English words: H

779 words under H; 101–200 on this page.

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• handshake noun (handshake, handshakes)
  A handshake is when two people take each other's right hand and shake it, to say hello, goodbye, well done, or to agree.
• handsome adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Handsome means good-looking, usually said about a man or boy.
• handsomely adverb
  Generously; in large amounts, as in «paid handsomely» or «rewarded handsomely».
• handstand noun (a handstand, handstands)
  A position where you balance upside down on your hands, with your legs straight up in the air.
• handwash noun (handwash, uncountable; a handwash); verb…
  Handwash is liquid soap for washing your hands.
• handwriting noun (handwriting — uncountable)
  Writing that you do with a pen or pencil by hand, not typed.
• handwritten adjective (handwritten); also past participle of…
  Handwritten means written by hand with a pen or pencil, not typed or printed.
• handy adjective (handy, handier, handiest)
  Useful and easy to use.
• hang verb (hang, hangs, hung, hanging); noun (get the hang of)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook.
• hangest verb, old form used with thou
  «hangest» means «you hang», a form of «hang»: To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook.
• hangeth verb, old form of «hangs» (he, she, it)
  «hangeth» means «hangs», a form of «hang»: To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook.
• hanging noun (hangings); verb form of hang…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hanging is a cloth such as a curtain or tapestry hung on a wall for decoration.
• hangman noun (hangmen) (old use)
  A hangman was the man whose job was to put criminals to death by hanging them.
• hangnail noun (a hangnail, hangnails)
  A small torn piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail, which can hurt.
• hangover noun (a hangover, hangovers)
  A hangover is the sick feeling, headache and tiredness a person has the day after drinking too much alcohol.
• hangry adjective…
  bad-tempered or irritable because you are hungry.
• hani noun, a name (Hani); proper noun
  The Hani are a people of southern China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar; their language is also called Hani.
• hank noun (a hank, hanks); also a name (Hank)
  A loop or coil of wool, yarn, thread, rope or hair, loosely wound and tied, as in «a hank of wool».
• hankering noun (hankerings)
  A hankering is a strong wish or longing for something, often for a long time.
• hanukkah proper noun (Hanukkah; also spelled Chanukah, Hanukah)
  A Jewish festival of lights that lasts eight days and nights in the winter, remembering how the Temple in Jerusalem was won back and made…
• hao word (hǎo — Mandarin, pinyin; not an English word)
  Hǎo means «good», «well» or «fine»; it is one of the most common Chinese words.
• hap noun (hap, haps — old-fashioned); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Luck or chance, especially something that happens by chance.
• haply adverbJewish tradition
  Perhaps; by chance.
• happen verb (happen, happens, happened, happening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To happen is to take place, to come about: What happened?
• happily adverb (happily, more happily, most happily)
  Happily means in a happy, cheerful way.
• happiness noun (happiness; uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The feeling of being happy, glad and pleased.
• happy adjective (happy, happier, happiest); adverb happily; noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy.
• harangue noun (harangues); verb (harangues, harangued, haranguing)
  A harangue is a long, loud, forceful speech, often a scolding or an urging to act.
• harass verb (harass, harasses, harassed, harassing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To keep annoying, upsetting, threatening or bothering someone again and again.
• harbinger nounJewish tradition
  A person who goes ahead to announce what is coming.
• harbor noun (a harbor, harbors); verb…
  A sheltered area of water by the coast where ships and boats can stay safely.
• harbour noun (harbour, harbours; US spelling harbor); verb…
  A harbour is a place by the sea where boats and ships stay safe from waves and storms.
• hard adjective (hard, harder, hardest); adverb (hard)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hard means firm and not soft, like a rock or a nut.
• hardback noun (a hardback, hardbacks); adjective (hardback)
  A book with a stiff, strong cover: The story came out in hardback.
• harden verb (harden, hardens, hardened, hardening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To become hard or firm, or to make something hard.
• hardihood noun (no plural) (formal, old use)
  Hardihood is bold courage and toughness, a readiness to face danger or hardship.
• hardly adverb (hardly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hardly means almost not, or only just.
• hardness noun (hardness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hardness is how hard something is: how well it resists being scratched, dented or pressed.
• hardship noun (hardship, hardships)
  Hardship is a situation of suffering or difficulty, especially from not having enough money, food or other things you need.
• hardy adjective (hardy, hardier, hardiest); noun hardiness; also…
  Strong and able to live through hard conditions such as cold, wind or little food, as in «hardy sheep».
• hare noun (hare, hares)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hare is a wild animal like a large rabbit, with long ears and long strong back legs, that runs very fast.
• haricot noun (a haricot, haricots); haricot bean
  A haricot (haricot bean) is a small white bean, the kind used to make baked beans.
• hark verb (harks, harked, harking); interjectioneveryday · Jewish tradition
  «Hark!» is a call to listen.
• harken verbJewish tradition
  To listen carefully, an old spelling of "hearken." It can also mean to go back to something earlier.
• harlequin noun (harlequins); adjective (harlequin)
  A harlequin is a clown character in old plays and pantomime, in a patchwork suit of bright diamonds and a mask.
• harlot nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  A woman who has sex for pay, or a woman who is unfaithful.
• harlotry nounJewish tradition
  Having sex outside marriage, or being unfaithful, especially for pay.
• harm noun (harm — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hurt, damage or injury to a person, animal or thing.
• harmful adjective (harmful, more harmful, most harmful)
  Harmful means causing harm: hurting people, animals, plants or things, or making them ill.
• harmfully adverb (harmfully)
  In a way that causes harm or damage.
• harmless adjective (harmless); adverb harmlessly
  Harmless means not able to hurt or damage anyone or anything.
• harmlessly adverb (harmlessly)
  Harmlessly means without causing any hurt or damage.
• harmonic nounJewish tradition
  Something to do with harmony, or a musical sound.
• harmonious adjective (harmonious)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Friendly and peaceful, without arguments.
• harmonize verbJewish tradition
  To fit together or agree with something.
• harmonized verbJewish tradition
  Fitted together or agreed with something.
• harmony noun (harmony — uncountable; a harmony, harmonies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Harmony is when people or things live, work or fit together peacefully and agree («live in harmony»).
• harness noun (a harness, harnesses); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A set of straps put on a horse or other animal to control it or join it to a cart.
• harp noun (harp, harps); verb (harp, harps, harped, harping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A large musical instrument with many strings stretched on a tall frame, played by plucking with the fingers.
• harper noun (harpers)
  A harper is a person who plays the harp.
• harpoon noun (a harpoon, harpoons); verb…
  A harpoon is a long spear with a sharp, hooked point, often tied to a rope, used for catching whales, big fish or seals.
• harpy noun (a harpy, harpies)
  In Greek myths, a harpy is a monster with the face and body of a woman and the wings and claws of a bird.
• harridan noun (harridans)
  A harridan is a fierce, bad-tempered old woman who scolds and frightens people.
• harried verbJewish tradition
  Attacked again and again; troubled and worn down.
• harrow noun (harrows); verb (harrow, harrows, harrowed, harrowing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A harrow is a heavy frame with metal spikes or teeth, pulled over ploughed ground to break up the soil and make it ready for seed.
• harry verb (harry, harries, harried, harrying); proper noun…
  A boy's or man's name, short for Henry or Harold, as in Harry Potter or Prince Harry.
• harsh adjective (harsh, harsher, harshest); adverb harshlyeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Cruel, unkind or too strict: «a harsh punishment», «harsh words».
• harshly adverb (harshly, more harshly, most harshly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a cruel, unkind or too strict way: treated harshly.
• harshness noun (harshness — uncountable)
  Being unkind, strict or cruel: the harshness of the punishment.
• hart noun (harts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An old word for a male deer, a stag, especially a full-grown red deer with large antlers.
• hartebeest noun (a hartebeest; plural hartebeest or hartebeests)
  A large African antelope with a long face, a sloping back and curved horns, living on grassy plains.
• harvest verb (harvest, harvests, harvested, harvesting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To harvest is to gather crops like corn, apples or wheat when they are ripe.
• harvested verb (harvest, harvests, harvested, harvesting); noun…
  gathered crops such as wheat, apples or potatoes when they are ripe.
• harvester noun (a harvester, harvesters)
  A machine that gathers crops, such as a combine harvester.
• harvestman noun (a harvestman, harvestmen)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A small creature with a round body and eight very long, thin legs, related to spiders but not a true spider; also called «daddy longlegs»…
• hash noun (hash, hashes); verb (hash, hashes, hashed, hashing)
  The symbol # (also called hash sign, pound sign in the US, or number sign), used in hashtags and on phones.
• hashtag noun (a hashtag, hashtags); verb…
  A word or phrase with the # sign in front, used on social media so that posts on the same topic can be found together: #worldbookday.
• hassle noun (a hassle, hassles — also uncountable); verb…
  Something annoying and difficult that takes effort: getting the bus is such a hassle.
• hast verb, form of have used with thou
  you have.
• haste noun (haste — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great speed, often too much speed, when you hurry: In her haste she forgot her bag.
• hasten verb (hasten, hastens, hastened, hastening) — (formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make something happen sooner or faster.
• hastily adverb (more hastily, most hastily)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Quickly and without much care, as if in a hurry.
• hasty adjective (hasty, hastier, hastiest); adverb: hastilyeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Done very quickly, sometimes too quickly, without enough care or thought.
• hat noun (hat, hats)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hat is something you wear on your head, to keep warm, keep the sun off, or look smart.
• hatch verb (hatch, hatches, hatched, hatching); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To hatch is for a baby bird, reptile or fish to break out of its egg.
• hatchet noun (a hatchet, hatchets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A small axe with a short handle, used with one hand to chop wood.
• hatchling noun (a hatchling, hatchlings)
  A hatchling is a baby animal that has just come out of its egg, such as a bird, turtle, snake or crocodile.
• hate verb (hate, hates, hated, hating); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To hate means to dislike someone or something very, very strongly.
• hateful adjective (hateful, more hateful, most hateful)
  Very unpleasant and deserving to be hated: «a hateful thing to say».
• hater noun (a hater, haters)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who hates someone or something.
• hateth verb, old form of «hates» (he, she, it)
  «hateth» means «hates», a form of «hate»: To hate means to dislike someone or something very, very strongly.
• hatful noun (a hatful, hatfuls)
  The amount a hat can hold.
• hath verb, form of have used with he, she or it
  has.
• hatred noun (hatred, uncountable; a hatred of)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hatred is a very strong feeling of disliking someone or something, much stronger than ordinary dislike.
• hatter noun (a hatter, hatters); a name (the Mad Hatter)
  A person who makes or sells hats.
• haughtily adverb (more haughtily, most haughtily)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a proud way, looking down on other people as if they were less important.
• haughtiness nounJewish tradition
  Great pride that looks down on others.
• haughty adjective (haughty, haughtier, haughtiest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Proud and unfriendly, acting as if you are better than other people.
• haul verb (haul, hauls, hauled, hauling); noun (a haul, hauls)
  To haul something means to pull or drag it with effort, because it is heavy.
• hauling verb, -ing form of haul (haul, hauls, hauled, hauling)…
  Pulling or dragging something heavy with effort.

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