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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • habit/ˈhæb.ɪt/nounA22 meaningsSomething done so often it needs no thought.
  • hair/ˈhɛə/nounA12 meaningsThe mass of fine strands growing on the head.
  • hairdresser'snounA2The place you go when your hair needs cutting.
  • half/ˈhɑːf/nounA24 meaningsOne of two equal parts of something.
  • half pricephraseA2Costing only fifty per cent of the usual amount.
  • half-priceadjectiveA2
Costing only half the usual amount.
  • ham/ˈhæm/nounA2Salted or smoked meat from a pig's leg.
  • hand/hænd/nounA13 meaningsThe part at the end of the arm, with five fingers.
  • hang upphraseA22 meaningsTo end a telephone call.
  • happen/ˈhæpən/verbA14 meaningsTo take place; to occur.
  • happier/ˈhæpi.ə/adjectiveA2More content than before or than another.
  • happy/ˈhæpi/adjectiveA13 meaningsFeeling good and pleased.
  • hard/hɑːd/adjectiveA16 meaningsFirm and solid; not soft or easily pressed in.
  • head/hɛd/nounA13 meaningsThe top part of the body, holding the brain.
  • headteachernounA2The person in charge of a school.
  • health/ˈhɛlθ/nounA13 meaningsThe condition of your body and mind.
  • healthy/ˈhɛl.θi/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot ill; strong and well.
  • hear/ˈhɪə/verbA13 meaningsTo notice a sound through your ears, without trying to.
  • heart/hɑːʔ/nounA13 meaningsThe organ in the chest that pumps blood.
  • heat/ˈhiːt/nounA22 meaningsThe warm energy that comes off a fire or the sun.
  • heaven/ˈhɛvən/nounA22 meaningsThe dwelling place of God and the blessed.
  • heavy/ˈhɛv.i/adjectiveA24 meaningsWeighing a lot.
  • hell/hɛl/adverbB22 meaningsDropped in after the question word, or before the thing being described, to sharpen it and show irritation or disbelief.
  • hello/hɛˈloʊ/phraseA14 meaningsA greeting used when you meet somebody.
  • helmet/ˈhɛlmɪt/nounA2A hard hat worn to protect the head.
  • help/hɛlp/verbA15 meaningsTo make something easier for someone by doing part of it or giving what they need.
  • helpful/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/adjectiveA2Giving or ready to give useful assistance.
  • hero/ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/nounA22 meaningsThe brave main figure of a story.
  • hide and seek/ˌhaɪd ən ˈsik/nounA2The children's game where one counts while the others vanish.
  • high/haɪ/adjectiveA16 meaningsFar above the ground, or measuring a lot from bottom to top.
  • high five/haɪ faɪv/nounA2A slap of raised palms in celebration.
  • high school/ˈhaɪ.skul/nounA2The school for teenagers before university.
  • hill/hɪl/nounA2A raised piece of land, smaller than a mountain.
  • hire/ˈhaɪ(.)ə/verbA25 meaningsTo give someone a job and pay them to do it.
  • hit/hɪt/verbA16 meaningsTo strike someone or something with your hand or an object.
  • hold/həʊld/verbA17 meaningsTo keep something in your hands or arms.
  • hole/həʊl/nounA2An opening or hollow in a surface.
  • holiday/ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/nounA12 meaningsA period of time away from work or school.
  • honest/ˈɒn.ɪst/adjectiveA23 meaningsTelling the truth and not cheating, stealing or deceiving.
  • hook/hʊk/nounA22 meaningsA curved piece of metal that things hang from.
  • hope/ˈhəʊp/nounA24 meaningsThe feeling that a good outcome is still possible.
  • hot/hɒt/adjectiveA14 meaningsHaving a high temperature.
  • hot dog/ˈhɒt.dɒɡ/phraseA2A long sausage in a long soft bun, sold at street stands.
  • hour/aʊə/nounA12 meaningsSixty minutes.
  • how do you dophraseA2A very formal greeting used on first meeting somebody.
  • how's it goingphraseA2A relaxed way of asking whether somebody is well.
  • hug/hʌɡ/verbA23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them close.
  • huge/hjuːd͡ʒ/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely large in size or amount.
  • human/ˈhjuː.mən/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with people rather than animals or machines.
  • hunt/hʌnt/verbA22 meaningsTo chase wild animals to catch them.
  • hurry/ˈhʌ.ɹi/verbA23 meaningsTo move or do something more quickly than usual because time is short.
  • hurt/hɜːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSuffering pain or damage in the body.