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

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  • habitat/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/nounB22 meaningsThe kind of natural place where a particular animal or plant normally lives.
  • habitat lossnounB2The destruction of the places wildlife needs.
  • hack/hæk/verbB23 meaningsTo cut roughly with heavy blows.
  • hair removalnounB2Taking unwanted hair off the body.
  • hairdo/ˈhɛəˌduː/nounB2Informal and slightly dated: a person's hair as set and arranged for one particular occasion, not the neutral general word for the cut and shape they wear.
  • hairless/ˈhɛələs/
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Having no hair.
  • hairline/ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/nounB2The edge where the hair begins on the forehead.
  • hairpin/ˈhɛə.pɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsA thin bent wire that holds hair up.
  • hairy/ˈhɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in a lot of hair.
  • half boardnounB2A rate including breakfast and one other meal.
  • half-life/ˈhæfˌlaɪf/nounB2The time it takes half a radioactive sample to decay.
  • half-nakedadjectiveB2Wearing very little clothing.
  • halfheartedadjectiveB2Done without real effort or enthusiasm.
  • hallucinatingadjectiveB2Seeing or hearing things that are not there.
  • halo/ˈheɪ̯ləʊ̯/nounB22 meaningsA ring of light around the sun or moon.
  • halt/hɒlt/verbB23 meaningsTo stop moving, or to make something stop moving.
  • hamlet/ˈhæm.lɪt/nounB2A settlement too small to be a village.
  • hammer thrownounB2Throwing a heavy ball on a wire after spinning round.
  • hamper/ˈhæm.pə/nounB2A large lidded basket, often of food.
  • hamstring/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo destroy somebody's ability to act.
  • hand inphraseB12 meaningsTo submit completed work to somebody in authority.
  • hand-me-downnounB2A garment passed on from an older child.
  • handicap/ˈhændikæp/nounB24 meaningsAn advantage given to a weaker competitor, or a disadvantage given to a stronger one, so that a contest is even.
  • handle/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsThe part of an object made to be held.
  • handling/ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe way something is dealt with.
  • handout/ˈhændaʊt/nounB2A sheet given out to a class or an audience.
  • handrail/ˈhændˌɹeɪl/nounB2A rail to hold onto for support.
  • handshake/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/nounB13 meaningsA grip and shake of right hands, used in greeting or to seal an agreement.
  • handsome/ˈhæn.səm/adjectiveA14 meaningsGood-looking, said above all of a man.
  • handy/ˈhæn.di/adjectiveB13 meaningsUseful and easy to reach for.
  • hang/hæŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo fix something at the top so that the rest of it swings free.
  • hang in therephraseB2What you tell someone struggling: keep going, do not quit.
  • hang-outnounB2A place somebody likes to spend time.
  • hangar/ˈhæŋ.ə/nounB2A large shed where aircraft are kept.
  • hangman/ˈhæŋˌmæn/nounB2The official who carries out a hanging.
  • happily/ˈhæp.ɪ.li/adverbA2+2 meaningsIn a cheerful way.
  • harbournounB22 meaningsA sheltered place where boats are safe.
  • hard/hɑːd/adjectiveA16 meaningsFirm and solid; not soft or easily pressed in.
  • hard drivenounB2The part of a computer that stores files permanently.
  • hard of hearingphraseB2Having difficulty in hearing sounds.
  • hard shouldernounB2The strip at the edge of a motorway for emergencies.
  • hardcore/hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/adjectiveB2Extreme and uncompromising in style or belief.
  • harden/ˈhɑɹdn̩/verbB22 meaningsTo make or become hard.
  • hardly/ˈhɑːdli/adverbB13 meaningsAlmost not at all.
  • hardness/ˈhɑɹdnəs/nounB2How well a mineral resists being scratched.
  • hardship/ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/nounB2Suffering caused by difficult conditions.
  • hardware/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/nounB23 meaningsThe physical parts of a computer or other machine.
  • harmful/ˈhɑːmfl̩/adjectiveB2Causing damage to health or to things.
  • harmless/ˈhɑːmləs/adjectiveB2Unable to hurt anybody.
  • harmonica/ˌhɑɹˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/nounB2A small mouth instrument played by breathing in and out.
  • harmonious/hɑɹˈmoʊni.əs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFree from disagreement and working well together.
  • harmony/ˈhɑːmə.ni/nounC13 meaningsA state in which people or things exist together peacefully and agree with each other.
  • harness/ˈhɑː.nəs/nounB13 meaningsA set of straps fastened round an animal or person, for pulling a load or for safety.
  • harpoon/hɑːɹˈpuːn/nounB2+2 meaningsA spear on a line, thrown at a large sea animal.
  • harsh/ˈhɑːʃ/adjectiveB13 meaningsCruel or severe; showing no softness.
  • harvest/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/nounB22 meaningsThe gathering in of ripe crops.
  • haste/heɪst/nounB2Excessive speed in doing something.
  • hat-tricknounB2Three goals by one player in a single match.
  • hatch/hæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo come out of an egg.
  • hateful/ˈheɪtfəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of hate, or expressing hate.