English words: H

779 words under H; 201–300 on this page.

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• haunch noun (a haunch, haunches)
  The hip, bottom and top of the leg of a person or animal.
• haunt verb (haunt, haunts, haunted, haunting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  In stories, a ghost haunts a place or person when it appears there again and again.
• haunted adjective; verb form (haunt, haunts, haunted, haunting)
  Believed to be visited by ghosts: a haunted house.
• haunting verb, -ing form of haunt…
  Of a ghost: visiting a place again and again (in stories).
• hausa noun (Hausa — the people, the language); adjective (Hausa)
  The Hausa are a large people of West Africa, mainly in northern Nigeria and Niger.
• have verb (have, has, had, having; short forms 've, 's, 'd)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To have is to own or hold something: I have a bike.
• haven noun (a haven, havens)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A haven is a safe, peaceful place where people or animals can rest or be protected.
• havoc noun (no plural in common use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great damage, mess or destruction caused by something or someone.
• haw noun (a haw, haws); verb (haw — in «hum and haw»)…
  A haw is the small red berry of the hawthorn tree.
• hawaiian adjective (Hawaiian); noun…
  Hawaiian means from or about Hawaii, the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that is a state of the USA.
• hawk noun (a hawk, hawks); verb (hawk, hawks, hawked, hawking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bird of prey with sharp eyes, a hooked beak and strong claws (talons), which hunts small animals.
• hawksbill noun (a hawksbill, hawksbills)
  A hawksbill (hawksbill turtle) is a sea turtle with a narrow beak curved like a hawk's, living on coral reefs in warm seas; it is…
• hawthorn noun (hawthorns)
  A thorny bush or small tree with white or pink flowers in spring and small red berries in autumn, often grown as a hedge.
• hay noun (hay, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hay is long grass that has been cut and dried, used to feed animals like horses, cows, rabbits and guinea pigs.
• hayloft noun (hayloft, haylofts)
  An upper floor in a barn or stable where hay is stored.
• haymaking noun (haymaking — uncountable)
  Cutting grass, drying it in the sun and gathering it as hay to feed animals in winter.
• haystack noun (a haystack, haystacks)
  A haystack is a large pile or stack of dried grass (hay) kept outside on a farm to feed animals in winter.
• haywire adjective (haywire — used after a verb: go haywire)
  Out of control, not working properly, behaving wildly: the computer went haywire.
• hazard noun (a hazard, hazards); verb…
  A hazard is something that could hurt you or cause damage, a danger.
• hazardous adjective (hazardous, more hazardous, most hazardous)
  Hazardous means dangerous, likely to cause harm.
• haze noun (haze, a haze — mostly singular); verb…
  A haze is a thin mist, smoke or dust in the air that makes it hard to see far.
• hazel noun (a hazel, hazels — the tree); adjective…
  A small tree or bush that grows hazelnuts.
• hazelnut noun (a hazelnut, hazelnuts)
  A hazelnut is the small, round, brown nut of the hazel tree, with a hard shell.
• hazy adjective (hazy, hazier, haziest)
  Not clear because of mist, smoke, dust or heat in the air: a hazy sky.
• he pronoun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  He is a word used for a boy, a man or a male animal who was already named, so you do not repeat the name.
• head noun (head, heads); verb (head, heads, headed, heading)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Your head is the top part of your body, with your eyes, nose, mouth, ears and brain.
• headache noun (a headache, headaches)
  A headache is a pain in your head.
• headband noun (a headband, headbands)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A headband is a band of cloth, plastic or elastic worn around the head or over the hair to keep hair or sweat away from the face, or for…
• headbutt verb (headbutt, headbutts, headbutted, headbutting); noun…
  To hit someone or something hard with the top or front of your head.
• headcount noun (a headcount, headcounts)
  A headcount is a count of how many people are present, done by counting heads.
• headdress noun (a headdress, headdresses)
  A headdress is a special covering or decoration worn on the head, often for ceremonies, celebrations or as part of traditional dress.
• header noun (a header, headers)
  Hitting the ball with your head.
• headfirst adverb (headfirst; also head first, head-first); adjective…
  With your head going in front of the rest of your body.
• headgear noun (headgear — uncountable)
  Anything worn on the head, such as hats, helmets and caps.
• heading noun (a heading, headings); verb form…
  A heading is the title at the top of a page, section or piece of writing that tells you what it is about.
• headland noun (a headland, headlands)
  A headland is a high piece of land with steep cliffs that sticks out into the sea.
• headless adjective (headless)
  Headless means having no head, like a headless statue or ghost.
• headlight noun (a headlight, headlights)
  A strong light at the front of a car, bus, bike, train or other vehicle that helps the driver see the road at night and lets others see…
• headline noun (a headline, headlines); verb…
  The title printed in large letters above a story in a newspaper or on a news website.
• headlong adverb; adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful.
• headmaster noun (a headmaster, headmasters)
  A man in charge of a school (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, and private schools).
• headphone noun…
  Headphones are a pair of small speakers worn over or in the ears to listen to music or sound without other people hearing it.
• headquarters noun (headquarters — singular or plural; abbreviation HQ)
  The main office or place from which a company, army, police force or organisation is run.
• headrest noun (a headrest, headrests)
  The padded part at the top of a seat, for example in a car, plane or chair, that supports the back of your head.
• headscarf noun (a headscarf, headscarves or headscarfs)
  A piece of cloth worn over the head and often tied under the chin or at the back, to cover the hair.
• headset noun (a headset, headsets)
  A pair of headphones, usually with a small microphone attached, so you can listen and speak.
• headsman noun (headsmen)
  Old use: a man whose job was to behead people with an axe or sword as a punishment.
• headstone noun (a headstone, headstones)
  A headstone is a stone set at the head of a grave, with the name of the person who died and often a short message.
• headstrong adjective (headstronger, headstrongest)
  Determined to have your own way and not willing to listen to others.
• headwind noun (a headwind, headwinds)
  A wind blowing straight towards you, against the way you are going, which slows you down.
• headwinds noun…
  wind blowing towards you as you move, which slows you down.
• heal verb (heal, heals, healed, healing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To heal means to become healthy again after an injury, like a cut or broken bone getting better.
• health noun (health, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Health is how well your body and mind are working; being free from illness and injury.
• healthcare noun (healthcare — uncountable)
  Healthcare is the work of looking after people's health: doctors, nurses, hospitals, medicine and the help people get when they are ill or…
• healthier adjective, comparative (healthy, healthier, healthiest)
  More healthy: in better health, or better for your health than something else.
• healthy adjective (healthy, healthier, healthiest)
  Healthy means well, strong and not ill.
• heap noun (heap, heaps); verb (heap, heaps, heaped, heaping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A heap is a big untidy pile of things on top of each other.
• hear verb (hear, hears, heard, hearing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To notice sounds with your ears: "I hear a bird.".
• heard verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Heard means you noticed a sound with your ears in the past: I heard a bang.
• hearer noun (a hearer, hearers)
  A person who hears or listens to something, especially a speech, a story or a sermon.
• hearest verb, old form used with thou
  «hearest» means «you hear», a form of «hear»: To notice sounds with your ears: "I hear a bird.".
• heareth verb, old form of «hears» (he, she, it)
  «heareth» means «hears», a form of «hear»: To notice sounds with your ears: "I hear a bird.".
• hearing noun (hearing, uncountable; a hearing, hearings); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hearing is the sense that lets you notice sounds, using your ears.
• hearken verb (hearken, hearkens, hearkened, hearkening); also…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To listen carefully.
• hearsay noun (hearsay — uncountable)
  Things you have heard from other people but do not know are true; rumour.
• hearse noun (hearses)
  A car or carriage that carries a coffin to a funeral.
• heart noun (a heart, hearts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
• heartbeat noun (heartbeat, heartbeats)
  A heartbeat is one beat of the heart as it pumps blood.
• heartbreak noun (heartbreak, heartbreaks; usually uncountable)
  Heartbreak is very great sadness, especially when someone you love leaves you, dies, or when you lose something important.
• heartbroken adjective (heartbroken)
  Extremely sad, usually because someone you love has died or left, or because of a great disappointment.
• heartburn noun (heartburn, uncountable)
  Heartburn is a burning, painful feeling in the chest or throat, caused when acid from the stomach comes back up.
• heartfelt adjective (heartfelt)
  Heartfelt means deeply and sincerely felt, coming truly from the heart.
• hearth noun (a hearth, hearths)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hearth is the floor of a fireplace and the area just in front of it, where the fire burns.
• hearthrug noun (a hearthrug, hearthrugs)
  A rug laid on the floor in front of a fireplace.
• hearthstone noun (hearthstones)
  A flat stone in front of a fireplace; in old use it stands for the home and the fireside.
• heartily adverb
  With a lot of energy, warmth and enjoyment, as in «laughed heartily» or «ate heartily».
• heartiness noun (uncountable)
  Warmth, friendliness and cheerful energy.
• heartless adjective
  Cruel and unkind; not caring about other people's feelings: a heartless thing to say.
• heartstrings noun (plural)
  Your deepest feelings of love and sympathy.
• hearty adjective (hearty, heartier, heartiest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Loud, cheerful and friendly: a hearty laugh, a hearty welcome.
• heat noun (heat — uncountable; a heat, heats — race rounds)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Heat is warmth, the feeling of being hot.
• heatedly adverb (heatedly)
  In an angry, excited way, with strong feelings, especially in an argument.
• heater noun (a heater, heaters)
  A heater is a machine that makes a room, a car, water or something else warm.
• heath noun (a heath, heaths)
  A heath is a large area of open, wild land with poor soil, covered with low plants like heather, gorse and grasses, and few trees.
• heathen noun (heathens); adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Old use: a person who does not follow one of the main world religions, often one who worships other gods.
• heatstroke noun (heatstroke — uncountable; also heat stroke)
  A dangerous illness when your body gets far too hot (from hot sun or hard exercise in heat) and cannot cool itself down; it can cause…
• heave verb (heave, heaves, heaved, heaving; hove in sailing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To lift, pull or push something heavy with great effort: they heaved the box into the van.
• heaven noun (heaven, heavens; also Heaven)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In many religions, the place where God or gods live and where good people are believed to go after they die.
• heavenly adjective (heavenly, more heavenly, most heavenly)
  Heavenly means belonging to heaven or to God, as in «heavenly Father» or «the heavenly host» of angels.
• heavenward adverbJewish tradition
  Toward the sky or heaven.
• heavenwards adverb (also heavenward)
  Heavenwards means upwards, towards the sky or heaven.
• heaves verb form…
  Lifts, pulls or throws something heavy with great effort.
• heavily adverb (heavily)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Heavily means in a heavy way: with great weight or force.
• heaviness noun (no plural in common use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Heaviness is the state of being heavy, in weight or in feeling.
• heaving adjective (heaving); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pulling, pushing or lifting something heavy with a lot of effort.
• heavy adjective (heavy, heavier, heaviest); adverb (heavily)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Heavy means weighing a lot and hard to lift.
• heavyset adjective (also heavy-set)
  Heavyset describes a person with a large, solid, broad body, often strong and a bit heavy.
• hebrew noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hebrew is the ancient language of the Jewish people, in which most of the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) was written; modern Hebrew is…
• hebrews noun (Hebrews — proper noun; Hebrew, the Hebrews)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The Hebrews were the ancient people of Israel, the people of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses.
• heck exclamation (heck!); noun…
  an exclamation of annoyance or surprise, a soft stand-in for «hell».

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