English words: H

779 words under H; 701–779 on this page.

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• hunch noun (a hunch, hunches); verb…
  A feeling that something is true, even though you have no proof.
• hunchback noun (a hunchback, hunchbacks)
  A back with a big hump or curve, from a medical condition (kyphosis).
• hunched adjective (hunched); verb…
  Bent forward with the back curved and shoulders raised.
• hundred number (a hundred, one hundred, two hundred); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hundred is the number 100, ten tens.
• hundredfold adverb (a hundredfold); adjective (hundredfold)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hundredfold means a hundred times as much or as many.
• hundredth adjective, ordinal number (hundredth, 100th); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hundredth means number 100 in order, coming after the ninety-ninth.
• hundredweight noun (hundredweights, or hundredweight after a number)…
  A hundredweight is a unit for weighing heavy things: in Britain it is 112 pounds, and in America it is 100 pounds.
• hungarian adjective (Hungarian); noun…
  Hungarian means from or connected with Hungary, a country in central Europe.
• hunger noun (hunger); verb (hunger for — formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hunger is the feeling of needing or wanting food.
• hungover adjective (hungover); noun form hangover…
  Someone who is hungover feels ill, tired and has a headache because they drank too much alcohol the night before.
• hungrily adverb
  Hungrily means in a way that shows you want food very much.
• hungry adjective (hungry, hungrier, hungriest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hungry means feeling that you need or want to eat.
• hunker verb (hunkers, hunkered, hunkering)
  To hunker is to squat or crouch down low, often on the heels, or to sit low on a branch or a seat.
• hunt verb (hunt, hunts, hunted, hunting); noun (a hunt, hunts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To hunt is to chase and catch or kill wild animals for food or sport.
• hunter noun (a hunter, hunters)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A hunter is a person who hunts wild animals for food or sport.
• hunting noun (hunting — uncountable); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hunting is chasing and killing wild animals for food, sport or to control their numbers.
• huntress noun (huntresses)
  A huntress is a woman or girl who hunts animals, or a goddess of hunting.
• huntsman noun (huntsman, huntsmen)
  A man whose job is to hunt wild animals, often for a lord or king.
• hurdles noun (a hurdle, hurdles); verb…
  Hurdles are a race in which runners jump over a row of light frames: the 100 metres hurdles.
• hurl verb (hurl, hurls, hurled, hurling); noun (a hurl — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To hurl something is to throw it very hard and fast.
• hurling noun (hurling); verb, -ing form of "hurl"…
  Hurling is a fast Irish team sport played with a wooden stick (a hurley) and a small ball (a sliotar).
• hurrah interjection (hurrah; also hooray)
  A loud shout of joy, cheered when something good happens.
• hurricane noun (a hurricane, hurricanes)
  A hurricane is a very strong storm with violent winds and heavy rain that forms over warm seas.
• hurried adjective; verb, past form of hurry…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hurried means done quickly because there is not much time: «a hurried breakfast».
• hurriedly adverb (hurriedly; more hurriedly, most hurriedly)
  Doing something fast and in a rush, often because you are worried or late.
• hurry verb (hurry, hurries, hurried, hurrying); noun…
  To hurry means to move or do something quickly because there is not much time.
• hurt verb (hurt, hurts, hurt, hurting); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cause pain or injury to a body: "I hurt my knee.".
• hurtful adjective (hurtful; more hurtful, most hurtful)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Making someone feel upset or sad, usually because of unkind words or actions.
• hurting verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hurting means causing pain or injury: You are hurting me!
• husband noun (a husband, husbands); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The man a person is married to.
• husbandman noun (husbandmen)everyday · Jewish tradition
  old use: a farmer who works the land and keeps animals.
• husbandry noun (no plural)Jewish tradition
  old use: the work of farming, caring for crops and animals.
• hush verb (hush, hushes, hushed, hushing); noun (a hush)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To hush someone is to make them be quiet or calm.
• husk noun (a husk, husks); verb (husk, husks, husked, husking)
  A husk is the dry outer covering of some seeds or fruits, like corn, coconuts or rice.
• husky noun (a husky, huskies); adjective…
  noun: A husky is a strong dog with thick fur, used in cold northern lands to pull sleds.
• hussar noun (hussars)
  A soldier who rides a fast horse in a light cavalry unit of an old European army.
• hussy noun (hussies)
  old use, now rude: a bold or cheeky girl or woman, used as an insult.
• hustle verb (hustle, hustles, hustled, hustling); noun (a hustle)
  To push or hurry people along quickly, sometimes roughly.
• hut noun (a hut, huts)
  A small, simple building, often made of wood, mud or metal, used for shelter or storage.
• hutch noun (a hutch, hutches)
  A hutch is a wooden box or cage with a wire front, where pet rabbits, guinea pigs or other small animals are kept.
• hyacinth noun (a hyacinth, hyacinths); adjective…
  A hyacinth is a spring plant that grows from a bulb and has a thick spike of small, sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers, often blue…
• hyades proper noun (the Hyades) — a name
  The Hyades are a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, shaped like a V, the closest star cluster to Earth (about 150 light years…
• hybrid noun (a hybrid, hybrids); adjective (hybrid)
  A hybrid is a plant or animal whose parents are two different kinds (species or varieties), like a mule, whose parents are a horse and a…
• hydra noun (hydras)
  A monster from Greek stories: a huge snake with many heads, where cutting one off lets more grow.
• hydrangea noun (a hydrangea, hydrangeas)
  A garden bush with large round heads of small flowers in blue, pink, purple or white.
• hydrant noun (a hydrant, hydrants)
  A pipe in the street, often a short red or yellow post, where firefighters connect hoses to get water to put out fires; a fire hydrant.
• hydrate verb (hydrate, hydrates, hydrated, hydrating); noun…
  To give water to your body or skin so it has enough: drink water to hydrate.
• hydrated adjective (hydrated, well hydrated); verb, past form of…
  Having enough water in your body; not thirsty or dried out.
• hydration noun (hydration — uncountable)
  Taking in enough water so that your body works well.
• hydraulic adjective (hydraulic); noun «hydraulics»…
  Worked by the pressure of a liquid, usually oil or water, pushed through pipes.
• hydraulics noun (hydraulics — uncountable, takes a singular verb)…
  Hydraulics is the science and use of liquids, usually oil or water, pushed through pipes to move or lift things.
• hydroelectric adjective (hydroelectric); also hydro-electric
  Hydroelectric means making electricity from moving water, usually water rushing down from a dam through turbines.
• hydrogen noun (hydrogen — uncountable)
  The lightest of all chemical elements; a gas with no colour, smell or taste that burns easily.
• hyena noun (a hyena, hyenas)
  A hyena is a dog-like wild animal from Africa and parts of Asia with strong jaws, a sloping back and, in the spotted kind, a call that…
• hygiene noun (hygiene — uncountable)
  Hygiene is keeping yourself and the things around you clean to stay healthy and stop germs spreading.
• hygienic adjective (hygienic, more hygienic, most hygienic); adverb…
  Clean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness.
• hygienist noun (a hygienist, hygienists)
  A dental hygienist: a trained health worker who cleans people's teeth, removes hard tartar and teaches how to brush and floss.
• hymn noun (a hymn, hymns)
  A song of praise to God, sung in church, at assemblies or at religious events.
• hyoid noun (the hyoid, hyoid bone); adjective (hyoid)
  The hyoid bone is a small U-shaped bone in the front of the neck, under the tongue; it is the only bone in the body not joined to another…
• hype noun (hype — uncountable); verb…
  Lots of excited advertising or talk that makes something seem better or more important than it really is.
• hyperactive adjective (hyperactive, more hyperactive)
  Hyperactive means much more active than normal, unable to keep still or stay calm.
• hyperactivity noun (hyperactivity, uncountable)
  Hyperactivity means being much more active, restless and full of energy than usual, finding it very hard to sit still.
• hyperbole noun (hyperbole, uncountable; a hyperbole, hyperboles)
  Hyperbole is a huge exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally, used to make a point or be funny, like «I've told you a million…
• hyperbolic adjective (hyperbolic, more hyperbolic, most hyperbolic)
  Hyperbolic language exaggerates on purpose, making things sound much bigger, better or worse than they really are, like «I'm so hungry I…
• hyperlink noun (a hyperlink, hyperlinks); verb…
  A hyperlink is a word, picture or button on a web page or document that you click to go to another page, website or file.
• hyphen noun (a hyphen, hyphens); verb…
  A hyphen is a short line (-) used to join words or parts of words together, as in «well-known» or «twenty-one».
• hyphenation noun (no plural)
  The use of a short line (a hyphen, -) to split or join words, such as at the end of a line.
• hypnosis noun (hypnosis — uncountable)
  Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily.
• hypnotise verb…
  To hypnotise someone means to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they pay close attention and may follow suggestions.
• hypnotised verb, past form of hypnotise…
  Put into a sleep-like state in which a person is very relaxed and open to suggestions (hypnosis).
• hypo noun (a hypo, hypos — informal, short form)
  A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes, falls too low, making them…
• hypocrisy noun (no plural)
  Pretending to be good or kind when you are not; saying one thing and doing another.
• hypocrite noun (hypocrite, hypocrites)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who says that others should behave in a good way but does not behave that way themselves, or pretends to be good when they are not.
• hypocritical adjective (more hypocritical, most hypocritical)
  Pretending to be good or sorry when you are not; not sincere.
• hypothermia noun (hypothermia — uncountable)
  A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature.
• hypothesis noun (a hypothesis, hypotheses)
  An idea or guess that explains something and that you can test with an experiment or observation.
• hyrax noun (a hyrax, hyraxes or hyraces)
  A small furry plant-eating mammal of Africa and the Middle East, looking like a big guinea pig or rabbit without long ears; it lives among…
• hyssop nounJewish tradition
  A small bushy plant with fragrant leaves, used in old times as a herb and for sprinkling.
• hysterical adjective (hysterical, more hysterical); adverb…
  So upset, frightened or excited that you cannot control your feelings, for example screaming or crying wildly.

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