Definitions for heath
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1. heathnoun

   a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

2. heath, heathlandnoun

   a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation

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1. heathnoun

   Any small evergreen shrub of the genus Erica.

   Etymology: From hæþ, from haiþī, from kaito-. Cognate with Albanian kath, kasht.

2. heathnoun

   A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

   Etymology: From hæþ, from haiþī, from kaito-. Cognate with Albanian kath, kasht.

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1. Heathnoun

   a low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called heather, and ling

   Etymology: [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. heir waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haii field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. kshtra field. 20.]

2. Heathnoun

   also, any species of the genus Erica, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather

   Etymology: [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. heir waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haii field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. kshtra field. 20.]

3. Heathnoun

   a place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage

   Etymology: [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. heir waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haii field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. kshtra field. 20.]

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1. Heath

   A heath or heathland is a shrubland habitat found mainly on low quality, acidic soils, and is characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation. There are some clear differences between heath and moorland. For example moorland has a very peaty topsoil, and it is also free-draining, whereas a heath is not. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with — especially in Great Britain — a cooler and damper climate. Heaths are widespread worldwide. They form extensive and highly diverse communities across Australia in humid and sub-humid areas. Fire regimes with recurring burning are required for the maintenance of the heathlands. Even more diverse though less widespread heath communities occur in Southern Africa. Extensive heath communities can also be found in the California chaparral, New Caledonia, central Chile and along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to these extensive heath areas, the vegetation type is also found in scattered locations across all continents, except Antarctica.

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1. Heath

   hēth, n. a barren open country: any shrub of genus Erica, or its congener Calluna, of the heath family (Ericaceæ), a hardy evergreen under-shrub.—ns. Heath′-bell, same as Heather-bell; Heath′-cock, a large bird which frequents heaths: the black grouse:—fem. Heath&primeprime;-hen; Heath′-poult, the heath-bird, esp. the female or young.—adj. Heath′y, abounding with heath. [A.S. hǽð; Ger. heide, Goth. haithi, a waste.]

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1. heath

   Various broom-stuffs used in breaming.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heath in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of heath in a Sentence

1. Derik Murray:

   For Heath Ledger fans, I think they are going to love it because they are going to find out so much about him, who he really was, and their affection for Heath will grow, for those who weren't major fans, I think they will find this film inspiring. You will learn that creativity is for all of us, you just need to pick up a camera, pick up a pen, put your finger on your computer, draw, paint or whatever it is.

2. Timothy Heath:

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3. Isabella Amaral:

   I have no life. I breathe because the air is free. I need to be transferred immediately, i don’t want to be evaluated over the phone or from a photo. I don’t believe in the virtual stuff. The doctors who come to my house get scared, they don’t even want to look at me, but I want to live, I need my heath.

4. Natalia Broniarczyk:

   This is a politically and ideologically motivated decision not based on the concern for women' heath and safety, in all countries that curb access to contraception and legal and safe abortion, the black market grows.

5. Richard Creagan:

   The good news is that that outbreak stopped without any intervention by the heath department or anybody.

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