Home › Words › H › heisheheisheheishe · noun — small disc- or tube-shaped beads made from shells or stones, primarily associated with the Kewa Pueblo.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyVariously said to be from a word for "white shell", "shell", or "shell bead" in Eastern Keres [Term?].nounSmall disc- or tube-shaped beads made from shells or stones, primarily associated with the Kewa Pueblo.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beads 55% match — A beaded necklace. vs heishe →hiaqua 53% match — Beads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency. vs heishe →beadlet 52% match — A small bead vs heishe →wampum 51% match — Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead. vs heishe →beadies 49% match — eyes vs heishe →beady 48% match — Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming. vs heishe →shellheap 48% match — A prehistoric accumulation of shells, indicating the former presence of a community of people who ate shellfish. vs heishe →beadlike 47% match — Resembling or characteristic of a bead. vs heishe →