, or of the family Ericaceae.
Compare
heath family.
Origin of heath
before 900; Middle English; Old English
hǣth; cognate with German
Heide, Old Norse
heithr, Gothic
haithi; akin to Welsh
coed trees, wood
OTHER WORDS FROM heath
heath·less, adjective heath·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH heath
health heathWords nearby heath
heat-seal,
heat-seeking,
heat-treat,
heated,
heater,
heath,
heath cock,
heath family,
heath grass,
heath hen,
heath robinson
Definition for heath (2 of 2)
Heath
[ heeth ]
/ hiθ /
noun
Sir Edward (Richard George),1916–2005,
British statesman: prime minister 1970–74.
Example sentences from the Web for heath
British Dictionary definitions for heath (1 of 2)
heath
/ (hiːθ) /
noun
British
a large open area, usually with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation, esp heather
Also called: heather
any low-growing evergreen ericaceous shrub of the Old World genus Erica and related genera, having small bell-shaped typically pink or purple flowers
any of several nonericaceous heathlike plants, such as sea heath
Australian
any of various heathlike plants of the genus Epacris : family Epacridaceae
any of various small brown satyrid butterflies of the genus Coenonympha, with coppery-brown wings, esp the large heath (C. tullia)
Derived forms of heath
heathlike, adjective heathy, adjectiveWord Origin for heath
Old English
hǣth; related to Old Norse
heithr field, Old High German
heida heather
British Dictionary definitions for heath (2 of 2)
Heath
/ (hiːθ) /
noun
Sir Edward (Richard George). 1916–2005, British statesman; leader of the Conservative Party (1965–75); prime minister (1970–74)