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

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  • homicide/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/nounB2The killing of one person by another.
  • honesty/ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/nounB22 meaningsThe quality of telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.
  • honeymoon/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/nounB13 meaningsThe holiday a couple takes just after their wedding.
  • honk/hɒŋk/verbB23 meaningsTo sound a horn, especially a car horn.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
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/ˈɑn.ɚz/
nounB2
The distinction awarded to degrees earned with excellent grades.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • honourableadjectiveB2Deserving respect for acting rightly.
  • hood/hʊd/nounB14 meaningsA soft covering for the head, attached to the back of a coat or jacket.
  • hook and eyenounB2A small two-part clothing fastener.
  • hooligan/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/nounB2A young person who behaves violently and destructively in public.
  • hoot/huːt/verbB22 meaningsTo make the low call of an owl.
  • hop/hɒp/verbB15 meaningsTo jump a short distance, especially on one leg.
  • hopeful/ˈhəʊpfl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsFeeling that good things may come.
  • hopefully/ˈhəʊp.fə.li/adverbB12 meaningsIf all goes well.
  • hopeless/ˈhəʊplɪs/adjectiveB13 meaningsWith no chance of success or improvement.
  • hopscotch/ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/nounB2The pavement game of jumping through numbered chalk squares.
  • hormone/ˈhɔːməʊn/nounB2+2 meaningsA chemical made in one part of the body and carried in the blood to change how other parts work.
  • hornet/ˈhɔː.nɪt/nounB2A large wasp with a painful sting.
  • horoscope columnnounB2The daily piece predicting your fortune by birth date.
  • horrid/ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/adjectiveB2Extremely unpleasant.
  • horrifying/ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveB2Causing shock and disgust.
  • horseback/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/nounB2The back of a horse, as a place to ride.
  • horseboxnounB2A vehicle for carrying horses by road.
  • horsepower/ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/nounB2A unit for measuring the power of an engine.
  • hospitality/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/nounB22 meaningsFriendly and generous treatment of guests and visitors.
  • host/həʊst/nounB14 meaningsThe person who has people to their home and looks after them.
  • host dutiesnounB2What is expected of the one receiving guests.
  • hostage/ˈhɒs.tɪd͡ʒ/nounB2A person held until demands are met.
  • hostile/ˈhɒstaɪl/adjectiveB2Openly unfriendly, treating you as an enemy.
  • hot/hɒt/adjectiveA14 meaningsHaving a high temperature.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • house/haʊ̯s/nounA13 meaningsA building made for people to live in.
  • house specialitynounB2The dish this particular kitchen is proudest of.
  • house winenounB2The cheaper wine a restaurant serves by the glass.
  • household/ˈhaʊshəʊld/nounB2All the people living together under one roof.
  • housekeeper/ˈhaʊskipɚ/nounB2Somebody employed to manage a household.
  • housewife/ˈhaʊs.waɪf/nounB2A woman whose full-time work is caring for her home.
  • housing/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/nounB2The buildings people live in, taken together.
  • housing estatenounB2A group of houses built together to one plan.
  • hover/ˈhɒvə/verbB22 meaningsTo stay in one place in the air.
  • however/haʊˈɛvə/adverbA12 meaningsAll the same; despite what has just been said.
  • howl/ˈhaʊ̯l/verbB24 meanings(Of a dog, wolf or similar animal) to make a long, loud, mournful cry.
  • howling/ˈhaʊlɪŋ/adjectiveB2Filled with a long wailing sound.
  • hub/hʌb/nounB23 meaningsThe central part of a wheel, which the axle passes through and the spokes join.
  • huddle/ˈhʌdəl/verbB2To crowd together closely for warmth or safety.
  • huff/hʌf/nounB23 meaningsA fit of offence and bad temper that does not last long.
  • hug/hʌɡ/verbA23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them close.
  • hull/hʌl/nounB22 meaningsThe main body of a boat that sits in the water.
  • hull cleaningnounB2Scraping growth off the underside of a boat.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • human cannonballnounB2A performer fired from a great tube.
  • humanity/hjuˈmænɪti/nounB2People as a whole, or kindness towards them.
  • humankind/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/nounB2All the people of the earth taken together.
  • humble/ˈhʌmbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.
  • humbly/ˈhʌmbli/adverbB2In a modest way, without claiming importance.
  • humiliate/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/verbB2To make someone feel ashamed and foolish in front of others.
  • humiliatedadjectiveB2Made to feel ashamed in front of everyone.
  • humiliating/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making somebody lose their dignity in front of others.
  • humiliation/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of shame that comes from being made to look foolish or weak in front of others.